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Fulham midfielder Ben Pringle says he left Rotherham United because he didn't know which direction the club are heading in
The Millers offered the midfielder a contract to stay on at the club as his deal was set to expire, but he snubbed the offer and decided to move on, where he eventually joined Fulham.
He signed a two year deal with the Whites after being a consistent performer for Rotherham. He can operate down the middle as well as on the left.
The 26-year-old said that looking at the achievements of fellow promotion winners Wolves and Brentford, who both finished in and around the play-off places, he was unsure of where the Millers go from here.
He told ***** Rotherham: 'When I was thinking about leaving one of the things I was looking at was where do they go next?
'Without being funny if they are not breaking their backs to keep myself or Craig Morgan then they need a plan to go out and get the players they want.
If you look at the two clubs who came up with us, Wolves and Brent
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No it's not what " we all think" it's just the ramblings of a bitter player that's been dumped.
A player that thinks he's better than he actually is.
Having said that I will say " thanks Ben you did OK"
(But you're not that good)
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Totally agree Ben Pringle did ok but is hardly irreplaceable and Fulham didn't pull any trees up did they ?
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Already vented my feelings on another thread. Top end lg 1 player offered a decent wage but opted to try to break into Fulham's first team. He will fail sulk,then take to twitter to whine and moan about it. Can not wait to beat these ****ers end of August now. Players go some with a bit of class some who have a little dig.Pringle chose to have a little pop about not bending over backwards to offer him a new deal.You have to be good enough. If Mr Evans thought so he would, i am sure. 6 weeks to build a team lets have it.
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Ridiculous to compare how well Wolves and Brentford performed, we simply don't have the spending power that they have.
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Some of the comments found here and elsewhere on Pringle blow my mind. The lad gives an honest interview, stating certain home truths that many - probably most- on here have themselves stated many times over. Do people just want players, former or current, to regurgitate soundbites or actually show that perhaps they are allowed to have a personality.
For some on here to lambast him as league 1 class, a guaranteed flop at Fulham and then say it is he who is bitter? Can you not see the irony in that? Are you that ****ing deluded?
This happens pretty much every time a players leaves. We make them icons when they play for us, laud them as unsung, unfashionable heroes. The minute they depart they instantly become terrible players, bound to fail. It's pitiful.
We should have offered Pringle a contract last year. We didn't. We should have offered Pringle and Morgan more attractive offers. We didn't/ couldn't. Steve Evans has got a serious job on his hands from here till August, as our s
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Err...no I think we just expect them to leave with a bit of dignity. I am fairly philosophical about it, I recognise that it's their job and they go for what is the best deal for them at their point in life.
I don't expect them to wax lyrical about what's right and wrong with their ex employer. The club treated Ben Pringle well, the fans on the whole liked him but he's served his purpose and usefulness, he just needs to understand this. We paid him well, he owes the club nothing and the club owes him nothing. He's a paid mercenary footballer not a national treasure that needs to be preserved for posterity.
Maybe he just needs to grow up a bit?
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I don't doubt money play's a huge part but I suspect, a large part of his and Morgan's departures were because they doubted out credentials to stay up. I hope we prove them wrong.
I disagree with everything else I'm afraid. It just seems hypocritical to me that many of our fans have mouthed off about signing too many players last year and yada yada but a footballer must be a consummate professional at all times. Does no one else get bored of hearing sound bites like 'the team spirit is great here', 'the new gaffa will bring the best out of me'. I welcome a bit of personality and honesty.
To say Pringle was only ok when he was a regular in a team that won back to back promotions and survived last year and has just been snapped up by a bigger club, is just plain wrong.
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Sound advice jolly, maybe you should take yourself up on it!Originally Posted by jolly_roger
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pringle was a championship reject when we took him on and he wants to shut the feck up !
billy big boots keeps talking himself up ,, play him out of position when he cant do as he wants and he is w@nk and sulks .. :/
we will see if he lived a charmed life soon enough !!
we all know these players that went for the money and fell on there arse ... tavs springs to mind
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