Cherries: Clubs considering Thomas swoop (From Bournemouth Echo)

What baffles me about the Thomas situation is that Eddie says he rates him and has goals in him and would like to keep him. Whilst Thomas is reported to be wanting away because other players have been brought in on higher wages than him.
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So I would have thought the simple solution is to re-negotiate his contract, assuming Eddie wants to keep him. Or am I missing something.
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Moving on to another issue - with ref to the following news item pasted below, taken fro the above report.
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Meanwhile, Howe reported that Cherries had injury concerns over Charlie Daniels (foot), Simon Francis (hamstring), Eunan O'Kane and Josh McQuoid (both calf) following the win at Hartlepool.
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If these people are missing from the squad this coming Saturday I suppose some fool on here is going to say that it will not make any difference to the performance or result this coming Saturday.
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I very much think it will.
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Regards

Wes is a talented footballer, who would be best suited alongside a big man in a 4-4-2, as he was with Jeff Goulding at Cheltenham, or Tyrone Barnett at Crawley.
Seven championship teams are supposedly monitoring the situation, so if he goes we should expect to receive at least double our investment in him.(£350,000 upwards depending on any sell on percentage).

smhinto wrote:
What baffles me about the Thomas situation is that Eddie says he rates him and has goals in him and would like to keep him. Whilst Thomas is reported to be wanting away because other players have been brought in on higher wages than him.
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So I would have thought the simple solution is to re-negotiate his contract, assuming Eddie wants to keep him. Or am I missing something.
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Moving on to another issue - with ref to the following news item pasted below, taken fro the above report.
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Meanwhile, Howe reported that Cherries had injury concerns over Charlie Daniels (foot), Simon Francis (hamstring), Eunan O'Kane and Josh McQuoid (both calf) following the win at Hartlepool.
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If these people are missing from the squad this coming Saturday I suppose some fool on here is going to say that it will not make any difference to the performance or result this coming Saturday.
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I very much think it will.
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Regards

And i suppose some fool on here will be predicting a loss no matter what personell are deployed. Eddie likes to play these injury situations out to keep the opposition guessing, and quite rightly as well. Crewe will be no pushovers, but we certainly have enough quality within the squad to overcome them.

And David James ?

wookj1 wrote:
Wes is a talented footballer, who would be best suited alongside a big man in a 4-4-2, as he was with Jeff Goulding at Cheltenham, or Tyrone Barnett at Crawley.
Seven championship teams are supposedly monitoring the situation, so if he goes we should expect to receive at least double our investment in him.(£350,000 upwards depending on any sell on percentage).

Sorry Wook but i think Cheltenham recruited Goulding from us to replace the departed Thomas to Crawley. I dont think they actually played together. Thomas was often overlooked in his very short stint at Crawley(3 months) in favour of Matt Tubbs. Initially Wes scored for fun but since signing his contract his goal scoring record has been nothing short of Abysmal, despite being given far more oppertunity than Tubbs.

smhinto wrote:
What baffles me about the Thomas situation is that Eddie says he rates him and has goals in him and would like to keep him. Whilst Thomas is reported to be wanting away because other players have been brought in on higher wages than him.
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So I would have thought the simple solution is to re-negotiate his contract, assuming Eddie wants to keep him. Or am I missing something.
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Moving on to another issue - with ref to the following news item pasted below, taken fro the above report.
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Meanwhile, Howe reported that Cherries had injury concerns over Charlie Daniels (foot), Simon Francis (hamstring), Eunan O'Kane and Josh McQuoid (both calf) following the win at Hartlepool.
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If these people are missing from the squad this coming Saturday I suppose some fool on here is going to say that it will not make any difference to the performance or result this coming Saturday.
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I very much think it will.
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Regards

It's not baffling at all. Eddie H is hardly going to say Thomas is a waste of space, is he? He's merely exercising his considerable man management skills and trying to negotiate the best possible fee for a player who, though not without talent, has a very poor conversion ratio and is a tad too ponderous for Howe's pass-and-move mantra. As for the "injury" list, it's not unknown for managers to put up a smokescreen to keep the opposition guessing; I'd be surprised if more than one of them didn't feature against Crewe on Saturday.

Thank God that Eddie Howe does not depend on our advice because if he did it most likely drive him drink!!

He is the manager so I leave the team selection to him (including making allowance for the injured players).

As for Wes Thomas I have only seen him play couple of times, and for short periods at that. I have to say that he gives the impression that his heart is not at Bournemouth be it due to pay differential or otherwise.

If what is reported here comes to fruition it would be good for us.

I hope that injuries are resolved before Saturday. UTCIAD

drive him 'to' drink.

