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Post by steveh21 on Jan 12, 2018 11:04:08 GMT
See this is being talked about on twitter. 25k... true?
AFC Wimbledon have had a bid accepted for Maidstone United striker Joe Pigott after meeting his buy-out of £25,000. #afcwimbledon #Maidstone
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Post by southwick1 on Jan 12, 2018 11:21:27 GMT
Sadly this sounds like it might be true.I assume Joe would have had the final choice whether to stay or leave seeing it’s a buyout clause that’s been reached?
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Post by 61666 on Jan 12, 2018 11:39:43 GMT
Not unexpected, I suppose, but if true would be a real blow.
Best scenario is Joe staying to the end of the season, but if he does go, can only wish him well. He's always given 100% and owes us nothing.
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Post by daveu on Jan 12, 2018 11:53:07 GMT
Can't find any confirmation anywhere other than that one tweet, and Judging by the responses their fans are particularly underwhelmed. Hope it turns out to be nothing more than idle speculation. And 25k is peanuts for the only regular scorer in our squad.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2018 12:11:20 GMT
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Post by Benny on Jan 12, 2018 12:22:35 GMT
Jay has been touting Joe's availability around the media, presumably to maximise any transfer revenue. As ever, I wish a departing player all the best and thank him for all his work. The small number of lunatics on Facebook who slagged him off may realise such players are hard to find and replace. Same goes for Hines.
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Post by Benny on Jan 12, 2018 12:29:35 GMT
Can't wait for our game against Hejbritch Svifts. |
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Post by mrplow on Jan 12, 2018 12:34:37 GMT
Can't find any confirmation anywhere other than that one tweet, and Judging by the responses their fans are particularly underwhelmed. Hope it turns out to be nothing more than idle speculation. And 25k is peanuts for the only regular scorer in our squad. The club are too naive with contracts, 25k, weren’t Dons paying that to clubs when back in the Ryman? |
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Post by davec on Jan 12, 2018 12:49:50 GMT
Can't find any confirmation anywhere other than that one tweet, and Judging by the responses their fans are particularly underwhelmed. Hope it turns out to be nothing more than idle speculation. And 25k is peanuts for the only regular scorer in our squad. The club are too naive with contracts, 25k, weren’t Dons paying that to clubs when back in the Ryman? Maybe we should have set the release clause at £50 million but then again if we had he wouldn't have joined us in the first place |
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Post by madeinstone70 on Jan 12, 2018 13:28:19 GMT
I think piggott and hines have both had there day in the football league, and should have realised they have reached there level now and stayed put with us. I don't think either of them are fL standard anymore.
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Post by Nick on Jan 12, 2018 14:12:40 GMT
Hope the rumours are wrong but everything points to the Wombles.
Pigs will be a big miss but we can only wish him all the best in his career
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Post by exiled on Jan 12, 2018 14:46:09 GMT
Don't think Wimbledon are the only club to have bid for him
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Post by steveh21 on Jan 12, 2018 15:14:21 GMT
Coventry too apparently
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Post by Benny on Jan 12, 2018 15:52:59 GMT
I'm comfortable with this being our niche. Find talented players who can't quite get fixed up at FL, bring them on and get the best out of them, sell them on for a few quid. One of the benefits of going full time. With players apparently not being paid over summer, the hungrier ones will move on anyway. Can you imagine years ago, being able to sign young hungry players of such a calibre?
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Post by Nick on Jan 12, 2018 16:28:13 GMT
I agree with you Barnabus but it doesn't prevent a feeling of disppointment over losing Pigs
Stones should benefit from at least 25k, perhaps more, but we are hardly likely to get an equal replacement.
Still onward and upwards, the size of the club and the league we play in opens doors to players we could previously only dreamed about
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