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Notts County bid for Paul Benson

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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625

    sorry , but my comments were supposed to be tongue in cheek -  wit never comes over well in a text !!

    My point is  - it appears that we only sold Benson (if he indeed does go) because he only had 1 yr left on his contract & he is 31. I was meerly (tongue in cheek) saying that if that is the case then We (and many other clubs) would be getting rid of dozens of players (over the age of 30) a season when they are within a year of their contracts being up. Usually, if the player is any good you either A) keep him for another season & offer him another contract next season or B) extend his contract so that he stays........

     

    as I said, that is what you do IF YOU WANT HIM TO STAY.

     

     

  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    It needs to be rembered that Benno was playing at the highest level of his career last season and there was bound to be a certain ammount of acclimatisation going on. For what it's worth, I think he grew into as the season went on. Still plenty of room for improvement, especially his aggression and strength but he does have a little bit of quality about him and seems to be an intelligent player. I think he was starting to look more comfortable with being the link man in a passing team too. He was terrific away at Swindon and Peterborough (and therefore pivotal in possibly our two best performances) so he definitely has it in him and it's a shame they were both away as only a handful got to see it. I genuinely think he will play a key role for us next season if we keep him so I hope we do. I just don't see where we're going to find a better player for 150k or less, so it'll be cheaper in the long run to keep him and let him go for free in the summer.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    totally agree with exiled 
    i doubt benson is on big dough and unless hes offered a 3 year contract he might as well stay here and battle for a place and then rather than the club receiving dough for the player he'll get it as a free agent if we dont decide to renew him
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    Depends on what you mean by big dough.

    I was told by D & R sources that his wages went from £1500 pw with them to £2k pw with us.

    £100k pa is not to be sniffed at but not huge in football terms or, I would guess, Charlton's.

    I'm happy for any player to leave if we can replace him with better but I wouldn't be unhappy if he stayed.

    The move makes sense for us if we can use that £100 pa plus the fee to get someone else in.

    The move only makes sense for Benson if it suits his young family and offer either more money or a longer contract.
     
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    I think Exiled's assessment is spot on. Worst case scenario for me would be: he leaves and we scratch around eventually getting some L1/2 journeyman on a free.
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,231
    Think Benson will score goals when he has wingers or midfielders playing in a team that can cross the ball.

    That didn't happen very often last season.

    He showed occasional flashes of knowing where to beat goalkeepers from angles.
  • jakecafc
    jakecafc Posts: 2,065
    At the end of the day, Benson is 31 nearly 32 and there is really no point keeping him when he has one year left on his contract and getting 150.000 for him. We would lose him for nothing next season anyway, his contract wont be renewed, whether that's us going up or staying in the division. 

    Powell will need to get in 2 more strikers now though.
    Im thinking get Le Fondre or maybe Jay Simpson, and get Jason Euell as the fourth cover.

    Just a thought. 
  • cafc_joe
    cafc_joe Posts: 214
    Le Fondre was quoted at 2m last summer. No chance of getting him. Jay Simpson is a pipe dream as he can play at a much higher level. Don't think we should be looking at Euell. He was awful for Southamption, and that was in the Championship. Have to keep Benson.
  • jakecafc
    jakecafc Posts: 2,065
    They will not get 2m for Le Fondre, there are other teams in our league looking at him so its not impossible. As for Simpson he was with Hull last season didnt do that much and will excel in this league, maybe on loan. Euell has the experience for younger players and will be good to have around the club.
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,223
    Apparently they only want 150k... Straight swap with benson, yes please
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  • VisitingPie
    VisitingPie Posts: 67
    I can't see Rotherham letting Le Fondre go for 150k...If that was true why wouldn't we bid for le Fondre rather than Benson?  Le Fondre is only 24 and scored more goals in league 2 than Benson (I think)

    I heard..although it is rumours..that they want 500k..and Scunthorpe put a bid of 325k in which they rejected.  They won't get 500k, but i can see him going for 400k.

    The problem will be his wages, if multiple teams eventually match the offer, whatever it is, it will spark up a competition as to who will offer him the longest contract on the best salary, as it always comes down to!
  • VisitingPie
    VisitingPie Posts: 67
    He's at our friendly with Wolves this pm with his family.
  • charente addick
    charente addick Posts: 3,808
    Did he arrive in a Pickfords van?
  • Benny Hill
    Benny Hill Posts: 388
    He's at our friendly with Wolves this pm with his family.
    Who's that Benson or Le Fondre?
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    There's a photo of Benson taken by a magpie fan at today's game on one of their sites.
  • Marriott110
    Marriott110 Posts: 1,528
    link mart?
  • mart77
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    I'm rubbish at links Marriot but its on their match thread for the Wolves game on the Notts County Mad forum I think.
  • Marriott110
    Marriott110 Posts: 1,528
    http://twitpic.com/5ukcvg

    there that's what's on their forum..
  • Dizzle
    Dizzle Posts: 5,190
    Jay Simpson scored vs Liverpool for Hull today
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    edited July 2011
    If, as it looks like, he is going, we will need to get some replacements in sharpish....preferably before Tuesdays home game.

    I for one would like him to stay as I've said previously, but good luck to him if he goes, however it will leave us very short on strikers and we need at least 2.
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  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,783
    suppose i'd better bring my boots on tuesday then

  • thewolfboy
    thewolfboy Posts: 2,927
    Let him go. He's a decent journeyman forward.but we can do better. Vettori probably has someone in mind.
  • VisitingPie
    VisitingPie Posts: 67
    Rumours that he wants 3 years and we've offered 2.  I can understand him wanting 3 if he's uprooting his family.

    It's said we have offered to meet him half way.
  • kingston
    kingston Posts: 288
    Where ?  Watford Gap
  • cookierules
    cookierules Posts: 244
    Sad to see Benson go as I too thought he could add more to us this season! But CP is no mug and I'm sure he has someone better lined up to replace him!
  • VisitingPie
    VisitingPie Posts: 67
    Where ?  Watford Gap
    Haha, be a bit further north of that wouldn't it?  Although I know you southerners don't like venturing that far too often!
  • Greenie Junior
    Greenie Junior Posts: 3,881
    Where ?  Watford Gap
    Haha, be a bit further north of that wouldn't it?  Although I know you southerners don't like venturing that far too often!
    Well if u was us, would u voluntarily take yourself up north?!
  • VisitingPie
    VisitingPie Posts: 67
    I'm a northern gal Greenie, so I'm biased!
  • alangee
    alangee Posts: 398
    Let him go. He's a decent journeyman forward.but we can do better. Vettori probably has someone in mind.

    Yup, they have a few decent strikers in the New Zealand Cricket team
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,103
    I'm a northern gal Greenie, so I'm biased!
    If you'd like to submit a picture of yourself, you could feature as next weeks 'Would Ya'

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