Bluesteel Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Yeah but he’s been playing first team football in the championship and he supposedly turned down offers there too. He’s either backed himself into a corner or done a Scott sinclair who went up there to massage his stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 19 hours ago, Socialist_Owl said: They averaged 18k last season . We averaged 25k. Couldn't be arsed to look up Swansea, but do you think a freshly relegated PL squad wouldn't easily exceed 18k? #socialistflair Swansea may indeed average more than 18k but by the same token they won't have many games against teams who average more than 50k either.....nor will we Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 4 hours ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: It's true. He just forgot to mention they were clubs in the Armenian Premier League. Or 'ex' Premier league clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 a 3 year contract is not to be sniffed at for someone trying to make his way in the game ….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexile Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 6 hours ago, hirstyboywonder said: He also said that Hillsborough has had no money spent on it in 25 years other than the scoreboard and pitch which is blatantly not true but suits his argument. Also said how great the newly built stand are at Tynecastle yet went on to bemoan the fact that the club are restricted by the size of the stadiums capacity. Why would the build these new stands smaller than they need? This will be a rhetorical question given that he has flounced out of the debate. Tynecastle is boxed in on all sides by tenements so they can only go so big - they were looking at sites out of town in the past. It isn't really relevant though because Hearts are probably at the absolute peak of what they can realistically achieve already. Scotland just doesn't have the population to sustain enough big/medium sized football clubs to make a credible league - hence tv will never be interested. This is made worse by the old firm dominance and the fact that they have fans throughout the country diminishing the potential pool for other clubs. Hearts are one of the bigger clubs in Scotland and probably the equivalent of a decent Championship club (a well run one without any parachute payments - maybe say, Brentford, for example). But the simple fact is that they could never compete even with Wednesday when it comes to wages; the idea that Clare would have turned down a Premier League offer to go there is just implausible. The possibility of maybe playing in a couple of Champions League qualifying matches just isn't THAT much of an incentive. Clare is going there for want of any better offers - no doubt about it. Still, he could do worse. Edinburgh is a nice place to live and Hearts are a well-run, relatively successful club. He's got every chance of a move back to the Premier League in a couple of years if he does well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I’m going to turn down a move to the English Premier League so that I can go and play in Scotland... Said no player in the history of the game ever!!! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Farrell Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, TrickyTrev said: I’m going to turn down a move to the English Premier League so that I can go and play in Scotland... Said no player in the history of the game ever!!! It's simply a case of him picking up a bad injury at the wrong time, his agent flipping up, and Clare himself thinking he's better than he is. Scottish semi pro football was probably his best option in the end. No loss whatsoever for us, and 130k is a great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) No Mr Pochettino, you can stick your offer where the sun don't shine. I don't fancy playing in your sh ite new stadium, I'm off to Hearts where the facilities are amazing. Edited September 16, 2018 by BIG D 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexile Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 9 hours ago, theowlsman said: Come here, there’s more. I’ll let the others have a go. Only fair. Are we still doing this? Liverpool seems the obvious one. Chesterfield also. Does Scunthorpe count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendaryswan Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 The kids made his decision and I hope it works out for him.Bit of a suprise choice after all the speculation linking him to far bigger clubs down here. Cant say Im not dissapointed given the new regime here where youth most definately gets a pop at fist team football. Good luck to him,others will come and go just as good and maybe better,we move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grez Bez Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I want him to fail. I know it makes me a bad person but it's the truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 After thinking about it, it could turn out to be a smart move for him if fit and playing he’s got the ability to do well up there, and eventually maybe earn a big move back to England. Will be interesting to see how this one pans out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassdrinker Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 15 hours ago, stevewhiterose said: Some footballers aren't the sharpest tools in the box are they? If it's true, I find that truly bizarre. What a waste of talent. What makes it worse is the amount of money that he's paid a professional agent for this "advice". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Terrible career move for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoop Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 His interview since signing for Hearts is dreadful. Talks about himself as though he’s Ronaldinho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls-Fan Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Stoop said: His interview since signing for Hearts is dreadful. Talks about himself as though he’s Ronaldinho No real surprise there, I have no money for any lawyers reading this, but it seems to me that Clare didn’t like Jos criticising him and he wanted to join a club where he will be one of the better players (in his head). Otherwise leaving a club like Wednesday to join Hearts in Scottish football is not a good career move. its a bit like a Tottenham player rejecting a one year extension to sign for Wigan for 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Let’s be right here, it’s not a smart move by him. It’s the only offer on the table, that much is obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westfield Owl Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 18 hours ago, DELUDED OWL said: Here we go !!! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45541035 Credit to the lad. Surely it would have been much easier for him to chase the Premier League cash. Instead he’s gone with the option where he’s most likely to get minutes on the pitch; could actually do his career wonders that he’s took that route. Makes some of the bitter comments towards Clare look a bit silly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Hope he finds what he's looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Although it’s quite difficult to chase the premier league cash when there isn’t actually any on the table. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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