oafcprozac Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) What is going on? I'm confused, I need to lie down…. Lee Contract Extension Skint, not skint, skint, not skint….arrrggggghhhhhhhhhh Great News! Edited March 4, 2011 by oafcprozac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 My thoughts exactly. Great news of course but I thought we were desperately skint? Planning for next season and with not many players signed up Lee's contract extention doesn't take us over whatever budget we've got. Might mean a skinnier squad next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 We have spent our budget and are totally skint, next season we don't know where or if we'll be playing league football so we get Kieran Lee to sign anoth?????!!!............I'm totally baffled! This football club does my flamin head in!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleetwood Blue Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 My thoughts exactly. Great news of course but I thought we were desperately skint? Planning for next season and with not many players signed up Lee's contract extention doesn't take us over whatever budget we've got. Might mean a skinnier squad next season. We are not really that skint, we are just pleading poverty to try and get the sympathy vote from those involved with the council and the planning of the new stadium to rush things along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Chill out, enjoy the ride. *sparks up a big fat dooby* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DmightyLatics Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 He's probably signed on the same terms so that the club can sell him in summer. Great News though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) We have spent our budget and are totally skint, next season we don't know where or if we'll be playing league football so we get Kieran Lee to sign anoth?????!!!............I'm totally baffled! This football club does my flamin head in!!! As I said a few weeks ago, more emotional blackmail to provoke a reaction from the fans and council - unless the club know he's already a goner and have given him the year as a token gesture to get the best possible fee for him*? Having met Kieran and spent some time in his company, he is a quiet, unassuming lad that likes playing close to home and is happy at Latics. All will be revealed I suppose… *Although Armstrong, Hall, Hill etc were all under contracts and went for peanuts, so if other clubs know we are struggling, they will offer sod all... Edited March 4, 2011 by oafcprozac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Seems like a statement that despite all the turmoil the club (and some of the players) are not throwing their hands up in despair and gnashing their teeth. They are still working on the basis that , despite all the hurdles, our dear old club will emerge at the other end and that, in the short term, they will do their damndest to be succesful on the pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleetwood Blue Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Seems like a statement that despite all the turmoil the club (and some of the players) are not throwing their hands up in despair and gnashing their teeth. They are still working on the basis that , despite all the hurdles, our dear old club will emerge at the other end and that, in the short term, they will do their damndest to be succesful on the pitch. Unless, the fees we are getting for Smalley and Taylor will cover any shortfalls for the next few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 Chill out, enjoy the ride. *sparks up a big fat dooby* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 we are RITCH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Seems like a statement that despite all the turmoil the club (and some of the players) are not throwing their hands up in despair and gnashing their teeth. They are still working on the basis that , despite all the hurdles, our dear old club will emerge at the other end and that, in the short term, they will do their damndest to be succesful on the pitch. Is there a club take over lurking in the background ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Is there a club take over lurking in the background ? I doubt it but stranger things have happened. Giving Lee a new contract now isn't braking the bank as we don't have many players signed up to contracts next season so we still have a budget to play with regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza699 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 he is being paid in monopoly money , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) I doubt it but stranger things have happened. Giving Lee a new contract now isn't braking the bank as we don't have many players signed up to contracts next season so we still have a budget to play with regardless. His salary would have set a benchnak for next seasons budget though Macca. I envisage a much leaner squad in future. Edited March 4, 2011 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 His salary would have set a benchnak for next seasons budget though Macca. I envisage a much leaner squad in future. So do I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Already from the picture on the Fishul, Latics are cutting cloth accordingly. Using a Bic Crystal to sign the contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisWall1985 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Glad he is staying, very good player imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Enrique Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) don't we only have about five of the current squad on contracts for next season at the moment? i would expect a much smaller squad next year. signing lee up presumably means we can sell him in the summer if necessary, or he will be one of our tiny squad next season. right now it doesn't really cost us anything does it? Edited March 4, 2011 by Luis Enrique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowenicki Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 skint? or brinkmanship? perhaps a bit of both?....you decide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slystallone Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Confused as most are by this....................but also very happy. either we have K Lee in our side next season (good news) or we're selling him at the end of the season and now he is on a contract; we can get look to get a 'decent' fee for him & not get shafted in the transfer market (good news too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Tic Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 From the photo on the OS you can see that Kieran is left handed. You don't get many left handed people who are right footed as Kieran is. This I feel is the most important thing to take note of here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Lee has been one of our best performers this season, he is out of contract in June, which means it won't be long before he can go to someone and we get nowt. Maybe we've had sniffings from some local teams, who we know he is more likely to go to thanks to his past history, and to actually make sure we get something we offer him a new deal. We will only be paying him more for 3 months (one of which is May so will only have one game in, and he might not play in that). Just because we've given him a new contract doesn't mean we aren't skint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slystallone Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 From the photo on the OS you can see that Kieran is left handed. You don't get many left handed people who are right footed as Kieran is.This I feel is the most important thing to take note of here. yes you do - me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch_KTF Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 yes you do - me! And I'm right-handed and left footed. Hip hip hooray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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