Jimmy Manns Left Foot NG7 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Apologies if similar recent post, but Sam has only one year left on his contract I believe. Do we know if he as he yet to be offered a new contract? Maybe the board & SC want to demonstrate our ambition to him before doing so? If offered similar terms what chances of him signing do you think?.. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red white and red Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Probably get the season underway and see how we are doing before he looks at a contract! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Red white and red Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Wouldn't take it, I'm pretty confident we will be there or thereabouts, plus baldock is vital to where we are next season, if he is playing in a team full of confidence, creating plenty of chances and doing well, he will stay no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 If I was Baldock I would run my contract down and then sign on a free for someone and get a big signing on fee, to safe-guard my family's future.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 All I know is Baldock is very happy here and that counts for a lot. If he stays for next season there's a fair chance he'll reach over 50 goals for the club (he's on 36 now) and I can only think of Tony Thorpe and Scott Murray who've achieved that in recent years. Be great if he would sign a 1 year extension but if not and he goes for nothing next summer then so be it...can't really knock the guy for it. I assume you weren't one of the masses who knocked Maynard then? Genuine question and not as flippant as it clearly comes across in text!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 I'd rather he left for nothing in the summer and at least we try and push for promotion this season with him in the team. Take him out and where are 20+ goals going to come from? 20 goal strikers are incredibly hard to come by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanker Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 If I was Baldock I would run my contract down and then sign on a free for someone and get a big signing on fee, to safe-guard my family's future.. Ah, the philosophy of many a good footballer. David James is a good example of just what can be done when you're in an industry that has a lot to offer financially! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Ah, the philosophy of many a good footballer. David James is a good example of just what can be done when you're in an industry that has a lot to offer financially! The bankrupt David James? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 If I was Baldock I would run my contract down and then sign on a free for someone and get a big signing on fee, to safe-guard my family's future.... Would it help if we threw Coke bottles at your family ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 I'm sure new contracts are on the table for baldock and JeT just because it isn't reported about doesn't mean its not happening, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 why are people bothered? he was called useless by most last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdliketoRogerMoore Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 I'm sure new contracts are on the table for baldock and JeT just because it isn't reported about doesn't mean its not happening,source or do you not what to reveal them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 source or do you not what to reveal them! no source its just commen sense, we'd of or will be offering them terms if they turn it down they will be transfer listed and prob go in jan or before the season starts, Not every contract is in the news, very few people know about Marv's last contract extension it just happened with little fanfare, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 He will be here for all of this up coming season, along with JET. Promotion will see them sign contract next summer, league 1 football for the 2015/16 season and it's very likely both will leave and we'll get nothing. Its a risk worth taking as I would imagine that we will be top 6 throughout the season and our reward for promotion will not only be championship football but retaining our 2 best players. We have a lot riding on this season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle Rick Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Probably get the season underway and see how we are doing before he looks at a contract! Being at a good age and top goalscorer last season. Why would they need to wait and see? I think he'd happilly sign on He's already proven and we risk losing him on the cheap/free otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 He will be here for all of this up coming season, along with JET. Promotion will see them sign contract next summer, league 1 football for the 2015/16 season and it's very likely both will leave and we'll get nothing. Its a risk worth taking as I would imagine that we will be top 6 throughout the season and our reward for promotion will not only be championship football but retaining our 2 best players. We have a lot riding on this season! thats fixed by offering them a contract with a non-promtion clause in it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolskRed Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 If I was Baldock I would run my contract down and then sign on a free for someone and get a big signing on fee, to safe-guard my family's future.... Glad you are not then. In all seriousness I imagine his families future is pretty well safeguarded, I wouldn't imagine one signing on fee will be make a huge amount of difference to that. You can earn a fraction of what he earns and still make sure your family will be O.K going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 He was due to sign a new contract directly with Steve Lansdown but as it was a one on one.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 We should be offering him and JET new deals and listen to offers if they're not keen to sign. We should also be setting a deadline - e.g. if you've not signed by July 31st and no transfer offer has materalised that the club is happy with then you will be here for the season irrespective. Uncertainty should be avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Thought I read somewhere a few months ago that JET and Baldock have been offered new deals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Thought I read somewhere a few months ago that JET and Baldock have been offered new deals... I think that was "will be" rather than "have been". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 why are people bothered? he was called useless by most last season. Hardly. Fans were understandably exasperated when he missed a long series of seemingly easily takeable chances and vented their frustration on here. Fans were also delighted, and poured praise on him, when he started to regularly take those chances. Par for the course, and nothing more than a highly paid professional with pride in his performance would expect, especially one who'd freely admitted he'd never had so many chances created for him and was himself mystified at his lack of form. He may have been criticised on here, but City fans were very patient and uncritical at matches, so he never lost confidence to the extent that an astute positional change by SC couldn't put things right. Despite a build up of fans' frustrations Baldock didn't become a whipping boy, or face abuse from the fans - like Flint was subjected to - at any stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grove park city Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 why are people bothered? he was called useless by most last season. Always had faith in him decided to put some money on him to be leading Div 1 goal scorer when he was getting a lot of unfair stick the goals came and so did the win bet money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Hardly. Fans were understandably exasperated when he missed a long series of seemingly easily takeable chances and vented their frustration on here. Fans were also delighted, and poured praise on him, when he started to regularly take those chances. Par for the course, and nothing more than a highly paid professional with pride in his performance would expect, especially one who'd freely admitted he'd never had so many chances created for him and was himself mystified at his lack of form. He may have been criticised on here, but City fans were very patient and uncritical at matches, so he never lost confidence to the extent that an astute positional change by SC couldn't put things right. Despite a build up of fans' frustrations Baldock didn't become a whipping boy, or face abuse from the fans - like Flint was subjected to - at any stage. he did, maybe not as vocal in the ground as others but some of the stuff on here was stupid, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 he did, maybe not as vocal in the ground as others but some of the stuff on here was stupid, Indeed there were some right nobs on here, even when he was near the top of the scoring charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Hardly. Fans were understandably exasperated when he missed a long series of seemingly easily takeable chances and vented their frustration on here. Fans were also delighted, and poured praise on him, when he started to regularly take those chances. Par for the course, and nothing more than a highly paid professional with pride in his performance would expect, especially one who'd freely admitted he'd never had so many chances created for him and was himself mystified at his lack of form. He may have been criticised on here, but City fans were very patient and uncritical at matches, so he never lost confidence to the extent that an astute positional change by SC couldn't put things right. Despite a build up of fans' frustrations Baldock didn't become a whipping boy, or face abuse from the fans - like Flint was subjected to - at any stage. That's just a little bit too much revisionism for my liking. Truth is a vocal minority on here carried on harping on about a few one on one misses even though it was clear to most people watching that Baldock was a cut above and on his way to scoring over 20 league goals. Expectations from those few were way out of line and unhelpful but despite that nonsense Baldock was the best striker in the league. More power to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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