Slippin cider Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 With us next season then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 What I find interesting from the Post article is SC's comment......."I'm not surprised he has done well as a player, because that was why he was on our list of targets in the first place." I thought we signed him on the back of a "chance" meeting in Dubai? Read more: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-City-striker-Aaron-Wilbraham-eyes/story-26372464-detail/story.html#ixzz3Y8yWudHl Follow us: @BristolPost on Twitter | bristolpost on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TETBURY MASSIVE Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 What I find interesting from the Post article is SC's comment......."I'm not surprised he has done well as a player, because that was why he was on our list of targets in the first place." I thought we signed him on the back of a "chance" meeting in Dubai? Read more: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-City-striker-Aaron-Wilbraham-eyes/story-26372464-detail/story.html#ixzz3Y8yWudHl Follow us: @BristolPost on Twitter | bristolpost on Facebook Do people still think this is true?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo II Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 What I find interesting from the Post article is SC's comment......."I'm not surprised he has done well as a player, because that was why he was on our list of targets in the first place." I thought we signed him on the back of a "chance" meeting in Dubai? Might be that is what put him on the list? May not have been aware he was available at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Did Steve just "happen" to be in Dubai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunnyfunt Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Did Steve just "happen" to be in Dubai? He was. I saw him shopping with his wife. I asked her 'What did Dubai'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Do people still think this is true?? Are you suggesting even more propoganda from the club...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Do people still think this is true?? I thought it was revealed sometime ago that it wasn't a 'chance' meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I thought it was revealed sometime ago that it wasn't a 'chance' meeting. Either way there's another years contract offered :-)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 What I find interesting from the Post article is SC's comment......."I'm not surprised he has done well as a player, because that was why he was on our list of targets in the first place." I thought we signed him on the back of a "chance" meeting in Dubai? Read more: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-City-striker-Aaron-Wilbraham-eyes/story-26372464-detail/story.html#ixzz3Y8yWudHl Follow us: @BristolPost on Twitter | bristolpost on Facebook I've also never got my head around why Cotts lead many to believe it was a chance meeting to start with. Why not say at the beginning that he was on our list targets and that the chance meeting just confirmed what he was looking for? What did he have to hide or gain from it? Quote... "For someone to get 20 goals in a season for the first time at his age is amazing and we are really pleased for him. "In that respect, he has done even better than I expected. For me, his record said he didn't score 20 goals a season. His goals this season have been an added bonus. "I'm not surprised he has done well as a player, because that was why he was on our list of targets in the first place. "I know everyone thinks I only signed him because of a chance meeting on holiday (in Dubai), but I'd already been monitoring his situation before that. Obviously, meeting him on holiday helped me learn a bit more about him as a character, but Aaron was there or thereabouts and in our minds anyway." I've always said managers speak a lot of BS to the media, but I've not worked out why this was necessary in the first place...what does he gain from it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am the mole Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I've also never got my head around why Cotts lead many to believe it was a chance meeting to start with. Why not say at the beginning that he was on our list targets and that the chance meeting just confirmed what he was looking for? What did he have to hide or gain from it? Quote... "For someone to get 20 goals in a season for the first time at his age is amazing and we are really pleased for him. "In that respect, he has done even better than I expected. For me, his record said he didn't score 20 goals a season. His goals this season have been an added bonus. "I'm not surprised he has done well as a player, because that was why he was on our list of targets in the first place. "I know everyone thinks I only signed him because of a chance meeting on holiday (in Dubai), but I'd already been monitoring his situation before that. Obviously, meeting him on holiday helped me learn a bit more about him as a character, but Aaron was there or thereabouts and in our minds anyway." I've always said managers speak a lot of BS to the media, but I've not worked out why this was necessary in the first place...what does he gain from it?maybe to keep fans who might not care about the truth entertain with a silly story during a period in the summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectored Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Did Steve just "happen" to be in Dubai? They don't get the Flintstones in Dubai but Abu Dhabi do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohbasso Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I read or heard an interview with Cotts just after Wilbs signed saying he was already on our list of targets, then they happened to be in the same hotel. The media just prefer to leave out the first part to make it more of a story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyderiup Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Brilliant. Can see him in sombrero and shades now following next seasons target in cancun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterStyvarsRightFoot Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I thought it was revealed sometime ago that it wasn't a 'chance' meeting. He tried to sign him in January; then he bumped into him in the summer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 What was the trigger point for the new contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CITYAREREDANDWHITE Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 What was the trigger point for the new contract? Can't of been many games, as he said in his interview on talksport that it was triggered in December/January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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