Dale Stephens signs 4 year contract

[dazzer6666]

http://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16227

hahahahaha

"Love him, would be a good signing, yes from me"...etc etc etc

DS signs new 4 year deal.......

"Not good enough, not all that, better players out there, didn't want him anyway" etc etc

**** off Burnley

 

[samtheseagull]

Good to have our 3 best players on long contracts now (Knocky, Dunk and Stephens). Also good to have players like Duffy, March, Kayal ect on long term deals as well.

 

[Weststander]

Stephens staying is great news. Really wondered whether we made the right decision in the summer to keep hold of him but he committed fully to the promotion battle and we've returned that with a four year deal, Premier League football and presumably a decent pay rise. Everyone wins (except Burnley).

"Decent". What do you reckon, a £2m signing on fee payable over time, with a wage rise from £15,000 to £40,000 per week?

The fee is a fraction of the cost of getting a replacement in.

 

[samtheseagull]

"Decent". What do you reckon, a £2m signing on fee payable over time, with a wage rise from £15,000 to £40,000 per week?

The fee is a fraction of the cost of getting a replacement in.

He wont be on 40k a week

 

[saafend_seagull]

He wont be on 40k a week

Based on? We had players on £20k a year three years ago.

I'd say he's getting around £35k ish.

 

[Bigtomfu]

Dale & Macauley Stephens.
Blimey anyone would think their parents wanted them bullied.

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No wonder they moved down south and stayed, anyone suggesting he was gagging for a move back north on that basis alone was chuffing idiot.

 

[Weststander]

He wont be on 40k a week

What do you reckon then?

 

[samtheseagull]

Based on? We had players on £20k a year three years ago.

I'd say he's getting around £35k ish.

Isn't Dunk on 22k? wouldn't of thought Stephens would be on much more than 30k but I don't suppose we will ever know.

 

[Wardy's twin]

Brilliant news - now Stockers

 

[Weststander]

Isn't Dunk on 22k? wouldn't of thought Stephens would be on much more than 30k but I don't suppose we will ever know.

Dunk, AK's and Stockdale's Championship wage levels will surely be surpassed for DS by some margin. The club's annual income is about to rise from £25m to £130m.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

http://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16227

Strange logic in this one:

Wanted to leave after our interest, refused to sign a new deal and now after they've reached promotion commits to four years. Not the sort of character I'd want based on that.

How about: "Wanted to leave after Burnley's interest, refused to sign a new deal, but knuckled down and utterly professionally played a major part in gaining promotion and after they've reached promotion commits to four years. Exactly the sort of character I'd want based on that".

I can understand them being a bit miffed, but.....

 

[Weststander]

No wonder they moved down south and stayed, anyone suggesting he was gagging for a move back north on that basis alone was chuffing idiot.

That made DS the fighter. A M'boro player is still screaming in agony a year on.

 

[bhanutz]

Strange logic in this one:

Wanted to leave after our interest, refused to sign a new deal and now after they've reached promotion commits to four years. Not the sort of character I'd want based on that.

How about: "Wanted to leave after Burnley's interest, refused to sign a new deal, but knuckled down and utterly professionally played a major part in gaining promotion and after they've reached promotion commits to four years. Exactly the sort of character I'd want based on that".

I can understand them being a bit miffed, but.....

They are just bitter knowing we are a bigger club than them!

 

[Weststander]

Strange logic in this one:

Wanted to leave after our interest, refused to sign a new deal and now after they've reached promotion commits to four years. Not the sort of character I'd want based on that.

How about: "Wanted to leave after Burnley's interest, refused to sign a new deal, but knuckled down and utterly professionally played a major part in gaining promotion and after they've reached promotion commits to four years. Exactly the sort of character I'd want based on that".

I can understand them being a bit miffed, but.....

Bang goes their nice little tree transfer.

Whilst the vultures circle for Keane and Heaton.

 

[BrianWade4]

Ramierez, Winter is coming.

And it's cold, dark and lonely.

#****

 

[lancyclaret]

Fair play and well done to you for persuading him to stay.

I am a little surprised but suspect he must be on a VERY lucrative new deal. He could have probably got a £5 million-plus signing-on deal with Burnley (we were willing to pay £7 million) or another club.

When he slapped in a transfer request last August, perphaps DS wasn't 100% confident you would get promoted?

Would his new 4-year deal contain a release clause?

 

[Soulman]

Fair play and well done to you for persuading him to stay.

I am a little surprised but suspect he must be on a VERY lucrative new deal. He could have probably got a £5 million-plus signing-on deal with Burnley (we were willing to pay £7 million) or another club.

When he slapped in a transfer request last August, perphaps DS wasn't 100% confident you would get promoted?

Would his new 4-year deal contain a release clause?

His family like it down here, a walk along the prom, the sea air in his nostrils and the Amex and training ground were too bigger loss.

 

[The Large One]

Fair play and well done to you for persuading him to stay.

I am a little surprised but suspect he must be on a VERY lucrative new deal. He could have probably got a £5 million-plus signing-on deal with Burnley (we were willing to pay £7 million) or another club.

When he slapped in a transfer request last August, perphaps DS wasn't 100% confident you would get promoted?

No-one was. How could anyone be '100% confident'?

Burnley were offering the possibility of PL football immediately, Brighton told him to stay and honour his contract. Instead, Burnley coughed up more for a different player, which shows they weren't totally serious about Stephens.

 

[Withdean11]

Now just to sign someone like Cairney/Will Hughes to play with him and Kayal please!

 

[The Large One]

"Decent". What do you reckon, a £2m signing on fee payable over time, with a wage rise from £15,000 to £40,000 per week?

The fee is a fraction of the cost of getting a replacement in.

He wont be on 40k a week

Based on? We had players on £20k a year three years ago.

I'd say he's getting around £35k ish.

Isn't Dunk on 22k? wouldn't of thought Stephens would be on much more than 30k but I don't suppose we will ever know.

No. No-one will, unless that given player shoots his mouth off about his salary.

'I heard that...' (a common statement) is a pretty lame consideration to base one's knowledge of a situation.