Grewks Posted 14 July 2013 Share Posted 14 July 2013 Was wondering when you'd reply! Fair play, I can't really argue with any of that. For what it's worth I enjoyed having Sven as our manager and I think he was building a decent side. There is no doubt he's left us with a legacy of overpaid players but what I took objection to was "conman". He's not. He seems to be a very decent bloke who has taken advantage of his hard-earned reputation to land jobs with weslthy backers. In fact like a lot of those who chase the money he ended up being conned himself at Notts County. Building a decent side? Is that why only 3 of his signings were in our first team plans last season?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 14 July 2013 Share Posted 14 July 2013 Was wondering when you'd reply! Fair play, I can't really argue with any of that. For what it's worth I enjoyed having Sven as our manager and I think he was building a decent side. There is no doubt he's left us with a legacy of overpaid players but what I took objection to was "conman". He's not. He seems to be a very decent bloke who has taken advantage of his hard-earned reputation to land jobs with weslthy backers. In fact like a lot of those who chase the money he ended up being conned himself at Notts County. I didn't realise you'd put anything In 2010/11 I enjoyed it because he took over with absolutely zero expectation to get us promoted and I agree we did look like we were building a strong side, I saw signs in that year that gave me serious belief that we would do something in 11/12 but to be honest, it turned out to be the biggest anti-climax I've had supporting us. I'm often cynical with my views towards Sven as I believe he was at a point in his career where he was arguably lucky to have us, rather than the other way around, and he didn't really seem to give a toss about the long-term sustainability of the club - I mean how has us not going up affected him? So much promise but so little delivery, and it wasn't cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ealingfox Posted 14 July 2013 Share Posted 14 July 2013 I'm sure the Loyalty Bonus is actually for him leaving the Club, as he would be showing more affection and helpfulness towards the Club by fooking off than he would by staying on the pitch and playing for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 14 July 2013 Share Posted 14 July 2013 Spot on, the signings of Ball and Johnson summed the bloke up... Any decent manager would have known what was required and more importantly were we needed to strengthen,he gave it no thought at all and just went down the Ex Man city player route,one position we desperately needed strengthening was out wide,yet he signed more centre mids,did we have something like 7 centre mids at that time? Something like that, and persisted with an average striker (Vassell) on the wing. 11/12 was a car crash. Literally the shittest season other than 07/08. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted 14 July 2013 Share Posted 14 July 2013 Something like that, and persisted with an average striker (Vassell) on the wing. 11/12 was a car crash. Literally the shittest season other than 07/08. Not sure about that. 05/06 06/07 were much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 14 July 2013 Share Posted 14 July 2013 There were no genuine expectations in those seasons though. In 11/12 we were literally the laughing stock of the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 @FoxLCFC (Toffee Fox): Sounds like Beckford has reached an agreement with the club regarding his loyalty bonus and should now sign for Bolton #lcfc #bwfcLoyalty bonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 There were no genuine expectations in those seasons though. In 11/12 we were literally the laughing stock of the division.In terms of expectation, fair enough. But otherwise they were. The football we played, our results and league position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 A Bolton fan I know is insisting they got Beckford on a free transfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC FOX Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 They probably did, Doesn't make a difference to us anyway. The money we would of got would of just gone to Everton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Claw II Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 The fee does matter if what we owe Everton (800k?) is an actual payment and not a contigent payment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Fatboyslow_ Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 A Bolton fan I know is insisting they got Beckford on a free transfer I find this part quite disturbing, is this the way transfers will be done now ? Agree a price (allegedly) then agree terms with the player, then retract the offer to the selling club and see how cheap you can get the player ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Walsh5 Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 They probably did, Doesn't make a difference to us anyway. The money we would of got would of just gone to Everton Surely we would still owe Everton the money though? The only way I could see us giving him on a free is to get him of the wage bill & it's being reported that one more game he played for us they would have been due another instalment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlukka Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 SSN are saying that Bolton expect to complete the deal this week. Just need to get this deal done now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 Haven't people been saying that for the past 2 weeks now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Fatboyslow_ Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 Haven't people been saying that for the past 2 weeks now? Oh yes and I think the penny has dropped. He wants to beat the Maynard thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_Fox Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 Haven't people been saying that for the past 2 weeks now? Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical passed, everything was done and no reason for it not to go through as reported the other day hiccup over loyalty bonus meant Leicester pulled him back and got him back in training in an attempt to make him force through the move, and as confirmed today by Bolton its been sorted as said above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettsj2 Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical passed, everything was done and no reason for it not to go through as reported the other day hiccup over loyalty bonus meant Leicester pulled him back and got him back in training in an attempt to make him force through the move, and as confirmed today by Bolton its been sorted as said above. Literally cream when I see Toffee Fox under the Transfer Thread heading. Was hoping it was about Baird or Wilson. Dont suppose you have anything to add at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_Fox Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 Nothing I'm afraid, I can ask if Baird is out in Austria? but they've not informed me his is as of yet so presume hes not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettsj2 Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 Nothing I'm afraid, I can ask if Baird is out in Austria? but they've not informed me his is as of yet so presume hes not! More Cream, more dissapointment. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry - LCFC Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 All this cream has put me in the mood for a few strawberries! Although I sense it's the wrong sort of cream to pour over my fruity snack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Numan Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 Bolton Wanderers chief Gartside confirms Beckford signing by Kieran Evans, Published Mon 15 Jul 2013 15:30, Last updated: 2013-07-15 Bolton Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside has publicly confirmed that he expects Leicester City striker to join the club. He told BBC Radio Manchester that a deal bringing the marksman to the club is likely to be finalised in the next 48 hours. Wanderers opened talks over a move for the Leicester City forward in May, but had been unable to finalise a deal due to a contractual dispute with the Foxes. It is now believed that a settlement has been agreed on the final two years of his existing contract at the King Power Stadium, clearing the way for his move to the Reebok Stadium on a free transfer. Gartside said: "We have got one more at least, who we will announce very shortly, then it is a case of settling down and see where we go for the first few weeks of the season. "We had a bit of a hiccup on Jermaine Beckford but we have probably sorted it out now. Jermaine will join us in the next couple of days." It's going up again, it was 24 hours this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tielemans63 Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 Disastrous signing in just about every respect bar on the field where he was just painfully average. What a spectacular waste of money - even Ade Akinbiyi earnt us £2.5 million back! Wouldn't be quite so bad if we hadn't just done the same thing with Matt Mills and no doubt we'll have similar problems getting rid of SSL and Danns. Supporting LCFC is akin to repeatedly slamming your balls in a heavy metal door at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 Disastrous signing in just about every respect bar on the field where he was just painfully average. What a spectacular waste of money - even Ade Akinbiyi earnt us £3.5 million back! Wouldn't be quite so bad if we hadn't just done the same thing with Matt Mills and no doubt we'll have similar problems getting rid of SSL and Danns. Supporting LCFC is akin to repeatedly slamming your balls in a heavy metal door at times. Well he didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted 15 July 2013 Share Posted 15 July 2013 Has he gone yet? This is slowly reaching the Maynard levels of tediousness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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