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[blues_r_best]

CHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[overseas shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Upminster Blue @ June 20 2005,16:40)]

Quote[/b] (overseas shrimper @ June 20 2005,15:06)]I wonder what the situation is with Cheese, Jay Smith and Duddfield.

and Nicky Nic - rejected first offer but haven't heard anything since.

Thanks. I had a niggling feeling I forgot someone.

 

[Upminster Blue]

Quote[/b] (Napster @ June 20 2005,15:43)]

Quote[/b] (Upminster Blue @ June 20 2005,15:40)]

Quote[/b] (overseas shrimper @ June 20 2005,15:06)]I wonder what the situation is with Cheese, Jay Smith and Duddfield.

and Nicky Nic - rejected first offer but haven't heard anything since.

still in Malia living it up I think.

Where the bloomin heck is Malia (I fear I'm giving my age away with this question

)

 

[blues_r_best]

Quote[/b] (Upminster Blue @ June 20 2005,19:21)]

Quote[/b] (Napster @ June 20 2005,15:43)]

Quote[/b] (Upminster Blue @ June 20 2005,15:40)]

Quote[/b] (overseas shrimper @ June 20 2005,15:06)]I wonder what the situation is with Cheese, Jay Smith and Duddfield.

and Nicky Nic - rejected first offer but haven't heard anything since.

still in Malia living it up I think.

Where the bloomin heck is Malia (I fear I'm giving my age away with this question  

)

It's North, by Lapland.

 

[Shrimper2thecore]

If by north, you mean south, then your right

 

[blues_r_best]

Quote[/b] (Shrimper2thecore @ June 20 2005,19:47)]If by north, you mean south, then your right

No, it's by Lapland, a strip club in the South of Birmingham.

 

[BoyWonder2]

Quote[/b] (overseas shrimper @ June 20 2005,18:32)]

Quote[/b] (Upminster Blue @ June 20 2005,16:40)]

Quote[/b] (overseas shrimper @ June 20 2005,15:06)]I wonder what the situation is with Cheese, Jay Smith and Duddfield.

and Nicky Nic - rejected first offer but haven't heard anything since.

Thanks. I had a niggling feeling I forgot someone.

He wouldn't be a loss if he went anyways. He'd be forgotten pretty soon after he left anyways.

 

[Shrimper_JH]

Quote[/b] (Whatever @ June 20 2005,17:02)]Agreed, I think we've all said it before, if Smith walks out on us 'cause another team is offering him a few quid more then if he ever came to the Hall again he would deservedly recieve one of the most hostile reactions possible.
I'm just a bit worried that we've heard nothing from him at all, whereas everyone else who's been offered have accepted / rejected / renegotiated theirs. I would have thought there'd have been some word by now!

Too right, and to be honest I can see it happening.

Bristol Rovers at home in the 1st Round of the FA Cup, that would be lovely!!

 

[Mad Cyril]

Quote[/b] (Whatever @ June 20 2005,17:02)]Agreed, I think we've all said it before, if Smith walks out on us 'cause another team is offering him a few quid more then if he ever came to the Hall again he would deservedly recieve one of the most hostile reactions possible.
I'm just a bit worried that we've heard nothing from him at all, whereas everyone else who's been offered have accepted / rejected / renegotiated theirs. I would have thought there'd have been some word by now!

We have done OK without Jay this season and I think he would struggle to earn himself a place in the starting lineup if he is here next season.

Long term injuries are part of professional football. Southend offered Smith a contract for the season and he took it. It isn't his fault he suffered a relapse and has been unable to play this season. At the end of his contract he is free to do what he likes.

We don't know what sort of contract Southend have  offered Jay for next season. If Bristol Rovers can offer him more money and first team football then I won't blame him for leaving.

I'd do exactly the same thing. Anyone that thinks differently is either still at school, isn't paying for the roof over their head or simply looks at life with SUFC tinted specs on.

