"Revell failed to live up to expectations"

[Chaz SUFC]

150k for 4 goals. £37, 500 per goal. Hopefully we recoup some of the money in January.

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

total disgrace. Revell will go on as Hooper, Macdonald etc and score many goals.

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Not sure about that but still, we shouldn't be letting players go we have a small enough squad as it is. Revell is a good targetman, a good partner for Barnard and more useful than Walker or Freedman. Not enough goals but then it was the board who forked out £150k for him.

 

[Medway Blue]

150k for 4 goals. £37, 500 per goal. Hopefully we recoup some of the money in January.

This isn't the point. The point is the shocking public treatment of one of the club's players and the blatant lying to cover up the fact that he's gone because of the financial situation.

It's a massive PR disaster, and someone needs to come out and be brutally honest with us about the situation at the club.

FWIW, Revell brought other things to the table - namely a likeable attitude and a boost to team morale. Couple the fact that a big character has been forced to leave the squad with the possibility of a fear amongst the players that they are next in line..........what do you think that will do for the club's supposed excellent team morale and spirit? It'll give a damn good bashing, that's what.

 

[Chaz SUFC]

This isn't the point. The point is the shocking public treatment of one of the club's players and the blatant lying to cover up the fact that he's gone because of the financial situation.
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True, that isn't the point of this thread but it is quite an alarming stat.

FWIW, I am a fan of Revs and disappointed to see him leave. He certainly doesn't deserve to be practically abused by Geoff. You don't often see statements like this made by chief executives, particularly to one of your most loyal players.

 

[duncan bulgaria]

Liked him as a character , but not overly impressed by him as a footballer , he never roughed up defenders and never returned with any goals , his record unfortunalty speaks for itself .

Yes he's a target man , but he still should score more goals , I would much rather have Benson over here who knows where the net is , can head a ball and can lead the line. Still think he'd get into double figures at the Hall .

 

[Uncle Leo]

Whoever wrote that article can't spell the word 'category'.

That's actually annoyed me more than Revell going or the arsey nature of the article.

 

[DTS]

Err sorry.....

How exactly is 4 goals in 45 odd games considered to be anything less than a poor return. We are meant to have paid £150,000 for him and he has delivered a paultry 4 goals.

I dont think he can classed as anything other than a total flop. I would be interested to know how his record compares to that off other flops such as Graeme Jones, Billy Paynter, Matt Harrold etc etc. If its much better I am amazed.

 

[fredheim_holm]

Goes to show our wonderful scouting network, I doubt he all of a sudden stopped scoring 25y overhead kicks.

 

[GBJ]

You can't be disappointed by Barnard. The others yes, but Barnard has been our most prolific goalscorer since Eastwood left. Yes he's injury prone but when he's fit he guarantees goals and he's started this season on fire. Goalscorers are hard to find at this level.

Hold tight pal, i didn't say i was disappointed, I said he hadn't lived upto expectations. Maybe i expected a lot more from him? But TBH i wanted a bit better than a goal return of 1 in 3, I mean afterall, that's not 20+ goals per season is it? He was bangin them in for Spurs reserves. No doubt he is a good player, but nowhere near what i ecpexted

 

[The General]

Im not overally bothered about the loss of Rev's, the fact we havent made ANY signings and not even replaced him, does bother me a bit more!!

Kev

 

[Ulysses]

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/theblues/4575115.Revell__Why_had_I_to_leave/?ref=rss

just in

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

What is it with us and targetmen? They just dont seem to it our style but saying that I would rather have Revs in the team than Freedman or Walker both who came from higher divisions and have flopped worse than Revs in my opinion. Not forgetting Betsy, Sankofa, etc.
Christ if we're going to get rid of those who have failed to live up to expectations we'd be left with Herd and Moussa!

 

[EastStandBlue]

Geoffrey King's Response

Answers very little...

Dear Mr Stoker



The statement is not just based on my opinion but a consensus of the management and in fact despite what you say is also the opinion of a number of supporters.



Alex cost £150,000 and scored just 4 goals in 13 months having taken into account the period in which he was injured. His scoring average was 1 in 10.7 matches and that level of ratio is not going to get the Club promoted.



No one here relishes the idea of moving a player on but harsh decisions have to be made if a player does not make the grade. There seems little point in keeping a player who does not perform when he may improve under some other management regime. To that extent we often do the player a favour. If he improves to the extent that the Manager would have him back then fine but the simple reason he has been put out on loan is as above.



