For new signings, ask the man from the Pru

[thebish]

Erm, isn't today the last day for us to loan out our expensive types?

Fairly certain that window closed a few days back; at least the BN ran an article about it closing with none of our big earners tempting a single club except Feeney (and he's on a middling wage IIRC).

Ah, cheers mate. So we've kept our best players then- yeay

aye - it's all good!

[thebish]

I'll help pru out...

from my local Exeter Express & Echo...

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Could Dean Moxey be a summer transfer target for Exeter City? The 30-year-old defender left St James's Park for Derby County in May 2009 for a fee of around £300,000.

The left-back has enjoyed a successful career since leaving St James's Park making more than 50 appearances for the Rams before joining Crystal Palace in 2011 and helping the Eagles get promoted to the Premier League.

He was released by Palace at the end of 2013/14 season though and joined Bolton Wanderers. He has had turbulent time at the Reebok Stadium, with Bolton being relegated to League One this season.

It is thought the left-back still has a year to run on his current deal with Wanderers and that might price City out of a move for their former player even if he was interested in coming back. City's chances of signing him could also rest on their ability to get promoted this season, with plenty of League One clubs and some Championship sides likely to be interested in signing the ex-Premier League player.

hmmm hardly a rumour - has absolutely NO basis in anything that has happened or been said by anyone at all - but that's as good as this thread is ever gonna get!!

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

I bear no ill will to Exeter, but summat's gone terribly wrong if they pick up someone we're shedding because of Wage Concern.

[Lord Kangana]

Would he walk to Exeter though?

If I'm being honest it is a lot of petrol money these days. And what with stop start technology I can't even claim the engine's running.

[Riviman]

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Ched Evans anyone, now he's innocent !! Well at least until his next trial, then who knows?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

I've got to say that for all the criticisms we've been giving the players, myself included, it's somewhat encouraging to read that Wheater has taken a pay cut to remain involved with the club. It's only bonuses that he's waived, but it's a respectable move from someone whose dedication has been questioned this season.

I agree. It accidentally puts Spearing in a bad light but that's not fair - the bonus would be to LFC not him, and even though he could theoretically offer to foot the bill, at £100,000 that's a lot for him to foot over a short period of time.

Interesting, mind, that he (Wheater) would get "up to £10,000" in appearance bonuses on top of a fair old salary anyway. Wow, we've signed some contracts in our time.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

That's Wheater's appearance bonus not Spearing - my fault for the lack of clarity. I could understand an injury-prone lad like Wheater having a decent appearance bonus but I bet he's not on a ten-bob basic.

HOWEVER ALL THAT SAID it's a nice thing done by someone who is by all accounts a nice bloke - just someone we can't afford any more.

[david lee's bald patch]

Is his contract up at the end of the season? If so am I the only one who thinks he's waving the bonuses to make sure he's in the shop window for his next contract. Not that anyone could blame him for doing it like...

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Wheater's contract is up, and yes from what I've read he's on a decent whack - signed in the Prem and extended by Freedman before the cost-cutting (same with Davies). Good bloke, a rabble-rouser and easily our best "big ugly bloke" defender - gets in the way of an awful lot - but frequently targeted and bypassed by the oppo 'cos he's neither swift nor agile.

He'll leave with my best wishes. Put it this way, I reckon without him we'd have lost at Eastleigh.

[Bruce Rioja]

Fair play to the Toby Jug, but I once saw him pulling out onto CNR in his car, which is this, basically, only in that dreadful 'footballer's matt grey colour', which is quite apt for a dreadful footballer. So I'm guessing that he'll get by, and it'll keep him playing / in the shop window until he get's sold off at the earliest opportunity.

[david lee's bald patch]

I don't wish Wheater any ill at all, just strikes me as odd that everyone thinks this is a lovely gesture by him - which it may be. Maybe i'm just cynical in my old age

[david lee's bald patch]

I don't wish Wheater any ill at all, just strikes me as odd that everyone thinks this is a lovely gesture by him - which it may be. Maybe i'm just cynical in my old age

Waiving contractual obligations that he's legally entitled to isn't a gesture of goodwill? I'd be interested in seeing how many people would do the same for their roles and contracts, and I include myself in that category. I'm not certain I would being honest, after narrowly avoiding redundancy last year.

It is a gesture, but the trade off is he gets to play (when the bonuses may rule him out of playing), like I said could just be my cynical side peeping through

[LeverEnd]

I don't wish Wheater any ill at all, just strikes me as odd that everyone thinks this is a lovely gesture by him - which it may be. Maybe i'm just cynical in my old age

Waiving contractual obligations that he's legally entitled to isn't a gesture of goodwill? I'd be interested in seeing how many people would do the same for their roles and contracts, and I include myself in that category. I'm not certain I would being honest, after narrowly avoiding redundancy last year.

It is a gesture, but the trade off is he gets to play (when the bonuses may rule him out of playing), like I said could just be my cynical side peeping through

That was my thought. 'Dave we can't pick you again this season because ofyour bonuses. Will you waive them?' He could say no, but it would come out why not and he'd look bad.
I've no problem with Wheater at all, but I suspect there's more self-interest in it than some have suggested.

[bobo the clown]

Blimey. We're a fckg tough crowd. The guy had an entitlement which he's waved. It deserved, at the very least, a "fair play" to him.

[Worthy4England]

Blimey. We're a fckg tough crowd. The guy had an entitlement which he's waved. It deserved, at the very least, a "fair play" to him.

The compassionate face of HR.

Seriously, fair play to him from me, but I don't think I'd be renewing his Contract....

[LeverEnd]

It's good that he wants to play rather than start his holidays early but as far as these payments go he had a choice of playing and not getting them or not playing and not getting them. I like the lad but it's hardly a grand gesture when he needs to be playing for a contract somewhere. Did ok against boro, might get a move back?

[TonyDomingos]

Interim manager Jimmy Phillips has confirmed @FilipTwardzik is currently on trial with @slaviaofficial [Slavia Prague].

I guess he wouldn't agree to waive his bonus? And for that, he's no longer getting my vote for POTY.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Interim manager Jimmy Phillips has confirmed @FilipTwardzik is currently on trial with @slaviaofficial [Slavia Prague].

I guess he wouldn't agree to waive his bonus? And for that, he's no longer getting my vote for POTY.

NOOOOOOOO not Twardzers!!! Next season was DEFIANTELY his season!!!!

#philipsout

[thebish]

It's Pratley's birthday today!!

good day to put him on the official transfer list?

[Prufrock]

Sole purpose of this thread, finally seeing that useless bastard off.