Jaffka's gossip thread on the ins and outs at the 'Bok

[Colonel Campo]

Sad to see Steinsson go.

Have to say, I'm not really. He was OK but I rarely saw him at right back when we were defending. He always drifted off into the centre leaving any left winger with miles of space. Blackpool away last season comes to mind.

I wanna see young Riley take that right back spot next season.

[boltonboris]

Petrov has agreed a deal It's going to be signed imminently

I thought his deal renewed automatically cos he played more than the threshold of games?

Kind of. Because of he met the criteria uin terms of appearances, it means we're compelled to offer him a new contract. It's up to him if he wants that option.

Heard half an hour ago, that it's still up in the air.

[thebish]

Petrov has agreed a deal It's going to be signed imminently

I thought his deal renewed automatically cos he played more than the threshold of games?

Kind of. Because of he met the criteria uin terms of appearances, it means we're compelled to offer him a new contract. It's up to him if he wants that option.

Heard half an hour ago, that it's still up in the air.

I heard it was on the table!! (gust of wind??)

[BWFC_Insane]

Petrov has agreed a deal It's going to be signed imminently

I thought his deal renewed automatically cos he played more than the threshold of games?

Kind of. Because of he met the criteria uin terms of appearances, it means we're compelled to offer him a new contract. It's up to him if he wants that option.

Heard half an hour ago, that it's still up in the air.

Marc Iles is saying Petrov is under contract here. Which suggests it was sorted out........

[Armchair Wanderer]

Hot off the press:
Bolton Wanderers have today announced their retained list following the end of the 2011/12 season.

Kevin Davies has signed a new one-year contract until the summer of 2013 and Sam Ricketts has signed a new two-year deal until the summer of 2014.
Discussions regarding new contracts with Jussi Jaaskelainen and Zat Knight are on-going.

Gretar Steinsson, Paul Robinson, Sean Davis, Robbie Blake, Ricardo Gardner, Ivan Klasnic, Mark Connolly, Tope Obadeyi, Rhys Bennett, Dino Fazlic and Tom Eckersley have all left the football club after their contracts expired.
Tuncay, Dedryck Boyata and Ryo Miyaichi have all returned to their respective parent clubs following the completion of their loans spells.
Nigel Reo-Coker has decided to activate a release clause in his contract.


No mention of Petrov.....?

That looks about right to me. If we have Petrov too that sounds good (not that I know much about any of the kids).

[bobo the clown]

If Petrov stays then NRC apart it's as good as we could have hoped.

Shame about Steiner but it was on the cards as he & St Owen clearly didn't admire each others life-styles methinks.

No Jussi name in that list either.

[midlands exile]

If Petrov stays, that's an unexpected bonus.

If Zat Knight stays, that's an unexpected disaster. Absolute liability. Joint top priority is to replace him with an experienced defender who knows how to mark/tackle/head the ball.

Alongside an energetic midfielder who knows how to press/tackle/pass the ball.

[David Lee's Hair]

Petrov has to stay the 3rd year kicks in automatically.... he could ask to be released, but why would he? He'll be playing Championship level or lower next year back in Bulgaria anyhow and earning a lot less than Championship level in England...

[Hoboh]

Petrov has agreed a deal It's going to be signed imminently

Thank God he and Rcketts are the only ones I would have kept out of the lot of them

[wanderers_on_tour]

Zat Knight is no Gary Cahill granted, but he's definitely not a Paul Robinson either. He may have a error in him every now and again, one that can often leads to a goal scoring oppurtunity, but he has never really been targeted specifically by opposition strikers in the premier league and I doubt he will in the championship. At reduced wages we could do ALOT worse and think he should be given a clear slate in partnering Ream, tbh we dont have many other options.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Sort out the left back slot (chelsea lad?) so Ricketts can be an option in the centre, add another centre half and then the defence is looking OK to get us challenging. Clearly not good enough for the PL though so this will need to be addressed if we get back up.

[Athers]

Could never keep Steinsson - was always ill* far too often


*knee injury.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Ill as a newt.

[bw@bw]

according to Puskas (under a different name and in a different place)

the BeN says we are offering Zat an improved deal to save us the bother of looking for a new player...

Improvment on current deal or improvement on the lower terms we offered him?

to be fair - the bit about an improved deal is just speculation by Nick Jackson!

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wa ... tend_stay/

Wanderers player contracts include a drastic reduction in pay if relegated.

Perhaps Zat is looking at an improvement on that reduced amount - not an improvement on his PL wages - which he would not get .

[P.O.S.]

Had a lot of time for Steinsson especially when he first came in, I remember he helped us look a lot more solid - was it the 0-0 at Newcastle where he made his debut? Then we went on a decent run drawing with Fulham and beating Reading away without conceding.

In the end though I think he covered up a lot of his failings with trying to be a more and more vocal cheerleader for the fans, he didnt half like a shout and a gurn at the crowd!

I wish him all the best though

[boltonboris]

Could never keep Steinsson - was always ill* far too often


*knee injury.

*pissed

[plymouth wanderer]

Could never keep Steinsson - was always ill* far too often


*knee injury.

*pissed

^^

always liked steinsson never as bad as folk made him out to be

but when its time its time

[dj tuncay]

a name touted in january transfer window - KYLE MCFADZEAN , tough young central defender for Crawley. Should not cost too much , right age too improve at this level.

Any takers ???

[Jakerbeef]

Shame about Steiner but it was on the cards as he & St Owen clearly didn't admire each others life-styles methinks.

Ah. Wondered what all that 'sshhh' stuff was when it came up.

[Wandering Willy]

Sad to see Steinsson go.

Me too. Can't believe we're letting him go but are in discussions with one of the worst 'defenders' in history!

Yep - though I think there's a bit behind the scenes with Gretar that perhaps we don't know about. He seems to be "injured" too often.