Ben Purrington - signed for Ross County (p23)

Oggy Red

Bowyer wanted this lad back - and we've even paid a transfer fee for him.

Purrington hasn't signed a 3 year contract to sit on the bench.

cantersaddick

Are we sure we paid a fee? I haven't even seen undisclosed  mentioned anywhere. Granted I could have missed it.

It's possible rotherham may have been happy to cancel his contract and let him go of they are looking to reduce the wage bill after relegation. It certainly seems like he wasn't in their plans so reserve left back may well be somewhere they were looking to save money.

Oggy Red

cantersaddick said:

Are we sure we paid a fee? I haven't even seen undisclosed  mentioned anywhere. Granted I could have missed it.

It's possible rotherham may have been happy to cancel his contract and let him go of they are looking to reduce the wage bill after relegation. It certainly seems like he wasn't in their plans so reserve left back may well be somewhere they were looking to save money.

"The left-back, who netted the all-important equaliser against Sunderland on May 26th, becomes Lee Bowyer’s fourth summer signing joining the Addicks from Rotherham United for an undisclosed fee."

https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/5d1ba02f13cf2/done-deal-wembley-hero-ben-purrington-signs-on-a-permanent-deal

Oggy Red

Hi Canters, also remember recently reading that the Rotherham manager said, if they were to let Purrington go,  they had paid £300,000 for him 2 years ago - and needed to recoup some of that transfer fee.

Someone on here reckons we paid around £94k for him.
If so, that would roughly represent the value to Rotherham of the 1 year remaining on his contract.

cantersaddick

Fair enough. Duly noted.

jac52

We only lost 1 league game when he was playing. Think he's a solid addition who can still improve.

Lincsaddick

jac52 said:

We only lost 1 league game when he was playing. Think he's a solid addition who can still improve.

good point .. he became an integral part of a super team .. under a great new manager !!

Callumcafc

I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY said:

What a goal that was

You know it’s good when fans of the top teams around Europe are drooling over it as they were on twitter/reddit at the time.

LB had us playing some really good stuff last year. Suspect we may have to go more direct at times this season.

Essex_Al

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Laughable and embarrassing that we have a billionaire owner and we take 38000 to Wembley compared to Rotherhams 10000 and we ask Rotherham to give us a knock down deal for him

Who cares, he's a Charlton player for the next three years now, good business!

Isawsummersplay

Embarrassed? No chance.

cafcfan1990

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Im just saying is Roland not embarrassed that we have a smaller budget and we have to plead poverty to a team like Rotherham.it should be other way round. 

For all his faults, would it be better business to go to Rotherham and say Lee really likes Ben, I wasn't going to provide much of a budget but stuff it I'm a billionaire, name your price?

thenewbie

Showmetheway2gohome said:

So we all love Roland now and you’ll believe him when he says if we are in with a chance of promotion at Christmas he’ll push the boat out and buy some players for the promotion push.Then sell Lyle Taylor and not replace him. 

Wtf?! NO ONE loves Roland. No-one thinks he's doing even an adequate job. But he's never ever been any good, going cap in hand to a team like Rotherham trying to do a deal on the cheap is what he's done all along. Why get outraged when it's just the same old Two Shits nonsense yet again?

Major

Showmetheway2gohome said:

So we all love Roland now and you’ll believe him when he says if we are in with a chance of promotion at Christmas he’ll push the boat out and buy some players for the promotion push.Then sell Lyle Taylor and not replace him. 

Nothing laughable or embarrassing about our signing Purrington. Your post fits that description, however.

East_Stand_Loopy

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Im just saying is Roland not embarrassed that we have a smaller budget and we have to plead poverty to a team like Rotherham.it should be other way round. 

Would you pay more than you had to, to buy a car? Or negotiate as hard as you can to get the price down? Screw who the owner is, it's just good business practice!

soapboxsam

I liked him straight away, how he fitted in like a glove, and how the name "steady Eddie" was apt for Ben. When Purrington missed one game when he was ill, it was chaotic with Solly going to LB and struggling and being red carded.
The unexpected thing was how he improved in an attacking sense.  I was seeing him do some really good forward movement. In his first few games Ben got a nose bleed when crossing the half way line but by the last game he was the man on the spot to rescue Dillon blushes and give Cafc the platform to push on for Victory.

Have no idea if he will cope in the championship because it depends how many flying fast right sided wing men there on.
But it feels like a good fit and I agree he has the shirt and Lewis Page needs to stay fit to get it back.

Henry Irving

Every good team needs a Ben.

Solid, team player and improved as the season went on.

