RadioactiveWaste Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 4 hours ago, QuitYourJibbaJivin said: Just read the article, you don’t normally hear straight from the horses mouth that contract offers are on the table. Normally you hear talks are on going then there’s an article, with handshakes announcing a new contract has been signed. I would guess the contracts we’ve offered probably aren’t as good as Russell and George were expecting I think you're right and either they expect its just formalities to go, or, its a move to put a bit of pressure on them to sign or to give the club a "its the player not wanting to sign" stance with the supporters. I also imagine JRs deal has gone from Star to solid squad member and Thorne's is based on his fitness (fair or not, he's not played a lot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf's shin pads Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Well, Thorne has the chance to put his case to Rowett now Ledley is out for the short term... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, Gandalf's shin pads said: Well, Thorne has the chance to put his case to Rowett now Ledley is out for the short term... A recovering from injury GT comes in for hugely respected and experienced midfield player due to injury... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuitYourJibbaJivin Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 4 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said: I think you're right and either they expect its just formalities to go, or, its a move to put a bit of pressure on them to sign or to give the club a "its the player not wanting to sign" stance with the supporters. I also imagine JRs deal has gone from Star to solid squad member and Thorne's is based on his fitness (fair or not, he's not played a lot) Exactly, if I’m being synical I’d say it’s the club covering their back, they’ve offered contracts if they don’t accept then we’ve done what we could...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 George might as well wait until the summer now. he'll get more offers as a free agent having played a fair few games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 4 hours ago, RamNut said: George might as well wait until the summer now. he'll get more offers as a free agent having played a fair few games. What if he gets another big injury in the mean time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninos Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Will he keep his position now that Ledleys fit again ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, Ninos said: Will he keep his position now that Ledleys fit again ? Until he doesn’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EulogyForEvolution Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I'll be a bit annoyed if Georgie boy doesn't sign up. He's well loved here and we've not exactly seen him play much over the years that he's been our player. I don't know the terms of the deal offered, but I'd say some of the money relying on him being available for selection is fair enough - based on the fact that he's spent 90% of his career on our treatment table. Not his fault, I know, but I'd like him to demonstrate some loyalty to the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobram Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 You would think that george would like to stay to repay the club who has put time and effort into his rehab. He has a good relationship with the club. We know how good he is, I will be gutted if he goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 How can Russell be better off at another Club? Move house, settle in, not get promoted. Never see the Premiership Obviously he will push for more cash and may get another fiver a week but unless he just wants last big payoff at any other club it makes sense to stay. Rowett is reasonable but i think that trying to twist his arm is doomed to failure. George cannot improve his lot by going elsewhere as a player basically recovering from injury with no certainty about his long term fitness. If he signs now and gets injured again then he has a job for three years. If he does not sign and gets injured, who will sign him on more money than we are offering? At end of season, if he has proved himself he will get a better contract than what is on offer now but runs the risk of being get let go, but he will not go to a Premier team until he has been fit for another year in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I'd hope he'd make a fair call given the way the club has stood by him. Sign the contract, spend the next 20 games showing that he's worth more, negotiate a fat new contract in the summer when he's helped drive us to promotion, shining brightly in the process. Hopefully conjecture that the offer may be low or even derisory is only that, conjecture as he remains, IMO, the most naturally gifted player on our books and one that seems to suit any formation we are likely to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Given George Thorne is on the front of The Ram for tomorrow night's game, I'm hopeful he'll keep his place. That said, it didn't work out especially well for Darren Bent in a recent match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Signed a new 2 1/2 year deal. That slipped under the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, Phoenix said: Signed a new 2 1/2 year deal. That slipped under the radar. No it didn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 What’s happened to him? Is he not fit? Not in form? Hes a shadow of his former self, will we ever see the George Thorne we had pre Wembley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 1 minute ago, Boycie said: What’s happened to him? Is he not fit? Not in form? Hes a shadow of his former self, will we ever see the George Thorne we had pre Wembley? I'm afraid we won't. Same goes for Forsyth I'm afraid. Maybe good pre-season could do the trick, but wouldn't count on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loweman2 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 14 minutes ago, Boycie said: What’s happened to him? Is he not fit? Not in form? Hes a shadow of his former self, will we ever see the George Thorne we had pre Wembley? He was the one player that I thought had premier league potential and that we could build a team around, he always had such composure on the ball and used to be able to split defences with his precision through balls but since he has come back from injury he is a shadow of that player, looks overweight and unfit and misses so many of his passes, I don’t think we will ever see the pre Wembley George again, I am starting to think that we will never see the pre Wembley Derby County again, it has been a steady downhill decline since that fateful day !! Bloody Keough !! Always got a mistake in him ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 As said previously he’s not playing the way he wants too. Constantly being overrun with little space. Constantly doing the ‘dogsbody’ for others and not really being rewarded for it. Atleast he didn’t give up, got more of an issue with Vydra today who gave up and constantly in “no mans land” and felt like little interest in working for the team. That’s not good enough to me no matter how many goals you score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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