[Albion] James Wilson

[Albion Robster]

One of the laziest players I've had the misfortune to watch

More than Chuba Akpom?

 

[BensGrandad]

If as suggested he is on £5k per week at Aberdeen would an offer of £10k per week be out of the question this means on 12 months contract we would speculate about
£500k and what can you buy for that?

 

[LamieRobertson]

He certainly did..... but I'm not sure Wilson was any worse in his stint with us. If I recall, he started well and then the virus seemed to knock him for 6, and even near the end of the season he only showed glimpses of the earlier promise.

That’s how I remember it...still some like to put the boot in

 

[Sussexscots]

If as suggested he is on £5k per week at Aberdeen would an offer of £10k per week be out of the question this means on 12 months contract we would speculate about
£500k and what can you buy for that?

As I understood it, Man United were still covering a significant proportion of his £20/30K per week salary.

There's a player in there, but Warren Joyce (former Man United reserves manager) went on record as saying that almost as soon as Wilson secured a lucrative contract he stopped putting the work in that got him there in the first place.

He's been at Aberdeen for a season and a half, played only around 23 games. McInnes has preferred Cosgrove, a player they picked up from Carlisle for a reported fee of £40,000 to Wilson.

Simply don't think he's what we need.

 

[Icy Gull]

That’s how I remember it...still some like to put the boot in

Wish he’d put it in a bit more often for us

 

[LamieRobertson]

Wish he’d put it in a bit more often for us

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[FatSuperman]

As I understood it, Man United were still covering a significant proportion of his £20/30K per week salary.

I think what BG means is that if Wilson is planning to sign for Aberdeen on a permanent basis, for £3-£5k per week, then would an offer a bit north of that be worth a shot? I’m surprised nobody else would take a chance on him, given he’s on a free.

Imagine being Wilson and having to take a 90% pay cut, possibly because he was too lazy to work harder.

 

[BensGrandad]

I think what BG means is that if Wilson is planning to sign for Aberdeen on a permanent basis, for £3-£5k per week, then would an offer a bit north of that be worth a shot? I’m surprised nobody else would take a chance on him, given he’s on a free.

Imagine being Wilson and having to take a 90% pay cut, possibly because he was too lazy to work harder.

That is exactly the point if it didnt work out no great expense BUT he may look at it as a last chance saloon and adjust accordingly.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Wish he’d put it in a bit more often for us

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[spence]

Did a decent job for us on an interim basis, shame he has had injury problems. Hope he finds a new club.

That i don't agree with. Wasted talent

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

I liked him. It appeared the illness hit him really hard. But there was a player in there. Not sure I'd be taking him back now though.

 

[Triggaaar]

That is exactly the point if it didnt work out no great expense

It is an expense though, because firstly he'd be taking up one of 25 slots, and secondly any time he's on the pitch he'd be taking the place of someone who's likely to do better. If we were in the Championship, I'd be ok with the idea. It would still involve the club meeting up with him and asking why he thinks his career hasn't gone as he'd have liked, to see if he knows he's been to lazy, and if he wants to do something about it.

BUT he may look at it as a last chance saloon and adjust accordingly.

He's young enough that he'll still get more chances. There's no sign that he's finished with being shit yet. It's a gamble I wouldn't want to take.

 

[seagull_special]

He will probably end up rattling around the lower leagues with managers signing him in the forlorn hope that he can can rediscover that spark that made him such a prospect. Sad to see a talent wasted but it is a familiar story in football.

 

[PoG]

One of the laziest players I've had the misfortune to watch

I thought that was big jurgs?

 

[Icy Gull]

I thought that was big jurgs?

Bloody hell can you imagine how JW would have taken to being asked to play back up full back

 

[BensGrandad]

It is an expense though, because firstly he'd be taking up one of 25 slots, and secondly any time he's on the pitch he'd be taking the place of someone who's likely to do better. If we were in the Championship, I'd be ok with the idea. It would still involve the club meeting up with him and asking why he thinks his career hasn't gone as he'd have liked, to see if he knows he's been to lazy, and if he wants to do something about it.
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Didnt consider the 25 man named squad as we only named 23 last season.