*IF* Jay leaves then he has let no one down. Southend United are not a benevolent fund and if Tilson had known Jay would be injured for the whole season there is no way he would have been offered a contract last year in the first place.

 

[sufcintheprem]

Think I'm with Whatever on this one. The club and the fans have given Jay tremendous support over his time at the club and I think the disappointment of him leaving would turn in to resentment.

Fair enough, the club know what he can do and have an interest in keeping him signed but then, it won't be the club booing him, it'll be the fans that stood by him through a series of horrific injuries.

 

[Angell Delight]

Quote[/b] (sufcintheprem @ June 21 2005,10:50)]Think I'm with Whatever on this one.  The club and the fans have given Jay tremendous support over his time at the club and I think the disappointment of him leaving would turn in to resentment.

Fair enough, the club know what he can do and have an interest in keeping him signed but then, it won't be the club booing him, it'll be the fans that stood by him through a series of horrific injuries.

Agreed, I would HOPE Jay would do the right thing, but if he doesn't he deserves some stick on any potential return. You have to ask yourself how many clubs would stand by a player whose been injured for nearly 2 years, twice offering him one-year extensions whilst he was recovering from serious injury? For him to then walk out when he's finally fit having taken what must be at least £40k from the club without kicking a ball isn't right IMHO.

Come on Jay, do the (only) decent thing and sign up. With Benno suspended for the first 3 games you could get the chance to walk straight back into the side anyway.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (Angell Delight @ June 21 2005,10:59)]With Benno suspended for the first 3 games

According to what? He "only" got 14 yellows last season... so there's no suspension so far as I know. On what basis do you think he's suspended?

Matt

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ June 21 2005,11:12)]

Quote[/b] (Angell Delight @ June 21 2005,10:59)]With Benno suspended for the first 3 games

According to what?  He "only" got 14 yellows last season... so there's no suspension so far as I know.  On what basis do you think he's suspended?

Matt

Oh god not this debate again

IIRC last time it was never cleared up conclusively one way or the other - but those proposing 15 yellows seemed to be the majority...

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (Spaceman Spiff @ June 21 2005,11:19)]those proposing 15 yellows seemed to be the majority...

Did they?

OK, so which game have soccerbase missed off, then...?

Mark Bentley

Matt

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Having said that, the FA site have the list of names up for those suspended at the start of next season and Benno's name isnt up there:

The FA: Players Pending Suspension

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ June 21 2005,11:22)]

Quote[/b] (Spaceman Spiff @ June 21 2005,11:19)]those proposing 15 yellows seemed to be the majority...

Did they?

OK, so which game have soccerbase missed off, then...?

Mark Bentley

Matt

OoooOOOOOOoooooohhh!!

Someone's getting their panties in a bunch this morning!

You plank

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

In confirmation of that, TLG have also got him down as having received 14 yellow and one red:

TLG - Mark Bentley

He's also not on the FA's list of players awaiting suspension:

FA List of Players with pending suspensions

Well, glad to have cleared this one up.  Just for a change, the supposed majority are incorrect.  Beno is not suspended for the first three games next season.

Matt

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (Spaceman Spiff @ June 21 2005,11:27)]OoooOOOOOOoooooohhh!!

Someone's getting their panties in a bunch this morning!

Hmm, thought your innuendo that the 15-yellow crew were in the right was a tad more plank-ish...

So ner!

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ June 21 2005,11:31)]

Quote[/b] (Spaceman Spiff @ June 21 2005,11:27)]OoooOOOOOOoooooohhh!!

Someone's getting their panties in a bunch this morning!

Hmm, thought your innuendo that the 15-yellow crew were in the right was a tad more plank-ish...

So ner!

Where was the innuendo in my post about 15 yellows??

I didnt see any indirect or derogatory implications - I ujst said that from memory more people thought he'd got 15 yellows last time... seems straightforward to me!

Plank!!

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (Spaceman Spiff @ June 21 2005,11:37)]I ujst said

And that, dear boy, is why you will always be a bigger plank than me...