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Kev Davies given the boot at Bolton and no Testimonial!

The Prince-e-Paul
The Prince-e-Paul Posts: 6,688
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So my old mate Kev has been given the boot at Bolton and as his contract ends '5 days' before he is due to complete 10 years with the club he won't qualify for a testimonial. I think that this is disgraceful. he has stayed with the club through a lot of crap and has been an excellent servant. he's always been a decent lad. i knew him when he was at Chesterfield, Southhampton and Blackburn. He's a good lad and i feel that Bolton have short changed him here. Don't know if there is more to it, but if we pushed someone out the door after that length of service, i'd be disgusted with our club. Thoughts?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21942886
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  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,652
    Spoke to a Chesterfield fan today , hopes he will rejoin them in the Summer, they love him.
  • The Prince-e-Paul
    The Prince-e-Paul Posts: 6,688
    He got his first move from Chesterfield to Southampton after scoring a hat trick against Bolton (i think) in the FA Cup. It quadrupled his wages and for a 19 year old it was heady heights. A year or so later his wages were quadrupled again in a move to Blackburn. Despite his millionaires assetts Kev continued to hang with his old mates who were all plasterers, electricians and regular blokes that like a pint or four on a saturday night. His best cheesiest pick up whilst in a club, was to ask two models if they'd like to come back to his house for a 'pool party'. Shamefully they obliged. Still he was a top lad and very down to earth. Grew up in a very working class part of Sheffield and i believe is a Blade. The best aspect was that his mates never let him get ahead of himself and in the pubs he bought a round like everyone else and didn't lord it up. Not seen him for many years now, but doubt he's changed much.
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,449
    What do the Bolton fans make of it?
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,784
    edited April 2013
    Club say they're happy to hold a testimonial...........

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22013641
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,810
    Its shoddy from the club but let's be honest here, the bloke has been playing in the Premier League for 15 years I seriously doubt he is anything less than a multi millionaire.

    This is not the 80's/90's where good pros like Steve Gritt needed a Testimonial because they earned average money in a short career.

    For me no Premiership player should have a Testimonial unless its for charity these days, different in the lower leagues obviously.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Been going on for ages Durham and the chairman gartside had a bust up live On air 2 weeks ago


    Gartside said he can have a testimonial and that the ten year rule is bs

    The player must ask for a testimonial though it can't just be given and no one had requested it
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,349
    edited April 2013
    He's a dirty git who's all elbows. Most yellow carded player in the history of the premier league.
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,987
    Ormiston Addick said:

    Its shoddy from the club but let's be honest here, the bloke has been playing in the Premier League for 15 years I seriously doubt he is anything less than a multi millionaire.

    This is not the 80's/90's where good pros like Steve Gritt needed a Testimonial because they earned average money in a short career.

    For me no Premiership player should have a Testimonial unless its for charity these days, different in the lower leagues obviously.

    This.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    All the money was going to a charity
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,334
    The Prince-e-Paul said:

    Don't know if there is more to it, but if we pushed someone out the door after that length of service, i'd be disgusted with our club. Thoughts?

    he's hardly being pushed out the door. he's seeing out a contract, the length of which he was fully aware of when he signed it
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  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Gartside also alleged In the talk sport interview Kevin had been talking to other clubs prior to being informed by freedman that no contract was on offer or the one that was aired more on the coaching youth development side not playing


    2sides to this coin I reckon


    Both gartside and Davies are not fully explaining the postition clear
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    Poor old Kev he probably ain't got a pot to piss in! Ex prem players don't need a testimonial!
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,983
    Greenie said:

    Poor old Kev he probably ain't got a pot to piss in! Ex prem players don't need a testimonial!

    All money goes to charity!!!!!!!!
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    And the charities that Bolton were championing like the Bolton kiddie ward


    It's not like the ex pro last 150k Matches of the past
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,149
    As if he needs a testimonial greedy sod , typical selfish premiership player
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,983
    Remember reading G Nevs testimonial made a ridiculous amount of money for charity.
  • Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch
    Er_Be_Ab_Pl_Wo_Wo_Ch Posts: 1,788
    What a non story.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    I think there is a story there somewhere but I don't think it's the woe is me poor kev Davies story


    Gartside and Durham banged it out and although I thought gartside at times was disrespectful to Kevin Davies with some comments

    What he said certainly made sense and explained the situation adequately and was not the way Durham portrayed it


    Since then Durham won't speak about gartside other than the regular heads gone appearance and saying his time will come to speak

    But it seems twitter was the medium used in the ongoing discussion
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,893
    if there is a testimonial for him, surely the money made should go to charity.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,099
    The Prince-e-Paul said:

    He got his first move from Chesterfield to Southampton after scoring a hat trick against Bolton (i think) in the FA Cup. It quadrupled his wages and for a 19 year old it was heady heights. A year or so later his wages were quadrupled again in a move to Blackburn. Despite his millionaires assetts Kev continued to hang with his old mates who were all plasterers, electricians and regular blokes that like a pint or four on a saturday night. His best cheesiest pick up whilst in a club, was to ask two models if they'd like to come back to his house for a 'pool party'. Shamefully they obliged. Still he was a top lad and very down to earth. Grew up in a very working class part of Sheffield and i believe is a Blade. The best aspect was that his mates never let him get ahead of himself and in the pubs he bought a round like everyone else and didn't lord it up. Not seen him for many years now, but doubt he's changed much.

    Heh. Top player, I hope his testimonial goes to a worthy cause.

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  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    Macronate said:

    if there is a testimonial for him, surely the money made should go to charity.

    Not sure if that's been mentioned on this thread?

    I'd have him here for a season.
  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    It's not just about money, it's honouring a player for exceptional service. Maybe as a compromise they could donate the money to a worthy cause.
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,680
    He can do sign language as his fathers deaf. Not a lot of people know that.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,784
    Is that why you're called stop shouting?

    :-)
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    ValleyGary said:

    Greenie said:

    Poor old Kev he probably ain't got a pot to piss in! Ex prem players don't need a testimonial!

    All money goes to charity!!!!!!!!
    Really? where does it say that?
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,022
    The Sun (yes i know) reporting that he's going to sign for Sheffield Wednesday
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,983
    Greenie said:

    ValleyGary said:

    Greenie said:

    Poor old Kev he probably ain't got a pot to piss in! Ex prem players don't need a testimonial!

    All money goes to charity!!!!!!!!
    Really? where does it say that?
    Ah the old pulling your leg cover up
  • Its_Hamer_Time
    Its_Hamer_Time Posts: 1,565
    I really hope all the proceeds go to charity
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,652
    Its_Hamer_Time said:

    I really hope all the proceeds go to charity

    Great idea , can't believe its not been suggested before.

  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    stop shouting said:

    He can do sign language as his fathers deaf. Not a lot of people know that.

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