timothy bird Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I think he only wanted a 1year contract last summer! I suspect the club havnt formally offered him anything for next season because he made it clear in preliminary talks that if we went down he was off " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 He's pretty clever. I imagine he gets a good signing on fee for each clubs. 7 clubs in 7 years means a tidy amount of money, before he's even collected wages I don't think so, as we're only his third club. All the other clubs he played for were loan appearances only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Do The Dziekanowski Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 He played well for us, But if you got offered more money and a chance to move back to the place where you grew up, I for one wouldn't pass on that! He did all.he could for the time he was here, Better than most of the players with 1 year left on their contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindon8er Posted May 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 OK let's blame Mcinnes for only giving him one year, we've blamed him for everything else anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 No loss, couldn't command penalty area, part of the problem, not the solution ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timothy bird Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Id blame mcginess for a lot of things. But not this. I'm pretty certain he only wanted a 1year contract last summer. So that he could get out easily if things went wrong +he wanted to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon uk Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Good riddance to Heston, hopefully he let's another 84 in next season and burnley go down as well. Shame he can't take all the rest of the so called senior pros with him, they are all a disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset_Cider Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Would you say no if you did OK at your job but overall as a team your year end results were bad enough you all had to take a paycut, but a company producing better results and a higher level of work approached you offering you more money? Sorry but I do wish folk would stop trotting the same old....... 'what if you were offered more money' (tripe statement In my opinion). It is fair to say many might just up sticks and go but there are some that take more than just money in to consideration in life (maybe not footballers or either other professions) For me it's more about being content or having a sense of purpose in what I do......... you only need so much money to cover your basic living needs and most pro-footballers have a lot more than your average fan. Why do we not all leave Bristol City FC and go & support a cheaper team (same but different) Because there is more to life than saving a few quid too and it's not all about money is it? One would hope that Tom just has the desire to play at a higher level than we can offer him and I think that is about the measure of the man? We do not know what he has been offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Wow, some people post some utter shite on here! Could it be infact that he would like to stay, but we have offered him a 1 year deal whereas burnley have offered him longer (2 years I believe, but could be 3) and that is why he he feels need to move. NOT because of money or even division, although obviously that is a bonus. If we matched burleys contract offer, he would stay, bar some major offer from elsewhere. I understand why we don't want to commit longer term to a high wage, but I also understand that he has the security for his family to take into account. First team football is main priority, followed by length of contract. Stop slagging people/players off when you know nothing about the circumstances! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timothy bird Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Agree with dorset cider +its all relative. If my money was reduced from £100 per week to £50 per week it would be a huge blow. But if as in heatons case it was reduced from ( say) £14,000 per week to ( say) £7,000 per week I think I could just about struggle by! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Agree with dorset cider +its all relative. If my money was reduced from £100 per week to £50 per week it would be a huge blow. But if as in heatons case it was reduced from ( say) £14,000 per week to ( say) £7,000 per week I think I could just about struggle by! Like you say, it's all relative. Generally you have more the likelyhood is you have more to lose. Maybe much larger mortgage/s and other investments. A percentage loss of income for most will effect each the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider red Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Dunno what the fuss is. He did his best, wants to stay. In the champ so good luck to him. Will free up wages im sure we can get a decent enough l1 goalkeeper in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JammyOne Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 For the folks who had a crush on Heaton, too bad. This move suits everyone, Heaton was on far too much for what he did. He won't be missed by me, but I certainly won't be booing him either. Good luck to the fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Widely reported that he's been offered a contract here at the same time as Nyatanga - media, official site, SOD. I'm not sure why anyone would claim the club haven't offered him anything. It's fact, from a particular horses mouth, that whilst the club have had discussions, expressed interest in keeping them and have made verbal offers, none of them have been offered anything in writing yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demet78 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Has he actually signed for Burnley yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 It's fact, from a particular horses mouth, that whilst the club have had discussions, expressed interest in keeping them and have made verbal offers, none of them have been offered anything in writing yet. Following relegation I don't think we need to get hung up on whether a written offer has been made. The players and their agents will know the financial impact of relegation so a verbal offer will probably be more than suifficent for a player like Heaton determine how much better off he would be financially,, let alone playing championship football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rag Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Not