Regards

Funnily enough, managed to skirt around the issue I raised that there was very little sign of the squad being "rebuilt" and that humiliating a player on the OS isn't going to attract other players to the club.

 

[Beefy]

Err sorry.....

How exactly is 4 goals in 45 odd games considered to be anything less than a poor return. We are meant to have paid £150,000 for him and he has delivered a paultry 4 goals.

I dont think he can classed as anything other than a total flop. I would be interested to know how his record compares to that off other flops such as Graeme Jones, Billy Paynter, Matt Harrold etc etc. If its much better I am amazed.

That's not the point, Dave. You can't buy a burger and then moan that it isn't prime fillet steak. Anyone who saw Revs play at Brighton knew what kind of player he was. We knew he wouldn't score many goals. He's obviously given his all. So if he hasn't lived up to expectations then the obvious question to me is who's expectations haven't been reached?

It just stinks of ******** to me.

 

[Pubey]

can you stick up your email ESB? It seems to me that he's missed the point

 

[EastStandBlue]

The Mail I sent:

Dear Mr. King,

Following your comments regarding Alex Revell on the news story regarding his loan to Swindon, I feel an apology at the very least is in order. The comments you made regarding the player were nothing short of disgraceful considering his commitment to the club and performances following a broken leg, an injury some players cannot even return from.

Your comment that, "He was signed by the Football Club to deliver which he has not done and that is why he is moving on" is at the very best, an overly harsh opinion to publish within an official statement on behalf of the club and, at the very worst, a damning indictment of the unprofessional attitude you and/or the club take to business in the player market.

What kind of image is that portraying to potential signings for the club? That we'll bring you into the club, but if you fail to deliver or meet the expectations of the management, regardless of fan opinion, you'll be moved on and dealt insults by the Chief Executive in an open, public forum.

Your belief that "Alex Revell has failed to live up to expectations," maybe your own opinion, but I can guarantee it is an opinion not shared by the majority of fans. Alex Revell has been nothing but committed to the club itself since his arrival and has suffered appalling luck in his injury problems, suffering a hernia before being allowed to settle at the club and a broken leg last season. This kind of treatment was not even reserved for the likes of Luke Guttridge or Nicky Bailey, who both left the club showing on commitment or loyalty whatsoever.

May I also take this time to remind you that your comment "Others may fall into the same category as we move forwards and rebuild the squad" also requires the club to embark on something that seems alien to the club recently, the act of actually purchasing a player, for the policy to work. Alex Revell's unnecessary departure leaves our already worryingly thin squad even shorter in numbers.

I await your response and, rightly, apology to Alex Revell.

Regards,

 

[Smudger]

Err sorry.....

How exactly is 4 goals in 45 odd games considered to be anything less than a poor return. We are meant to have paid £150,000 for him and he has delivered a paultry 4 goals.

I dont think he can classed as anything other than a total flop. I would be interested to know how his record compares to that off other flops such as Graeme Jones, Billy Paynter, Matt Harrold etc etc. If its much better I am amazed.

Thank **** for that - a bit of reality, just a shame it's from a fairweather fan who thought Scott Forbes would "play for England one day."

Revs was clearly a very nice bloke but his record here and at Brighton would suggest he's a donkey that would struggle to score down York Road. Not impressed with Geoffrey King passing judgement to the media like that but factually speaking, he has got it right.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Thank **** for that - a bit of reality, just a shame it's from a fairweather fan who thought Scott Forbes would "play for England one day."

Revs was clearly a very nice bloke but his record here and at Brighton would suggest he's a donkey that would struggle to score down York Road. Not impressed with Geoffrey King passing judgement to the media like that but factually speaking, he has got it right.

So why in God's good earth did we pay £150K for him?!

:( :thump:

 

[Hooly]

Amazing how voluble Mr Toad can be when it's feck all to do with him.

But when the ticket system went into meltdown at the 1st game of the season for the 111th season running, which operationally does come under his remit, he uttered not a single word of apology IIRC or even the sort of statement we would have expected

"it's all your fault you ******* *****, belch, what do you ******* expect for 380 notes? a ******* seat, fart, don't make me laugh! hic"

Followed speedily by a RM "Geoff didn't mean it that way".

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

We bought Revs with a poor scoring record, he came from non league originally, what were we expecting. He sounds gutted from that interview to be leaving.
The high expectations of Messrs Betsy and Freedman should be next to go. They must be taking up the best part of £5k a week. Both have been useless.