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Hartlepool United (a) Match Thread on 17:57 - Jan 21 by richfoad32
Bentley is less than 6 months in to a two year contract, how much would it cost to pay him up considering we supposedly haven't got a pot to piss in?
I honestly don't think anybody could do anything with this group of players, I don't think with the majority it's a lack of effort it's just that they're simply not up to it.
I wonder why Bentley was given a two year deal. Out of work, last job was two divisions below where we are currently, with a clear objective for one season of keeping us in the EFL. Would he really have rejected the job had we given him a one year deal with the guarantee of a second if he managed to keep us up?
This was the point I was making on Twitter regarding Shan's comments on a lack of due diligence. I strongly believe the likes of Askey and Alexander would've done their due diligence in September and steered well clear of a club with a mess of a squad, a small playing budget and below-par training facilities. Bentley came here because it was highly unlikely he'd get another chance in the EFL from anybody else... so why did we feel the need to offer him a two year deal?
Feels like we just hand out that second year to anyone, hence why we'll be stuck with the likes of Ball, John, Rodney, Taylor, EEL and Sinclair still in the National League next season. Just have to hope they all have pretty large relegation wage decrease clauses written into their contracts - but none of them are playing like they do.
Tangled up in blue.
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Hartlepool United (a) Match Thread on 11:03 - Jan 23 with 2210 views
Exactly, and its this footballing nous we are missing at boardroom level now. Would messrs Kilpatrick and Dunphy have approved the awarding of two year contracts to players with no resale value like John, Rodney and Sinclair ? Easily replaceable, lower league journeymen. It just inspires complacency on the part of the player. No need to give them contracts this long. Where's their hunger ?
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Hartlepool United (a) Match Thread on 11:16 - Jan 23 with 2157 views
Hartlepool United (a) Match Thread on 11:03 - Jan 23 by Newbury_Dale
Exactly, and its this footballing nous we are missing at boardroom level now. Would messrs Kilpatrick and Dunphy have approved the awarding of two year contracts to players with no resale value like John, Rodney and Sinclair ? Easily replaceable, lower league journeymen. It just inspires complacency on the part of the player. No need to give them contracts this long. Where's their hunger ?
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Rodney is bagging a few goals TBF.
Some of these won't show hunger until late February next year when their contract is running out and the Job Centre beckons.
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Hartlepool United (a) Match Thread on 12:00 - Jan 23 with 1999 views
Hartlepool United (a) Match Thread on 11:03 - Jan 23 by Newbury_Dale
Exactly, and its this footballing nous we are missing at boardroom level now. Would messrs Kilpatrick and Dunphy have approved the awarding of two year contracts to players with no resale value like John, Rodney and Sinclair ? Easily replaceable, lower league journeymen. It just inspires complacency on the part of the player. No need to give them contracts this long. Where's their hunger ?
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As has already been said, it’s a complete shambles from top to bottom. Why no guidance was sort by anyone is beyond me ? Rookie board rookie manager in Stockdale, why didn’t any of them think to ask for help regarding player’s contracts ? I thought Stockdale had a mentor ? Surely they would have advised on the matter ?
Nail firmly hit on head. Great question for the forum. I can see no reason why 2 year deals were offered to EBJ . I understand that some of the players wouldn't have come on a 1 year deal...which is where due diligence should be done, especially if finances were tight.
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Hartlepool United (a) Match Thread on 18:11 - Jan 23 with 1493 views
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