Ben Clarke bombed

[StuyRandall]

People were a bit disgruntled when I made that remark yesterday about Piper being our director of football... Looks like I was right...

[outcider]

good old KP he knows how to treat people

 

According to the first post, KP offered a player a contract, and decided to release him when he didn't want to commit to the club.

 

I'm not KP's spokesman or anything, but I can't really see anything wrong there.

 

 

 

can i ask why it was deemed nescersary to put him on a contract now he has played all season without one ???????

[Chris1]

You've quoted my post, but I wouldn't know the answer.

 

BTW not all season, only since xmas, and he has played about 6 games. Good luck to him anyway. Should do well.

[mickadeem]

Good luck in the future Ben,shame to see him go a good player i thought,and now who takes his place we will find out saturday i guess

[michael]

good old KP he knows how to treat people

 

According to the first post, KP offered a player a contract, and decided to release him when he didn't want to commit to the club.

 

I'm not KP's spokesman or anything, but I can't really see anything wrong there.

 

We will never know the truth of the matter;but inclined to agree with Chris here.

 

Is it a similar situation whereby we were disappointed the healey left (ok in different circumstances) but soon forgot as soon as Saunders was signed.

 

Is it possible that KP 'engineered ' the situation (and it seems he did give Clarke an opportunity to sign ) to free up funds to enable the signing of another-and possivbly better player-maybe a striker or left back ) ?

 

Players can't have it both ways can they ?

[phil d]

I've just come off the phone to a very disappointed and confused young footballer. Ben Clarke received a phone call this morning from a Mr Keith Piper, he asked Ben to sign a contract, Ben did not want to sign as he had previously signed one at Wealdstone which had not worked out for either the club or Ben.

 

Ben told the chairman he was committed to Margate but was not wanting or willing to sign a contract at this time (possibly because the club could be in a different division/the manager may not have him in his plans). The chairman then thanked Ben for his efforts but told him there was no place for him at Margate. Ben was disappointed and confused and called me. I told him to speak to the manager as I assumed these decisions are made by the manager. Ben called me back still saddened and confused and said that although the manager wanted him in the team this coming Saturday and knew nothing of the conversation he apologized and said the decision has been made and he could do nothing about it.

 

In one hand you have apparently told the boy you want him and in the next hand you say sorry and goodbye, this really doesn't make sense. There are many players who are kept until the end of the season to benefit the club (Steve Sidwell when he was at Reading springs to mind and look where they are now). In my opinion (not fact) this is no way to treat a young lad who is trying to make his way in the game and was 100% committed to the cause.

who are you cause from where i am sitting you are new to this forum, what i will say AF is check that what you are being told is true before you trap off as you havent been told the truth, why dont you ring Ben up and ask him what was really said.people like you should be on the R**sgate forum