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    I didn't see their goal but I watched most of it and it was as dire as you'll get. The result means nothing as there is absolutely nothing we can achieve in the league but at least make it exciting to watch.

    Cheers Del.

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    I did say that Watkins was a big reason why we were better to watch.

    A few folk were saying he was pish because he didn’t score many goals but we seem to be almost back to the eye bleeding stuff of the last few years now Cosgrove is back in the side.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rico94 View Post
    I did say that Watkins was a big reason why we were better to watch.

    A few folk were saying he was pish because he didn’t score many goals but we seem to be almost back to the eye bleeding stuff of the last few years now Cosgrove is back in the side.
    I still canna believe we knocked back a couple million for him , possibly one of the daftest moves ever and we won’t get that offer again in this climate . It was admirable that we let him decide but realistically, if things are financially as drastic as they keep saying they are , the decision should’ve been made for him and he should’ve been told the club just can’t afford to turn down that offer .
    Dave Cormack has a reputation as a top businessman man well you don’t get much better offers than that , a couple million for a player you bought for 50 grand .

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    Quote Originally Posted by pieandbovrilman View Post
    I still canna believe we knocked back a couple million for him , possibly one of the daftest moves ever and we won’t get that offer again in this climate . It was admirable that we let him decide but realistically, if things are financially as drastic as they keep saying they are , the decision should’ve been made for him and he should’ve been told the club just can’t afford to turn down that offer .
    Dave Cormack has a reputation as a top businessman man well you don’t get much better offers than that , a couple million for a player you bought for 50 grand .
    We didn't knock it back, he did.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aldo1983 View Post
    We didn't knock it back, he did.
    And it was only £20k we paid for him

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aldo1983 View Post
    We didn't knock it back, he did.
    Aye ok well it’s the same thing , we let him dictate rather than saying it’s too good an offer to turn down for a donkey like you noo eeeeaaaaawwww your way to France and dinna forget yer straw hat for the beach .

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    Quote Originally Posted by pieandbovrilman View Post
    Aye ok well it’s the same thing , we let him dictate rather than saying it’s too good an offer to turn down for a donkey like you noo eeeeaaaaawwww your way to France and dinna forget yer straw hat for the beach .
    He didn’t dictate, he just enacted his right as an individual and an employee not to be coerced into a transfer he didn’t want, or traded as a commodity by an employer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 57vintage View Post
    He didn’t dictate, he just enacted his right as an individual and an employee not to be coerced into a transfer he didn’t want, or traded as a commodity by an employer.
    Quite right. Clubs don't own players. They own contracts. These work 2 ways. Why should a club be able to tell a player to flock off to another country? We expect the players to respect their contracts, clubs must do so too. Ridiculous notion that you can tell any player where they must live and work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pieandbovrilman View Post
    Aye ok well it’s the same thing , we let him dictate rather than saying it’s too good an offer to turn down for a donkey like you noo eeeeaaaaawwww your way to France and dinna forget yer straw hat for the beach .
    As pointed out by others we couldn’t do that and even if we could, that is a horrible way to treat a person and would impact on our ability to attract other players if we were to treat them that way.

    I’m pretty sure that the club and player thought an alternative offer would come from elsewhere. Then he picked up the injury.
    I’m sure everyone hopes he gets back scoring and gets another offer in excess of the reported £2.4M

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