Ben Coker - Episode 3

[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United defender Ben Coker is attracting interest from Lincoln City, Echosport understands.

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[WESTY_SUFC]

Agent talk?

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Sounds like agent talk to try and get a new deal. ‘Believed to be’ - by whom I wonder?

 

[Shrimpet steve]

SOUTHEND United defender Ben Coker is attracting interest from Lincoln City, Echosport understands.

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good let him go! Just gets injured all the time! Will want good money to stay and wants to leave anyway!!

 

[Shrimpet steve]

Hes always injured

We would be foolish not to offer Ben a new contract, one year with an option to extend would seem fair. We need to keep all the quality players here for next season, give them all a good chance to become a good team, too many long term injuries prevented that this year. Surely, Ben has established his credibility to be in that group. ACL & MCL injuries are significant, however, advances in surgeries and rehab have made that a very recoverable situation. I'd always take Coker over Hart, a better defender, better positional play and puts pressure on the ball quicker. However, would still find room for Hart further up the field, Can't see him coming back though.

 

[Harry Bullocks]

But who will we sponsor next season...………………….

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

But who will we sponsor next season...………………….

Matt Lockwood

 

[mattytheshrimper]

So after all that begging and then not begging and then begging again, he's decided to leave rather than us letting him go. He told the club he wished to leave at the end of his contract according to the OS. Big case of telling someone something and the something else a few days later, but in this case, all over the BBC. Footballers have never been the sharpest tools in the shed.

That being said, as a player I have a lot of respect for him, even if it does take him 2 weeks to deliver a ball in to the box.

 

[Magnum PI]

Will be a big miss. Mark my words..

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

Will be a big miss. Mark my words..

He will be but we’ve had to get used to life without Coker for quite a while now.

 

[ms brush]

Well, sorry to see Ben go, but I guess it was inevitable really. I would wish him all the best of luck with the rest of his recovery and his next move. To be fair, he could do far worse than Lincoln, who are a club with probably more prosperous owners and more prospects.

He will be missed, but we will manage.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Lincoln could be all gossip and little reality. If Ben comes in for fitness work etc then he could be keeping options open.

 

[Jay_SUFC]

Will be a big miss. Mark my words..

No he won't; we've hardly seen him in the last 2 seasons and I thought he was pretty poor at the end of last season.

Too much of a risk IMO, so happy we're going to look elsewhere.

 

[The Big Dady]

Will be a big miss. Mark my words..

6 out of 10

 

[The Big Dady]

Hmmm, perhaps Ben changed his mind after Steve Evans was appointed manager?

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[Brian Meyers]

Love following the 'Ben Coker' story, a real human interest tale, this is not a Premier League player, but an honest sportsman - who's livelihood is at stake. It is after all a short career and it amazes me those who have been abusive to Ben especially as I suspect they haven't ventured far into the world of working or indeed left home and have mortgage etc - rant over!

Cokes one decent fella and to good a club player to be given. abuse don't need support from our own supporters

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Hmmm, perhaps Ben changed his mind after Steve Evans was appointed manager?

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Could well be that they are waiting until 1 July to announce it so that Southend pay him an extra month's wages.

 

[Mad Cyril]

Hmmm, perhaps Ben changed his mind after Steve Evans was appointed manager?

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"Our favourable South East Location could sway it"

What do these people inhale?