Hull Daily Mail reporting this morning he has gone for a medical at Wigan. Bizarre....
I wonder how many of the twitterers will be apologising to Fawaz if Hobbs does sign permanently...?
I'm not sure I'd trust anything Steve Bruce says after the way he and Hull have behaved throughout this saga either, but if you are the ones prepared to pay the most money to Hobbs then I look forward to seeing him humiliated at iPro in March. Hopefully!
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Bruce talks out of his Backo,,,,, Hobbs was not captain at Forest
Crystal Palace have had a £3m bid accepted for Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey, according to Sky Sports. The Wales number one has spent the best part of the season on-loan at Championship strugglers Yeovil Town.
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Not being funny here...... That makes Darlow worth 10M surely?
I don't think I could trust or take seriously anything Stevie Bruce says from now on anyway. Not only has this shifted one way and then another with obvious press games, he also suggested Hobbs was our captain and keeps calling us Notts
This is probably one Stevie's classics, talking about loyalty
http://metro.co.uk/2011/01/20/lectures-on-loyalty-are-hard-to-take-from-steve-bruce-final-third-630768/
Apparently David Vaughan has damaged his kneecap in training. Could be the end of that one.
Loyalty's a moveable feast when it comes to fans aswell. When a player goes elsewhere for higher wages they are a money-grabbing b'stard. I expect this will be the opinion of Hobbs if he goes elsewhere. If he stays, having held a gun to Forest's head for the past month to force them into paying a far higher wage than he had initially agreed to, he will be hailed as a hero who clearly loves Forest and who has shown his loyalty.
This isn't just Forest fans - we were perfectly happy to get Commons by virtue of paying more than Forest but blamed the greedy player when he went to Celtic for the same reason. We're all hypocrites.
...well, apart from Patrick Bamford; he's a Ram and he hates Forest.
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I think you guys genuinely think we care about Bamford.
I think a player is only really loyal when he has spent a good chunk of his career at one particular club. That seems to happen less and less these days.
The example of Commons is a good one, because you'll never guess what he did at Stoke before signing for us. Ran his contract down
"I think you guys genuinely think we care about Bamford."
In some places I think our fans care more about comments aimed at us from Derby fans about Bamford, than they actually do about Bamford
I won't blame Hobbs in the slightest if he chooses Wigan because they can pay higher wages. He's got to put himself first and if they are willing to pay significantly more, and he's got a family to support, then fair play to him.
comment by caniggiaforforest (U6917)
posted 6 minutes ago
I won't blame Hobbs in the slightest if he chooses Wigan because they can pay higher wages. He's got to put himself first and if they are willing to pay significantly more, and he's got a family to support, then fair play to him.
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I don't like the comment about players 'having family to support' as a reason for going or the highest wage, they get more than enough to not have to worry about supporting anyone on a monthly basis.
Don't mistake that for me not thinking they should go for the highest paying option by the way, I fully agree with them doing that because I would do the same, but if we just accepted the choice was because they wanted more money rather than pretend it's out of necessity to support their family?
Some of these guy's aren't always very bright. Their earning potential post football can be some what limited, unless your a blonde prat called Robbie Savage, They need to maximise their earning potential over 10 or 12 years on average. The cash has got to last another 50 years from the age of 30 remember.
Robbie Savage is only continuing to make a living because he is a car crash and BBC have decided to go down that route
@FAWAZ_ALHASAWI @fawaz_alhasawi1 51s
I'm thrilled to announce David Vaughan has rejoined us on loan until the end of the season. #nffc
Hopefully that injury isn't too bad
52 weeks at £20k/week is more than most average people earn in their whole career.
If he plays for two years, he's doubled what most people earn in a career. Three year contract? Trebled it.
Sorry, RBF, but Andy is spot on. There's not a footballer in the modern era playing a decent pro level who needs to worry about what happens next.
Apart from Michael Chopra, like, who'll be getting fitted for a pair of concrete wellies I think.
The thing is 666, they are hardly likely to be living in a two up, two down. Have a family car and a run around, take cheap holidays etc. As such, players would want to earn as much as they can during their short career so they are capable of preserving what they can of their life style after.
