peanuts Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Arbroath away. :censored: have you been to Arbroaths ground makes ours look like wembley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Why wouldn't we take him on a year deal yet take him on a 2? If he's good for a 2 year he's good for 1 regardless... Surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 1 year deal with the option for both club or player to extend. That's how we usually go about it anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slystallone Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Shame; he looked a real player he did. But - we move on. 1st (non) deal I can remeber in a while where it appears to have broken down on contract where the player wanted less time on a contract than the club did. Weird but hey ho - we move on. Sure LJ has plenty of other irons in the fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celliott83 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Just hypothetically speaking, if he is good enough for us to offer a 2 year contract, if we had accepted his terms and he signed for only one, and we got promoted would he not then stay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Have we any other cases of players not signing for Latics when all seemed a done deal, if so how did the players get on at the club they moved to ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Have we any other cases of players not signing for Latics when all seemed a done deal, if so how did the players get on at the club they moved to ? Heffernan's ripping it up at Ross County, Ian Moore's dad is still a :censored: and Wijnhard is cottaging in West Yorkshire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Heffernan's ripping it up at Ross County, Ian Moore's dad is still a :censored: and Wijnhard is cottaging in West Yorkshire. All probably made the right decision to be fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageTheBeast Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Have we any other cases of players not signing for Latics when all seemed a done deal, if so how did the players get on at the club they moved to ? Ian Moore comes to mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddogs Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 "@MENOAFC: Was led to belive Vigurs got as far as pictures taken for the website #oafc" something must have gone horribly wrong! hope he give the shirt back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamjonesyyoafc Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 hope he give the shirt back! will it be available in the club shop?;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 hope he give the shirt back! How the hell do you get to taking photos without agreeing on the length of the contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 How the hell do you get to taking photos without agreeing on the length of the contract? How the hell do you get to that point without the contract being signed? Can't see it to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcmetty Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3259736 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 That, if true, throws a different light on things. If we wanted a third year option in the contract and Vigurs for some reason said no then surely that isn't a good enough excuse for everything to go tits up!! Can anyone explain why this deal has collapsed based on the info available, or perhaps there's more to it all....I'm confused! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slystallone Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3259736 The plot thickens eh? Hmmmm, might not be as dead in the water as it seemed yesterday then? I still hope something can be sorted - as he seems to be a key target for LJ. As I said last night; I'm sure he has plenty of other options too; but he's gone all out to try & get this lad, it wiuld be good to see it through. Watch and see then? (Guess they wont have to worry about quickly taking photos for the OS if they're already done if this does now still go through!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisbrogan Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) Maybe he/ his agent changed their demands for some reason whilst negotiations were ongoing to just a one year contract which would have prompted us to walk away. Like Sly, my only interest in this is that LJ seems to have targeted him early so he may be thinking that he'd have played a key role next season. On the other hand, I've never seen him play and, even if I had, I'd probably still have no idea whether he'd be effective for us or not. If LJ was happy to leave the deal on the strength of the length of the deal, perhaps he has others in mind that could do the same job for us. Edited May 31, 2013 by Twisbrogan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz_Oafc Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 The link above looks like a copy and paste from yesterday's MEN (published before MEN broke the news last night) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayItLivo Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Give him a one year deal ya :censored:! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 if he was that crucial to our team, they'd have given him a one year deal. But, he must be expendable and LJ only wants players with commitment so sod Vigurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 How the hell do you get to taking photos without agreeing on the length of the contract? Good point, perhaps the problems with his medical rumour that someone was saying a few days ago has some legs to it. As that would be the sort of thing that stops someone from signing around the time that publicity photos are being taken. The story about disagreement with the length of contract could be a smokescreen that allows Vigurs to sign for someone else. The Great Vigurs mystery of 2013 may be one that is never solved, but I have faith in LDJ that he would have been flexible if he thought it worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinevillawill Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 The link above looks like a copy and paste from yesterday's MEN (published before MEN broke the news last night) No mention of length of contract in the MEN article - that only came to light last night. Sounds to me like the deal could be back on. Get back off your jols, LJ, and get him signed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamoafc Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Good point, perhaps the problems with his medical rumour that someone was saying a few days ago has some legs to it. As that would be the sort of thing that stops someone from signing around the time that publicity photos are being taken. I said about the medical. They don't want to disclose it which am guessing like you said enables him to sign for somebody else if it isn't seen on their medical. Clearly serious enough to not sign him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 On the question about why not just offer him a one-year deal: I'd guess he'd want significant wages, he's over 24, and therefore he could put himself in the shop window for a few months, sign a pre-contract agreement somewhere else, and take it easy before moving on. Maybe LJ wants players a little more committed and less likely to leave us out of pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.hill12 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 The club are finally protecting their assets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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