BIG D Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 He’d have still been under contract wouldn’t he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 29 minutes ago, BIG D said: He’d have still been under contract wouldn’t he? Did we get a fee for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Not as far as I’m aware but he was under contract to play for us. He was happy to sign the contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 hour ago, BIG D said: Not as far as I’m aware but he was under contract to play for us. He was happy to sign the contract. Apparently, his 4 year contract was up and we offered him a new one. He declined it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 hour ago, markowl said: Apparently, his 4 year contract was up and we offered him a new one. He declined it. Yeah so he was still under contract and feigned injury to avoid playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, BIG D said: Yeah so he was still under contract and feigned injury to avoid playing. The same contract that would have stated he'd get paid on a certain date each month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 So why didn’t he tear up his contract and leave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglejay Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 On 09/09/2023 at 11:59, markowl said: Would you risk injuring yourself if you knew you were leaving, and you hadn't been paid by your employers on more than one occasion? Absolutely no chance, I don't blame him one bit for doing what he did. I don't like it as a fan, but he's got to do what's best for him and his Family, he's not the first and certainly won't be the last. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 37 minutes ago, BIG D said: So why didn’t he tear up his contract and leave Would you do that if your employers weren't paying you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 If Steven Fletcher ever plays against Wednesday I am booing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 28 minutes ago, Junglejay said: Absolutely no chance, I don't blame him one bit for doing what he did. I don't like it as a fan, but he's got to do what's best for him and his Family, he's not the first and certainly won't be the last. If it was ‘ok’ to do that, the end of the season would be farcical if everyone acted in a similar manner. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 28 minutes ago, markowl said: Would you do that if your employers weren't paying you? I imagine he had been paid then or if not why didn't he refuse to play instead of taking the pi55 out of the fans? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 8 minutes ago, BIG D said: I imagine he had been paid then or if not why didn't he refuse to play instead of taking the pi55 out of the fans? I don’t get the argument. It’s basically fraud/stealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglejay Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 15 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: If it was ‘ok’ to do that, the end of the season would be farcical if everyone acted in a similar manner. I never actually said it was OK, more that I don't blame him for doing what he did and if I'm honest, I would have done exactly the same thing. The trouble is, you, me or anyone else on this forum have absolutely no idea how often it happens throughout the season, let alone the last game. Is this any different to players who revealed they deliberately picked up yellow cards to miss the Boxing day/New Years fixtures? I don't personally think so. Players will (and should) look out for number one and will be well aware that irrespective of service etc, a club will drop them like a stone if it suits their plans. Dog eat Dog and as fans we're caught in the middle with an emotional attachment to a club but for the players, it's nothing more than business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglejay Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 38 minutes ago, matthefish2002 said: If Steven Fletcher ever plays against Wednesday I am booing him. I'm sure he'd much rather this than a light ripple of applause when he came out to do the half time draw having endured some career ending injury in a meaningless end of season game for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridportOwl Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 I nearly got run over my Fletcher once as he was speeding down Hangingwater, he was playing well at the time so I wasn't too annoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 51 minutes ago, BIG D said: I imagine he had been paid then or if not why didn't he refuse to play instead of taking the pi55 out of the fans? Maybe he thought the game was meaningless, and he was making a stand against the club rather than the fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Yeah perhaps 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmigo Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 The disgraced Steven fletcher was offered a new contract . What sticks in the throat with this charlatan was he earned a fortune here and spent most of his time playing Fortnite on the treatment table. He had one decent half season under monk before he once more crocked himself and returned to his couch. The club paid him millions in his time here for half a decent season, yet when he was fit and able to play at the end of the covid period he bailed on us, unlike Lee, Nuhiu etc. yes he is entitled to do what he wants as a player. He did nothing illegal. However , he left in disgrace and will only ever be referred to as the disgraced Steven fletcher by any sane Wednesday fan . Indeed @Owlstalk Admin Team should add an auto correct into the website to change ‘fletcher ‘ to ‘the disgraced Steven fletcher ‘ whenever it is typed . 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hoppy Hopper Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 51 minutes ago, mcmigo said: Indeed @Owlstalk Admin Team should add an auto correct into the website to change ‘fletcher ‘ to ‘the disgraced Steven fletcher ‘ whenever it is typed . Bit harsh for Ashley though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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