TheWednesdayBoys Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Still gutted he got that bad injury, and then he got released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonbones Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I will give him a cheer but not single him out as a legend. Good player- yes. Legend - No Could have been a legend, so easily. I was upset when Irvine made his decision to release ALL out of contract players, the two i'd have kept were Simek and McAllister, both would have been absolutely brilliant this term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darkus Owlus Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Could have been a legend, so easily. I was upset when Irvine made his decision to release ALL out of contract players, the two i'd have kept were Simek and McAllister, both would have been absolutely brilliant this term. Yeah McAllister was a shame too. Not exactly on big wages and did well in his limited first team opportunities. Both victims of a new manager with new ideas I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnyowl34 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 It doesn't matter how good, bad or ugly he was. His loyalty in signing a new contract when Bougherra and Brunt were rumbleing us about will never be forgotten- he was a pretty good player, but an outstanding man. Fully agree the man is an example of integrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc88 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Fully agree the man is an example of integrity. this. take a bow super frankie simek. top bloke, horrendous luck with injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB31 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Kind of see where your coming from, but little harsh to say "Bougherra and Brunt were rumbleing us about", we owned them and we could hold out for what we wanted. Bougherra Purchase Price - £275k Sold For - £2.5m Brunt Purchase Price - £200k Sold For - £3.5m Total profit - £5.525m Tell you what they can all "roger us about" if they generate that much profit when they are sold! Another point - there are 2 of the few players we actually made a bit of butty on (although the profit was probably spent on B.O.B's jollies*) *Only my views as a Layman. Brunt was free, even we wouldn't pay £200k for an unknown Middlesbrough youngster. I think he went for £3million as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i used to be sc_owl Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Liked him as a player, and respected him for signing the new contract when he did. Hope he has a good game, but on the losing side, on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoyBeevers Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Kind of see where your coming from, but little harsh to say "Bougherra and Brunt were rumbleing us about", we owned them and we could hold out for what we wanted. Bougherra Purchase Price - £275k Sold For - £2.5m Brunt Purchase Price - £200k Sold For - £3.5m Total profit - £5.525m Tell you what they can all "roger us about" if they generate that much profit when they are sold! Another point - there are 2 of the few players we actually made a bit of butty on (although the profit was probably spent on B.O.B's jollies*) *Only my views as a Layman. Yup, the figures are very impressive and represent the two best transfers that SWFC have conducted in the last decade i'd say. Brunt asked for money that he knew we couldn't, and wouldn't pay. Although i will say that i don't have any bad blood for Brunt at all- he went to a club which was practically made for his style, and we got a good deal from it as well. The Bougherra case was well documented- he (if he hadn't have forced his way out after 6 months) was worth a great deal more than £2.5 million but a player who refuses to play unless he's sold is technically worth nowt, so he had to go as well. Simek could have done the same as Bougherra, especially when a club like Everton were (and i know this for a fact) were having him looked at every game up until his injury at Palace. I would have wished him every future success had he gone to them a few years ago, but he clearly wanted to pay the club back for the chance we gave him after he was released at Arsenal. Top, and honest guy, and i can't stress how rare that is in (even lower league) football these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonLeon Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 He's his own agent aswell. I wouldn't have stood in his way if a chance to go to the Prem had come along. Brilliant pro and I was sad to see him go. But there's no doubting he looked like he'd lost something when he came back from his ankle. Just a shame we wern't in a position to work him back to his old self. Wrong timing all round. Hope he does well at Carlisle but he'll be there to beat after 3pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsquid Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 As the lead member of the Frankie Simek Fan Club (we share being born on the Mississippi River), I hope he is given a nice reception at the beginning and if he's subbed off. Other than that, we should try to kill him during the match. I'm still amazed that he goes from featuring in the 2007 Gold Cup to oblivion in about 2 years. I can't fathom that an ankle injury would do that to a man, but it evidently has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo hippy Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 great player for us in his time, only looked half the player he was after injury. Depends what wages he was on but I would probably have let him go too at the end of last season. All the best for him in the future hope he gets back to where he once belonged, but not whiles he's playing us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea Baggins Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Don't get me wrong I would of loved to have kept Simek but he has gone. On Saturday he plays for the opposition. I will be clapping him and stand up if he is subbed but USA chants? NOT ON MY SHIFT!!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsquid Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 why do you hate America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilkotheowl Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Simek was a true player for our club. He stuck by us when he could have gone. If only more players were like him. Absolutely right! Looking forward to welcoming Frankie back to Hillsborough & was sorry to see him leave in the first place, he was a good man, but will only be cheering for the Mighty Owls as soon as the game commences. 3 points tomorrow & here's to a positive future for this club of ours, both on & off the pitch. UTO !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday-Wonderland Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 My Carlisle mate says he's been consistently frigging brilliant in every match since they signed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWednesdayBoys Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 My Carlisle mate says he's been consistently frigging brilliant in every match since they signed him. Doesn't suprise me, he would have been out first choice RB this season given a chance. Buxtons not done bad, but Otsemabor it not even half the player of Simek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eckingtonblue Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 My Carlisle mate says he's been consistently frigging brilliant in every match since they signed him. Yeah i'm working with a few of their lads up Scotland, they've said exactly the same...they already see him as some kind of god ! Good luck to the man, just not tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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