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Dunk - Refusing to play?
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glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
guessing
stabs in the dark
phishing
Oh I
forgot
Chinese whispers
my mate told me
my second cousin's mate told his sister and her boyfriend told..............
Mum heard it on a bus
my Granddads barman heard it in the bogs
stabs in the dark
phishing
Oh I
forgot
Chinese whispers
my mate told me
my second cousin's mate told his sister and her boyfriend told..............
Mum heard it on a bus
my Granddads barman heard it in the bogs
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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If he doesn't start tonight then he's off.
This is why the transfer window ending so late is so sh1t. If it ended on 31 July he'd leave with his head held high a class act, however with all the speculation and bollocks surrounding him he'll probably go under a cloud.
I can deal with the loss of players - all part of football - but what is bollocks is how players who we loved - like Buckley, Bridcutt and now seemingly Dunk - are forever tainted because of transfer window brinkmanship bollocks. It HAS to change.
This is why the transfer window ending so late is so sh1t. If it ended on 31 July he'd leave with his head held high a class act, however with all the speculation and bollocks surrounding him he'll probably go under a cloud.
I can deal with the loss of players - all part of football - but what is bollocks is how players who we loved - like Buckley, Bridcutt and now seemingly Dunk - are forever tainted because of transfer window brinkmanship bollocks. It HAS to change.
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Hove Seagull
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You're going to put logic ahead of someone on NSC's friend who works with someone who is friends with one of the players who said Dunk refused to play?
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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If the money was equal I bet the club wouldn't have a problem selling Dunk to Newcastle but I'm sure they're seething the interested party is Fulham.
The Board will know if fans see us selling our best players to other Championship clubs it tells the rest of the football world we're small fry. The other point is selling good players to other clubs in the Championship has gone badly for us - Glenn Murray, Ashley Barnes. Under these circumstances there's no way the parting of the ways will be amicable.
The Board will know if fans see us selling our best players to other Championship clubs it tells the rest of the football world we're small fry. The other point is selling good players to other clubs in the Championship has gone badly for us - Glenn Murray, Ashley Barnes. Under these circumstances there's no way the parting of the ways will be amicable.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
*sigh*
See this is why I don't generally bother passing on what I hear, and wouldn't have bothered this time either if I hadn't seen that someone had posted what I'd heard too.
Okey doke. I'm sure Lewis was really busting a gut to play on Tuesday and Saturday, and will either be playing tonight, or sitting somewhere in his Range Rover, devastated at not being involved. I'll pipe down in future.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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This is like your girlfriend dumping you but still living in your flat for a couple of weeks until she can move in with her new rich boyfriend, who's currently on holiday with his mates.
Careful you don't take the forum too seriously Easy.
symyjym
Banned
Nothing like it. I do hate this analogy about players.
BensGrandad
New member
Can anybody say where LD is at the moment be it in a hotel in Huddersfield or in Sussex. IMHO he will replace Greer at some time this evening but we shall all know in about 3-4 hours. Thats not to say he will leave us or not but I do not believe it will be to Fulham.
Pavilionaire
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What do you think happened with Bridcutt then? A tearful goodbye at the airport, promises that we'll still remain good friends, it's not you, it's me, etc etc
nwgull
Well-known member
I agree; it's a crap analogy. If would be amazing if you could get transfer fees for your girlfriends though.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Normally I agree with you but we did not sell Murray
BensGrandad
New member
After his poor display last night against Liverpool is the writing on the wall for Elphick and perhaps we should coinsider a bid to bring him back if Dunk goes.
TottonSeagull
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It would seem clear to me that we wouldn't have signed Uwe if either Dunk or Greer weren't going anywhere! Greer is certainly not going anywhere and I can't see him being dropped, therefore it looks clear to me that, especially after Saturday, Dunk is off. His head has probably be turned by a lot more money and who could blame him if that's the case. Some posters seem to think the players have the same loyalty to the club as us fans but they don't! Playing football is there job and therefore they will go wherever for higher wages (as would most of us).
Pavilionaire
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Fair enough, my bad. The point was more about our best players going to other strong teams in our division, rather than the money. You'd almost take less money to sell to a Prem club that have the risk of selling to a Championship club and it biting you on the arse.
nwgull
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Selling Barnes, with only 4-5 months left on his contract, didn't exactly come back to haunt us either. Ulloa and Lingard were probably a better combo than Barnes and Ulloa.
Albumen
Don't wait for me!
If Murphy replaces Solly in the starting lineup tonight, I look forward to the 'Solly March - Refusing to play?' thread.