Someone on the Hearts forum described Watt as a "Griffiths-like" signing for them.
To compare Tony Watt's ability to the ability of Leigh Griffiths is an insult to the former. Griffiths couldn't get in Wolves' League one yet Watt could play in the prem.
Yes, the Scottish Premiership, not the English one!
Can someone explain, after three loans now, why we didn't sell him. We have sold Pope, JBG and Cousins. There has been an ongoing desperation at the Valley since christmas for TW to be elswhere. So why not raise some cash and sell him?
I presume that nobody wants to buy him! He needs a fantastic season and somebody will. But surely we need one or two players who might elevate us in the division we find ourselves. Watt would certainly have been one of those players!
I wonder weather we have to pay Standard any more if he makes a certain amount of appearances or goals scored, also could be some kind of selling fee back to them, which would explain why it's always loans.
I wonder weather we have to pay Standard any more if he makes a certain amount of appearances or goals scored, also could be some kind of selling fee back to them, which would explain why it's always loans.
Unless they are getting 100% of the fee, the club would be off selling him (not that I want to see him go) as when his contract is finished, he can walk away for free.
I wonder weather we have to pay Standard any more if he makes a certain amount of appearances or goals scored, also could be some kind of selling fee back to them, which would explain why it's always loans.
Unless they are getting 100% of the fee, the club would be off selling him (not that I want to see him go) as when his contract is finished, he can walk away for free.
Can someone explain, after three loans now, why we didn't sell him. We have sold Pope, JBG and Cousins. There has been an ongoing desperation at the Valley since christmas for TW to be elswhere. So why not raise some cash and sell him?
Perhaps nobody was prepared to offer him a lengthy contract on his terms. Given his history, it would be a brave decision to tie him up for say three years on big money (and to pay a fee for him too).
In my view, TW has been the most exciting player to have played at The Valley since Simonsen or Mortimer but he definitely wasn't up for it last season.
Can someone explain, after three loans now, why we didn't sell him. We have sold Pope, JBG and Cousins. There has been an ongoing desperation at the Valley since christmas for TW to be elswhere. So why not raise some cash and sell him?
Perhaps nobody was prepared to offer him a lengthy contract on his terms. Given his history, it would be a brave decision to tie him up for say three years on big money (and to pay a fee for him too).
In my view, TW has been the most exciting player to have played at The Valley since Simonsen or Mortimer but he definitely wasn't up for it last season.
I would put Ricardo Fuller in that bracket, when he played.
Out of (a very minor) interest, does anyone know what his girlfriend does? It'd seem very odd for a professional footballer to move clubs to be near his WAG. Don't they usually just follow the footballer?
I wonder weather we have to pay Standard any more if he makes a certain amount of appearances or goals scored, also could be some kind of selling fee back to them, which would explain why it's always loans.
Unless they are getting 100% of the fee, the club would be off selling him (not that I want to see him go) as when his contract is finished, he can walk away for free.
If we're whoring him around to anyone that will pay some, but not all, of his wages then surely allowing him to leave for free would be desirable to us. At least as soon as he 'walks away for free' we won't be subsidising his wages any more or paying him when he's injured, not fit or during the close season.
Those running out club are so incompetent they couldn't buy a fiver for less than six quid and then they wouldn't be able to sell it for four pounds a year later.
Out of (a very minor) interest, does anyone know what his girlfriend does? It'd seem very odd for a professional footballer to move clubs to be near his WAG. Don't they usually just follow the footballer?
Still at University maybe...?
Know what you mean but could be the type who wants to forge a career for themselves in case he ever pisses off
Out of (a very minor) interest, does anyone know what his girlfriend does? It'd seem very odd for a professional footballer to move clubs to be near his WAG. Don't they usually just follow the footballer?
Out of (a very minor) interest, does anyone know what his girlfriend does? It'd seem very odd for a professional footballer to move clubs to be near his WAG. Don't they usually just follow the footballer?
Interesting article , he's not going to change clearly, he seems to have followed the same pattern where ever he has played. I think with managers should give up on trying to change and just embrace the way he is
Interesting article , he's not going to change clearly, he seems to have followed the same pattern where ever he has played. I think with managers should give up on trying to change and just embrace the way he is
But then he isn't good enough for most teams to build their tactics around him, if he just wants to do his trickery in areas of the pitch which cause little damage to the opposition
Funny that the quote from a manager claiming to know how to handle him is from Russell Slade. Wonder why he couldn't apply such excellent striker coaching skills to Ajose
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Funny that the quote from a manager claiming to know how to handle him is from Russell Slade. Wonder why he couldn't apply such excellent striker coaching skills to Ajose
Slade took Watt to his favourite pie shop, and they got on like a house on fire!
Funny that the quote from a manager claiming to know how to handle him is from Russell Slade. Wonder why he couldn't apply such excellent striker coaching skills to Ajose
To be fair Ajose is a different person, but I was wondering why he couldn't seemingly get more of Watt himself (though I admit if Watt was struggling to settle there may have been nothing Slade could have done).
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Cardiff liked what they saw but got hit with a transfer embargo, Blackburn I believe had first refusal and Coyle hadn't been overly impressed
In my view, TW has been the most exciting player to have played at The Valley since Simonsen or Mortimer but he definitely wasn't up for it last season.
Those running out club are so incompetent they couldn't buy a fiver for less than six quid and then they wouldn't be able to sell it for four pounds a year later.
Know what you mean but could be the type who wants to forge a career for themselves in case he ever pisses off
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