Paul Benson

[palexander]

Gonna get his chance in the Championship.


Expected to sign for Luton today...

 

[Ljubljana Branch]

Pleased for him, but disappointed for the Daggers

 

[Flinty]

thats one hell of a jump in 2 years...Essex Intermediate to Championship...that does smack of a panic buy

 

[The Artful Shrimper]

Feel sorry for Dagenham, would be nice to see my old amateur/hometown side in the league......
......chavvy bast rds :finger:

 

[McScriven]

Feel sorry for Dagenham, would be nice to see my old amateur/hometown side in the league......
......chavvy bast rds :finger:

Daggers don't want to go up because they'd have to turn pro and they don't want to.

They make a tidy sum from the club bar and that is all they are interested in. Otherwise why sell five of your best players when you are top?

Talk about trying to throw it away.

 

[duncan bulgaria]

I believe he has just signed a 1 year extension to his contract this week

 

[Einstein]

I believe he has just signed a 1 year extension to his contract this week

Indeed he did. I have just been on both the main Luton and Dagenham messageboards and nothing on there!?

There was speculation he was joining Torquay last week too.

 

[The Colours Between]

anyone have a link for this please?

 

[The Artful Shrimper]

Daggers don't want to go up because they'd have to turn pro and they don't want to.

They make a tidy sum from the club bar and that is all they are interested in. Otherwise why sell five of your best players when you are top?

Talk about trying to throw it away.

Odd behaviour when Dagenham protested vehemently at Boston cheating a few years back denying them the chance of automatic promotion.
But... according to some of my mates it seems they really don't want to go up :thump:

 

[The General]

Yep he signed a new deal this week i believe but they did sell 2 of their best players to P'boro earlier this week ...

 

[Einstein]

Daggers don't want to go up because they'd have to turn pro and they don't want to.

They make a tidy sum from the club bar and that is all they are interested in. Otherwise why sell five of your best players when you are top?

Talk about trying to throw it away.

I wouldn't say they are trying to throw it away at all. Unless they do let Benson leave cheaply. They have only allowed Blackett and Mackail-Smith to leave so far. And the Mackail-Smith transfer is one huge mess as the player is trying to backtrack on the deal as knows will get a larger signing on fee if he leaves in the summer. It represents a lot of money for Dagenham though for a player shortly out of contract.

 

[Mr. Benedict]

Daggers don't want to go up because they'd have to turn pro and they don't want to.

They make a tidy sum from the club bar and that is all they are interested in. Otherwise why sell five of your best players when you are top?

Talk about trying to throw it away.

Hmm.

According to my Daggers supporting mates the majority of their players are already on pro terms, Benson included. (They may be wrong though, wouldn't be the first time!)

I believe they sold Mackail-Smith because his contract was up and he didn't really want to stay beyond the end of the season, and Blackett just wanted the certainty of league football that Peterborough could offer.
They've brought in Boardman from Rochdale and Chris Moore from Brentford as replacements, so I reckon the desire for league football is there...

 

[Murkey_Mouse]

I hope Dagenham go up, more Essex side in the FL the merrier! Its be nice if Boston go down as well. Why should Paul Benson waste his time going to Torquay as his club going to replace them anyway.

Mind you McScriven, the Dagger Chairman still bitter over Boston cheating as he said that Dag & Red has missed out on what Yeovil done since they got promotion to FL & make more profits from improved gates money & SKY TV.

 

[Rusty Lee]

Paul Benson is being looked to play for Wales "B" now theres a scoop

 

[DTS]

Not saying its not true but had a good chat with his Dad Charlie in the White Hart after the Spurs game. His Dad is mates with my Dad from old.

I asked Paul's Dad if there was any league clubs looking about. He said interest was there but couldnt see anything happening in the short term.

Of course it can all change but would be suprised based soley in the light of what his Dad said.

:(