brad blit Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 When JET signed this summer it was a 2yr deal, presumably because we couldnt offer the high wages he was used to at Ipswich, and perhaps also because it could have been deemed 'risky' to give a 3yr deal to someone who wasnt in best form at previous club. However, with his brilliant form for us is anyone else worried that someone might come in with a substantial offer in Jan which may turn Citys hand?? Yes some might argue he has gone quiet in certain games but the fact he is our top goalscorer and offers most assists so surely other teams (probably Championship) have looked at him as a viable option because they could try and get him cheaper knowing he will only have just over year left. I hope the club are already discussing this and looking to extend his contract before the vultures start circling..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Usual post when we have a player who's doing well . Some will stay,,others will go and life will go on. No player is irreplaceable,it's the changes in football that make it interesting.So chill my friend,que sera ,sera . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I expect that this has something to do with the Bosman Ruling. As long as we offer him a contract before he is 24, we should get a fee for him. If he doe not leave in January or over the summer, I should imagine that he will be offered an extension. It would be a shock and surprise if some championship team did not come in with a substantial offer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I got the impression that this season and maybe next is just a stop off for JET to boost his confidence. Cant see him hanging about too long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcboy96 Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I am going to take a guess that we will hold on to him at least until the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 we'll keep him for as long as we want him IMO. He's loved here, scoring goals, playing under the only manager who knows how to play him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDoubleD Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 If someone offered 3-4mill for him, I'd take it. He is a good player, but he's a luxury player as well. Could use the money to buy 2 new strikers and/or an attacking midfielder that might work better as a unit than him and baldock do currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 When was the last time we had a player with TWELVE goals by the start of November? I'm guessing Super Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 If someone offered 3-4mill for him, I'd take it. He is a good player, but he's a luxury player as well.Could use the money to buy 2 new strikers and/or an attacking midfielder that might work better as a unit than him and baldock do currently.Don't forget that we still have Kelly to come back into the reckoning when he recovers. He has, IMHO, been sorely missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 All valid points, but I do wonder how much JET is contributing to our current position in the table. When he plays bad, we have nothing at all. The flip side is, I don't want to see headless chickens running around just for the sake of it. Maybe if JET were to leave we could get a striker in the mould of Billy Sharp - someone who is hardworking and a great finisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 A club in our position almost always ends up selling its best players at at some point. That's why it's vital that we start producing our own players instead of continually forking out every time someone moves on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Right Honourable Les Q Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 We're vulnerable now to the vultures, the "big boys," swooping in and taking our best performers from us. Look out for Peterborough tempting him away in January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kaiser Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 He won't go to another L1 club and any Championship scout worth his salt would remark on his inconsistency and tendency to disappear for spells - which would be even worse up a division. I don't think he'll go anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ferret Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 He seems to enjoy playing for the club and for the first time in a while he has fans behind him who genuinelly love him. He is a confidence player, and now he has that confidence back and is playing under a manager he knows and respects he may not want to move and repeat his previous mistake with Ipswich / Mccarthy. SOD knows how to handle JET and utilise him to his fullest - something not all managers may be able to do Plus hasn't his missus just had a baby? She might convince him that she doesn't want to uproot at the moment because of this Maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_s Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 When JET signed this summer it was a 2yr deal, presumably because we couldnt offer the high wages he was used to at Ipswich, and perhaps also because it could have been deemed 'risky' to give a 3yr deal to someone who wasnt in best form at previous club. However, with his brilliant form for us is anyone else worried that someone might come in with a substantial offer in Jan which may turn Citys hand?? Yes some might argue he has gone quiet in certain games but the fact he is our top goalscorer and offers most assists so surely other teams (probably Championship) have looked at him as a viable option because they could try and get him cheaper knowing he will only have just over year left. I hope the club are already discussing this and looking to extend his contract before the vultures start circling..... It's frightening to think where we would be without all his goals and