Albion set to put Hammond up for sale

[wallington seagull]

Look at it this way- you are at work and another company rings you up and says come and work for me. You will be doing the same kind of work, but in better surroundings at a higher level and I will double your current salary.
You can't blame Hammond for wanting to better himself, and you can't blame Dick for trying to get some decent money now rather than risk losing him for nothing in the summer. Curent market valuation? I reckon about £100,000 with a sell on clause.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

MMM it doesn’t look good does it.



I have the utmost respect for DK but he is more & more washing his dirty linen in public.



I would have preferred him to have kept a dignified silence

 

[Curious Orange]

Hammond being placed on the transfer list is merely the inevitable outcome of both parties doing what is the right thing for them.

Hammond is ambitious so there is no incentive for him to sign a new contract now when he can possibly realise those ambitions at the end of the season, either with the Albion or by moving to another club on Bosman. Nothing wrong with that.

The club want Hammond to stay, however his refusal to sign a new contract means that there is a real danger that they will lose him as an asset at the end of the season without any financial compensation. They have a few days now to make sure that they do get some financial return for that asset, so they've made him available for transfer.

I don't really think that there is any need for animosity towards either party, but if I'm honest I'd rather the club got the best out of the situation than the player, as the club will be around longer. I think the best that we can hope for is that; a) He signs for a Championship side now for a decent fee; b) That he doesn't sign for anyone in the transfer window, nobody picks him up in the summer, and that he signs a new contract with us for next season.

 

[Caveman]

Wait for Andy Naylor and his "What do you think of Dick Knight for doing this to the Albion?" question.

The guy loves to shit stir.

With the signing of Thomson I think we already have a more experienced replacement. I will be sad to see Hammond go, but this has obviously been going on some time. O'Callaghan mentioned this didn't he?

My guess wasn't too far out was it. He's got Claridge to have a whing for him

 

[Curious Orange]

My guess wasn't too far out was it. He's got Claridge to have whing for him

What is is Steve Claridge doing to Andy Whing!! Filthy git!

 

[Billy the Fish]

The fact that people still want to blame this on DK shows the level of ignorance of some on this board

More likely that it shows the level of spastic-brain wankerness on this board.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Correct me if I'm wrong but was the first story not from Hammond's agent via Naylor in the Argus stating his desire to play in the Championship. Knight and the rest of the staff have ALWAYS been very good at keeping transfers and contract discussions out of the media, which is more than can be said for the player's agents.

It's clear Knight is going to get a lot of misdirected abuse from this but what else can he do apart from offer a contract that is at a level that the club can deal with at this time and wait for an answer either way. If Hammond had flat out rejected the offer he would have been gone already but he seems to have been stalling and we can't have that, considering our financial position (plus it causes unrest in the dressing room). Poeple need to realise that us, of all clubs, cannot be held to ransom by players as for the moment we have our backs to the wall, financially. Looks at clubs like Luton, Bournemouth, Port Vale (?) and Swindon all going into administration due to overspending! Well we can't afford to even get close to that possibility otherwise we are screwed, not haivng a ground or any assets or anything. The fact that we are so close to Falmer makes it all the more incredible that people are still doubting Knight and the excellent job he's doing as our Chairman (whose sole purpose, really, is to make Falmer a reality).

And that's the longest post about the club you'll see from me for a while.

It was worth typing though.

It may all seem obvious. but the whingers, with their heads in the clouds, really do need the facts pointed out to them, on a daily basis.

 

[Knotty]

If you read another thread last night you would see that tip top, who ever he is, apparently knows and speaks with the Blooms says that they are disturbed by the team selection etc which would suggest tht they would be reluctant to carry on putting in money. Norman Cook has apparently said that he is not putting anymore in. DK hasnt got it to put in. If you was a bank manager looking to loan the club in excess of 30m would you consider them a sound viable investment now.


Everything that DK does now seems to be etched in critisicm from supporters and his popularity is dropping fast, if it continues apart from the TLOs of this board who can see no wrong in him, the vast majority will be calling for new people to take over, that is why there was so much hype and hope when it was suggested that David Gold may be interested. All the good that DK has done in the past will be pushed aside, never to be forgotten but classed as yesterdays news.

Dick's popularity is dropping fast with those who appear to be clueless in the running of a business in general, and of a football club in particular.

It is laughable criticism based on little or no knowledge of the facts.

And before you accuse me as you have so unfairly accused TLO, I have been highly critical of some things the club have done in the past - particularly with ticketing. It doesn't mean that everything they do is wrong. If Dick said 2 + 2 = 4 some people would be desperate to prove him wrong.

It all becomes very boring when it's not backed up by facts.

 

[Jim D]

I wonder if the real issue is that a move for Hammond will actually suit both sides – but neither wants to be seen to be responsible. The transfer money will help our (already bad) cashflow and a move for Dean would be very lucrative for him if it wasn’t requested.

