Leeds Ram Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 well can someone name me 5 players in the last 10 years, who were released from crewe then signed from a better team and did really well? just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derby Loyal Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 well can someone name me 5 players in the last 10 years, who were released from crewe then signed from a better team and did really well? just wondering. Was he released or did he get offered a contract and turn it down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Was he released or did he get offered a contract and turn it down? I expect this, there has been championship interest in him before so I doubt crewe thought he wasn't worth a contract especially as he was a regular in the side as well, seems like he is impressing although I would let him work right up until the villa game and see how he does, there is no point rushing him a contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastKentRam Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 http://boards.footymad.net/forum.php?tno=168&fid=90&sty=2&act=1&mid=2117060641 Seems to be a mix of opinion on there although all seem to be he's not good enough for this level. If we had a top left back i wouldnt mind this guy coming in as back up but we dont, so it looks as if we'll be left with two very questionable left backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Was he released or did he get offered a contract and turn it down? he was released i believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Lets be honest if he isn't good enough then he wont be offered anything, if he is good enough, he'll get a contract. It's a perk of having a player train with you for pre-season, I'm not worried either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastKentRam Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Lets be honest if he isn't good enough then he wont be offered anything, if he is good enough, he'll get a contract. It's a perk of having a player train with you for pre-season, I'm not worried either way. Ben Pringle wasnt good enough but he got offered a contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Blanchett was released. T'was a surprise to most Crewe fans apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 he was released i believe. Yes, majority of Crewe fans seem surprised he was. Don't believe he's Championship level yet but I thought Exeter fans said the same about Moxey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Ben Pringle wasnt good enough but he got offered a contract. Ben Pringle is a football genius and I am appalled at how you take his name in vain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 A lot of Crewe fans seemed to think it had something to do with him not coming through the Crewe academy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Yes, majority of Crewe fans seem surprised he was. Don't believe he's Championship level yet but I thought Exeter fans said the same about Moxey and what happened to moxey? clough got annoyed with him and others for not being good enough and sold him off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Ben Pringle wasnt good enough but he got offered a contract. wasn't as bad as people make out, never got a run in the first team either. he captained the reserve side to 2 league titles (didn't he?) won young player of the year in his first year and wasn't on a large contract, I think he did alright, certainly a lot better than I ever expected and i'm pretty sure you'll hear his name a lot next season in league two, think he'll star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 and what happened to moxey? clough got annoyed with him and others for not being good enough and sold him off. Moxey was more than good enough and nothing I've seen from "experienced Championship left-back" Roberts has convinced me that Moxey wasn't the better player. Palace got a top left-back for £400,000 and I still rate that as one of Clough's biggest mistakes. If he does the same with Blanchett then he's got to look at his recruitment policy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 James Bailey John Brayford David Platt Rob Hulse Danny Murphy Dean Ashton Seth lad Geoff Thomas Stan Bowles Rob Jones Neil Lennon Efe Sodje Robbie Savage:eek: and probably more................. Think all of these were sold as opposed to released, which I think is the point being made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Moxey was more than good enough and nothing I've seen from "experienced Championship left-back" Roberts has convinced me that Moxey wasn't the better player. Palace got a top left-back for £400,000 and I still rate that as one of Clough's biggest mistakes. If he does the same with Blanchett then he's got to look at his recruitment policy nope, I don't buy that at all. Moxey was certainly an irratic player and had his good moments but he had a lot of bad ones, an awful lot of bad ones. I don't think Roberts is the answer either, without sounding like a forest fan, we need a left back.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Moxey was more than good enough and nothing I've seen from "experienced Championship left-back" Roberts has convinced me that Moxey wasn't the better player. Palace got a top left-back for £400,000 and I still rate that as one of Clough's biggest mistakes. If he does the same with Blanchett then he's got to look at his recruitment policy I am not saying he wasn't good enough, he was poor first season for me, improved in the second, but clough still got annoyed with him and cywka saying they made the same mistakes, he has shipped moxey out now and i am suggesting it could be a cycle if not careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48 hours Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I am pretty certain that he was not offered a contract ... Basically, he did not come thru their Academy, and therefore parts of his game were not what the club expected. Saw him away at Southend last season, and he put in one 'crushing' challenge, and then won a second tackle from the loose-ball. He continued down the wing right up to the Southend goal-line, and the fans around me loved it, BUT as he made his way back in front of the Manager it looked as tho' he got a right 'ear-bashing'. He was 'good' when I saw him, but other Crewe fans have said that his f0orm dipped later in the season - partly due to the fact that he knew that he wasn't going to be offered a new contract at the end-of-the-season. Liverpool had him on trial a few years ago, so they must have seen something in him. He is probably worth a gamble, as (left)back-up if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Does seem bizarre he played over 40 games and didn't get a new contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Does seem bizarre he played over 40 games and didn't get a new contract. Big ego wanting to play for a big club probably? either that or he was banging the manager's missus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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