From Wikipedia ....
During that 1999–2000 campaign there was speculation about Roberts's future as his contract was due to expire in the summer of 2000. Roberts had an agent, former team-mate and close friend David Speedie, who advised him to turn down Norwich's offer and sign for Nottingham Forest or Huddersfield Town. Ultimately, "he couldn't produce anything on paper that told me I'd be signing ... so I could have got injured in training, never played again and not got a penny." As a result, the two men fell out and Roberts did not use the services of an agent again, representing himself in contract negotiations.
Not quite sending a text and refusing to play territory
Posted By: ghostof barry butler on January 23rd 2026 at 15:37:22
Message Thread
- Have we ever had a player behave worse than the Ginger Screech while on the books? (n/m) (NCFC) - Jimbocharles, Jan 23, 11:13:25
- Iwan Roberts. But clearly most have forgotten/forgiven. (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 23, 13:02:55
- Except he clearly wasn't giving his best before he said that (n/m) (NCFC) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Jan 23, 17:19:06
- I get the point, but I’ve got a real problem with him sending a text. Maybe it's my age (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Jan 23, 13:13:41
- "pick up the phone" ...? Get with the tech grandad (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Jan 23, 13:28:17
- i think you might have to remind the board what he did wrong (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 23, 13:10:02
- The only thing I can think of is that he was unfit when we signed him (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 23, 14:07:19
- winter of 1999/2000 Iwan turned down a new contract (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 23, 15:29:26
- Don’t remember any of that! (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 23, 15:31:07
- From Wikipedia .... (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 23, 15:37:22
- Don’t remember any of that! (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 23, 15:31:07
- thats all i can recall as well (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 23, 14:18:59
- winter of 1999/2000 Iwan turned down a new contract (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 23, 15:29:26
- The only thing I can think of is that he was unfit when we signed him (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 23, 14:07:19
- Steve Walsh. (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 23, 12:13:18
- Oh hold on. Nunez still wins by a "cuntry" mile (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Jan 23, 11:57:53
- Rowe, Fleck, Bruce, Kamara all did it didn't they? Naismith was a twat, and also (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Jan 23, 11:56:43
- IIRC Sammy Clinghan didn't hang around long after we got relegated (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 12:08:04
- That did provide us with one of my favourite barclay moments though "it could have been (NCFC) - megson, Jan 23, 12:24:22
- Agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 15:40:45
- That did provide us with one of my favourite barclay moments though "it could have been (NCFC) - megson, Jan 23, 12:24:22
- IIRC Sammy Clinghan didn't hang around long after we got relegated (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 12:08:04
- We've had too many snakes lately (NCFC) - jamesward, Jan 23, 11:27:54
- Nunez stopped playing for Thorup (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Jan 23, 16:25:59
- I thought Nunez did refuse at the end? (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Jan 23, 14:30:32
- Johnny Rowe ? (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Jan 23, 11:22:53
- Naismith? (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 23, 11:16:30
- Didn't Damian Francis get the hump after relegation (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Jan 23, 11:14:33
- Iwan Roberts. But clearly most have forgotten/forgiven. (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Jan 23, 13:02:55
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