a bad keeper at all, but I for one would like to see a giant beast of a keeper that dominates the box. Our fragile defence needed help in that department, which was not forth comming from heaton. So quite pleased he is off to the scenic Burnley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BristolBEAT Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Has he actually signed for Burnley yet? No one can sign for anyone until transfer window opens. Out of contract players can sign "agreements" but NOT sign for a club. For example if we are going for an in-contract Goalkeeper from H'pool we will have to wait for Transfer window to open. This in turn causes people to consistanly stress on OTIB and panic when the window isn't even open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazareth Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 No one can sign for anyone until transfer window opens. Out of contract players can sign "agreements" but NOT sign for a club. For example if we are going for an in-contract Goalkeeper from H'pool we will have to wait for Transfer window to open. This in turn causes people to consistanly stress on OTIB and panic when the window isn't even open. OK, better question. Has Heaton actually signed an agreement with Burnley yet? City & Ipswich both confirmed when Skuse signed there. I haven't seen anything similar for Heaton yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted May 17, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 OK, better question. Has Heaton actually signed an agreement with Burnley yet? City & Ipswich both confirmed when Skuse signed there. I haven't seen anything similar for Heaton yet. Judging by the fact that Burnley put a story up just about having talks, I am in doubt that if any deal was done they would announce it straight away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider-manc Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Rumour on twitter that he has failed to agree terms. I know it's twitter and should not be read into too much...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 If he goes, then it isn't the end of the world and good luck to him. Don't see why anyone would get so angry - I'm sure he wouldn't mind staying but if a better club want them then that is fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCAGFC Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Rumour on twitter that he has failed to agree terms. I know it's twitter and should not be read into too much...... Probably wants guaranteed 1st team football, the only club he has been 1st choice is at BCFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opeth67 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Good luck to Heaton if he does end up signing for Burnley. He will have made the right decision for himself and his family. Probably the right decision for BCFC. I'm sure we'll get an equally good keeper in for lower wages. Why slag him off? Most people are ambitious. Why should he not prefer higher level football and more income? Most footballers do - unless they have no ambition, or are not good enough or are scared to make a change, or have strong ties in the area they don't want to break. Nothing wrong with that either - we all have different needs, desires, dreams. And why do fans expect players to be loyal to the point of - in BCFC's situation - to accept playing in a lower division and taking less money. It's a job! Yes - be loyal to the club while you are contracted - work hard, give 100%. If the player has done that then at the end of a contract he is free to make the right decision for himself. Undying loyalty is unfortunately very rare in the world of football. It's surprising more people can't accept this. Good luck to Heaton. He did a good job for us in a very difficult season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaretsRick Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Hey guys, Burnley fan here. Signed a two year deal, on our official website just now. Good luck for the season http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/heaton-signs-in-170513-826417.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!james Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 he has signed for Burnley, confirmed now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunbcfc94 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 I wouldn't say I wanted to stay to my customers and stab them in the back a week later Plus is conceding 84 goals doing ok at you're job as a goalkeeper!? Clearly didn't go to many games then, Heaton did make a few mistakes, but anyone one would with our defence and midfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRed Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Good luck to him. I can't understand why anyone is surprised, he's plenty good enough to play in the Championship so he was always going to stay there.What I dont understand is why SO'D has released Gerken and Lewis Carey when he knew Heaton would be off. Now we have to start all over again trying to find a decent keeper, when Gerken would have been a great keeper in League 1.Bonkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo7 Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 Good luck to him. I can't understand why anyone is surprised, he's plenty good enough to play in the Championship so he was always going to stay there. What I dont understand is why SO'D has released Gerken and Lewis Carey when he knew Heaton would be off. Now we have to start all over again trying to find a decent keeper, when Gerken would have been a great keeper in League 1. Bonkers. There could be 101 good reasons - the most likely being: management/coaching team do not think either are adequate and hence either Heaton or someone else must be signed in any event to be first choice Gerkin unwilling to accept another season as understudy Gerkin unwilling to stay at any price Unless management / coaching team think Gerkin is good enough to be first choice (which indications suggest they do not) his retention or otherwise has nothing whatsoever to do with whether Heaton is/was prepared to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davros Posted May 17, 2013 Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 "I want to stay" City fans sung for you most of the game at Charlton to sign a new deal, few quid more and off you shoot, will be booing you if you return to the Gate in the future, disgrace imo. YES IM SHOUTING WE WILL BE LEFT WITH THE SHIT PLAYERS! ANY PLAYER THATS ANY GOOD WILL LEAVE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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