New ex-players (and managers) thread
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SwedeFox
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Also tell them not to buy drugs. It's just a lot of empty calories.
Motown Fox
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James Pearson training with Rotherham.
fitz
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Training as what?
Brown Nose
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Two people have told me the same story about Pearson Jnr now and I have no idea whether it is just gossip doing the rounds or if there is anything genuine in it. Anyone heard the same?
The story goes that the squad were due a rather enormous sum (worth several hundred grand each) as a performance bonus for their 14th place finish last season and this figure was to be shared between the players equally. Pearson Snr fought to ensure that his son got an equal share on the basis that he'd made an appearance during the season (v Shrewsbury).
This then caused friction with both players and coaching staff as he'd not played in the Premier League. One of the stories goes on to claim that Pearson Snr had offered Pearson Jnr a new contract prior to Thailand and this had too caused some friction as a number of clearly superior players were being released and Pearson Jnr was going to have to be played as an over-aged player in the U21s.
I can't imagine Rotherham seriously considering signing him, after all they released him aged 16 when he was not good enough and no professional club then employed him until his Dad came along and gave him three successive contracts. It's significant that he has so far been unable to even get a non-league club to take him on. This only emphasises how clearly he was only being employed through a crude and bizarre example of nepotism.
Matt_B
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You can't say it proves anything when, in your own words, it is just rumour.
The stories at the time (before the Thailand trip) were that it was based on appearances, and regular first team players would be due a few hundred thousand each.
It's a fact that he was offered a new contract before they went to Thailand, the retained list was sent to the Premier League, and published on their site.
spionfox
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It's all downhill after Leicester. Just ask Lineker, Smith, Heskey, Mahrez.......
ThaiSweetChilli
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Knockfart has started nicely at Standard. He's scored 3 in 6 overall.
Motown Fox
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Muzzy on SoccerAM this morning.
Cate Fox
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I'm surprised this show is still going... does anyone on here still watch it?
LCFC'sGodWears9
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Nuge puts one past Florist. Always loved that bloke.
Motown Fox
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Nugent just put Boro ahead at Forest.
LCFC'sGodWears9
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Matt Mills equalises for Florist and Nugent picks up yellow.
Motown Fox
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O'Gravy is already playing
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