Forgive me G/S, I live in Newton Abbot, it's different time zone..Gullscorer wrote: !0:36, I made it.. :~D
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Forgive me G/S, I live in Newton Abbot, it's different time zone..Gullscorer wrote: !0:36, I made it.. :~D
You're right. I'm on GST not GMT. (You've been wondering what am I on)... =DScott Brehaut wrote:Nope - G/S has just forgotten to change his time settings. It was posted at 09:36 GMT
Gullscorer wrote: You're right.
CH suggests he is playing for free. However the lad comes off the bench and plays an integral part in us getting through to the quarter finals, with all the financial benefits this will bring.Dutchgull wrote:Absolutely
All the pledges for Durrell Berry will be refunded as the target won't be reached,Gullscorer wrote:The club is still not paying him: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30986110
Does that mean he's currently an amateur..?? Either way, he's a hero..
Perhaps the money donated for Durrell Berry should be given to this guy..
I suppose the other way of looking at it is that he is being given an opportunity to showcase his talents, whilst we try and come up with a contract or a better offer comes his way. His alternative is to do what? he has a better chance of getting a deal somewhere by doing well with us, in the way Durrell Berry did.kevgull wrote: CH suggests he is playing for free. However the lad comes off the bench and plays an integral part in us getting through to the quarter finals, with all the financial benefits this will bring.
Do we give him some pocket money for his efforts? What a very sad club we have become!
Desparate times call for desparate measures.hector wrote: I suppose the other way of looking at it is that he is being given an opportunity to showcase his talents, whilst we try and come up with a contract or a better offer comes his way. His alternative is to do what? he has a better chance of getting a deal somewhere by doing well with us, in the way Durrell Berry did.
CP Gull wrote:This situation with McQuilkin, if he genuinely is playing for NOTHING, as we are led to believe by Chris Hargreaves really is shocking. I know there is a benefit to the player in "putting himself in the shop window" but to be using him in this way without reward, taking advantage of his unemployed situation is quite poor on the part of the club really when you think about it. I mean even those workers in those grubby sweatshops get paid SOMETHING!
The other concern, for me, is what if he breaks a leg whilst paying for us or God forbid even suffers a career ending injury? Will we pay him anything then? I guess not, he will just be discarded and we will move on to the next desperate pro who is trying to reassurect his career!
Embarassing really, when you consider that the combined wealth of the Board of Directors must be in excess of what, say £30 million (pure guesswork on my part but there are nine of them) that this guy should be even considered. I accept we cannot afford to pay him, but if that's the case is it really morally right to expect him to play? .... for nothing!
As has been suggested, perhaps the time has indeed come to "get the buckets out" a la Exeter City from around 10 years ago. I never ever thought it would come to this under the current consortium but I am beginning to sense that this sadly is indeed what it has come to.
I accept that nobody is forcing him to play, just like nobody is forcing those poor sweatshop workers to work for a pittance ... It is his choice and his risk but if he crumbles in a heap and is stretchered off on Saturday ...... would our Board support him financially through his rehabilitation, I wonder? Perhaps, maybe their consciences might kick in .... but I wouldn't bank on that Mr McQuilkin if I were you!
I imagine young Aaron Dawson may well be the next in line for the "sweatshop" style of remuneration employed by TUFC!
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