I don't go on about how good he is

I defend the fact he was free and had bagged 14 the season before and 150 in his career

For a free transfer thats brilliant business. Just because he got injured and hasn't settled, doesn't mean it wasn't good business. Waiting around and laughing at another club for signing someone and it not working out is pretty sad too

We got svensson here for 50k and the things he did on the pitch for norwich were worth 100 times that. I understood why we let him go although I didn't want him to. He had been with us two seasons and was injured too often justify a new deal. That doesn't justify avoiding signing someone like that again though. No matter how often Svensson was injured, he was crucial to this club

Yes suttons 33, yes he's got the odd injury, so did Emblen, it didn't stop us spunking 500k for the waste of space that didn't want to play for us when he was 19

Bringing sutton here isn't a big deal, it isn't going to cripple the club. He isn't brought here because worthington is a stubborn c**t

Posted By: pants on August 3rd 2006 at 11:25:29

Message Thread

no further signings? (NCFC) - WillCityBoy, Aug 3, 10:40:22
- Just wanted to highlight that he is a player available in a position our manager ... (NCFC) - WillCityBoy, Aug 3, 11:09:22
- so we have to sign any ex-City player just because Ipswich show an interest? (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:00:05
  - Why put ward in the same light as sutton? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:02:20
    - it doesn't have to be Ward (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:04:53
      - Because Chris Suttons don't come along very often the type of player (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:10:18
        
        nor do Pele's. Let's sign him. (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:13:35
        
        He doesn't moan about Thorne being a has-been. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 11:17:55
        
        OK, but Thorne is hardly an argument in favour of signing Sutton (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:19:48
        
        I don't go on about how good he is (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:25:29
        
        Love Matty as much as I do (and I do love Matty Sven) ... (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 11:29:26
        
        I'm staying out of it pal, not really hugely motivated either way. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 11:21:39
        
        I didn't actually mean that pants HAD moaned about Thorne (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:26:47
        
        Because Thorne has and always will be the scapegoat joke here (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:36:05
        
        Fair play. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 11:30:04
        
        I don't moan about Thorne, I quite publicly defend him, cos again (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:16:34
        
        we paid him ?5k+ a week last year for one goal (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:23:19
        
        Doesn't this also spark off the crow debate, ?300 a week (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:30:12
        
        Not really. (NCFC) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Aug 3, 11:50:12
        
        rumoured at peterborough (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:55:25
        
        if Pele was 33 and injury prone I would sign him (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 3, 11:14:41
        
        maybe, but even at his peak Sutton was never that good!!!! (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:18:14
        
        Chris sutton have a premiership medal, and numerous scottish prem medals (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 3, 11:25:22
        
        I think that's been my argument (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:49:16
        
        they aren't great stats are they? (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:30:01
        
        Didn't we do all this about Adebola last season, about being 35 (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:51:02
    - Elderly ex-City target man (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:03:10
      - Paul Furlong age 36 scored 18 Championship goals...... (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 3, 11:14:16
        
        Paul Furlong age 33, 3 goals in 18 for Birmingham (NCFC) - phrankin, Aug 3, 11:22:22
- I'm not entirely clear (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 10:43:52
  - if he is so desperate to play for us because he loves the club.. (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:02:58
    - because as much as he wants to play for us, eventually as a professional (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:04:28
      - well if that's the case... (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:07:54
        
        because he doesn't need the money, and wants to finish his career without the hassle (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:12:17
        
        we're not a f***ing charity! (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:16:50
        
        Im not saying we are, the money to sign sutton for year is nothing to this club (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:18:01
        
        Can you answer two questions then? (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:23:11
        
        It's obvious we have money (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:46:28
        
        Can you answer two questions then? (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:55:10
        
        ALright then I can't (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:56:48
        
        Deep down (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 12:04:36
        
        I think the risk of (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 12:09:29
        
        I think financially it is a bigger burden than most people think (NCFC) - Swiss Yellow, Aug 3, 11:21:23
        
        That's a very good reason (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:14:25
        
        We screamed and blubbed about francis not giving a shit for us here (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:19:57
        
        I didn't (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 3, 11:36:30
        
        You might have screamed and blubbed (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:22:06
        
        I didn't either, I was happy for him to go for the money he did (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 11:59:50
    - Well that's it isn't it? (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:04:24
  - i understand Suttons desire to play and although.... (NCFC) - WillCityBoy, Aug 3, 10:52:50
    - The bottom line is (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Aug 3, 11:01:56
  - Did Dennis Law want to play for Man city? (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Aug 3, 10:44:53

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