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Post by htafcokay on Jan 4, 2024 13:34:58 GMT 1
“Owes us nothing” - we gave him a decent 3 year contract, might have been his only offer in the championship, and I doubt Blackpool are paying all his wages. Thomas has created more chances than almost anyone in the league - if we had Rhodes on against Boro he’d have taken that late chance Hudlin had. It is time to move on from Rhodes, but unless we’re signing two strikers that can make an impact immediately then we should bring him back. Imagine if we went down for want of goals and Blackpool got promoted with Rhodes bagging 28 goals. No room for sentiment in football, if it gives us a 1% gain then we should have him back here. Owes us everything. We gave him a career!! |
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Post by rockwall on Jan 4, 2024 13:58:25 GMT 1
Still don't get why people think that he will become good in the Championship now.
Not done anything since leaving Blackburn.
Sorba created and assisted the most 2 years ago. Rhodes did nothing.
Embarrassing people want him back. He is a 'has been'.
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Post by Moooooy on Jan 4, 2024 14:21:44 GMT 1
Still don't get why people think that he will become good in the Championship now. Not done anything since leaving Blackburn. Sorba created and assisted the most 2 years ago. Rhodes did nothing. Embarrassing people want him back. He is a 'has been'. He’s miles better than anything we have on the bench so he’s worth bringing back just so we have some options. If we’re bringing 2 strikers in then fine leave him at Blackpool, if we aren’t then we’d be mad not to bring him back. There’s 4 or 5 players on the bench every game that have next to no chance of getting on, Rhodes would at least give us someone we can use. Long term he isn’t going to solve our problems but while we’re in a relegation battle with a paper thin squad I can’t see why we wouldn’t recall someone who has 15 goals (even if it is at a level below). |
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Post by htafcokay on Jan 4, 2024 14:29:18 GMT 1
Still don't get why people think that he will become good in the Championship now. Not done anything since leaving Blackburn. Sorba created and assisted the most 2 years ago. Rhodes did nothing. Embarrassing people want him back. He is a 'has been'. And then when he comes back, and shock horror doesn't score any again, it'll be excuses galore on here. |
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Post by runner76 on Jan 4, 2024 14:41:13 GMT 1
Still don't get why people think that he will become good in the Championship now. Not done anything since leaving Blackburn. Sorba created and assisted the most 2 years ago. Rhodes did nothing. Embarrassing people want him back. He is a 'has been'. He’s miles better than anything we have on the bench so he’s worth bringing back just so we have some options. If we’re bringing 2 strikers in then fine leave him at Blackpool, if we aren’t then we’d be mad not to bring him back. There’s 4 or 5 players on the bench every game that have next to no chance of getting on, Rhodes would at least give us someone we can use. Long term he isn’t going to solve our problems but while we’re in a relegation battle with a paper thin squad I can’t see why we wouldn’t recall someone who has 15 goals (even if it is at a level below). Exactly. Although when we bring two in I would still have Rhodes back....more legs the better |
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Post by royrace on Jan 4, 2024 14:47:06 GMT 1
He’s miles better than anything we have on the bench so he’s worth bringing back just so we have some options. If we’re bringing 2 strikers in then fine leave him at Blackpool, if we aren’t then we’d be mad not to bring him back. There’s 4 or 5 players on the bench every game that have next to no chance of getting on, Rhodes would at least give us someone we can use. Long term he isn’t going to solve our problems but while we’re in a relegation battle with a paper thin squad I can’t see why we wouldn’t recall someone who has 15 goals (even if it is at a level below). Exactly. Although when we bring two in I would still have Rhodes back....more legs the better Agreed, plus we're probably already paying the majority of his wages. |
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Post by midlander on Jan 4, 2024 14:53:33 GMT 1
Still don't get why people think that he will become good in the Championship now. Not done anything since leaving Blackburn. Sorba created and assisted the most 2 years ago. Rhodes did nothing. Embarrassing people want him back. He is a 'has been'. And then when he comes back, and shock horror doesn't score any again, it'll be excuses galore on here. That isn't the point though. I agree that League 1 is now his level, but Hudlin, Simpson,Harratt are below him on what they can offer us right now. I would much rather have Rhodes as an option from bench than any of the others so it makes some sense to bring him back. Obviously don't want him anywhere near starting eleven but he strengthens our bench which would be classed as weak in League 2 in our current circumstance. Clearly need a minimum of two attacking starters this window but a confident Rhodes for last 20 mins when needed is not a bad option for the next five months. |
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Post by delroy on Jan 4, 2024 14:53:34 GMT 1
“Owes us nothing” - we gave him a decent 3 year contract, might have been his only offer in the championship, and I doubt Blackpool are paying all his wages. Thomas has created more chances than almost anyone in the league - if we had Rhodes on against Boro he’d have taken that late chance Hudlin had. It is time to move on from Rhodes, but unless we’re signing two strikers that can make an impact immediately then we should bring him back. Imagine if we went down for want of goals and Blackpool got promoted with Rhodes bagging 28 goals. No room for sentiment in football, if it gives us a 1% gain then we should have him back here. Owes us everything. We gave him a career!! Silly comment, he was already a professional footballer. |
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Post by araucaria on Jan 4, 2024 14:54:52 GMT 1
Jordan came on as a sub against Forest Green in the last round of the Cup. If he's a sub again at Forest on Sunday, can we assume that Blackpool are saving his legs for league games and that he'll be staying there? If he starts, might it mean he's coming back? Or am I reading too much into this?