I do think people are writing off or maybe forgetting Page though.

letthegoodtimesroll

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Good business practice yes but should Rotherham have better budget than us really. Have your you seen there training ground.its 2 pitches and a portacabin.I'm sure you’ll all be moaning the squad ain’t big enough in a few weeks and millwall have spent more than us. Because I will. Still as our saviour says it is what it is. All I’m saying it shouldn’t be. 

2 pitches and a portacabin means they don’t need as much money to maintain there training ground as we do for Sparrows Lane...and I hope Millwall do spend a lot more than us. What LB and Gallen are doing in identifying players with quality to add for next to nothing is far better than splashing the cash on players who are no better but just increase the financial burden that is going to start destroying clubs sooner or later

MuttleyCAFC

jac52 said:

We only lost 1 league game when he was playing. Think he's a solid addition who can still improve.

This is an important part of football. Sometimes it isn't just what you see but what stats tell you. And winning and losing is a pretty simple and ultimately the most important stat of all.

thenewbie

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Roland’s a billionaire it’s not like him buying a car it’s like him going into McDonald’s and saying can I have a 99p cheeseburger for 50p.letthegoodtimesroll I bet you do I bet when you have a bbq it’s burgers on bread and 1 bottle of them stubby french beers that give you headache before you’ve finished it. Party on 

East_Stand_Loopy

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Roland’s a billionaire it’s not like him buying a car it’s like him going into McDonald’s and saying can I have a 99p cheeseburger for 50p.letthegoodtimesroll I bet you do I bet when you have a bbq it’s burgers on bread and 1 bottle of them stubby french beers that give you headache before you’ve finished it. Party on 

I tell you what, mate. Go and support Manchester City. They're more than happy to pay more than a player is worth.

Braziliance

Don't see what all the fuss is about here, Roland is a tight wad, we have the lowest budget and no one is all of a sudden praising Roland. People are just happy that we are still making decent signings during these circumstances, that's all 

ForeverAddickted

Lyle Taylor and Will Grigg are perfect examples of how budgets mean sweet FA!!

We signed someone for squat last season, got us promoted

Sunderland on the other hand spent £4m on Will Grigg and did absolutely squat!!

Yes it would be bloody brilliant if Bowyer and Gallen had a proper Championship budget to deal with as am sure they'd show us exactly the sort of player they could attract

YTS1978

Why are people complaining we allegedly haggled over the fee for Ben and got a fucking good deal c.£100k? That's excellent business regardless of who the owner is ffs!

East_Stand_Loopy

YTS1978 said:

Why are people complaining we allegedly haggled over the fee for Ben and got a fucking good deal c.£100k? That's excellent business regardless of who the owner is ffs!

Because we're bigger than Rotherham, we should have given them a million, out of the kindness of our hearts!

East_Stand_Loopy

Showmetheway2gohome said:

 Still arguing with myself I see. 
Just thought of something else that’s worrying me. Has dick steel signed yet.hope we don’t lose him how much longer has he on his contract.

Instead of coming on here, talking rubbish, and expecting us to do some work for you, why not find out yourself?

Then you can moan about him not being on a five year contract at a million a year...

thenewbie

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Thought it was right good bit of business rangers getting Aribo that cheap didn’t you. Some people so selfless


Seriously dude what the actual fuck are you on about? You're picking a fight with yourself 

NapaAddick

Showmetheway2gohome said:

I'm sure you’ll all be moaning the squad ain’t big enough in a few weeks and millwall have spent more than us.

The above is straw man #1.

Showmetheway2gohome said:

So your saying Roland strategy is right all along. 

The above is straw man #2

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Thought it was right good bit of business rangers getting Aribo that cheap didn’t you.

The above is straw man #3.

Showmetheway2gohome said:

So we all love Roland now and you’ll believe him when he says if we are in with a chance of promotion at Christmas he’ll push the boat out and buy some players for the promotion push.

The above is straw man #4. Just an FYI, a straw man argument is not considered a valid point of view. Maybe just give your opinion rather than creating a false option and then hanging it on someone else so you have something to argue against. Someone saying that getting Ben is "good business" (and it is) is not the same as suddenly being in bed with Roland.

NorthheathAddick

Showmetheway2gohome said:

Sorry Roland 

Someone show him for fux sake...

clive

https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/ben-purrington-on-signing-for-charlton-athletic-and-why-wembley-win-is-the-best-of-his-three-career-promotions/

RedChaser

Wasn't at his best yesterday probably due to the knock he was carrying before the game according to Bowyer in is his post match comments. Shame Page has been so injury prone otherwise he needn't have been risked. Dooesn't auger well for the 3 games in week though starting with Leeds next Saturday  .