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SOUTHEND United manager Phil Brown has urged Daniel Bentley to make up his mind on his future.
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Daryl Flahavan?"Echosport understands an experienced locally based goalkeeper is also keen on the position".
I presume the Echo is referring to the full time coaching role, and guessing he is a retired proffesional. Anyone want to hazard a guess as to whom this local is?
"Echosport understands an experienced locally based goalkeeper is also keen on the position".
I presume the Echo is referring to the full time coaching role, and guessing he is a retired proffesional. Anyone want to hazard a guess as to whom this local is?
Flahavan isn't locally based. Simon Royce used to be, maybe still is ?
Leaving aside all the previous conversations between club and player(s), I think it is a fair question to ask any current "employee". Do you wish to stay with us or are you going to leave? If you wish to stay, great. We will now sort out your new contract or please confirm that you are definitely leaving. Then we can sort out a replacement for you as soon as possible. This same question has to be asked of any player who is undecided whether to stop or go from any club. As always the club and supporters are more important than any one player.
I think the more interesting bit is wanting to bring in another goalkeeper, which is the right thing to do.
I'd like to see someone signed, who is more than capable of being the number 1 should Ted struggle or PB decides he isn't quite ready.
Good tactics from Brown here.
If Dan has an agreed path then good luck to him - he deserves it...... but you don't always get what you deserve.
If Dan doesn't have an agreed path then he could end up rotting on a bench somewhere but (probably) with more money.
Dan's good enough to negotiate a decent contract with us with mutually acceptable exit clauses and continue playing first team football.
I'm starting to worry about the quality and integrity of his agent - or the good sense of his dad if Dan doesn't already know where he's playing next year.