The sensible thing would be to not be too lavish and put most the earnings away. Then could even afford to be picky about what clubs they move to or even be loyal throughout career
I've no problems with any of that MM, and any rightminded man would also look to maximise their earnings over a career to a reasonable extent... I turned down a promotion and rise on a position which was in Birmingham because I didn't want to inflict the accent onto my daughter, for example, but I'd have taken the job if it was somewhere they spoke English.
comment by caniggiaforforest (U6917)
posted 6 minutes ago
I won't blame Hobbs in the slightest if he chooses Wigan because they can pay higher wages. He's got to put himself first and if they are willing to pay significantly more, and he's got a family to support, then fair play to him.
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I don't like the comment about players 'having family to support' as a reason for going or the highest wage, they get more than enough to not have to worry about supporting anyone on a monthly basis.
Don't mistake that for me not thinking they should go for the highest paying option by the way, I fully agree with them doing that because I would do the same, but if we just accepted the choice was because they wanted more money rather than pretend it's out of necessity to support their family?
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I don't know about you Andy, but the main reason I go to work is to support my family, so why shouldn't footballers be the same? Yes they earn considerably more and if they are clever enough to use their earning power to either save it, or invest it while they've got it then they will be fine once they retire. Players like Robbie Fowler and Steve McManaman were savvy in buying hundreds of properties and are now stinking rich. But just because you earn £15k a week for a couple of years, it doesn't mean you're set up for life (even though it should!).
It's that it gives the impression they're saying "I had to go to team X, I couldn't afford to stay with team Y. Yes I go to work to pay for my monthly bills, but if I was earning £20k a week, the last excuse i'd use for picking the highest offer would be that I have bills to pay.
Like I say, I don't begrudge them at all, I fully agree with anyone who goes with the most lucrative option but that's the reason why you're choosing it, not because you're behind on your gas bill!
It's just a bit like the standard miss world wish for world peace, you know it's not true but they have to say it!
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posted on 31/1/14
Hull Daily Mail reporting this morning he has gone for a medical at Wigan. Bizarre....
posted on 31/1/14
I wonder how many of the twitterers will be apologising to Fawaz if Hobbs does sign permanently...?
I'm not sure I'd trust anything Steve Bruce says after the way he and Hull have behaved throughout this saga either, but if you are the ones prepared to pay the most money to Hobbs then I look forward to seeing him humiliated at iPro in March. Hopefully!
posted on 31/1/14
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posted on 31/1/14
Bruce talks out of his Backo,,,,, Hobbs was not captain at Forest
posted on 31/1/14
Crystal Palace have had a £3m bid accepted for Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey, according to Sky Sports. The Wales number one has spent the best part of the season on-loan at Championship strugglers Yeovil Town.
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Not being funny here...... That makes Darlow worth 10M surely?
posted on 31/1/14
I don't think I could trust or take seriously anything Stevie Bruce says from now on anyway. Not only has this shifted one way and then another with obvious press games, he also suggested Hobbs was our captain and keeps calling us Notts
This is probably one Stevie's classics, talking about loyalty
http://metro.co.uk/2011/01/20/lectures-on-loyalty-are-hard-to-take-from-steve-bruce-final-third-630768/
posted on 31/1/14
Apparently David Vaughan has damaged his kneecap in training. Could be the end of that one.
posted on 31/1/14
Loyalty's a moveable feast when it comes to fans aswell. When a player goes elsewhere for higher wages they are a money-grabbing b'stard. I expect this will be the opinion of Hobbs if he goes elsewhere. If he stays, having held a gun to Forest's head for the past month to force them into paying a far higher wage than he had initially agreed to, he will be hailed as a hero who clearly loves Forest and who has shown his loyalty.
This isn't just Forest fans - we were perfectly happy to get Commons by virtue of paying more than Forest but blamed the greedy player when he went to Celtic for the same reason. We're all hypocrites.
posted on 31/1/14
...well, apart from Patrick Bamford; he's a Ram and he hates Forest.
posted on 31/1/14
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posted on 31/1/14
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posted on 31/1/14
I think you guys genuinely think we care about Bamford.
posted on 31/1/14
I think a player is only really loyal when he has spent a good chunk of his career at one particular club. That seems to happen less and less these days.
The example of Commons is a good one, because you'll never guess what he did at Stoke before signing for us. Ran his contract down
posted on 31/1/14
"I think you guys genuinely think we care about Bamford."
