What do BHA save, by selling El-Abd before his testimonial?

[desprateseagull]

Just shy of 20 years at the club..? At ANY club.

 

[Titanic]

Oh. I hadn't thought of it like that. Probably Paul Barber's work?

 

[shaolinpunk]

Yep, that's why he was sold. FFP.

 

[Icy Gull]

He didn't have to go did he? Wants to play and has a nice new long term contract. I wouldn't have expected a player like El Abd to settle for being at best a bench player barring injuries to the first choice just so he could have a testimonial.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Just shy of 20 years at the club..? At ANY club.

You do realise that a club can't just sell a contracted player, without their agreement?

 

[Gullys Cats]

He will still get it!

 

[Icy Gull]

Testimonials are never that well attended these days anyway, especially Brighton ones. I may be wrong but I thought they were to give a player who was packing the game in a final payday in the era of lower paid player, especially in the lower divisions. Bit of an anachronism now given player wages.

 

[vegster]

I'm sure Adam considered this when he asked to be allowed to leave.

 

[somerset]

He didn't have to go did he? Wants to play and has a nice new long term contract. I wouldn't have expected a player like El Abd to settle for being at best a bench player barring injuries to the first choice just so he could have a testimonial.

Exactly, we didnt force him out, we wanted him to stay,... he chose to go to a lower league club, a struggling one at that.

 

[Diego Napier]

Just shy of 20 years at the club..? At ANY club.

Epic thread fail.

 

[severnside gull]

Had to check that the thread starter wasn't ReturnoftheRev mischief making

 

[dougdeep]

Testimonials are never that well attended these days anyway, especially Brighton ones.

Last one I attended was for Joe Kinnear.

 

[Notters]

I thought testimonials were usually for ten years?!

 

[midnight_rendezvous]

Went to the FDM's testimonial and he was only the pitch for about 15-20 minutes. Wasn't best pleased.

 

[carlzeiss]

He chose to go for a better opportunity of first time action and all credit to him for that .

 

[Danny-Boy]

Testimonials are never that well attended these days anyway, especially Brighton ones. I may be wrong but I thought they were to give a player who was packing the game in a final payday in the era of lower paid player, especially in the lower divisions. Bit of an anachronism now given player wages.

This. The last one I went to was Dougie Freedman's at Selhurst, he only played half the game. And it finished 0-0.

 

[MattBackHome]

Desperate? Sounds about right.