Alex Pritchard

[Blue Valkyrie]

Man with multiple job offers chooses one.

Move on folks.

Indeed, move on time.

Never was our player, never will be our player.

As a bonus, let's hope having too many midfielders causes plenty of disharmony at Norwich.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Because he was told about interest after those terms were agreed. Clearly.

So he's a person of low character then.

His word isn't worth shit it seems.

 

[Taybha]

139 pages on somebody we haven't signed and 18 on somebody we have , NSC at it's brilliant best

 

[Da Man Clay]

Two key players are in the last year of a contract and don't seemed to keen to sign, where does that fit in with the ethos?

Not really comparable. Both our players and still seemingly committed to the club despite outside interest. No issue with players getting the best for their abilities.

But he didn't have the full information when he agreed terms. He also hadn't done the medical, so all terms are dependent on that.

It may leave a sour taste but if Norwich are offering £10k a week more then he would obviously go there. I would too

Agreeing terms is agreeing terms. Like I've said all is fine when you haven't agreed terms but shows the sort of person you're dealing with if he's happy to agree to sign and then change his mind as he might got more money. I appreciate there is no honour in football but this doesn't seem to fit with the way the club is run or the people we want around it nowadays.

 

[Knotty]

No it isn't. Pritchard had agreed to sign a contract with us before Norwich were even involved and then went back on it because he might get more money. If he had been given permission to speak to both clubs then you'd be spot on. Nothing wrong with getting two offers and listening to which is better (A la Calderon). There is something wrong with agreeing a deal and then changing you mind.

How do you know he had agreed to sign for us? Where was this said by club or player/agent?

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Not really comparable. Both our players and still seemingly committed to the club despite outside interest. No issue with players getting the best for their abilities.



Agreeing terms is agreeing terms. Like I've said all is fine when you haven't agreed terms but shows the sort of person you're dealing with if he's happy to agree to sign and then change his mind as he might got more money. I appreciate there is no honour in football but this doesn't seem to fit with the way the club is run or the people we want around it nowadays.

But he hadn't signed. He had indicated he would accept our terms, but then Norwich said they could beat that. Nothing wrong with it

I'm sure Brighton have signed players by offering money before. Nick Forster signed as we offered him a long-term deal for example. Every player in the world will sign for a club based on selfish reasons. Those reasons may or may not be financial, but each decision is done on what's best for them and their family. It would be irresponsible for them to do otherwise

 

[Da Man Clay]

But he hadn't signed. He had indicated he would accept our terms, but then Norwich said they could beat that. Nothing wrong with it

I'm sure Brighton have signed players by offering money before. Nick Forster signed as we offered him a long-term deal for example. Every player in the world will sign for a club based on selfish reasons. Those reasons may or may not be financial, but each decision is done on what's best for them and their family. It would be irresponsible for them to do otherwise

We seem to be going round in circles here. I think it makes you a total shyster if you agree to terms and then overnight change your mind as club not previously involved make an illegal approach. You think it's fine (but oddly don't for someone like Calderon who was free to talk to whomever he wanted).

We both agree that players will do what is best when offered numerous offers at the same time. Be that wages, length of contract, guarantees of playing time ect ect.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

We seem to be going round in circles here. I think it makes you a total shyster if you agree to terms and then overnight change your mind as club not previously involved make an illegal approach. You think it's fine (but oddly don't for someone like Calderon who was free to talk to whomever he wanted).

We both agree that players will do what is best when offered numerous offers at the same time. Be that wages, length of contract, guarantees of playing time ect ect.

How is it an illegal approach, has this been confirmed?

would Spurs not kick up a fuss if that was the case? they have in the past.

 

[essbee]

Here's an intellectual thought (which is strange for me)

People say "oh I would take 10k extra a week if I was offered it" (and we are talking football pay here of course).

But in the football world, the shortness of the career means that players need even more to think about the longer-term
implications of what choices they make.

Yes short-term gain is a good thing - but it is only that. Going to a place for money where the situation is quite uncertain
(and over-crowded in midfield) is a very bad move in my opinion. I stand to be corrected - but in two years Pritchard could
be nowhere playing in the depths of the lower leagues. We've seen it happen many times.

