CJ Egan Riley. Trouble has now arrived - BIG time!

[The Bedlington Terrier]

CJ Egan Riley will not be signing a contract extension now. Billy Big Bollox Syndrome will now kick in.

https://www.sportbible.com/football/...27674-20250314

[kritichris]

CJ Egan Riley will not be signing a contract extension now. Billy Big Bollox Syndrome will now kick in.

https://www.sportbible.com/football/...27674-20250314

We bought him to sell him, if he get's us to the prem he's done his job and he can be replaced . then if we do get there we will probably be relegated anyway, so does it matter?

[The Bedlington Terrier]

We bought him to sell him, if he get's us to the prem he's done his job and he can be replaced . then if we do get there we will probably be relegated anyway, so does it matter?

We have stupidly allowed him to become a free agent in June. Parker has brought him on in leaps and bounds this season, so much so he is now in the England under-21's. So I must say, "Yes, it does matter".

[Andingle01]

Stupid in hindsight but I didn't notice many pushing for CJ's contract to be renewed prior to Parker involving him in games this season.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Stupid in hindsight but I didn't notice many pushing for CJ's contract to be renewed prior to Parker involving him in games this season.

Either way AD we should have sorted out a contract extension at Christmas. Bad, bad business not too IMHO.

[Andingle01]

Either way AD we should have sorted out a contract extension at Christmas. Bad, bad business not too IMHO.

The Club will have been looking to offer a New contract well before Christmas I'm sure of that.
But these things are never straight forward to sort out.
I'm confident he'll be here next season.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Pace has publicly stated our finances depend on player trading. Someone in an office deep inside Turf Moor needs to get his or her $hit together IMHO.

The Tresor fiasco is a constant reminder we are not doing our job properly.

[Andingle01]

Pace has publicly stated our finances depend on player trading. Someone in an office deep inside Turf Moor needs to get his or her $hit together IMHO.

The Tresor fiasco is a constant reminder we are not doing our job properly.

Well that's nothing New , our finances have always depended on "player trading" and likely always will.
So what should have happened regarding Tresor?
To be honest I was very happy when we signed him , sounded like he was going to be good signing , he disapointed in his few games last season but we'd already agreed an obligation to sign him otherwise I don't believe we would have.
Body language suggests he doesn't want to be here and something isn't right but I'm not going to make judgement with no facts on the situation and I don't think it's fair to point fingers.
It is a shame for us because I'm confident he could have been a massive player for us this season.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Well that's nothing New , our finances have always depended on "player trading" and likely always will.
So what should have happened regarding Tresor?
To be honest I was very happy when we signed him , sounded like he was going to be good signing , he disapointed in his few games last season but we'd already agreed an obligation to sign him otherwise I don't believe we would have.
Body language suggests he doesn't want to be here and something isn't right but I'm not going to make judgement with no facts on the situation and I don't think it's fair to point fingers.
It is a shame for us because I'm confident he could have been a massive player for us this season.

Something is not right when players down tools and refuse to play. The buck stops with Alan Pace and he needs to sort it one way or the other. One bad apple tends to contaminate the barrel. Get shut.

[sinkov]

Pace has publicly stated our finances depend on player trading.

Precisely mon ami, Brighton has been proffered as an example, but they've sold several players on for serious money, we've just made bits and pieces on a few players, but overall in the four years ALK have been running it, I would imagine we're running a deficit on their player trading. In fact it now seems imperative that we get promoted and the TV money rolls in, but that's not what was meant to finance the club, it was player trading, and it isn't working.