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Post by delroy on Jan 4, 2024 14:56:55 GMT 1
Still don't get why people think that he will become good in the Championship now. Not done anything since leaving Blackburn. Sorba created and assisted the most 2 years ago. Rhodes did nothing. Embarrassing people want him back. He is a 'has been'. Wrong. If we were signing a 15 goal striker aged say 25 from L1 most Town fans would be excited. |
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Post by Teddington Ted on Jan 4, 2024 15:03:34 GMT 1
The best thing we could do is recall him and sell him to someone. At the very least we should be using his success so far this season to make sure we aren’t paying a penny of his wages after February 1st.
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Post by andyeastleake on Jan 4, 2024 15:18:35 GMT 1
The best thing we could do is recall him and sell him to someone. At the very least we should be using his success so far this season to make sure we aren’t paying a penny of his wages after February 1st. If we don't recall, this surely has to happen |
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Post by htafcokay on Jan 4, 2024 15:20:00 GMT 1
Owes us everything. We gave him a career!! Silly comment, he was already a professional footballer. Going nowhere at Ipswich. |
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Post by Lopez on Jan 4, 2024 15:48:19 GMT 1
The best thing we could do is recall him and sell him to someone. At the very least we should be using his success so far this season to make sure we aren’t paying a penny of his wages after February 1st. If we don't recall, this surely has to happen That wont happen, you can only play for two clubs in a season and he played for us in EFL Cup. Only options are: - Recall him and use him (I watched him play this weekend and although he is fit, he looked off the pace at times and wasn't a threat for most of the game)
- Leave him on loan (but we still have to pay part of his wages)
- Recall him and hope to sell him to Blackpool (A risk as we may want more than they are prepared to pay, but we could get some money back and release wages up for other signings)
For me, unless we know we can get a fee from Blackpool, or at least stop paying part of his wages by them signing him permanently then I would leave him where he is and look at other options. |
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Post by colnevalleyblue on Jan 4, 2024 17:02:29 GMT 1
The best thing we could do is recall him and sell him to someone. At the very least we should be using his success so far this season to make sure we aren’t paying a penny of his wages after February 1st. I think because he's already played for Town and Blackpool this season he would be unable to appear for a third Club. If someone is going to buy him, they' not be able to play him until the season 2024-25, unless that's Blackpool. |
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Post by ricksta on Jan 4, 2024 17:08:29 GMT 1
Jordan came on as a sub against Forest Green in the last round of the Cup. If he's a sub again at Forest on Sunday, can we assume that Blackpool are saving his legs for league games and that he'll be staying there? If he starts, might it mean he's coming back? Or am I reading too much into this? There are so many forests here, I can’t see the wood for the trees 🤣🤣🤣 |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Jan 4, 2024 17:10:47 GMT 1
Given the lack of depth to the squad I do not see it as an option to NOT recall him, even if he is on the bench, it would still give us a better option than we currently have bench wise.
