Dean Hammond Hits Rock Bottom

[Simster]

i seem to have seen that hammond got a substantial pay hike going to colchester so fair play to him.

which of us\wouldn't?

Yes but its different if you are a football player.....

I think people might have been sympathetic to his honesty if he'd simply stated he wanted more money, but no. He wraps up his greed in wooley language such as how he's been forced out or not wanted.

And seemingly, none of that was true.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I think people might have been sympathetic to his honesty if he'd simply stated he wanted more money, but no. He wraps up his greed in wooley language such as how he's been forced out or not wanted.

And seemingly, none of that was true.

Maybe, but even if Colchester go down :

1: Championship clubs who had been interested will get a chance to see if he can cut it at that level before making an offer in the summer.

2: When he left, Colchester had more of a chance of being in the Championship than Brighton did - and this is still the case.

3: I f Colchester go down they will still have a fairly strong side and a good chance of going straght back up.

It was a gamble by Hammond but what if Dick Knight had said to him go now or stay in the reserves till the summer?

 

[Peter Grummit]

I have it on good authority (Director) that Hammond is unhappy at the Us. Interesting that he has a relegation leaving clause.
PG

 

[Yorkie]

Both O'Callaghan and Forster went public over what was happening with Hammond and the club.
It wasn't DK's finest moment.

 

[Simster]

Maybe, but even if Colchester go down :

1: Championship clubs who had been interested will get a chance to see if he can cut it at that level before making an offer in the summer.

Hmmm, debateable. He keeps being played as a 70th minute substitute!

2: When he left, Colchester had more of a chance of being in the Championship than Brighton did - and this is still the case.

True, but there really isn't much in it any more.

3: If Colchester go down they will still have a fairly strong side and a good chance of going straight back up.

Disagree. All the half decent Colchester players will have left in the summer.

It was a gamble by Hammond but what if Dick Knight had said to him go now or stay in the reserves till the summer?

None of us have any evidence to suggest that was the case. And frankly, I think it is unlikely.

 

[Simster]

Both O'Callaghan and Forster went public over what was happening with Hammond and the club.
It wasn't DK's finest moment.

Who knows? One demoralised worker can have a negative affect on the rest of the workforce, so sometimes it's best just to get rid of the cause of the problem. It might have been that Hammond thought he was worth more than he was being offered, then moaned to the rest of the squad about this offer forever and ever.

The fact is, he's left and now everything appears to be rosy in the camp again - it's not looking like a DK mistake any more in my opinion.

 

[Yorkie]

Who knows? One demoralised worker can have a negative affect on the rest of the workforce, so sometimes it's best just to get rid of the cause of the problem. It might have been that Hammond thought he was worth more than he was being offered, then moaned to the rest of the squad about this offer forever and ever.

The fact is, he's left and now everything appears to be rosy in the camp again - it's not looking like a DK mistake any more in my opinion.

The team didn't look very demoralised before Christmas.

 

[Buzzer]

Forster and Wilkins both obviously respect each other and Forster has proven to be a very very good captain. For whatever reason, Hammond left and Brighton are a better side with a better captain.

 

[Burgess Hill Seagulls]

Stayed with the big club you should have stayed with the big club

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Both O'Callaghan and Forster went public over what was happening with Hammond and the club.
It wasn't DK's finest moment.

Two people shoot their mouths off and it's a third persons fault??

 

[Scotty Mac]

Two people shoot their mouths off and it's a third persons fault??

depends if the two people are shooting their mouths off about one person with a common theme...

 

[Zesh Rehman]

Are you aware of the EXACT circumstances surrounding his move?

If you are, then fair enough, you are entitled to your opinion but if not, then you are being a bit harsh.

No of course i dont know the exact details, no one does however much they say they've got INSIDE INFO. But my opinion on Hammond's based on what i know, however true that may be or not.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Both O'Callaghan and Forster went public over what was happening with Hammond and the club.
It wasn't DK's finest moment.

Good point but Forster is still here. Probably Forster being a senior pro when he says something its constructive. GO'C and Hammod were spitting their respective dummies.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Hammond wanted the money and to be in the shop window of the Championship. He also probably gauged that after the O'Callaghan/Savage/Richards cock-ups and the loss of form our season was f***ed. He should have shown more faith in the manager's ability to recruit good players.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Good point but Forster is still here. Probably Forster being a senior pro when he says something its constructive. GO'C and Hammod were spitting their respective dummies.

Totally agree. Forster's 'outburst' was very much public advice. Hammond was speaking via his agent and GO'C had a severe case of verbal diarrhea.

 

[Scotty Mac]

Totally agree. Forster's 'outburst' was very much public advice. Hammond was speaking via his agent and GO'C had a severe case of verbal diarrhea.

im not exactly sure what forster said, but it wasnt it pretty much the same as what o'callaghan said - ie contracts need sorting and players dont know whether they are coming and going?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

im not exactly sure what forster said, but it wasnt it pretty much the same as what o'callaghan said - ie contracts need sorting and players dont know whether they are coming and going?

Possibly.

I am just bitter about the whole thing. I don't think it was GO'C duty to go public, particularly as he was on a loan spell and never really likely to stay. It did seem, at the time, that his own self-importance took priority.

On a totally level playing field, I would rather that none of this was discussed via agents/press and players go to the chairman and board with their concerns.

I felt that it was very much O'Callaghan and Hammond trying to get themselves in the press to engineer a move away (not with us) and a better contract, respectively.

 

[NMH]

depends if the two people are shooting their mouths off about one person with a common theme...

If that "common theme" is EVER Dick Knight, you can be sure the mouth-shooters are just wrong, and should have kept schtum.