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  1. GLP

    GLP Well-Known Member

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    Jesus Christ! I wouldn’t pay Kingsley £17 a week!
     
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  2. TIGERSCAVE

    TIGERSCAVE Well-Known Member

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    Only one response to that..... and the second word is ME...
     
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  3. spesupersydera

    spesupersydera Well-Known Member

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    Is that amount on public record? Do you have a link?
     
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  4. originallambrettaman

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    I don't believe for a second we're paying Kingsley £17k a week, he was a Swansea youth player when we signed him, he was supposed to be on £3k a week there.
     
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  5. M0WDS

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    Told from a mate at the club.
     
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  6. balkan tiger

    balkan tiger Well-Known Member

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    The snooker club?
     
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  7. StubbDave

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    He was 23 when he signed for us, having played 17 times in the premier league for Swansea and had a full cap for Scotland.
     
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  8. spesupersydera

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    And on the strength of that he's on 17k?
     
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  9. Gone For A Walk

    Gone For A Walk Well-Known Member

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    Probably seen at the time as a bargain signing of a young developing talent, already got international recognition, with sell on potential, etc. Maybe was a case of looking at the whole cost (transfer fee plus wages - meaning if not paying a big transfer fee then wages can be higher).
    £5mill fee + 17k a week = c. £8 mill over 3 years.
    £1mill fee + 17k a week = 'only' c. £4 mill over 3 years.

    He's no Robbo, but he's not as bad as many on here make out, when available, properly match fit, coached & managed well, etc. 17 PL appearances, plus regulary Scottish youth appearances (ok, I know). A bit like Irvine, something's gone wrong where reasonable (even good) CCC players somehow turn to poor.
     
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  10. originallambrettaman

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    He's garbage and if anyone actually thought he was worth a £3m fee + £17k a week, they should be shot.

    At least he'll be gone in the summer.
     
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  11. spesupersydera

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    That's the biggest load of speculation I've ever read - is he on 17k or not? If it's in the public domain then lets be seeing it?
     
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  12. Tigerned

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    What a load of cack. If we were willing to pay 17k a week, Tymon would still be here.
     
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  13. TIGERSCAVE

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    Similar to the deal that saw Robbo go west while Stewart came East.... Clucas went west and Kingsley cane east. Best run club remember....
     
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  14. Howdentiger2

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    Along with most the players
     
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  15. Evington

    Evington Well-Known Member

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    He deserves less
     
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  16. DMD

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    A llama's out.

    please log in to view this image
     
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  17. Help!

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    There’s a distinct Father Ted ‘small, far away’ vibe to that photo
     
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  18. dennisboothstash

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    I got chased by a wild llama once.
    Walking through a forest and it charged at me. ****ing heavy things at speed.
    Couldn’t tell whether it wanted to fight me or **** me...and didn’t want to find out!
     
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  19. The B&S Fanclub

    The B&S Fanclub Well-Known Member

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    Was it the tash Dennis?
     
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  20. dennisboothstash

    dennisboothstash Well-Known Member

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    No...it was definitely a llama :emoticon-0105-wink:
     
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