[Crooked_Spireite]

 MP-Spire, on Jul 12 2007, 06:11 PM, said:

With Allott's wage back in the pot, Richardson is hoping to attract a central midfielder and another who can play wide left.

ERRRR.......HELLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......we needed midfielders before Allot left........this implies that without his wage we would not have been able to bring anoyone in...........if this is true and we spent all our money weeks ago then THIS CLUB IS BEING RUN BY TOOLS.

[BlueRover52]

We were told that we chased a total of about 12 strikers when looking for cover for Wards injury and failed to get anyone.How many midfielders will we need to chase to forfill our requirements?

[S18Spireite]

Love this club as we may, is it any surprise that Prem & Championship players would not touch us with a barge-pole?

I would suggest we look down instead of up. I am sure there are some incredibly talented midfielders in the conference who would bust a gut to play for us

[Mr Blue Sky]

 S18Spireite, on Jul 12 2007, 08:35 PM, said:

Love this club as we may, is it any surprise that Prem & Championship players would not touch us with a barge-pole?

I would suggest we look down instead of up. I am sure there are some incredibly talented midfielders in the conference who would bust a gut to play for us

thats a good point, why not? less money too, and they would be here to prove themselves!!

[fishini]

 Crooked_Spireite, on Jul 12 2007, 06:19 PM, said:

ERRRR.......HELLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......we needed midfielders before Allot left........this implies that without his wage we would not have been able to bring anoyone in...........if this is true and we spent all our money weeks ago then THIS CLUB IS BEING RUN BY TOOLS.

You have only just realised?

[Crooked_Spireite]

 fishini, on Jul 12 2007, 08:43 PM, said:

You have only just realised?

Yeah I've been away for a while in a land of optimism, you should come join sometime, it's lovely this time of the year.

 S18Spireite, on Jul 12 2007, 08:35 PM, said:

Love this club as we may, is it any surprise that Prem & Championship players would not touch us with a barge-pole?

I would suggest we look down instead of up. I am sure there are some incredibly talented midfielders in the conference who would bust a gut to play for us

Agree completely. Although Peterborough are currently making a concerted effort to sign the entire non-league playing staff so we may be faced with competition.

[fishini]

[quote name='Crooked_Spireite' date='Jul 12 2007, 08:50 PM' post='170257']
Yeah I've been away for a while in a land of optimism, you should come join sometime, it's lovely this time of the year.
Much prefer the land of realism

[dim view]

 MP-Spire, on Jul 12 2007, 06:11 PM, said:

See below, you have to laugh:-
[i]''Mark had a year left on his contract and I could have asked him to stay but he would not have been happy. He would have come round eventually – probably in October – but I did not want him sulking around the place. If that had been the case, every negative would have become a big negative.

''It is not good to have lads around who have so clearly stated that they do not want to be here,'' said Richardson.

Can we deduce Mark didn't want to play for Rico? I quite like this bit "I've got at least one spot to fill."

No, we can't deduce that he didn't want to play for Rico; just that he didn't want to play for Chesterfield. What is interesting though is that Rico could have said all this when the story first broke, but his line then was that he wanted to hold out for more cash.
My hope is that this is an example of Rico responding to the wise advice of the Chairman, just flown back from his holiday, experienced in hundreds of situations like this over the years, who has advised him that this is more to be lost in terms of morale and team spirit than there is gained either by pleading with Allott to stay, or waiting for a better offer which may never come.
Surely Allott was due to have been relieved of the Club captaincy.
How many players, at any club, have contentedly played on after being relieved of such a prestigious status?. That, in itself, would be sufficient grounds for a major sulk.

[Wooden Spoon]

 dim view, on Jul 13 2007, 11:08 PM, said:

No, we can't deduce that he didn't want to play for Rico; .

given the comment that allott had been unsettled for a year or more it would suggest rico has nothing to do with it what so ever.

[fishini]

 death, on Jul 14 2007, 02:30 AM, said:

given the comment that allott had been unsettled for a year or more it would suggest rico has nothing to do with it what so ever.

Probaly saw what the most of this board missed or ignored that contary to belief the club had not moved forward whatsoever

[h again]

 fishini, on Jul 14 2007, 08:04 PM, said:

Probaly saw what the most of this board missed or ignored that contary to belief the club had not moved forward whatsoever

Will you be moving forward one of these days, or do you plan to go on spouting this stuff for evermore?

[fishini]

 h again, on Jul 14 2007, 09:32 PM, said:

Will you be moving forward one of these days, or do you plan to go on spouting this stuff for evermore?

Yeah until the club moves forward or the Hubbard leaves the club or passes away which ever comes first !!! Got a problem Jester my old street urchin I seem to rile you a lot

This post has been edited by fishini: 14 July 2007 - 08:40 PM

[fishini]

 ChrisSnell, on Jul 14 2007, 09:40 PM, said:

Or perhaps another scenario: Richardson becomes increasingly desperate to bolster a totally inadequate midfield; for one reason or another there's no money to do so; the only way to generate funds is to accept a derisory offer for our Captain and a proven League One performer so we do so and then make disgraceful suggestions alluding to Allott's lack of character and professionalism.

And hey, if this situation has been on the cards for sometime, as Richardson infers, why has no replacement for Allott been brought in over the last week? Shouldn't Richardson have had targets lined up?

Maybe he needs more of Hubbard's "wise advice".

Like it mate Hubbard and advice in the same sentence, what a laugh He has got years of twaddle to offer people, and most on here believe it

[dim view]

 ChrisSnell, on Jul 14 2007, 09:40 PM, said:

Or perhaps another scenario: Richardson becomes increasingly desperate to bolster a totally inadequate midfield; for one reason or another there's no money to do so; the only way to generate funds is to accept a derisory offer for our Captain and a proven League One performer so we do so and then make disgraceful suggestions alluding to Allott's lack of character and professionalism.

And hey, if this situation has been on the cards for sometime, as Richardson infers, why has no replacement for Allott been brought in over the last week? Shouldn't Richardson have had targets lined up?

Maybe he needs more of Hubbard's "wise advice".

Hmmm. I don't see any evidence of increased desperation, or disgraceful suggestions, or a derisory offer, or that Allott had been re-appointed Captain.
This isn't Rant or Rave is it?.

Pure guesswork, but perhaps Rico believes that with the increased quality in other key positions and a change in style, existing players can do an effective midfield job. It seems a bit bizarre to want to bring in a like for like player when Allott's style made us completely ineffective. I'd like to make the disgraceful suggestion that I'd rather have a Tartt than an Allott in my team any day. Perhaps Davies, Lowery, Shaw, Robertson, or somebody else will step in. They can't do any worse.

[onlyonefinfolan]

There's always the chance that Allott was illegally tapped up by another Club and offered him much more money, a longer deal and a higher level of football just up the road from where he lives, all of which manifested itself in grumpiness aimed at bettering his family's interests. It's just normal football, nothing to do with not wanting to play here or there of for so and so.