Where do the words disappear to is it because of my cordless keyboard??

smhinto wrote:
What baffles me about the Thomas situation is that Eddie says he rates him and has goals in him and would like to keep him. Whilst Thomas is reported to be wanting away because other players have been brought in on higher wages than him.
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So I would have thought the simple solution is to re-negotiate his contract, assuming Eddie wants to keep him. Or am I missing something.
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Moving on to another issue - with ref to the following news item pasted below, taken fro the above report.
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Meanwhile, Howe reported that Cherries had injury concerns over Charlie Daniels (foot), Simon Francis (hamstring), Eunan O'Kane and Josh McQuoid (both calf) following the win at Hartlepool.
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If these people are missing from the squad this coming Saturday I suppose some fool on here is going to say that it will not make any difference to the performance or result this coming Saturday.
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I very much think it will.
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Regards

To begin with I think you have got a bit of a nerve suggesting that anyone who doesn't agree with your assesment is a fool.
Secondly, we are all getting a bit hecked off the way you constantly search for any negatives coming out of Dean Court and then use them to back up your predictions for the forthcoming fixture.
We are all well aware that injuries to key players may have an adverse affect on the teams performance so please give it a rest and concentrate on the positives for a change..

nonnogeppetto wrote:
drive him 'to' drink.

Where do the words disappear to is it because of my cordless keyboard??

On this web site it appears that the faster you type, the worse it gets. I think the only answer is to proof read before you press the submit button.

Deejaycee wrote:

nonnogeppetto wrote:
drive him 'to' drink.

Where do the words disappear to is it because of my cordless keyboard??

On this web site it appears that the faster you type, the worse it gets. I think the only answer is to proof read before you press the submit button.

You are right Deejaycee.

By the way we have all had a go at you know who and failed to make headway best not to waste time and effort we all know who are the true AFCB supporters.

Enjoy the game this coming Saturday. (proof read!!)

With players going down like 9 pins, add to that those out on loan and the squad gets considerably smaller by the day. The injury update on the AFCB website is dated May 24th 2012, so just slightly out of date. So lurking around are the likes of the Dutch duo and even Zubar, but no sign of them as far as the bench goes. So there is an element of concern about who is actually available should anymore become injured, or in deed leave.

Wes Thomas for marvin Bartley ?

Afcbpete wrote:
With players going down like 9 pins, add to that those out on loan and the squad gets considerably smaller by the day. The injury update on the AFCB website is dated May 24th 2012, so just slightly out of date. So lurking around are the likes of the Dutch duo and even Zubar, but no sign of them as far as the bench goes. So there is an element of concern about who is actually available should anymore become injured, or in deed leave.

Afcbpete I have a pair of boots and shorts which I can barely get into!! Can you turn up suitably dressed just in case!!!!

In Ed we trust!!

nonnogeppetto wrote:

Afcbpete wrote:
With players going down like 9 pins, add to that those out on loan and the squad gets considerably smaller by the day. The injury update on the AFCB website is dated May 24th 2012, so just slightly out of date. So lurking around are the likes of the Dutch duo and even Zubar, but no sign of them as far as the bench goes. So there is an element of concern about who is actually available should anymore become injured, or in deed leave.

Afcbpete I have a pair of boots and shorts which I can barely get into!! Can you turn up suitably dressed just in case!!!!

In Ed we trust!!

sorry I should have added I take your serious point about injured players

Taxi for Thomas!!. Good ridance his heart has never been at AFCB and he cant hit a barn door!! Funny thing is he may do well somewhere else. He isnt good for our team spirit and I would like to see Tubbs get a proper chance.

Jon Meades?? we got players everywhere I had forgotten about him!!

alasdair1967 wrote:
Wes Thomas for marvin Bartley ?

Or for Ings

Happy Birthday Wes.
26 years old today.

Perhaps we could bring in Tyrone Barnett on loan to play up front with Tubbs. Their joint scoring aggregate as a strike pair at Crawley was fantastic.

At the end of the day we only want players who are going to give it 100% every game, Wes doers not fall into that category, he has made it very clear for a while now that he doesn't want to be here, that is why Eddie hasn't offered him higher wages!! As for the injuries, it's January and every knock appears far worse because of the cold, a few days later and with the right treatment things improve very quickly. You can also expect these players to want to play every game even with niggles, I for one fully expect to see them play Saturday, unless Eddie sees things differently, he will be the judge of who is going to play.

Frankiesbackfromholl
ywood wrote:
At the end of the day we only want players who are going to give it 100% every game, Wes doers not fall into that category, he has made it very clear for a while now that he doesn't want to be here, that is why Eddie hasn't offered him higher wages!! As for the injuries, it's January and every knock appears far worse because of the cold, a few days later and with the right treatment things improve very quickly. You can also expect these players to want to play every game even with niggles, I for one fully expect to see them play Saturday, unless Eddie sees things differently, he will be the judge of who is going to play.

