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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,987
    ackworth
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,665
    That ashton kid has been with us since last season
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    edited July 2012

    playing Devil's Advocate for once, I do have a little sympathy for Clarke. Just Imagine if you were him - 6 months ago he signs for the League leaderds in League 1 and expects to be playing in the Championship the following season - instead he hardly gets a game & then when the squad is assembled for pre-season he is frozen out - he doesn't go with the rest of his team mates to Spain but is left at home. Doesn't get to plau any proper pre-season games (which he needs to get match fit) and ends up playing with a bunch of kids & trialists at the training ground. Don't forget he is a seasoned pro and not some stroppy kid - perhaps he needs to be traeted like an adult, because I know if I was in his shoes I wouldn't ne too happy either.

    So he's not happy Golfie....my guess is, is that's exactly what 'someone' who made the final decision not to take him on the tour will be hoping.
    Only a guess of course, but it does seem that way doesn't it.

  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,957
    Personally, I don't feel much sympathy for Clarke.

    He had a fabulous opportunity to join the League leaders and really become part of something special.


    Others had the same chance and put their heart and soul into it - Danny Haynes for example, joined around the same time.

    We know it's not the club and the player cameraderie that is wrong.
    So it must be Clarke.

    Go, son. You've spurned your chance.

  • Stebo
    Stebo Posts: 790
    Hines is going to colchester - i have nothing to base this on, other than a feeling in my gut. plus him and sears where a good partnership back in their west ham's u18 days, so it would make sense to link them up again.

  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,001
    Oggy Red said:

    Personally, I don't feel much sympathy for Clarke.

    He had a fabulous opportunity to join the League leaders and really become part of something special.


    Others had the same chance and put their heart and soul into it - Danny Haynes for example, joined around the same time.

    We know it's not the club and the player cameraderie that is wrong.
    So it must be Clarke.

    Go, son. You've spurned your chance.

    I tend to agree with this. It's not as though this is the first club he has had apparent difficulty settling at is it? Once could be bad luck, but consistently falling out with every single club you go to does not look good.
  • OhEddieYouds
    OhEddieYouds Posts: 744
    edited July 2012
    Best make this thread members only or we'll never get rid of him if other clubs read these endorsements!
  • Norfolk_Addick
    Norfolk_Addick Posts: 2,289
    Or use a Leon Clarke thread.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,155
    michael turner going to norwich
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,587

    michael turner going to norwich

    good signing for them, good move for him. Good luck to him too.

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  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,315
    edited July 2012
    L'Pool have had a 10mill + Shelvey on loan bid for Allen turned down by Swansea
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Surprised
  • DeeBee
    DeeBee Posts: 1,033
    Latest from FR:
    25 Jul 2012 12:09:07
    Charlton set to finalise deals for Sam Vokes and Zavon Hines this week. Leon Clarke will sign for Oldham for £75k. Paul Hayes is going to Scunthorpe for £120k.

    Not ridiculous but fully expect none of the above to happen.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    This would make me happy, and it somehow seems believable.
  • smiffyboy
    smiffyboy Posts: 4,314
    What's happened to baldock all gone quiet
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,587
    DeeBee said:

    Latest from FR:
    25 Jul 2012 12:09:07
    Charlton set to finalise deals for Sam Vokes and Zavon Hines this week. Leon Clarke will sign for Oldham for £75k. Paul Hayes is going to Scunthorpe for £120k.

    Not ridiculous but fully expect none of the above to happen.

    can see all this except Hines

  • Stebo
    Stebo Posts: 790
    smiffyboy said:

    What's happened to baldock all gone quiet

    it seems he's determined to stay at west ham and fight for a place.

    good luck with that.
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    Stebo said:

    smiffyboy said:

    What's happened to baldock all gone quiet

    it seems he's determined to stay at west ham and fight for a place.

    good luck with that.

    I'm sure he also doesn't want to take such a big pay cut too.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    smiffyboy said:

    What's happened to baldock all gone quiet

    We can't afford him?
  • Stebo
    Stebo Posts: 790
    mart77 said:

    Stebo said:

    smiffyboy said:

    What's happened to baldock all gone quiet

    it seems he's determined to stay at west ham and fight for a place.

    good luck with that.

    I'm sure he also doesn't want to take such a big pay cut too.
    yeah and there's that.
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  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Stebo said:

    smiffyboy said:

    What's happened to baldock all gone quiet

    it seems he's determined to stay at west ham and fight for a place.

    good luck with that.
    Especially if Andy Carroll is about to join them

  • Rob62
    Rob62 Posts: 1,200
    These things take time. We will just have to wait and see.
  • Southbank
    Southbank Posts: 5,255
    The receiver for Portsmouth was on the radio this morning saying that part of their problem was average players earning 15,000 per week. You can see why we may be having trouble recruiting at present.
  • Bubble
    Bubble Posts: 1,541
    WHU bidding 18m for Carroll
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,345
    The teams still getting parachute payments can obviously pay better wages.
    It is not a level playing field in the championship.
  • Addickted4life
    Addickted4life Posts: 7,467
    edited July 2012
    I'm so bored SCP could sign anyone at the moment and I'd be happy.
  • Essex_Al
    Essex_Al Posts: 3,583

    DeeBee said:

    Latest from FR:
    25 Jul 2012 12:09:07
    Charlton set to finalise deals for Sam Vokes and Zavon Hines this week. Leon Clarke will sign for Oldham for £75k. Paul Hayes is going to Scunthorpe for £120k.

    Not ridiculous but fully expect none of the above to happen.

    can see all this except Hines

    Latest on PH is that he has had an offer from abroad, nowhere near leaving yet though!

  • gilbertfilbert
    gilbertfilbert Posts: 2,282
    I really wouldn't mind Hayes staying as backup to Big Yann.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,783

    I'm so bored SCP could sign anyone at the moment and I'd be happy.

    Including a two year extension for Clarke?
  • WSS said:

    smiffyboy said:

    What's happened to baldock all gone quiet

    We can't afford him?

    Whoosh

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