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Post by araucaria on Jan 4, 2024 18:33:07 GMT 1
Jordan came on as a sub against Forest Green in the last round of the Cup. If he's a sub again at Forest on Sunday, can we assume that Blackpool are saving his legs for league games and that he'll be staying there? If he starts, might it mean he's coming back? Or am I reading too much into this? There are so many forests here, I can’t see the wood for the trees 🤣🤣🤣 Nice one. It's a pity Forest Green didn't win against Blackpool. |
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Post by crux on Jan 4, 2024 18:39:00 GMT 1
Given the lack of depth to the squad I do not see it as an option to NOT recall him, even if he is on the bench, it would still give us a better option than we currently have bench wise. I agree, bring back Rhodes and send Hudlin out on loan for the rest of the season. Hudlin takes up a squad position because of his age, but isn't good enough at this level. If Blackpool are willing to at least take over all his contract and so give us enough wages to get a suitable/better replacement, then that's an option as well. |
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Post by Porrohman on Jan 4, 2024 19:18:06 GMT 1
Still don't get why people think that he will become good in the Championship now. Not done anything since leaving Blackburn. Sorba created and assisted the most 2 years ago. Rhodes did nothing. Embarrassing people want him back. He is a 'has been'. Wrong. If we were signing a 15 goal striker aged say 25 from L1 most Town fans would be excited. But we aren't, are we. |
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Post by detox on Jan 4, 2024 19:18:34 GMT 1
Jordan came on as a sub against Forest Green in the last round of the Cup. If he's a sub again at Forest on Sunday, can we assume that Blackpool are saving his legs for league games and that he'll be staying there? If he starts, might it mean he's coming back? Or am I reading too much into this? More like Town are recalling him and don't want him 'over-used' in the interim. |
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Post by Teddington Ted on Jan 4, 2024 20:40:52 GMT 1
The best thing we could do is recall him and sell him to someone. At the very least we should be using his success so far this season to make sure we aren’t paying a penny of his wages after February 1st. I think because he's already played for Town and Blackpool this season he would be unable to appear for a third Club. If someone is going to buy him, they' not be able to play him until the season 2024-25, unless that's Blackpool. Thanks, I didn’t think he had played for us at all this season. Shame. |
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Post by rab030 on Jan 4, 2024 20:46:23 GMT 1
The best thing we could do is recall him and sell him to someone. At the very least we should be using his success so far this season to make sure we aren’t paying a penny of his wages after February 1st. If we don't recall, this surely has to happen Do we know for sure that Blackpool are not paying all his wages? |
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Post by Tiro on Jan 4, 2024 20:50:03 GMT 1
Silly comment, he was already a professional footballer. Going nowhere at Ipswich. Not true at all. He was highly regarded and had just returned from a successful loan spell at Brentford. He wanted regular football but Keane was his typical self, an arrogant wanker, and made him sit it out and wait instead, favouring senior pros like Walter’s instead. He was pissed off he was sold though. If we hadn’t have signed, Brentford and others would have. |
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Post by Henry Mcgee on Jan 4, 2024 22:04:59 GMT 1
We need to sell to Blackpool - they'll bite our hands off for a small fee.
He's found form at a lower level now he's playing every week.
He won't play every week for us - and it's back at a higher level - so will no doubt revert pretty much to what we have had for 2 years.
Bring him back and stick him on the bench and he'll be absolutely gutted after really enjoying the last 3 months - we all know unhappy players never work out.
It should be the easiest sale to negotiate for all parties.
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on Jan 4, 2024 22:09:11 GMT 1
If we don't recall, this surely has to happen Do we know for sure that Blackpool are not paying all his wages? I can't see how they could afford all his wages, certainly wouldn't be surprised if we're not paying some of his salary. |
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Post by Porrohman on Jan 4, 2024 22:13:56 GMT 1
We need to sell to Blackpool - they'll bite our hands off for a small fee. He's found form at a lower level now he's playing every week. He won't play every week for us - and it's back at a higher level - so will no doubt revert pretty much to what we have had for 2 years. Bring him back and stick him on the bench and he'll be absolutely gutted after really enjoying the last 3 months - we all know unhappy players never work out. It should be the easiest sale to negotiate for all parties. Or just release him, stops us paying his wage and helps Blackpool afford to pay them instead. He's out of contract in 6 months so the fee would be minimal anyway |
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Post by htafcokay on Jan 4, 2024 22:16:44 GMT 1
Going nowhere at Ipswich. Not true at all. He was highly regarded and had just returned from a successful loan spell at Brentford. He wanted regular football but Keane was his typical self, an arrogant wanker, and made him sit it out and wait instead, favouring senior pros like Walter’s instead. He was pissed off he was sold though. If we hadn’t have signed, Brentford and others would have. Okay, whatever. |
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Post by Dan on Jan 4, 2024 22:31:20 GMT 1
Going nowhere at Ipswich. Not true at all. He was highly regarded and had just returned from a successful loan spell at Brentford. He wanted regular football but Keane was his typical self, an arrogant wanker, and made him sit it out and wait instead, favouring senior pros like Walter’s instead. He was pissed off he was sold though. If we hadn’t have signed, Brentford and others would have. Remember Ipswich fans absolutely fuming at the time, and telling us we’d bagged a gem. How right they were. |
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Post by rockwall on Jan 4, 2024 23:09:29 GMT 1
Not true at all. He was highly regarded and had just returned from a successful loan spell at Brentford. He wanted regular football but Keane was his typical self, an arrogant wanker, and made him sit it out and wait instead, favouring senior pros like Walter’s instead. He was pissed off he was sold though. If we hadn’t have signed, Brentford and others would have. Remember Ipswich fans absolutely fuming at the time, and telling us we’d bagged a gem. How right they were. Didn't Roy Keane give us the option of Rhodes or Wickham as he couldn't develop them both to their potentials? Or have I made that up? |
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