Michael OConnor

[Ben]

Radio Stoke are reporting this morning Michael OConnor is stalling on his contract offer:(

[MattW]

Not surprising

[cheshirevaliant]

Hardly surprising. I suspect he was always going to see what was out there

[jeff1966]

He will sign without a doubt :looney:

[bycarspete]

He will sign without a doubt :looney:

 

Your Right,Smurfs bought 5 plus houses at Wychwood estate to house our top player and families. It will be a good investment for Smurfs family.With the Arrival new HS2 station station, Good business all round

[Bycarsbill]

He will sign without a doubt :looney:

 

Is that just blind hope or do you have some specific insight?

[Rampant Zebra]

Your Right,Smurfs bought 5 plus houses at Wychwood estate to house our top player and families. It will be a good investment for Smurfs family.With the Arrival new HS2 station station, Good business all round

 

Why do you make up this rubbish?

[valiantsireno]

More lazy news stories from radio stoke. Aren't all the players "stalling" given the fact none of them have signed yet? Yawn...why don't they look closer to where there heart really lies and see begovic at stoke has "stalled" on his contract at stoke and just leave us to our own business?

[TheSage]

This is what makes the lack of contract talks 6 months ago all the more frustrating.

 

If everyone has got until June 10th [or whatever] to reply to their offers then most players will sit tight, consider other offers their agents put their way, and decide at the last minute.

 

Because of our financial position [in so far as we can be out-bid by a number of bigger clubs in this league] it is imperative that we try and tie down our better players before their contracts run down and while they are happy and settled here.

 

We can all moan and groan about players leaving [me as much as anyone]. It is disappointing.

But if we were offered a pay cut or a freeze or a 40% increase what would we do? 99.9% of us would walk barefoot on coals to our new job.

[P.E. ST6]

This is what makes the lack of contract talks 6 months ago all the more frustrating.

 

If everyone has got until June 10th [or whatever] to reply to their offers then most players will sit tight, consider other offers their agents put their way, and decide at the last minute.

 

Because of our financial position [in so far as we can be out-bid by a number of bigger clubs in this league] it is imperative that we try and tie down our better players before their contracts run down and while they are happy and settled here.

 

We can all moan and groan about players leaving [me as much as anyone]. It is disappointing.

But if we were offered a pay cut or a freeze or a 40% increase what would we do? 99.9% of us would walk barefoot on coals to our new job.

But our financial position is exactly the same as last season's. Not one bigger club made a better offer for him. It's his right as a footballer to listen to offers, just the same as Pope and Marshall. But if the likes of Millwall come in and offer him bigger money and bonuses that's nobody's fault, it's football it happens.

[Ben]

Think the overall change in player personnel that people are craving looks like it will happen.

For the good or the bad?

[TheSage]

Not sure what point you're making. We are in agreement I think.

 

Our position isn't the same as last year is it? NS put in extra after Adams pleaded with him to sign O'Connor. Or at least that's what my (poor) memory is telling me. This year NS has said he won't put that extra 750k in.

And, of course, even if our position has stayed the same, other clubs might be spending more now.

 

But my third and most important point is the fact that when he was at Rotherham he wasn't playing regularly and was regarded as an inconsistent, bit part player.

If scouts have watched him this year they will have noted that he's played almost every game and established himself as one of our key players and one of the better midfield players in the division on his day.

So last year his value was diminished. In May 2015, after an outstanding season in league one, his status and reputation must be a lot higher.

 

I still think he might stay. It's the travelling that is causing him a problem, as it is with London based Marshall.

[beasty77]

Surely Michael OConnor should be on more than minimum wage Smurf..

[Jinkin John Jeffers]

Good players will see what is out there, and what is best for them and there family. That makes sense to me and I would do the same in his position

[bookworm]

we will put out a squad at the start of the season without a doubt, who it will contain and be competitive is anyones guess.