patto Posted November 8, 2023 Report Share Posted November 8, 2023 9 minutes ago, Palfy said: I agree we should sell him but his wages will be huge stumbling block to him leaving without him going on a free. Just another player of mediocre quality on top wages, Brands as a Dof signed a lot of players for big fees and wages that crippled the club financially and Godfrey falls into that category. The damage was done long before Brands at least Brands tried to sign quality. StevO and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted November 8, 2023 Report Share Posted November 8, 2023 3 hours ago, patto said: The damage was done long before Brands at least Brands tried to sign quality. He made 22 full signings in 3 years not including loans paying millions over the odds for some and giving most of them contracts that were off the scale, if you ever want to learn how not to do business as a football club then you need to look no further than the 3 years Brands was our DoF, the money he burned in them 3 years in fees and wages on mediocre players was scandalous. And when he left the club were in a far worse position than when arrived after all the money he spent. StevO and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 9 hours ago, Palfy said: He made 22 full signings in 3 years not including loans paying millions over the odds for some and giving most of them contracts that were off the scale, if you ever want to learn how not to do business as a football club then you need to look no further than the 3 years Brands was our DoF, the money he burned in them 3 years in fees and wages on mediocre players was scandalous. And when he left the club were in a far worse position than when arrived after all the money he spent. Did you read what he said? StevO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 I like Godfrey, I wouldn’t want us to sell him yet. He has all of the attributes to be a good centre half, I hope he improves under Dyche. That said, wouldn’t play him above the other two right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hafnia Posted November 9, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 20 hours ago, patto said: A lot of people have suffered by having the jabs they reckon most people that died were vaccinated I believe “they” were the alumni of the esteemed Universities of Twitter and Facebook. Offering virology crash courses where they studied badly spelt conspiracy theories and passed them as fact. Godfrey got covid before the vaccine roll out for his age group and to my knowledge he would not have been eligible for an earlier one. Here’s the facts, covid as we know causes a severe inflammatory reaction across the bodies organs. The heart being one of them - it was identified before the vaccines were created that in Italy and China 1 in 5 patients who had been infected ended up with heart damage. but never let the facts get in the way of people who spent their adolescent years skipping school and later years telling the world that brilliant intelligence doctors and scientists are talking shite. StevO, Matt, MikeO and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 1 hour ago, StevO said: I like Godfrey, I wouldn’t want us to sell him yet. He has all of the attributes to be a good centre half, I hope he improves under Dyche. Defintely - no positional sense, terrible at sensing any danger whatsoever. Two attributes I think we all crave in a centre half... Wall Writer and StevO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 9 hours ago, Matt said: Did you read what he said? No I didn’t read what he said, but let me guess it wasn’t his fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, Palfy said: No I didn’t read what he said, but let me guess it wasn’t his fault Err, yeah. Which has been known for years now anyway. So let's not point the finger at the guy who was trying to do his job but got undermined by the owner and manager and maybe point the fingers at the actual people responsible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 Just now, Matt said: Err, yeah. Which has been known for years now anyway. So let's not point the finger at the guy who was trying to do his job but got undermined by the owner and manager and maybe point the fingers at the actual people responsible? Thought I might be right, if he’s saying for 3 years that he was only doing what he was told and allowing his own reputation to be brought into question without having the bollocks to publicly defend himself when he was being slaughtered in the press, then he’s bigger wanker than I already had him down as. I remember his first statement he made when he got here, how he was going to cut the wage bill sell players that were surplus to requirements and rebuild the squad within a budget that was affordable, he was really successful at achieving his goals he was a complete disaster from a financial point of view. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 32 minutes ago, Palfy said: Thought I might be right, if he’s saying for 3 years that he was only doing what he was told and allowing his own reputation to be brought into question without having the bollocks to publicly defend himself when he was being slaughtered in the press, then he’s bigger wanker than I already had him down as. I remember his first statement he made when he got here, how he was going to cut the wage bill sell players that were surplus to requirements and rebuild the squad within a budget that was affordable, he was really successful at achieving his goals he was a complete disaster from a financial point of view. Not quite. He was doing his job and was frequently overruled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, Matt said: Not quite. He was doing his job and was frequently overruled. Then he should have made it known on a weekly basis whilst at the club, or handed his resignation in a long time before he was forced out because of his poor tenure as DoF. I have no sympathy for him whatsoever he’s one of the biggest reasons why we find ourselves in the financial mess we are in, look at the 22 players he signed and what he paid for some of them and what he gave them in contracts and how much