Former Players

[Bridgy 81]

Released again. I assume because, when all's said and done, he's not very good

Almost 300 matches in League One and Two doesn’t strike me as someone who isn’t very good at football.
I suppose it’s easy to rubbish a person online, but personally if I thought that I’d rather say it to his face.
I think George Ray is a very decent footballer.
Maybe someday you’ll get the chance to tell him that you don’t think he is.
I’d like to be there when you do that.

 

[arthur]

Almost 300 matches in League One and Two doesn’t strike me as someone who isn’t very good at football.
I suppose it’s easy to rubbish a person online, but personally if I thought that I’d rather say it to his face.
I think George Ray is a very decent footballer.
Maybe someday you’ll get the chance to tell him that you don’t think he is.
I’d like to be there when you do that.

Yes, I get all that, but no-one has yet explained why Barrow have released him

 

[iscalad]

Yes, I get all that, but no-one has yet explained why Barrow have released him

Maybe they didn't want hi anymore.

 

[simcity]

Yes, I get all that, but no-one has yet explained why Barrow have released him

Maybe he didn’t want to have to travel to the arse end of nowhere every other Saturday?

Might be his decision to leave & test the water being a free agent!

 

[Bridgy 81]

Yes, I get all that, but no-one has yet explained why Barrow have released him

Maybe because Barrow missed out on the League Two playoffs by one point they have to revise their budget and consequently can’t afford him, as opposed to him not being very good.

 

[arthur]

Maybe because Barrow missed out on the League Two playoffs by one point they have to revise their budget and consequently can’t afford him, as opposed to him not being very good.

You may well be right and I wrong. I assumed from his tweet he'd have been more than happy to stay and, given his sacking from both L2 City and L2 Orient, he would surely have taken a slight pay cut to stay somewhere he's happy rather than risk an uncertain future on the open market.

I guess where he ends up will answer a lot of these questions

 

[Bridgy 81]

You may well be right and I wrong. I assumed from his tweet he'd have been more than happy to stay and, given his sacking from both L2 City and L2 Orient, he would surely have taken a slight pay cut to stay somewhere he's happy rather than risk an uncertain future on the open market.

I guess where he ends up will answer a lot of these questions

I’m afraid I disagree with you again.
I don’t characterise his departures from us and Orient as sackings.
Footballers get contracts, or not, at clubs for a variety of reasons, which aren’t necessarily as a consequence of their playing ability.
That’s the nature of professional football.
I don’t want to sound pompous, but I’m surprised and disappointed that you don’t seem to appreciate that.

 

[arthur]

I’m afraid I disagree with you again.
I don’t characterise his departures from us and Orient as sackings.
Footballers get contracts, or not, at clubs for a variety of reasons, which aren’t necessarily as a consequence of their playing ability.
That’s the nature of professional football.
I don’t want to sound pompous, but I’m surprised and disappointed that you don’t seem to appreciate that.

You don't sound pompous at all. But being told that you're not required because a club has two centre halves who aren't playing (Exeter) or your loan period is not going to lead to a permanent contract (Orient) seems to be near enough to being sacked as makes no difference.

Apart from playing ability, personal qualities and the reasonableness or otherwise of wage demands what other factors decide whether a player is offered a contract?

 

[Super Ronnie Jepson]

A good start for Kieran Phillips

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1785079672096874697

Have they bought a stand from Bristol Rovers?

Edit..I see I'm a bit late on that one.

 

[Super Ronnie Jepson]

Yes, I get all that, but no-one has yet explained why Barrow have released him

Maybe his contract is up and he's got an offer from somewhere else so he's been 'released'?