Owen to go if V2001 remain?

[lydiatevaliant]

Interesting interview with Owen in The Sentinel today where he discusses his future, saying:

 

"The club have offered me a two-year deal and I'll probably wait until the end of the season to see what we can achieve. Whether we win promotion or not has nothing to do with my future.... Any decision I make will have nothing to do with money – you just want to know the club is going in the right direction."

 

Sounds to me like Owen's realised the club's going nowhere under V2001, doesn't trust them to appoint a decent manager, and if they don't go in the summer, he'll think about leaving instead. Somehow I can't see him being the only one.

 

The full article is here:

 

http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/vale/portvalenews/Port-Vale-Owen-rush-resolve-future/article-3431629-detail/article.html

[Jimmy]

I commented on that link.

[the old bycars tea bar]

well that should put the cat amongst the pigeons and you can't really blame the bloke

[Heatwave]

He's obviously bothered that an incoming manager might not want to play him.

 

Look what happened to Roberts under Gannon.

[NellyTheValiant]

I wonder if it has anything do do with Gannon being appointed previously? Was he asked his thoughts on JG's appointment only to be ignored?

[Trampilot]

I'll be surprised if anyone turns up at all next season if Bratt is still in control.

[The Man in the Stand]

This will be Plan B for Bratt....... Owen will leave and Bratt will blame the

 

supporters for his departure,because lets face it its never his fault. ===

[Burslem Academicals]

Some have said it is thought that Loft has signed a pre-contract agreement with Shrewsbury and it doesn't look like Owen will sign with "The Dinner Ladies" (good with cones and bibs) in charge of the first team and Roberts

has all but lost the plot again....so we'll have a squad of 14 players for next season.V2001 "Blueprint for the Conference".

[old sage]

He's obviously bothered that an incoming manager might not want to play him.

 

Look what happened to Roberts under Gannon.

I'm pretty sure that he isn't worried about keeping his place. He will be more concerned about who he will be lining up with if he commits to staying at the Vale.

I saw Gaz talking to the Legal Beagle and Mo a couple of weeks ago and I feel that it could be NO MO, NO GAZ.

The lad is ambitious all the better players are. If Mo comes in there will be queue to sign up.============

[Guest Sandyfordvalefan]

Why would you sign a long term deal when

 

a) your one of our best players and will get another club easy anyway

b) you might be stuck with a cr4p boss and rubbish team mates

c) you ultimalty want to play at the highest level possible and realise if Bratt stays in charge you might be a L2 player forever, or worse, a confernce player in 12 months.

 

Don't think i'd be signing.......

[philpvfc]

Keeping his options open and rightly so. There is an uncertainty regarding the clubs future and even if there wasn't he might get offered a better contract from someone else. I hope he signs and remains with the club but I'm sure I would do the same in the same situation.

[PatMustard]

The whole club is falling apart and the buck stops with Bill Bratt. I'm willing to bet a pound to a pinch of snuff(I'll keep it clean)that nothing will come of the two potential investment possibilities(that's if they actually exist).The club have been in steady decline since the current board took over.If Bratt had a modicum of decency he would do the honourable thing and fall on his sword.

[Tosh]

Whenever I've been at the protests the players have always seemed very supportive and I guess they are as fed up as the rest of us that the club is being held back. It wouldn't surprise me if some leave if nothing changes!

[Burslem Academicals]

It's not so much the players leaving but the ones who were talked into signing a two year contract under Adams who then walked out on them after giving praise for their loyalty just six months later.....the players under contract will all be training with the youth team because the youth team will be the first team.

[1]

Some of the players are not capable of getting better deals, but Owen could easily sign for a team who have the resources to win league 2 / succeed in league 1.