[Football] Chris O'Grady on the move again

[GT49er]

I never tend to feel TOO sorry for millionaire footballers though. Especially ones who have made their money while not actually being very good at playing football.

As I said, fair play to him, but he really has lucked out in his career compared to some.

Exactly. Financially he'll have done OK -probably earns a lot more than most of us do! Just in those two years he was contracted to us, say he was on ten grand a week (a fair guess for a championship striker's wages?) that's a million quid (less tax, obviously). Still more than I'll earn in a lifetime!

 

[LlcoolJ]

Exactly. Financially he'll have done OK -probably earns a lot more than most of us do! Just in those two years he was contracted to us, say he was on ten grand a week (a fair guess for a championship striker's wages?) that's a million quid (less tax, obviously). Still more than I'll earn in a lifetime!

Yeah he was on £500k. Think it was 3 years wasn't it? I know that when we narrowly missed out on promotion he was gutted because he'd have doubled his money for the final year despite being out on loan!

 

[British Bulldog]

I saw Chris O'Grady score against Arsenal in front of the North Stand, That makes him a good striker in my eyes.

 

[Stat Brother]

Yeah he was on £500k. Think it was 3 years wasn't it? I know that when we narrowly missed out on promotion he was gutted because he'd have doubled his money for the final year despite being out on loan!

He'd have got his promotion bonus though.

 

[GT49er]

Yeah he was on £500k. Think it was 3 years wasn't it? I know that when we narrowly missed out on promotion he was gutted because he'd have doubled his money for the final year despite being out on loan!

He had a three year contract, but we sold him on after two - I'm sure he'd have got a bit of compensation for that third year though!

 

[LlcoolJ]

He'd have got his promotion bonus though. [emoji106]

I'm confused. [emoji848]

 

[Stat Brother]

I'm confused. [emoji848]

Didn't his contract with the Albion finally end 12 months ago?

If not my apologies for my wrongness.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Didn't his contract with the Albion finally end 12 months ago?

If not my apologies for my wrongness.

Not sure but I think we'd got him off the books before promotion. He would have copped for £1m in our final Championship season if we'd beaten Boro and been in the PL though. That's all I know for FACT. [emoji23]

 

[BensGrandad]

COG is a modern day version of Fred Binney a player with limited ability but able to play at and be a success and have a good career with lower league teams.

 

[jasetheace]

He wasn't quite up to standard but that Summer/first part of the season was so horrible. The football we were playing was MUCKY. Can't believe that was only 4 years ago. Ulloa leaving was just huge for that team.

Some stats to make you go cold.

Kemy Agustein played some minutes
Sam Baldock 22 games 4 goals
O Grady played 33 times (3 goals)
CMS 34 games 3 goals
Leon Best 13 games 0 goals
JFC got 33 games
Danny Holla 27 games
Gardner 20 games - 700 shots
Rohan in 38 games (OH MY GOD)
Greg Halford 20 games
Lewis Dunk was our top scorer.

Uh. I feel dirty.

NASA complaining of increased debris in space

 

[BN9 BHA]

COG is a modern day version of Fred Binney a player with limited ability but able to play at and be a success and have a good career with lower league teams.

Fred Binney was a far better striker and scored more goals than O'Grady has.

 

[Mr Banana]

This made me laugh at the time, although (assuming he wasn't a charlatan) O'Grady seemed a nice bloke and appeared to have exorcised some serious demons with that goal at Brentford: https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/2017/june-2017/20170630-caldwell-delighted-to-land-ogrady/

Spireites blew most of their budget on him and Caldwell talked about him in terms you'd normally reserve for a prime George Weah. They were relegated that season.

 

[Juan Albion]

He was good at Barnsley, though. He had stats there that definitely justified us buying him.

 

[theboybilly]

He wasn't quite up to standard but that Summer/first part of the season was so horrible. The football we were playing was MUCKY. Can't believe that was only 4 years ago. Ulloa leaving was just huge for that team.

Some stats to make you go cold.

Kemy Agustein played some minutes
Sam Baldock 22 games 4 goals
O Grady played 33 times (3 goals)
CMS 34 games 3 goals
Leon Best 13 games 0 goals
JFC got 33 games
Danny Holla 27 games
Gardner 20 games - 700 shots
Rohan in 38 games (OH MY GOD)
Greg Halford 20 games
Lewis Dunk was our top scorer.

Uh. I feel dirty.

What about Fenelon, Chicksen and Toko? Blimey...I remember thinking we had turned things around after winning 2 games in succession in September

 

[BensGrandad]

Fred Binney was a far better striker and scored more goals than O'Grady has.

I agree but was just using him as a an example of the type of player COG is being a lower league striker.

 

[GT49er]

Fred Binney was a far better striker and scored more goals than O'Grady has.

Absolutely! If O'Grady had scored as often as Binney, we should have kept him!

 

[Rogero]

He has scored ,wow. Who sold him?

 

[macbeth]

Scored a Hat Trick today vs Bury
https://twitter.com/OfficialOAFC/status/1073976002441871361

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

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[banjo]

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