his assists. I'm not too sure about other clubs coming in for him as he does have a reputation of drifting in and out of games, something which may put teams off. I think JET likes to play the way JET likes to play and in S'OD he has a manager that lets him do that. There's every chance he'll end up the leagues top scorer this season. Whatever happens, one thing is for sure and that he's the most talented player at AG since I really can't remember when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdliketoRogerMoore Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Maynard hasn't really played football since he left us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kaiser Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Not a chance was he worth 850. I think that was his annual bar bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 All valid points, but I do wonder how much JET is contributing to our current position in the table. When he plays bad, we have nothing at all. The flip side is, I don't want to see headless chickens running around just for the sake of it. Maybe if JET were to leave we could get a striker in the mould of Billy Sharp - someone who is hardworking and a great finisher. Whoa - that is down to the rest of the team. If we lose every time he doesn't perform then that shows how reliant we are upon him and how good he can be if he can win games single-handedly. People used to criticise Jimmy Greaves for being a lazy player who would do nothing all game bar pop up for the two goals that won the game. He'd still be the first name on the teamsheet as should be JET. I liked Steve Torpey, Steve Jones, Bas Savage as they all ran around enthusiastically. They weren't that good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted November 6, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I think it was a strategic move based on finances. We can't afford to pay him a lot this season because of the existing high earners affecting this year's accounts. In the Summer we will be in a position to offer him a much improved deal and I expect him to be offered a 3 year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 It is a concern. At the moment if he doesn't turn up goals and chances are incredibly hard to come by. Almost involved in everyone good we do attacking wise. I would be surprised if teams aren't looking at him, but I hope that now he is settled and playing well under SOD he will stick around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderbeans Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 people are forgetting we could still end up in the championship next season (yes i said it!). Aside from that, we have those high earners who will be off the books next summer so I'm sure some of their wages would help towards offering JET a new deal and still leave us with funds for new players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 If this is new BCFC then anything over 1 million and he's gone. We could get 2 or 3 excellent L1 players for 1 million. Too long we've held onto our best players when cashing in would have been better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portland Bill Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 we'll keep him for as long as we want him IMO. He's loved here, scoring goals, playing under the only manager who knows how to play him... Exactly, I was about to say the same,SOD and him obviously have a very good relationship and he plays his best football under him. He hasn't enjoyed playing under other managers, and probably will realise that staying here is for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I pity the strikers we might buy from any sale procedes. They would be doomed to join the long list of 'failed and ruined at bristol city'.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 He seems to enjoy playing for the club and for the first time in a while he has fans behind him who genuinelly love him. He is a confidence player, and now he has that confidence back and is playing under a manager he knows and respects he may not want to move and repeat his previous mistake with Ipswich / Mccarthy. SOD knows how to handle JET and utilise him to his fullest - something not all managers may be able to do Plus hasn't his missus just had a baby? She might convince him that she doesn't want to uproot at the moment because of this Maybe His baby Will have a Bristol accent ! Suck on ee ,Mickey ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I pity the strikers we might buy from any sale procedes. They would be doomed to join the long list of 'failed and ruined at bristol city'.... Like SuperBob,Goater Cole ,Akinibiyi ... Admitted that's probably a shorter list than yours . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Whoa - that is down to the rest of the team. If we lose every time he doesn't perform then that shows how reliant we are upon him and how good he can be if he can win games single-handedly. People used to criticise Jimmy Greaves for being a lazy player who would do nothing all game bar pop up for the two goals that won the game. He'd still be the first name on the teamsheet as should be JET. I liked Steve Torpey, Steve Jones, Bas Savage as they all ran around enthusiastically. They weren't that good though. But ,boy could they run,a pleasure to watch. All we really want is a team of Forrest Gimps ! Not Forest reserves and rejects . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne allisons tongues Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I thought Ipswich were paying some of his wages this year, same as derby with fielding so they could get them off the books. Not sure how much extra next year we would have to pay but guessing with the high earners mainly off the wagebill it shouldn't be a problem. With Ipswich paying some of jet wages would they be entitled to a cut of the fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.