Dawson.

[boingy]

I think your post is realistic and hard hitting. A fan who has his teams colours running through their veins will always defend their club to the max'.
In some cases such as this there's a bit of cutting ones nose off to spite ones face.

I think the answer lies in the middle ground. IF Dawson is way behind in terms of wages then sit him down and talk. Let's face it, he's solid, reliable and barely misses a match.

True.

[Albie blue]

Dawson has to play Tuesday, won't be a better time to play him. Coaching staff can assess if he still wants to play for our great club. If it's a yes he has to start against QPR not at RB but CH. If it's a no then make his professional career a misery till January. Come on BD do a job and stop telling us he's got a thigh strain.

[baggieal]

Shouldn't be at the club. No lessons were learned from Evans last season. It is down to him to perform not me. Earn his money basically.

Good player or not - for me he can go feck himself! I don't work my bollox off on less in a year on what he earns in a week to suddenly then start to cheer this judas again!

Bit like saying one of the best SAS soldiers should be forgiven because he did not support his colleagues just because he's one of the best!

PS - look back Craigy to where you came from - the mighty Rochdale, and look at what greed did then to our Saido big arse! Your big head and greed could ensure you go the same way! Had you been that good, clubs would have been lining up.........

[holmleighchris]

He didn't go on training camp, maybe there was a good reason.
He wanted a transfer as he is ambitious and would prefer to play top flight football.
Hardly grounds to turn on the lad. I'm not aware of him refusing to turn out.
This anger toward him is the nasty end of today's snowflake community. Whinge about the slightest thing and go OTT over just about everything.

[boingy]

He didn't go on training camp, maybe there was a good reason.
He wanted a transfer as he is ambitious and would prefer to play top flight football.
Hardly grounds to turn on the lad. I'm not aware of him refusing to turn out.
This anger toward him is the nasty end of today's snowflake community. Whinge about the slightest thing and go OTT over just about everything.

Bang on Chris.

[saltnshake]

At the end of the day he is still our player until at least January and the best thing for both parties is to get him back in the team without doubt he will improve us defensively and if he still wants to go he needs to be playing.

[Wick5y]

Trouble is no one knows the true facts do they? Wish someone from club with the player would say what happened, we are quick to criticize at times. There are all sorts of scenarios that may have led to this situation and once again we are guessing , some on a positive note some on an unhealthy hostile note. My thoughts are that we don’t know the facts so I will neither cheer him or boo him . As I normally do I will cheer the team if we win and say nothing when we lose.

[baggieal]

He didn't go on training camp, maybe there was a good reason.
He wanted a transfer as he is ambitious and would prefer to play top flight football.
Hardly grounds to turn on the lad. I'm not aware of him refusing to turn out.
This anger toward him is the nasty end of today's snowflake community. Whinge about the slightest thing and go OTT over just about everything.

The reason he didn't go on the training camp was because he wanted a transfer and then he was made to train by himself so not to dampen team spirit.

Should everyone who signs a legal contract refuse to go on company educational/conference/business away day because they want a better move to another company? Should any employee dictate to their company to get a move to another company because it suits them personally?

I have an away day coming up in Paris with my company - I don't like Paris and don't want to be away from family so should I tell my company, I don't want to attend? Should I also tell me company to shove their six month notice period right up their arse because, I have been offered better prospects elsewhere? If I did - would I still have any job? NO!!!!

Should professional footballers because they may be needed be any different from the rest of us? If this were the case - should they also be allowed to dictate any mortgage/personal gurarantee they too may have signed to suit them?

Would anybody be less forgiving of Dawson if he was Nyom so what's the difference? Or are we saying, forget what's gone on because we need our Craig but if it was Nyom he could do one!

Don't get me wrong after reflection, I would like to see Dawson back in the team as he's needed and an asset - but everything on the clubs terms and not the individual!.

PS - Craigy - we all would love to dictate after signing legal contracts what we want to do and whats personally best for us! Then again the average salary is about 30K a year which is probably more than you earn in three weeks so perhaps you get some resentment my old fruit!

[holmleighchris]

You know that is the reason do you Al?
I read somewhere (on here I'd imagine) his wife was expecting at that time.
Not going to training camp because he wants a move will hardly attract other clubs to him will it?