 

[Da Man Clay]

How do you know he had agreed to sign for us? Where was this said by club or player/agent?

http://m.theargus.co.uk/sport/14658717.Albion_deal_for_Spurs_youngster_hijacked_by_Norwich/

Confirmed in here. I assumed that the club or his agent would have had something to say if that wasn't the case.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

http://m.theargus.co.uk/sport/14658717.Albion_deal_for_Spurs_youngster_hijacked_by_Norwich/

Confirmed in here. I assumed that the club or his agent would have had something to say if that wasn't the case.

The Argus also said he had worked with CH in the past, which is wrong.

 

[Da Man Clay]

How is it an illegal approach, has this been confirmed?

would Spurs not kick up a fuss if that was the case? they have in the past.

In the argus article below. No fee agreed or permission to talk to the player according to Naylor.

Up to Spurs to kick up a fuss really. Given they are going to get the same amount of money either way I'm not sure they would be that bothered. Most other clubs aren't annoyingly.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

In the argus article below. No fee agreed or permission to talk to the player according to Naylor.

Up to Spurs to kick up a fuss really. Given they are going to get the same amount of money either way I'm not sure they would be that bothered. Most other clubs aren't annoyingly.

Norwich are paying a higher fee to Spurs.

Maybe that smooths over any 'irregularities'.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

In the argus article below. No fee agreed or permission to talk to the player according to Naylor.

Up to Spurs to kick up a fuss really. Given they are going to get the same amount of money either way I'm not sure they would be that bothered. Most other clubs aren't annoyingly.

As I said in the previous post, the Argus already had basic facts about the player wrong - it is not being reported anywhere else I can see.

Does Naylor know what Spurs said to the players agent, dont have to agree a fee to start talks.

Happens a lot

 

[Da Man Clay]

The Argus also said he had worked with CH in the past, which is wrong.

I would imagine they have been fed the illegal approach line/agreed terms from the club. Give the potentially slanderous nature of such a comment you'd like to think they'd would be pretty happy with wherever that came from. Whether or not CH worked with Pritchard isn't quite in the same ballpark.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

We seem to be going round in circles here. I think it makes you a total shyster if you agree to terms and then overnight change your mind as club not previously involved make an illegal approach. You think it's fine (but oddly don't for someone like Calderon who was free to talk to whomever he wanted).

We both agree that players will do what is best when offered numerous offers at the same time. Be that wages, length of contract, guarantees of playing time ect ect.

My view is Calderon and Pritchard did similar things and I don't blame either. Different to what you're saying I said

 

[Icy Gull]

As I said in the previous post, the Argus already had basic facts about the player wrong - it is not being reported anywhere else I can see.

Does Naylor know what Spurs said to the players agent?

Let's be clear about this, it was definitely an illegal approach by the six fingered ones and we don't want him anyway because he is clearly quite shit and a vastly overpriced bench warmer. Can we lock this thread now and stop embarrassing ourselves any further

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I would imagine they have been fed the illegal approach line/agreed terms from the club. Give the potentially slanderous nature of such a comment you'd like to think they'd would be pretty happy with wherever that came from. Whether or not CH worked with Pritchard isn't quite in the same ballpark.

But if you can not get basic facts right, why would you trust a paper over anything else?

 

[JBizzle]

Agreeing terms is agreeing terms. Like I've said all is fine when you haven't agreed terms but shows the sort of person you're dealing with if he's happy to agree to sign and then change his mind as he might got more money. I appreciate there is no honour in football but this doesn't seem to fit with the way the club is run or the people we want around it nowadays.

To be fair, if my company offered me a new job, I accepted but didn't sign and then someone offered me the same job but for double the money, I'm not sure I'd turn it down.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Jesus I thought some Southampton fans were patronising. I'd be interested in that survey of football writers and which teams they want to 'disappear'. My lot AFCB might be 'too small' for the PL, but what have Swansea done wrong?

Norwich are a level above Brighton, and always have been.

I think the irony that NAN was going for went totally right over your head didnt it?!? NAN is the last person to belittle teams who've hit the big time.

As for Norwich... historically yes but stadium size, fan base? It's all relative.