In some places I think our fans care more about comments aimed at us from Derby fans about Bamford, than they actually do about Bamford
posted on 31/1/14
I won't blame Hobbs in the slightest if he chooses Wigan because they can pay higher wages. He's got to put himself first and if they are willing to pay significantly more, and he's got a family to support, then fair play to him.
posted on 31/1/14
comment by caniggiaforforest (U6917)
posted 6 minutes ago
I won't blame Hobbs in the slightest if he chooses Wigan because they can pay higher wages. He's got to put himself first and if they are willing to pay significantly more, and he's got a family to support, then fair play to him.
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I don't like the comment about players 'having family to support' as a reason for going or the highest wage, they get more than enough to not have to worry about supporting anyone on a monthly basis.
Don't mistake that for me not thinking they should go for the highest paying option by the way, I fully agree with them doing that because I would do the same, but if we just accepted the choice was because they wanted more money rather than pretend it's out of necessity to support their family?
posted on 31/1/14
Some of these guy's aren't always very bright. Their earning potential post football can be some what limited, unless your a blonde prat called Robbie Savage, They need to maximise their earning potential over 10 or 12 years on average. The cash has got to last another 50 years from the age of 30 remember.
posted on 31/1/14
Robbie Savage is only continuing to make a living because he is a car crash and BBC have decided to go down that route
posted on 31/1/14
@FAWAZ_ALHASAWI @fawaz_alhasawi1 51s
I'm thrilled to announce David Vaughan has rejoined us on loan until the end of the season. #nffc
Hopefully that injury isn't too bad
posted on 31/1/14
52 weeks at £20k/week is more than most average people earn in their whole career.
If he plays for two years, he's doubled what most people earn in a career. Three year contract? Trebled it.
Sorry, RBF, but Andy is spot on. There's not a footballer in the modern era playing a decent pro level who needs to worry about what happens next.
Apart from Michael Chopra, like, who'll be getting fitted for a pair of concrete wellies I think.
posted on 31/1/14
The thing is 666, they are hardly likely to be living in a two up, two down. Have a family car and a run around, take cheap holidays etc. As such, players would want to earn as much as they can during their short career so they are capable of preserving what they can of their life style after.
The sensible thing would be to not be too lavish and put most the earnings away. Then could even afford to be picky about what clubs they move to or even be loyal throughout career
posted on 31/1/14
I've no problems with any of that MM, and any rightminded man would also look to maximise their earnings over a career to a reasonable extent... I turned down a promotion and rise on a position which was in Birmingham because I didn't want to inflict the accent onto my daughter, for example, but I'd have taken the job if it was somewhere they spoke English.
posted on 31/1/14
comment by caniggiaforforest (U6917)
posted 6 minutes ago
I won't blame Hobbs in the slightest if he chooses Wigan because they can pay higher wages. He's got to put himself first and if they are willing to pay significantly more, and he's got a family to support, then fair play to him.
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I don't like the comment about players 'having family to support' as a reason for going or the highest wage, they get more than enough to not have to worry about supporting anyone on a monthly basis.
Don't mistake that for me not thinking they should go for the highest paying option by the way, I fully agree with them doing that because I would do the same, but if we just accepted the choice was because they wanted more money rather than pretend it's out of necessity to support their family?
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I don't know about you Andy, but the main reason I go to work is to support my family, so why shouldn't footballers be the same? Yes they earn considerably more and if they are clever enough to use their earning power to either save it, or invest it while they've got it then they will be fine once they retire. Players like Robbie Fowler and Steve McManaman were savvy in buying hundreds of properties and are now stinking rich. But just because you earn £15k a week for a couple of years, it doesn't mean you're set up for life (even though it should!).
posted on 31/1/14
It's that it gives the impression they're saying "I had to go to team X, I couldn't afford to stay with team Y. Yes I go to work to pay for my monthly bills, but if I was earning £20k a week, the last excuse i'd use for picking the highest offer would be that I have bills to pay.
Like I say, I don't begrudge them at all, I fully agree with anyone who goes with the most lucrative option but that's the reason why you're choosing it, not because you're behind on your gas bill!
It's just a bit like the standard miss world wish for world peace, you know it's not true but they have to say it!
posted on 31/1/14
Yeah fair point!
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