some of the agents made in the deals, trust me it doesn’t make for good reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 24 minutes ago, Palfy said: Then he should have made it known on a weekly basis whilst at the club, or handed his resignation in a long time before he was forced out because of his poor tenure as DoF. I have no sympathy for him whatsoever he’s one of the biggest reasons why we find ourselves in the financial mess we are in, look at the 22 players he signed and what he paid for some of them and what he gave them in contracts and how much some of the agents made in the deals, trust me it doesn’t make for good reading. Yeah, bad mouth his employers in public. That wouldn't tarnish his reputation at all.... StevO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 8 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: Defintely - no positional sense, terrible at sensing any danger whatsoever. Two attributes I think we all crave in a centre half... Let me try again. Physical attributes. He’s big, fast, can jump. All the stuff you can’t be taught. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, StevO said: Let me try again. Physical attributes. He’s big, fast, can jump. All the stuff you can’t be taught. He clearly can't be taught how to defend either because he still can't do it. I had high hopes for him but I think it's time to get shut now. Matt and StevO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted November 9, 2023 Report Share Posted November 9, 2023 Looked an England player in the making. Maybe dyche is putting him through the mykolenko crash course of defending to which if he does he will get my plaudits Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted November 10, 2023 Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 I can't remember where or when I wrote it, but mad to think at one point I had him down as a future captain once Coleman hung up his boots. I really thought Godfrey would have been a massive player here but he seems to have completely slipped into the abyss. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see him moved on in the summer, which despite being disappointed wouldn't argue against. StevO, Matt, Wiggytop and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted November 10, 2023 Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 On 08/11/2023 at 15:19, RuffRob said: https://www.90min.com/posts/tottenham-newcastle-considering-moves-ben-godfrey If this is true bite their hands off. Regressed hugely after a good start, something gone wrong. A shame, but mag to grid him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 10, 2023 Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 42 minutes ago, badaids said: If this is true bite their hands off. Regressed hugely after a good start, something gone wrong. A shame, but mag to grid him. What? dunlopp9987 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 10, 2023 Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 43 minutes ago, badaids said: If this is true bite their hands off. Regressed hugely after a good start, something gone wrong. A shame, but mag to grid him. If its true I'd be interested to know what we're not seeing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 10, 2023 Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, MikeO said: What? Maybe time to get rid. Obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted November 11, 2023 Report Share Posted November 11, 2023 If we do get rid we need to do a deal for a replacement. That still scares me. The possibility of only having Keane and no one else for back up is terrifying. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted November 11, 2023 Report Share Posted November 11, 2023 15 hours ago, MikeO said: What? Mag to grid = get rid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 11, 2023 Report Share Posted November 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, badaids said: Mag to grid = get rid. I was close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted November 11, 2023 Report Share Posted November 11, 2023 10 hours ago, StevO said: If we do get rid we need to do a deal for a replacement. That still scares me. The possibility of only having Keane and no one else for back up is terrifying. Yet Keane is in front of him in the pecking order so whilst Keane is still here it would make no difference to his position in the team, so let’s try and a least get some money back on a player who is possibly not going to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 11, 2023 Report Share Posted November 11, 2023 1 hour ago, badaids said: Mag to grid = get rid. Thanks for the translation, I'm not fluent in gibberish Matt and Wall Writer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badaids Posted November 11, 2023 Report Share Posted November 11, 2023 1 hour ago, MikeO said: Thanks for the translation, I'm not fluent in gibberish You need to get a pupae down the titanic then you bulbous. Romey 1878, Matt and MikeO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 Spurs now rumored to be interested in him. If its 20 mil then its a no brainer really as long as we can get some form of cover in (even on loan) and Keane as 4th choice (at best). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Btay said: Spurs now rumored to be interested in him. If its 20 mil then its a no brainer really as long as we can get some form of cover in (even on loan) and Keane as 4th choice (at best). https://talksport.com/football/1668013/tottenham-transfer-everton-ben-godfrey-ange-postecoglou/ Btay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 https://www.calciomercato.it/?p=733154 Shame it didn't work out, always loved his spirit but he's absolutely someone we can sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 5 hours ago, Matt said: https://www.calciomercato.it/?p=733154 Shame it didn't work out, always loved his spirit but he's absolutely someone we can sell. Could you translate that for me please Matt, I have difficulty understanding English never mind Italian. StevO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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