Joe Bennett

[danno]

Are we wanting Wednesday to cough up a fee for him ?

To be fair, there are a few other players ahead of Bennett who I'd be giving away for nothing. Cissokho, Hutton and Baker for starters.

Unless the wage bill is going to be a problem I'd probably keep him for now.
End of the day if they really rate him they'll buy him.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Until we've signed another left back, Bennett deserves a chance. He had a good pre-season. Cissokho is a shambles. Bennett > Cissokho.
You have two choices:
Cissokho- Crap at defending, crap on the ball, crap going forward.
Bennett- Crap at defending, okay on the ball, okay going forward.

No brainer.

as you say SuperTom, a no brainer, But I actually think there's a very decent footballer in Joe Bennett.

so well hidden he is the undisputed hide and seek champion of the world

[dave.woodhall]

Amidst the mountains being made out of molehills this is absolutely no different to a board refusing to pay over the odds for a player.

Unless of course the good Dr has said he must play him?

Of which there's no indication, anywhere.

Admit that wasn't properly worded, but has he not overruled the manager on who he can and cant have in his squad?

No.

[Clark W Griswold]

I'd say not too. He has said that the player will not be offloaded for free and not to a club he sees as a direct competitor. Just good business sense really. I can't imagine him sanctioning every incoming deal the manager throws at him either, if he thinks it's bad business. I would imagine this is the same at every club, you probably just don't very often hear about it.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

someone needs to have a word with the evil then:

"But Xia put a block on the move because he was concerned about losing a player to a potential Championship promotion rival"

after rdm said okay
after the medical
after the player had agreed terms

good business sense or not it doesnt sound like they spoke about it beforehand

[four fornicholl]

Amidst the mountains being made out of molehills this is absolutely no different to a board refusing to pay over the odds for a player.

Unless of course the good Dr has said he must play him?

Of which there's no indication, anywhere.

Admit that wasn't properly worded, but has he not overruled the manager on who he can and cant have in his squad?

No.

The press seemed to think so, and I'm not ITK, so what happened? Honest question, non-confrontational but how do you know?

[dave.woodhall]

Amidst the mountains being made out of molehills this is absolutely no different to a board refusing to pay over the odds for a player.

Unless of course the good Dr has said he must play him?

Of which there's no indication, anywhere.

Admit that wasn't properly worded, but has he not overruled the manager on who he can and cant have in his squad?

No.

The press seemed to think so, and I'm not ITK, so what happened? Honest question, non-confrontational but how do you know?

I don't know any more than you do but it seems that Bennett's not being given away. If Wednesday offer real money for him, that's another matter.

[four fornicholl]

Amidst the mountains being made out of molehills this is absolutely no different to a board refusing to pay over the odds for a player.

Unless of course the good Dr has said he must play him?

Of which there's no indication, anywhere.

Admit that wasn't properly worded, but has he not overruled the manager on who he can and cant have in his squad?

No.

The press seemed to think so, and I'm not ITK, so what happened? Honest question, non-confrontational but how do you know?

I don't know any more than you do but it seems that Bennett's not being given away. If Wednesday offer real money for him, that's another matter.

If our manager wants rid, but our new owner doesn't, then what?

[dave.woodhall]

If our manager wants rid, but our new owner doesn't, then what?

No idea, but it's all speculation.

[four fornicholl]

If our manager wants rid, but our new owner doesn't, then what?

No idea, but it's all speculation.

Fair comment, JB isn't really worth bothering about imo , but when the good Dr is twattering exactly that, you have to wonder.

[paul_e]

It's not really about wanting rid or not though is it, it's about Xia thinking that we'd be giving SW an upgrade for free and not liking the idea.

[Pat McMahon]

It's not really about wanting rid or not though is it, it's about Xia thinking that we'd be giving SW an upgrade for free and not liking the idea.

I would agree with you if I thought Bennett would be an upgrade for them. How much did they offer?

[Clampy]

It may well be that they've decided to sell one of the other two, who knows?

[Steve67]

It may well be that they've decided to sell one of the other two, who knows?

The way tiny penis works, knowing that Albion want a left back, it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest that they want Cissokho.

[four fornicholl]

It may well be that they've decided to sell one of the other two, who knows?

Undermining the manager is not the way forward, surely to fk?