Stephen Ward aka The Scarlet Pimpernel

[Driver8]

Who in their right mind, if we are all honest, would take £3k less a week. Shame as I know for a fact his wife and him loved it down here but money talks and we are cautious to the extreme with the green.

We agreed to match his Wolves wages according to the Argus.

 

[BensGrandad]

Lets hope his wife doesnt like Burnley area

 

[Captain Sensible]

I would think in excess of £13500 nearer £14k which over 3 yr deal would earn an extra £150k

It's the length of contract that's the issue, I suppose. Burnley may go to 20k PW but if it's got a relegation clause and only a 2 year contract Or from us 13k plus a promotion raise to 17k? We may well still get him. If I was taking over from that Burke tonight, I'd leave it a day or two, find out the Burnley offer and then if necessary go to 14.5k to gazump them. I think he's vital, and to get a player like that, we may have to stretch, but with the cash that's come in recently, we can afford it.

 

[The Birdman]

Surely the wages in the championship are good because if we went up they could have a clause in there contract for an increase so it would be an incentive if we get promoted.

 

[Prettyboyshaw]

It's the length of contract that's the issue, I suppose. Burnley may go to 20k PW but if it's got a relegation clause and only a 2 year contract Or from us 13k plus a promotion raise to 17k? We may well still get him. If I was taking over from that Burke tonight, I'd leave it a day or two, find out the Burnley offer and then if necessary go to 14.5k to gazump them. I think he's vital, and to get a player like that, we may have to stretch, but with the cash that's come in recently, we can afford it.

No chance of us over spending I'm afraid.

 

[BensGrandad]

Does this not then set a precadent

 

[Sheebo]

that was such a bizzarre sequence of events, Gus was FUMING...so glad he came back and never really went in the end, can't remember why though?

And Calde without doubt made the right choice. No way he'd be at saints now if he'd gone there & we beat them to the league title that season!

 

[Sheebo]

Who cares?

I do... I'd take him back despite not showing for medical & have been hoping we'd still get him ever since Naylor tweeted Burnley were hijacking the deal... Tbh

 

[symyjym]

I would think in excess of £13500 nearer £14k which over 3 yr deal would earn an extra £150k

Ward is they type who needs to play football and an extra grand a week to not play isn't enough. Maybe if they were offering £16-£18k it would be more tempting, but not £14k.

By the way, I'm not really bothered about him, just interested in what his choice is, because if the offer was too good to be true he would have signed by now.

 

[Simster]

I don't give a fck anymore to be honest.

 

[BensGrandad]

Ward is they type who needs to play football and an extra grand a week to not play isn't enough. Maybe if they were offering £16-£18k it would be more tempting, but not £14k.

By the way, I'm not really bothered about him, just interested in what his choice is, because if the offer was too good to be true he would have signed by now.

Conversely no reports of him signing for Burnley yet.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

F*** off is it!

Oh no it's not!

 

[Sheebo]

I don't give a fck anymore to be honest.

It is getting a bit like that - I think the Clayton saga took a lot out of us tbh

 

[SurreySeagulls]

confirmed that Ward has signed for Burnley

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Breaking news on SSN ticker; signed 3 year deal at Burnley.

 

[BensGrandad]

Time for us to move on

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

Haha
Just singed for Burnley,good luck to him.

 

[Sheebo]

Bellend for the timing if it and not turning up for medical...

Apart from that thanks for last season & can't blame him for wanting to play in the prem.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Can't blame him, time to focus on our next target

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

It is getting a bit like that - I think the Clayton saga took a lot out of us tbh

Agreed. Clayton and ward were supposed to be shoo-ins.