Yes they are but not necessarily with the same earning power. Most people have an established career/area they work in by their mid to late 30s. Lower league footballers are just finishing theirs, having earned decent money but not enough to set them for life and having no experience in anything else.
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gingerox
Level: Andy Crosby
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Really glad he’s got his Championship move, I think he’d have been there last season and we’d have got a decent fee if not for his injury but that’s football. Hopefully they give him a chance to prove himself and he’s not been bought to bench warm. Cardiff have been heavily linked with Joe Day as well
I think signing for Cardiff means it’s less likely he’ll end up at Sunderland.
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With the money Curtis Nelson (like many others) will have been on here, if invested properly then he should be in a decent position financially for his future.
While I wish he had stayed, I wish him well should he sign for Cardiff.
My Cardiff supporting mate has been on this morning already. Nelson will now be playing at his optimum level; he might even struggle at the upper end of the Championship. Been a very classy player for OUFC though.
Glad he stayed though, as I think we could have been playing in a lower division without him which that £200-300k would have paled into insignificance if we had sold him.
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Interesting thought.
I reckon he will do well in the Championship. He has all of the attributes.
Let's see.
Thanks for your efforts Curtis and good luck for the future.
Now can we all move on and get some effing players in please..?
Now can we all move on and get some effing players in please..?
Common Villager
Level: John Aldridge
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Nelson already has all of the attributes to play in the Championship, and at 26 he still has lots of time to improve further. I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the Premier League at some point.
His form during the second half of last season was absolutely one of the main reasons we're still in League One.
It's disappointing to see him go, but far from unexpected. What's obvious is that it's now imperative we find someone good enough to replace him.
His form during the second half of last season was absolutely one of the main reasons we're still in League One.
It's disappointing to see him go, but far from unexpected. What's obvious is that it's now imperative we find someone good enough to replace him.
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The amount of people who earn 500k plus like Nelson will for the next 4 years plus a big signing on fee is minuscule, so despite the short career I think he will be fine.
He did the business at end of the season for us, when he could of phoned it in, that will do me from a player who was obviously going to leave, no way we could compete financially and no way he could turn the deal down.
Can’t really get the drama about this move, out of contract league one player makes a move up a division for much more money, no brainer.
The turn over of players at this level is and will always be high, it’s why we need to get our act together over the summer transfer windows as you will never keep the same team, doesn’t happen for mid ranking league one teams.
He did the business at end of the season for us, when he could of phoned it in, that will do me from a player who was obviously going to leave, no way we could compete financially and no way he could turn the deal down.
Can’t really get the drama about this move, out of contract league one player makes a move up a division for much more money, no brainer.
The turn over of players at this level is and will always be high, it’s why we need to get our act together over the summer transfer windows as you will never keep the same team, doesn’t happen for mid ranking league one teams.
I'm not convinced but maybe you are right. Don't get me wrong i am not one of those ITK people when it comes to anything salary related ( or Oxford Utd related) but I doubt he has earned enough in his three seasons with us to set him up for life. Bankers can retire in their mid 30s having become multi millionaires, I'm not convinced it's the same for most lower league footballers but I'm no expert. I don't believe his move is just about the money anyway, it's also about playing in the championship and obviously with that comes higher wages. I can't believe anybody on this forum would stay in L1 when offered the opportunity to play for a team like Cardiff and like you I wish him well for the future.
thanks for your service and good luck for the future.
hopefully that’ll be the only player going and can get in some quality additions now
hopefully that’ll be the only player going and can get in some quality additions now
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Disappointed to see Nelson leave but it was inevitable once he declined a new contract. Pleased for the player that he has got a move to the Championship, he deserves that chance. He’s better than League 1. Classy player.
greatunclekip
Level: Paul Moody
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Disappointing but always expected to move. Im sure he wont look back on his time here with great memories. An excellent move for him.
Pressure definitely really on our rag tag bag of billionaires now.....
Pressure definitely really on our rag tag bag of billionaires now.....
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Why won't he look back on his time here with great memories? I accept he had a bad injury but he played In some fantastic games (beating Newcastle, the Swindon games, played at Wembley etc, etc).
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Yeah, that goal against Newcastle and the scenes at ‘boro won’t trouble his memory at all.
We and he underachieved but he has plenty to look back on with fondness.
gingerox
Level: Andy Crosby
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I agree that we were right not to sell him last summer because we wouldn’t have got much (perhaps around the 250k you suggest), but if he hadn’t gotten that bad injury + had a good season, I think we could have got (optimistically) closer to 1mil.
Banbury2018
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The 2nd and 4th sentences of this are the reason I rarely post on OUFC matters any more. Just depressing
Leysboy
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Staying in the south west. Makes complete sense settled in the area. Sunderland can only dream of signing such a quality centre half.
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There is only one Kip and you can ignore him
Agree depressing comments but it is good if more slightly more glass half full people do post on here!!
Gary Baldi
Level: Paul Moody
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Good on him for getting the move that he held out for. A lot of pressure will be on him now, but he's got a great chance there at a higher level. There are no guarantees going to somewhere like Sunderland would get him any further along his career than staying at Oxford.
Pretty sure we released Kelleher
He or she is on my list of ignores
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We have Dickie as Centre back at mo with Mousinho , Long , Jones as potential back ups .
Itsthehopethatkillsyou
Level: Jack Midson
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Mous isn't an option, he can play cb but was always slow (and now a year older) and prone to a clanger. He is a defensive midfielder and one who has been told he will have limited game time at that position.
We have : Dickie, Jones and if desperate Long.
As this thread says - we need a replacement (or two)
We have : Dickie, Jones and if desperate Long.
As this thread says - we need a replacement (or two)
Mystery Yellow
Level: Chris Maguire
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Think we may need 2 now I think we still needed another centre back to push Dickie & Nelson (had he stayed) for there spots
So far we’ve let Raglan & Kelleher go even tho they haven’t ready been part of KR plans, Mousinho never ready good enough as CB as we all noticed what his position really was last season & with him possibly taking up as a coach or even leaving to play football elsewhere, Sam long not for me keep as cover for RB/LB, Nico Jones still a couple of season away from being a first team regular but would give him games in the cups
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LondonRoader
Level: Andy Crosby
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Mmm, can’t agree about nelsons future, think he will struggle to establish himself as a regular championship player never mind getting to the prem.
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I think you're probably about right. An injury or two might give him the chance to really establish himself but would imagine that he'd be 3rd or 4th choice to begin with. I'd imagine his best chance of getting to the PL would be if Cardiff went straight back up, but that's far from certain.
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In defence of Mousinho he never had a reall good defensive midfielder playing in front of him when he was playing as a centrehalf. He might well look a much more solid with Kashi giving him some protection.
Saying that it doesn’t look like we’ll get the chance to see it as Robinson has indicated that Mousiniho will not be a first team regular.
Saying that it doesn’t look like we’ll get the chance to see it as Robinson has indicated that Mousiniho will not be a first team regular.
