Marcos Painter rejects a two year deal

[Brighton Breezy]

At the Albion. Not enough CASH.

Club hopeful of sorting it.

 

[Icy Gull]

So putting to bed the NSC conviction that everyone we want will be gagging to play for Gus and at Falmer

 

[backson]

I'm guessing this is not at all related to Poyet warning players and agents in the Argus yesterday, that we won't be paying silly money.

 

[dougdeep]

Allegedly.

 

[sir danny cullip]

Given this is likely to be our first signing the club will probably play hard ball to ensure agents don't start spreading rumors about us offering £££.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

allegedly.

factually.

 

[Ding Dong !]

Oh dear, doesn't bode well. He is one player I'd want the club to ensure we have here next year and beyond.

Come on Marcos everyone here wants you !

 

[Brighton Breezy]

I think the above posters are right. Probably the club playing hardball a bit to put a marker down to agents etc.

Hopefully he will sign. I'd be surprised if many players these days signed the first deal put to them.

 

[Ding Dong !]

At the Albion. Not enough CASH.

Club hopeful of sorting it.

So if the cash is right will he want to join on a permanent or is he likely to be holding out for other offers, say from the Championship ?

 

[sir danny cullip]

He might be waiting to see what offers (if any) come from the championship/promoted league 1 clubs as it's quite early for us to be doing summer business.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

The thing is if we bow down to the demands of this agent it will put additional pressure on every other single deal done this Summer. I'm glad that Gus/Bloom are playing hard ball and if that means we lose out on a couple of players who have ideas above their station then so be it.

 

[Danny-Boy]

I think the above posters are right. Probably the club playing hardball a bit to put a marker down to agents etc.

Hopefully he will sign. I'd be surprised if many players these days signed the first deal put to them.

I admire Albion for taking this stance, like you did with Fozzy. The only problem is the "Orange One" went down this road a few years ago - very publicly - and look what happened to HIM...

 

[severnside gull]

hope we can work out a deal

 

[lighthouse]

The thing is if we bow down to the demands of this agent it will put additional pressure on every other single deal done this Summer. I'm glad that Gus/Bloom are playing hard ball and if that means we lose out on a couple of players who have ideas above their station then so be it.

Spot on. As much as I want to Painter in our starting line up in August, we must not overpay. I still think Jim McNulty can/will do a tremendous job for us, so we don't need to go overboard for Marcos.

 

[Simon Morgan]

Bit of a disaster if he doesn't sign IMO

 

[public school boy]

Bit of a disaster if he doesn't sign IMO

There are others. If he does not sign so be it

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Bit of a disaster if he doesn't sign IMO

Not really, there'll be others. We have Super Jim McNulty, its more important that we dont pay more for players then what they are worth, we dont want to be Portsmouth. No one wants to be Portsmouth.

 

[Simon Morgan]

He is better than McNulty by quite a margin IMO. Ok maybe not a disaster but a major pain in the arse

 

[HP Seagull]

Not really, there'll be others. We have Super Jim McNulty, its more important that we dont pay more for players then what they are worth, we dont want to be Portsmouth. No one wants to be Portsmouth.

Painter is FAR better than McNulty. I don't think it will be a disaster if he doesn't sign, but it won't be far from it!

 

[porkypie]

Thats not good news!