Fleetwood to Crewe...

[Stu M]

Well, nearly...

 

Quote:

It is announced that both Forest Green Rovers FC and Crewe Alexandra FC have reached an agreement on the possible transfer of the registration of 21 yr old striker Stuart Fleetwood.

 

As a consequence of both clubs reaching a financial agreement in respect of such transfer, Crewe Alexandra FC has been given permission to speak to the player in relation to personal terms.

 

A further release will be issued when Crewe Alexandra FC and the player have met.

 

In the meantime no further comment will be made by either club, until such discussion has been completed.

 

Colin Sneak

Football Secretary & Press Officer

Forest Green Rovers FC

[doheochai]

Be interesting to see how this will affect FGR's league position for the rest of the season - hopefully badly.

[MrMushroom]

Originally Posted By: doheochai

Be interesting to see how this will affect FGR's league position for the rest of the season - hopefully badly.

Although Charlie Mac was a great goalscorer for us, losing him hasn't affected our league position this year. It just meant that a variety of other players have stepped in and taken goals when previously they may have tried to get the ball to Charlie for him to score. I agree with your sentiment about FGR's league position, though.

[Slartibartfast]

That depends who you listen too, there are some that will tell you that our failure to match Southends £2,000 a week was a harbinger of things to come.

[Stu M]

Apparently he's staying at FGR now because of his love for the club.

 

Bet he won't sign a new contract in the summer though and the lolly that FGR would have got will go to Fleetwood and his agent instead.

[Greg_Dyke]

He possibly hadnt visited Crewe, before the deal was muted....took one look and saw sense

[Andrewc]

now, if he'd been a train spotter........

[Slartibartfast]

Originally Posted By: Stu M

Apparently he's staying at FGR now because of his love for the club.

Bet he won't sign a new contract in the summer though and the lolly that FGR would have got will go to Fleetwood and his agent instead.

So how much more have FGR's forward thinking board received for Fleetwoods one year contract than our head-in-sand board got for Charlies one year contract?

[Stu M]

A Wham bar and a penny chew. 11p I make it.

[PatMan]

Would the ideal solution not be for Fleetwood to sign a new deal now? This would mean that when/if he leaves in the summer FGR would still get a few quid out him.

 

 

[Slartibartfast]

Why would he sign when he knows he can go where he wants in the summer?

[BustaGut]

Maybe FGR, have play off ambitions,they may believe that they will make more money out of keeping him,enabling the club to achieve there ambitions by getting into the play offs,even more so if they went as far as getting promoted.

Who knows, Crewe may just have not offered enough money upfront.

[PatMan]

Originally Posted By: Slartibartfast

Why would he sign when he knows he can go where he wants in the summer?

Dunno, it was just one way he could show his thanks to the club for sticking with him. Yeah, I know, footballers & loyalty - I don't know what I was thinking!!

[huwiet]

What's the point of going to Crewe, dreadful place, unless trainspotter? Fleetwood knows that there will be a better deal on the table in the summer. However, he and his mother (in particular) have decided that FGR have become part of 'the family'. Fair play to him, for showing a bit of loyalty. About time some player(s) did!!! It's not like he's new to football league teams - has already spent time at Cardiff and Hereford...

 

 

As a follower of Cardiff, it would be nice to have some loyalty at our club - rather than signing people like 'Scrounger Fowler'. Picking up his pension much earlier than he should have been (snort, snort). He shouldn't have taken the p**s out of Cardiff, Man City or Leeds ( in reverse order). His glory days in Scouseland are long over.

[Slartibartfast]

Originally Posted By: PatMan

it was just one way he could show his thanks to the club for sticking with him. Yeah, I know, footballers & loyalty - I don't know what I was thinking!!

To be fair to him he only joined FGR in July so they haven't stuck with him too long.

[Greg_Dyke]

Originally Posted By: BustaGut

Maybe FGR, have play off ambitions,they may believe that they will make more money out of keeping him,enabling the club to achieve there ambitions by getting into the play offs,even more so if they went as far as getting promoted.
Who knows, Crewe may just have not offered enough money upfront.

Forest Green accepted the bid

Fleetwood turned it down