Shaun Williams?

[Footsoldier]

Sorry my original post may have been misleading. I meant that I agreed with you in terms of what you said about the contracts offered.

The contracts are a shambles. I'm not here to pick a fight but find it really frustrating and just airing my views.

 

[Medwayseagull]

I am happy and will be better if we get Arsenal away which could net us £1m towards our fighting funds. I know I may come across as pissed off but it get's bloody frustrating when all you hear and read is our players being linked with this and that club.

You don't come across as pissed off - just pissed !

 

[fleet]

WA doesn't rate him - too slow to play centre back. I feel a bit better now.

 

[Footsoldier]

You don't come across as pissed off - just pissed !

I will be later after our win today and gouge on a lovely Curry.

 

[British Bulldog]

Looks like he's going to Millwall

SkyBet Championship ‏@Transfer_News24 4m
Millwall are close to signing MK Dons midfielder Shaun Williams. #millwallfc #mkdons

 

[BensGrandad]

The contracts are a shambles. I'm not here to pick a fight but find it really frustrating and just airing my views.

How do you know who earns what and what their contract entails.?
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[Icy Gull]

Looks like he's going to Millwall

SkyBet Championship ‏@Transfer_News24 4m
Millwall are close to signing MK Dons midfielder Shaun Williams. #millwallfc #mkdons

He is, it's in the online Argus now.

 

[B.W.]

2nd disappointment in trying to get players in. Grabban looked good today too.

I just don't get it. We were up against B'muff. Lost out. Then Millwall, looks like we've lost out again.

We are 2 points off the playoffs with a game in hand. Best ground, biggest attendances in Championship. One of Europe's top training complexes opens in June. OK, there are other good reasons why players may choose to go elsewhere, but something appears to be wrong with our club's player acquisition strategy or implementation of same.

Bournemouth 16th, going nowhere. Millwall 21st and one point above relegation zone. No, something is very wrong.

 

[British Bulldog]

He is, it's in the online Argus now.

Looks like I was a bit late with the news, Ah well onwards and upwards I'm still confident we'll sign some players.

 

[BensGrandad]

2nd disappointment in trying to get players in. Grabban looked good today too.

I just don't get it. We were up against B'muff. Lost out. Then Millwall, looks like we've lost out again.

We are 2 points off the playoffs with a game in hand. Best ground, biggest attendances in Championship. One of Europe's top training complexes opens in June. OK, there are other good reasons why players may choose to go elsewhere, but something appears to be wrong with our club's player acquisition strategy or implementation of same.

Bournemouth 16th, going nowhere. Millwall 21st and one point above relegation zone. No, something is very wrong.

1 simple answer we cannot guarantee signings will be first choice and play every game clubs like Millwall and AFC Bournemouth can virtually.

 

[ewe2]

.....Sorry ,but IMO neither of these "Near Misses "would have made a real difference to the squad.

 

[glasfryn]

2nd disappointment in trying to get players in. Grabban looked good today too.

I just don't get it. We were up against B'muff. Lost out. Then Millwall, looks like we've lost out again.

We are 2 points off the playoffs with a game in hand. Best ground, biggest attendances in Championship. One of Europe's top training complexes opens in June. OK, there are other good reasons why players may choose to go elsewhere, but something appears to be wrong with our club's player acquisition strategy or implementation of same.

Bournemouth 16th, going nowhere. Millwall 21st and one point above relegation zone. No, something is very wrong.

REALLY YOU THINK SO
IMO he was running around like a headless chicken, you can count the shots he had on one hand all off target I'll give you a few good crosses
1.1 m no thanks I think we had a close shave ........muff can keep him
maybe we should have kept Barnes I watched the game against Arsenal on player .........not a great comparison I know but he was head and shoulders over Grabban
MAYBE WE DON'T NEED TO SIGN ANYONE
just a thought

 

[Greavsey]

1 simple answer we cannot guarantee signings will be first choice and play every game clubs like Millwall and AFC Bournemouth can virtually.

Spot on! He was coming as back up to replace El-Abd. In my opinion we need to be looking for a first choice pacey centre half.

 

[kevtherev]

Our contracts are a disgrace. Lua Lua, Pig, Upson are out of contract in the summer and you think they'll stay if other clubs come sniffing. We offer players contracts that when they get into their last season they don't sign an extension. If Pig, Upson, Lua Lua don't sign and leave for nothing how much will it cost us to replace them?

We're starting to drift and it'll get worse and the season tickets will drop at this rate if we can't even sign division one players.

We can't offer Pig a contract atm, as we don't know what div we will be in. Because if we are still in the championship, he will be not be offered a new deal( well not one that he will sign anyway)...Surely people still don't think he came here from Man Utd for 10k a week do theyAs for everyone else it doesn't make any sense to offer anything, until you know what division you will be playing in.

 

[fosters headband]

.....Sorry ,but IMO neither of these "Near Misses "would have made a real difference to the squad.

If neither of these near misses are not good enough for now or the Prem, should we make it. (which I very much doubt ) Why has our Mr Burke made them our top targets?

 

[The Wizard]

Chose Millwall over us, unreal. Oh well, maybe he was guaranteed football there.

 

[Willy Dangle]

He's poop anyway.

 

[Footsoldier]

We can't offer Pig a contract atm, as we don't know what div we will be in. Because if we are still in the championship, he will be not be offered a new deal( well not one that he will sign anyway)...Surely people still don't think he came here from Man Utd for 10k a week do theyAs for everyone else it doesn't make any sense to offer anything, until you know what division you will be playing in.

So we'll offer Casper a 3 year contract in the summer and big pete will be the number 1. Great, can't wait till next season

 

[Billy the Fish]

1 simple answer we cannot guarantee signings will be first choice and play every game clubs like Millwall and AFC Bournemouth can virtually.

I'd go along with that. Also, even though we're a marginally better club than the others quoted in terms of ground and attendances we're not streets ahead of them. We are not some kind of Man Utd of the South and if we're offering similar wages BHAFC isn't the obvious choice some on here think it is.

If neither of these near misses are not good enough for now or the Prem, should we make it. (which I very much doubt ) Why has our Mr Burke made them our top targets?

There's not as much available in Jan so transfer fees are higher and players want higher wages to move mid season. I don't think we're desperate enough to pay over the odds for players and the ones we can afford we can't guanentee them 1st team football. This is why clubs don't like doing business in January. Anything we waste now in terms of wages or transfer fees will affect what we can do in the summer, when the market is much more open.

The only mistake we've made is letting Barnes and El Abd go IMHO.

 

[Meade's Ball]

Shame. More players will become available the nearer to the window's end we get, but that tends to be the time of panic-buys and taking ones pickings from a lengthy list of the unwanted. Less attractive and more of a gamble than those we'd worked an age on to snag.
You have to wonder as to who our main persuader is in negotiations and how they keep losing out to others with perhaps a greater gift of the gab. Williams may know Harford, but that doesn't mean we're unable to make ourselves a truly attractive enough proposition to get in the way of a professional's friendship.
Hope someone else we want suddenly has an agreeable price and we convince them to jump on the GarciairBus and enjoy the ride soon.