Alex Smithies Retires

[Paninistickers]

3 minutes ago, TrentFox said:

Does that mean his salary is now available? Will we have to pay him off? Or does insurance cover it? 🤔

His contract will surely have been paid up. No savings made, other than one less meal at the canteen and kit to wash

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Retired or being moved on to free up wages?

[Matt]

One of Bren’s legacy signings.

[UniFox21]

Just now, Paninistickers said:

His contract will surely have been paid up. No savings made, other than one less meal at the canteen and kit to wash

I assume insurance will cover the losses there?

[Les-TA-Jon]

Some online sources showing him as on £30,000 a week. 

 

Surely not!? 

 

Approximately £12m in earnings across his career. Admittedly, 247 apps for Huddersfield, 107 for QPR, but only 90 in the last 6 years. 

 

Being a 3rd/4th choice keeper must be one of the most bonkers careers out there

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

1 minute ago, Paninistickers said:

His contract will surely have been paid up. No savings made, other than one less meal at the canteen and kit to wash

The conspiracy theorist in me says they might have offered to pay him a % of his contract to get him off the books to free up money for wages? 

[FoyleFox]

Could anyone explain what he is retiring from?

[MPH]

6 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

His contract will surely have been paid up. No savings made, other than one less meal at the canteen and kit to wash

 

 

Why would we pay someone's contract up who had to retire because of injury?

 

 

 

[fox_up_north]

11 minutes ago, TrentFox said:

Does that mean his salary is now available? Will we have to pay him off? Or does insurance cover it? 🤔

Would assume insurance, as it's injury related. Must have found something chronic that is too much of a risk. 

[AKCJ]

19 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

A true great. 

 

Now 3 spots in the squad available. 

Shame we've only managed to move on who I'd imagine were our three lowest earners.

[fox_up_north]

4 minutes ago, FoyleFox said:

Could anyone explain what he is retiring from?

Playing football

[Sol thewall Bamba]

1 minute ago, AKCJ said:

Shame we've only managed to move on who I'd imagine were our three lowest earners.

Yeah, but the line we've been fed is that we need to make space in the squad, not purely to save wages. But the goalposts seem to be shifting, again. 

[Stadt]

Unnecessary signing, as was pointed out at the time. What have we spent on fees and wages for Ward, Iversen and Smithies for 60 ish appearances?

[EastAnglianFox]

Monday ruined already....cheers then

[AKCJ]

Just now, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Yeah, but the line we've been fed is that we need to make space in the squad, not purely to save wages. But the goalposts seem to be shifting, again. 

I thought it was always that we had to sell players to make money.

 

Otherwise we'd have just deregistered a couple of Smithies/Ward/Iverson.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

1 minute ago, Stadt said:

Unnecessary signing, as was pointed out at the time. What have we spent on fees and wages for Ward, Iversen and Smithies for 60 ish appearances?

Don't have a go at the DoF though. 

[Stadt]

Just now, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Don't have a go at the DoF though. 

He just signs the checks, nothing to do with him

[Chelmofox]

Was shite at the corner flag game.

[foxfanazer]

 

 

I couldn't find the words but I felt like this portrays how we're all feeling 

Edited 22 January 2024 by foxfanazer

[jbflcfc]

Does this free up another place in the squad?

[ealingfox]

Was he in the 25?

[funkyrobot]

A true fans player. He played as many games for Leicester City’s first 11 as the vast majority of those of us who watch at the KP. A Leicester City footballer in touch with the common man. Thanks Alex

[moore_94]

11 minutes ago, jbflcfc said:

Does this free up another place in the squad?

 

10 minutes ago, ealingfox said:

Was he in the 25?

Nope

[Foxmeister]

30 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

His contract will surely have been paid up. No savings made, other than one less meal at the canteen and kit to wash

Usually for a retirement they pay half the remainder. Izzett told me this in the Fleckney chip shop car park the day before he retired. Efforts to find a bookie who would take a bet were, predictably, unsuccessful.

[AjcW]

This bit is superb PR

 

The experienced goalkeeper, 33, joined the Foxes in 2022 after a spell with Cardiff City and would go on to support the goalkeeping department during his year-and-a-half term at King Power Stadium.