MiddleBartonYellow
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Never realised his potential.Surprised why?
Never realised his potential.Surprised why?
Hi KarlRobinson clearly thinks that Jones can do a job at left back.
Left back on the bench.
Hey! What are you doing looking over my garden fence?Look. There's a squirrel.
Could be useful ... give us an excuse to postpone games when we're without Brown and Findlay ...Called up by Malta...how on earth will we cope without him?
I don't really know, but I always thought that Jones would be on a low basic wage so that he gets some income and then gets extra when he does play.Nobody has really addressed the ‘elephant in the room’ here. He’s now not getting any game time with us after having a loan agreement to another club pulled at the last minute. The elephant in question being that, by all accounts, he’s on a ‘pay as you play’ deal. So now the player is hardly getting a wage with us. I hope therefore that he’s already made a decent wage out of the game previously.
I’m not usually one for defending KR but I do wonder if somebody holding the purse strings has intervened in some way to keep his cost to the club down until he’s totally proved his fitness? Maybe Karl continuing to have Jones on the bench is his way of showing defiance in the decision - he’s done similar things in the past, like purposely not using full quotas of substitutes - and the player has become a pawn in some political situation?
I know it sounds ridiculous but the whole situation seems bizarre, and, until somebody at the club gives an explanation, it’s only natural that speculation will be rife.
Nope.I’m not usually one for defending KR but I do wonder if somebody holding the purse strings has intervened in some way to keep his cost to the club down until he’s totally proved his fitness?
Yeah I didn’t word my post very well. There will be a basic wage but structured so that there is significant increase based on appearances I would’ve thought.I don't really know, but I always thought that Jones would be on a low basic wage so that he gets some income and then gets extra when he does play.
I hope the Malta games are televised, I'd be interested to watch him play.
Edit: As @werthersoriginal suggested, it could come in handy if we do want to give the players a rest during international breaks.
So what’s your take on it all RyanioBirdio? I read your posts with interest and see you have your finger on the pulse on a lot of what goes on.Nope.
Not sure what you mean by that. I wasn’t being sarcastic if that was what you were inferring…
I don't think he was being nasty - more implying that what you said 'sounded a bit rude'. It is a great pic!Not sure what you mean by that. I wasn’t being sarcastic if that was what you were inferring…
Once again I’m reminded of why I’m spending less and less of my time on here
Asking somebody’s opinion on a chat forum? Yep I can obviously see why that would appear rude…I don't think he was being nasty - more implying that what you said 'sounded a bit rude'. It is a great pic!
I wasn’t aiming the handbags at you.Not sure what you mean by that. I wasn’t being sarcastic if that was what you were inferring…
Once again I’m reminded of why I’m spending less and less of my time on here
Who then Birdio?I wasn’t aiming the handbags at you.
Presumably between KR and Jodi Jones but it begs the question what could he have really done so drastically wrong to be dragged to games and not used… Perhaps to teach him a lesson in teamwork… But then isolating him in that isn’t exactly a lesson in cohesion and togetherness. This doesn’t paint a pretty picture of Robinson for me. He gets jumped on far too often for my liking but from what little we know and can observe, he’s getting this one wrong for me in a big way.Who then Birdio?