Hammond + agent must have known that there was a deadline of mid Jan – we’d already been caught out by Harding. Also, this ‘going the extra mile’ only means that the club have improved their earlier offer – it might just be the equivalent of a few yards.

I suspect that the reason it’s been in the papers is that Hammond was told that we wouldn’t allow him to see out his contract and his agent is getting his shot in first. I’m sure that Hammond is fully aware of the way we turned on Harding and wants to avoid that if he can. As for DK, well he’s just running a business as best he can. I don’t think he could have done anything else within the wage structure of the club, and as soon as he breaks it his door will be beaten down by all the others.

 

[Mendoza]

Hammonds last deal was £2000 a week, so how much more can he realistically get out of us. I dont think there is too much more he can get.

I dont think the money is the issue. It seems like he wants to play in the division above again with us, but is quetioning whether we can actually do it on what we have/bring in during the window.

I have a feeling that he has a deal with another club already sorted, but he may hold out til deadline day and depending on our signings/lack of will sign either for us or for said other club - he cant play til next month anyway so it doesnt matter when he signs (if he chooses to move on)

 

[Wilko]

Hammonds last deal was £2000 a week, so how much more can he realistically get out of us. I dont think there is too much more he can get.

I dont think the money is the issue. It seems like he wants to play in the division above again with us, but is quetioning whether we can actually do it on what we have/bring in during the window.

I have a feeling that he has a deal with another club already sorted, but he may hold out til deadline day and depending on our signings/lack of will sign either for us or for said other club - he cant play til next month anyway so it doesnt matter when he signs (if he chooses to move on)

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[backson]

Anyone still think it was DK that got Hammond sent off, or could it have been his agent?

 

[ManOnTheRun]

Hammonds last deal was £2000 a week, so how much more can he realistically get out of us. I dont think there is too much more he can get.

He could easily double/treble it in the Championship ...

I think it's down to simple economics, can we afford to be paying our players 4/5/6 Grand a week?

I'm not sure that I understand how this is the Chairman's fault? I also don't believe for one second that the Chairman has any say in team selection and so to say that we haven't offered DH a decent contract because Dick doesn't rate him is, in my humble opinion, slightly ludicrous.

 

[NMH]

If you read another thread last night you would see that tip top, who ever he is, apparently knows and speaks with the Blooms says that they are disturbed by the team selection etc which would suggest tht they would be reluctant to carry on putting in money. Norman Cook has apparently said that he is not putting anymore in. DK hasnt got it to put in. If you was a bank manager looking to loan the club in excess of 30m would you consider them a sound viable investment now.


Everything that DK does now seems to be etched in critisicm from supporters and his popularity is dropping fast, if it continues apart from the TLOs of this board who can see no wrong in him, the vast majority will be calling for new people to take over, that is why there was so much hype and hope when it was suggested that David Gold may be interested. All the good that DK has done in the past will be pushed aside, never to be forgotten but classed as yesterdays news.

Get over yourself will you?

Every time a player leaves, it's the beginning of the end for the club, with you.
All Dick's fault? Dick's the reason for any failings YOU perceive with the squad - why not just forget there wouldn't even be a club etc - but this stiff happens at EVERY LEAGUE CLUB!

ffs Granny, pull yourself together.

 

[NMH]

It bothers me that players want more and more money and prestige these days, just for doing what they are paid for!

Is Hammond a decent player?
Ye-es, he isn't shabby and is an integral member of the squad.
Is he totally indispensable, an absolutely outstanding player?
Erm.... not really, he's okay, journeyman league 1 level.

Good that he has ambition, but achieving ambitions takes a little more, in my opinion, than just doing your job to a passable level. If I'd heard about clubs clamouring for his signature, then I'd be inclined to suspect I'd missed something, that there was some professional angle I'd overlooked about his game.

There are other players here, that I'd worry more about losing, and trying to replace; Kuipers, Cox, el-Abd, Forster, Robinson........
Hammond is behind any of those names, on the NMH worry scale.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

There are other players here, that I'd worry more about losing, and trying to replace; Kuipers, Cox, el-Abd, Forster, Robinson........
Hammond is behind any of those names, on the NMH worry scale.

I can safely say, that with the exception of Forster, I would rather lose ANY of those players than Hammond!

 

[FamilyGuy]

well done dick it looks likeyou have done it again - i just hope the fans realise the truth - dick didn't want dean to stay and hes now proved it

Now that's decisive input!!

 

[Mendoza]

Nice Avatar

You SICKO

 

[hans kraay fan club]

The conclusion I have come to in all this, is that bhadeb is not terribly bright.

 

[Jim D]

I can safely say, that with the exception of Forster, I would rather lose ANY of those players than Hammond!

I agree, and I'm not sure about Forster either.