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Post by sonthestone on Jan 25, 2015 18:43:04 GMT
Good luck to Simpson deserves to make it pro.
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Post by kieran on Jan 25, 2015 18:47:56 GMT
Good for him, shame we cannot keep talent like that.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2015 19:37:21 GMT
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Post by tjh on Jan 25, 2015 23:06:48 GMT
Good luck to him. Any coincidence that Wolves is Bob Laslett's (Margate's Sugar Daddy for the less informed) old club. I think it must be.
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Post by steveh21 on Jan 26, 2015 8:31:54 GMT
A few years ago a non-league club like the Stones would make a few quid if a deal like this went through. Not any more it seems which is a shame, especially considering how many of our academy lads are capable of making it at pro level. Seems the rules re contracts etc have changed and the pro clubs rarely see a need to compensate smaller clubs.
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Post by Ant on Jan 26, 2015 8:49:28 GMT
Why should we?
Did we compensate Whitstable when we signed him in the summer?
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Post by steveh21 on Jan 26, 2015 9:41:19 GMT
No but we should have done. This is how small clubs used to make some revenue. Find a diamond in the rough and allow the big boys to polish him up.
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Post by captainmosh on Jan 26, 2015 11:05:48 GMT
It's one of those situations where it'd be a nice gesture for a big club to compensate the smaller team but from the perspective of the player a mandatory fee may well stop clubs taking a chance and giving a youngster a chance to prove themselves. A fee, even if it's not a massive one, may make them think a bit more picky about who they take on board.
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Post by steveh21 on Jan 26, 2015 11:30:13 GMT
It's one of those situations where it'd be a nice gesture for a big club to compensate the smaller team but from the perspective of the player a mandatory fee may well stop clubs taking a chance and giving a youngster a chance to prove themselves. A fee, even if it's not a massive one, may make them think a bit more picky about who they take on board. Not sure that would be true. If they find a good player then a few grand is not going to stop them signing him. Especially if they were to sell him on for a small fortune later on. Ahem (Smalling) Ahem. |
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Post by kieran on Jan 26, 2015 17:20:57 GMT
He should put in his contract that maidstone get 10% of any sale agreement  |
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Post by Scot Stone on Jan 31, 2015 20:45:08 GMT
He's impressed their U21's coach so far. Article in their local paper published on the web on Saturday morning: Express & Star |
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Post by jdl on Feb 1, 2015 21:34:27 GMT
"His club have been very kind to let him come and train with us."
Could we have stopped him if he's not on contract?
Interesting comments on the article as well - one from an ex-Stones fan and one from a bloke who thinks we're getting a fee for Simpson!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 22:53:24 GMT
Having changed jobs a few times when young, I would have been a bit peed off if an employer had demanded a transfer fee. The world simply does not work that way, and football has had to accept freedom of employees to ply their trade where they choose. This applies particularly to younger players at the start of their careers. We can piss and moan about it, or accept the real world as it is. Best of luck to Simpson, a real credit to us.
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Post by daveu on Feb 1, 2015 23:38:42 GMT
Having changed jobs a few times when young, I would have been a bit peed off if an employer had demanded a transfer fee. The world simply does not work that way, and football has had to accept freedom of employees to ply their trade where they choose. This applies particularly to younger players at the start of their careers. We can piss and moan about it, or accept the real world as it is. Best of luck to Simpson, a real credit to us. Since when has football had anything to do with the real world, whatever that is? |
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Post by jdl on Feb 2, 2015 0:45:30 GMT
Having changed jobs a few times when young, I would have been a bit peed off if an employer had demanded a transfer fee. The world simply does not work that way, and football has had to accept freedom of employees to ply their trade where they choose. This applies particularly to younger players at the start of their careers. We can piss and moan about it, or accept the real world as it is. Best of luck to Simpson, a real credit to us. Since when has football had anything to do with the real world, whatever that is? It's the world nws lives in. Apparently... |
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