Agree with all of that, SPOT ON.!!!!

Deejaycee wrote:

nonnogeppetto wrote:
drive him 'to' drink.

Where do the words disappear to is it because of my cordless keyboard??

On this web site it appears that the faster you type, the worse it gets. I think the only answer is to proof read before you press the submit button.

Think you'll find the problems don't tend to occur if you're using Google Chrome. Switch your browser, and problem solved. Unless you come from the cabbage patch and just write error-strewn nonsense in the first place, in which case it won't help one bit!

I see the positivity lasted less than a day Shim-into!

When do we get your classic prediction of a win, draw or loss for either team?

This saga just needs a conclusion as it is dragging on.

Frankiesbackfromholl
ywood wrote:
At the end of the day we only want players who are going to give it 100% every game, Wes doers not fall into that category, he has made it very clear for a while now that he doesn't want to be here, that is why Eddie hasn't offered him higher wages!! As for the injuries, it's January and every knock appears far worse because of the cold, a few days later and with the right treatment things improve very quickly. You can also expect these players to want to play every game even with niggles, I for one fully expect to see them play Saturday, unless Eddie sees things differently, he will be the judge of who is going to play.

Abslutely right Frankie. Two of the "doubts" for the Hartlepool game made the starting line up. I think they all want to play every game and will do whatever they can. Hopefully the knocks picked up in that game will prove to be less serious than first thought. I am also sure that Eddie will make the right decisions.

smhinto wrote:
What baffles me about the Thomas situation is that Eddie says he rates him and has goals in him and would like to keep him. Whilst Thomas is reported to be wanting away because other players have been brought in on higher wages than him.
.
So I would have thought the simple solution is to re-negotiate his contract, assuming Eddie wants to keep him. Or am I missing something.
.
Moving on to another issue - with ref to the following news item pasted below, taken fro the above report.
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Meanwhile, Howe reported that Cherries had injury concerns over Charlie Daniels (foot), Simon Francis (hamstring), Eunan O'Kane and Josh McQuoid (both calf) following the win at Hartlepool.
.
If these people are missing from the squad this coming Saturday I suppose some fool on here is going to say that it will not make any difference to the performance or result this coming Saturday.
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I very much think it will.
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Regards

You are getting very boring.

nonnogeppetto wrote:

nonnogeppetto wrote:

Afcbpete wrote:
With players going down like 9 pins, add to that those out on loan and the squad gets considerably smaller by the day. The injury update on the AFCB website is dated May 24th 2012, so just slightly out of date. So lurking around are the likes of the Dutch duo and even Zubar, but no sign of them as far as the bench goes. So there is an element of concern about who is actually available should anymore become injured, or in deed leave.

Afcbpete I have a pair of boots and shorts which I can barely get into!! Can you turn up suitably dressed just in case!!!!

In Ed we trust!!

sorry I should have added I take your serious point about injured players

believe me, no one would want to see me in shorts... Incidentally, when you look at the club website, there are a number of players not listed in the squad. So it's very easy to forget who is, or is not here any more.

Ooo Wesley Thomas du du he was good when joined then played like Amos foweya for a whille get cash whille we can

I think we should pay Wes a lucrative bonus per goal scored if the wages differential issue is true. It may get him back on target as he definitely has goals in him.

P.S. My name is not Wes T!!!!

UTC!!!

Deejaycee. I suffered from the problem you did and complain to the Echo. They came back with "it works fine for us can't reproduce the problem". Typical response from IT. Are you on Internet Explorer? I moved over to Google Crome and that solved it for me. Good luck!

Cherryfan wrote:
Deejaycee. I suffered from the problem you did and complain to the Echo. They came back with "it works fine for us can't reproduce the problem". Typical response from IT. Are you on Internet Explorer? I moved over to Google Crome and that solved it for me. Good luck!

Sorry not to reply earlier, mainly it's "nonnogeppetto" who's having he trouble, although I do have to watch out for missing letters sometimes.
Tried Google Chrome but wasn't very keen on the toolbar layouts, may give it another go.
Many thanks.

Deejaycee wrote:

Cherryfan wrote:
Deejaycee. I suffered from the problem you did and complain to the Echo. They came back with "it works fine for us can't reproduce the problem". Typical response from IT. Are you on Internet Explorer? I moved over to Google Crome and that solved it for me. Good luck!

Sorry not to reply earlier, mainly it's "nonnogeppetto" who's having he trouble, although I do have to watch out for missing letters sometimes.
Tried Google Chrome but wasn't very keen on the toolbar layouts, may give it another go.
Many thanks.

Many thanks guys I guess I need to take care by proof reading what I say and avoid typos. Usually it is down to getting the brain in gear before pressing the submit button!!! UTCIAD