It will be interesting to see if Darren Moore can get the same level of application and effort out of Smudge and Icky that Warne did. Any failure to do so will raise questions about the quality of the manager in S6 compared to the genius at NYS!
SCM, very well put. When will fans get it, these two owe us nothing as they are both out of contract!
To all the Smith and Icky haters, I'll put this to you. Stand in their shoes and have the dilemma to solve. Do you?
1. Stay loyal to RUFC who has trained you, cared for you, made you a better player and paid you a weekly wage for the last how many years. Then show the fans what a fantastic loyal player you are and it's everything RUFC running though your veins.
2. Let your agent, who YOU pay for, get you the best deal out there as it may well be your last, even though it means moving to a local rival.
3. At the end of the day, get the best pay you can while you can, no matter what the fans of the club you are about leave feel.
Number 3 for me all day long for me. I don't believe anyone who says they'd stay loyal and deny themselves/families hundreds of thousands of pounds more by doing so.
Yes they've gone and to of all clubs, Weds! Had they signed for Plymouth, Derby, Wycombe, we wouldn't be reading all this vitriol towards Smith and Icky tonight.
Very disappointing, not just because of who the players are, but if we can't afford to keep decent league one players, what chance do we have in the championship?
As has been said, a big change over the past 24 hours. I suspect vaulks going was the catalyst and the other two have jumped as a pair.
au revoir, au revoir
Thanks for your two best players, reyt good of ya 👍
If this is true then it has been a complete PR disaster given what Warne said on Football Heaven last night.The 1st of July and the start of pre season training create a 'mini transfer deadline' in themselves and I think that was has happened today.It really is a sad affair but I'm afraid the modern day footballer is an individual mound of flesh that has to pursue a financially driven path because of the short career span,and,in most cases,there ain't much to come after.They can't all rely on a job at SKY! In all honesty,and taking my bias of RUFC away,I would do the same,and so would most of us.What I don't like is Warne phoning Smith 4 times a week and sending 'please stay emojis'. No one should beg,and after all,it looks like it didn't work......begging never does! Expect the same this time next year with.....Barlaser,Wiles,Ogbene..... not Rathbone.....that's the year after.
Waste of time worrying about not being able to control the uncontrollable…