Alex Jones

[yoblet]

Get Paterson back

[Valist]

I meant Jones isn't worth £300k

 

Agreed.

[cpade]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3983694/Barnet-launch-club-record-offer-Omar-Bogle-Grimsby-star-setting-League-Two-alight.html

 

Barnet bid £250k in November and Leeds, Barnsley and Bristol City also said to be potential suitors.

 

 

QUOTE=llcoolj;690094]He's not worth £300k. However as we are hamstrung with a huge squad of poor players on 2 year deals we can't compete with wages. I'd also forget the lad from Grimsby, we can't afford him either other clubs will snap him up.

 

I'm on about Jones?

[jeffers]

Be much better for his development to build on his good period at Vale.

 

My worst fears

[Bluedevil]

He is cup tied.

 

And he's injured too. I know a Northampton ST holder who was impressed with Hooper until Page started playing him in a wide position.

[Rampant Zebra]

Seems strange if he goes to a Championship side as that would be helping teams in the same division as Brum.

Maybe Zola thinks he can help Brum as they are in a nosedive since he was appointed.Does that also mean Sam Hart has returned to Liverpool as he hasn't been in the squad last two games.

He was on the bench for the Chesterfield game to replace Reg when Jones dropped out of the team

[Rampant Zebra]

And he's injured too. I know a Northampton ST holder who was impressed with Hooper until Page started playing him in a wide position.

 

I think he was running up and down the touchline before the Chesterfield game.

[smithie]

He was on the bench for the Chesterfield game to replace Reg when Jones dropped out of the team

 

He was "ill"....i.e told he'd had a better offer that was conditional on him not playing again for us in case of injury.

[PV1973]

He was "ill"....i.e told he'd had a better offer that was conditional on him not playing again for us in case of injury.

Doubtful.

[Paul6754]

Oh sugar, let's hope Brownie's got some real contacts.

 

Good luck to the guy, hope he's making the right choice if he goes elswhere other than Brum.

[smithie]

Doubtful.

 

You reckon?

 

How many players are taken ill during warm-ups, don't recover in time to even be in the squad 3 days later, yet get offered a contract out of nowhere?

 

Answer...none. This has been going on in the background for weeks I would imagine. The noises coming out of Vale about him staying have been distinctly unconvincing...after a while you just get a feeling about these things.

[PV1973]

You reckon?

 

How many players are taken ill during warm-ups, don't recover in time to even be in the squad 3 days later, yet get offered a contract out of nowhere?

 

Answer...none. This has been going on in the background for weeks I would imagine. The noises coming out of Vale about him staying have been distinctly unconvincing...after a while you just get a feeling about these things.

I know you like conspiracy theories but sorry he was ill. I know so.

 

But at the end of the day he isn't our player and never was.

[beasty77]

I know you like conspiracy theories but sorry he was ill. I know so.[/quote

 

Did you actually see him be sick?

[TheSage]

I'd wager a guess that a club from towards the top of our league has offered a small transfer fee for Jones and maybe even said they'd triple his wages - whatever he was on here. That's why he's going, I would suggest.

 

He was involved in the pre-match warm up against Chesterfield but pulled out at the last minute so he was probably feeling unwell. No conspiracy theory I'm afraid.

 

Even Eastleigh offered better terms to Duffy than we did so is anyone seriously surprised if we can't compete on transfer fees and wages with 3/4 of the teams in our league?

 

Always a massive risk when your top scorer and indeed only goalscorer is a loan player. It's a shame but we move on.

[SFBT]

My worst fears

 

I meant to stay at Vale

Sadly, the alternative meaning has happened.

It does feel like a kick in the teeth, but football is a cut throat business.