Parky said that Racon was 'In the dressing room afterwards' CE. Significantly, he made no mention of his whereabouts during the game. Certainly I did not say he 'stormed out' as reported by the Newsshopper. I did say Sam & I saw him head for his car just a few minutes after arriving at the ground......and he was carrying his bag. I had my grandson with me & was anxious to get in the ground as soon as the turnstiles opened so do not know if he drove away, as I stated in the report.
My hunch is he did. Parky only mentions Therry was in the dressing room 'afterwards' . If he watched the game why not say so?
Don't necessarily think that what happened with Josh Wright should be taken as any sort of indicator about Parky's management style.
It was pretty clear from Richard Murray's comments at the AGM early this year that he was going to be on his way. Whether that will ultimately prove a bad decision is another matter, but for whatever reason it was quite evident that he was going to be moving on.
[cite]Posted By: AllLeftFoot[/cite]Whether that will ultimately prove a bad decision is another matter
In the end had Josh Wright stayed he'd have been nowhere near the first team this season.
He might develop into a good Championship maybe even Premier League player in the next 2, 3 or 4 years, but he was never going to develop here with the central midfielders we have ahead of him.
[cite]Posted By: AllLeftFoot[/cite]Whether that will ultimately prove a bad decision is another matter
In the end had Josh Wright stayed he'd have been nowhere near the first team this season.
He might develop into a good Championship maybe even Premier League player in the next 2, 3 or 4 years, but he was never going to develop here with the central midfielders we have ahead of him.
We effectively swopped Josh for Matt Spring. I know some posters think he (Spring) is decent but I've watched the same matches where he's been praised and been totally unimpressed. We definitely lost out on the deal. January is likely to see the even more talented Arter join our promotion rivals, less than a year after we decided he wasn't good enough; are we really that broke we couldn't afford another £50k a year to keep him as back-up?
And if our midfield is so special, why aren't we dominating matches?
How anyone can say Semedo is better then Racon is the reason we are in the div 1..we get skillful players and ruin them but the average players get picked..
Drop Semedo back to right or left back and Racon back in the middle
[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]Do you honestly think Wright/Arter are better than Bailey/Semedo/Shelvey?
Exactly that. Our midfield isn't that good, but still one of the best in the league (how many League One sides wouldn't want Bailey or Sam in their team?) and we have plenty of competition in central midfield.
I agree there's isn't much between Wright and Spring, neither would have been regulars this season unless 2/3 of Bailey, Semedo, Racon and Shelvey left. With all of them staying (plus Sinclair working on his fitness) there really isn't room for Wright and Spring.
Wright's at the age he wants to play, not sit on our bench all season. Spring is happy to do that, which perhaps is the reason to have kept him over Wright (or Arter).
Will be interesting to see how Arter does if he signs for Swindon. Yussuff has barely played for Gillingham in this league, and some on here said we should have kept him. £50k a season is still money that can be spent elsewhere, rather than on a young midfielder that will only get frustrated at not getting many games.
[cite]Posted By: McLovin[/cite]
Racon could get in any championship team so why should he stay and play out of position.
I'm not so sure thats true,also he's had plenty of chances in center midfield and although he's not disgraced himself he hasn't been one to remember. No assists and no goals,i'm not sure with form like that he would get into any championship team
Think the next few games are vital for Racon, if he is going to stay with us after the window, reckon he needs some game time. If he continues on the bench or worse not even in the 18, Leicester or Derby will seem a much more attractive option.
I think we would be stupid to let him go, if Semedo or Bailey were to get injured then Racon would have a vital role to play and is one of our best players. Similarly to Shelvey he was one of our best players in August/September and I would not be surprised if similarly to early November, Parky has a reshuffle at some point and Racon gets another run in the side!
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Glad we came to a satisfactory conclusion ;-)
Parky said so at a meeting, I heard with my own ears = evidence.
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I think i may have seen Parky said it in a report and confused what i heard with what i read?
Dont know if he said it to covered end and dazzler as well but he didnt mention racon during the last Bromley meeting.
My hunch is he did. Parky only mentions Therry was in the dressing room 'afterwards' . If he watched the game why not say so?
It was pretty clear from Richard Murray's comments at the AGM early this year that he was going to be on his way. Whether that will ultimately prove a bad decision is another matter, but for whatever reason it was quite evident that he was going to be moving on.
He might develop into a good Championship maybe even Premier League player in the next 2, 3 or 4 years, but he was never going to develop here with the central midfielders we have ahead of him.
We effectively swopped Josh for Matt Spring. I know some posters think he (Spring) is decent but I've watched the same matches where he's been praised and been totally unimpressed. We definitely lost out on the deal. January is likely to see the even more talented Arter join our promotion rivals, less than a year after we decided he wasn't good enough; are we really that broke we couldn't afford another £50k a year to keep him as back-up?
And if our midfield is so special, why aren't we dominating matches?
As Scoham has frequently said some players need to leave to get a chance to develop over a few years.
We can't keep every player for financial and practical reasons plus its not fair on the player himself.
How anyone can say Semedo is better then Racon is the reason we are in the div 1..we get skillful players and ruin them but the average players get picked..
Drop Semedo back to right or left back and Racon back in the middle
I agree there's isn't much between Wright and Spring, neither would have been regulars this season unless 2/3 of Bailey, Semedo, Racon and Shelvey left. With all of them staying (plus Sinclair working on his fitness) there really isn't room for Wright and Spring.
Wright's at the age he wants to play, not sit on our bench all season. Spring is happy to do that, which perhaps is the reason to have kept him over Wright (or Arter).
Will be interesting to see how Arter does if he signs for Swindon. Yussuff has barely played for Gillingham in this league, and some on here said we should have kept him. £50k a season is still money that can be spent elsewhere, rather than on a young midfielder that will only get frustrated at not getting many games.
Springy is conserving his energy to extend his career
Racon could get in any championship team so why should he stay and play out of position.
Parky has to do what's best for him, so does racon.
Will always be a shame he was injured last year, I will always believe he could have kept us up.
I think we would be stupid to let him go, if Semedo or Bailey were to get injured then Racon would have a vital role to play and is one of our best players. Similarly to Shelvey he was one of our best players in August/September and I would not be surprised if similarly to early November, Parky has a reshuffle at some point and Racon gets another run in the side!