Conor Chaplin joins on deal to 2029

[Jattdogg]

People focus on the age way too much.

 

Vardy was crushing it in his early and mid 30s ffs.  Scoring what 13, 20, 18, 23 league goals when he was around 29-32 or so.

 

Yes,  Chaplin isnt vardy and I don't expect him to bang that many goals in but at this level if the team plays well, no reason he won't/can't score 10 goals or more.

 

We can judge end of season if this was terrible but we have slim pickings right now.

 

 

[Stadt]

25 minutes ago, Jattdogg said:

People focus on the age way too much.

 

Vardy was crushing it in his early and mid 30s ffs.  Scoring what 13, 20, 18, 23 league goals when he was around 29-32 or so.

 

Yes,  Chaplin isnt vardy and I don't expect him to bang that many goals in but at this level if the team plays well, no reason he won't/can't score 10 goals or more.

 

We can judge end of season if this was terrible but we have slim pickings right now.

 

 

I was focussing on Vestergaard's, Ayew's and Reid's age. The last good over 30 wee signed was Jonny Evans in... 2018.

[Jonezy]

Also not the biggest fan of a 3 year contract; would be prefer some performance based option for the 3rd year, but we are in a hard place. 

 

He seems a sound guy and pro; and has performed in this league before. Just hope we been reasonable with the wages.

[Cincinnati Fox]

1 hour ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

We can't consider it poor until we know the full details of his contract though. 

 

He could be on lower wages because it's 3 years and we actually benefit or make a small profit from selling him at 30/31.

 

You can sign someone on the decline on longer deals if the terms are good, it's just our recent problem is paying way over the odds on wages for players who won't get better elsewhere and who don't want to leave.

Do you think there is even a1% chance Jon Rudkin and sons negotiated such a deal? 

[Nalis]

Sensible buy for this level

[Stuntman_Mike]

13 minutes ago, Cincinnati Fox said:

Do you think there is even a1% chance Jon Rudkin and sons negotiated such a deal? 

Not saying I'm confident with his poor we've been lately, but until it's official there's still the chance it is a good deal. 

[southfox66]

saw him at Portsmouth when they were league one is an excellent player and be even better now, these are the kind player we need to take us through league one and championship.

[STUHILL]

There is just no way a 29 year old championship player like Chaplin is signing a 2 year deal with a League 1 club. 

 

Since when is 29 over the hill anyway? I remember reading that 28 is prime age for a midfielder. 

 

On paper, it is a good signing for us. 

[Cincinnati Fox]

6 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

Not saying I'm confident with his poor we've been lately, but until it's official there's still the chance it is a good deal. 

[Gamble92]

45 minutes ago, STUHILL said:

There is just no way a 29 year old championship player like Chaplin is signing a 2 year deal with a League 1 club. 

 

Since when is 29 over the hill anyway? I remember reading that 28 is prime age for a midfielder. 

 

On paper, it is a good signing for us. 

Agree with this bit suppose you can't also ame anyone who's wary. We are all traumatised 

[adejo92]

Its strange, because on one hand I hate that we are signing older players who are everyone else's rejects (yet again)...

 

But on the other hand I do think the likes of Chaplin and Ings (if he signs) will do a very good job for us in League 1.

 

I guess the worry isn't signing the players themselves, its making sure we don't make the same mistakes with long contracts etc.

 

Don't trust this comedy club to do much right so probably normal to be apprehensive.

[lcfc sheff]

I’m excited by him. Same can’t be said for the crippled Ings 

[fox_favourite]

3 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said:

I’m excited by him. Same can’t be said for the crippled Ings 

Make sure you have tissues on standby

[lcfc sheff]

1 hour ago, fox_favourite said:

Make sure you have tissues on standby

Sexual

 

 

 

 

i like it 

[Pliskin]

Ideal age, experienced, but not old enough to be considered a veteran. 

[iamafox]

Hopefully he'll make the same kind of impact that Jordan James did last season, that can only be a good thing

[ACF]

10 hours ago, Bert said:

I don’t think Coady’s professionalism or personality can be questioned in all fairness. 

Probably fair, perhaps my perception is skewed by his ability and the love for microphones 

[Bert]

28 minutes ago, ACF said:

Probably fair, perhaps my perception is skewed by his ability and the love for microphones 

I think this is why he got a lot of the hate that he did. 

[jayfox26]

13 hours ago, UniFox21 said:

3 year deal is quite a long time 

Was my initial thought. 2 years would have been better.

[ACF]

2 hours ago, Bert said:

I think this is why he got a lot of the hate that he did. 

I don’t it’s unfair though, his actions never backed up his words, and he was more than happy to share his words.