NG32 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I would keep him, use him as a back up centre back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I'm not surprised he stayed here for so long despite not getting any game time. Why would he leave to get paid considerably less wages? He has to think of his future and he can secure himself and his family for the rest of his life with the money he was picking up here. Would you leave your job to go to another for a lot less money? For us fans it is sickening that the club is hemorrhaging money on the likes of Smith, but you can't blame him for staying really when the alternatives are clubs like MK Dons. If he considered himself a professional footballer surely he'd want to actually play football, regardless of the wage? Can't see how people can say he's a great professional when he chooses not to play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I'm not surprised he stayed here for so long despite not getting any game time. Why would he leave to get paid considerably less wages? He has to think of his future and he can secure himself and his family for the rest of his life with the money he was picking up here. Would you leave your job to go to another for a lot less money? For us fans it is sickening that the club is hemorrhaging money on the likes of Smith, but you can't blame him for staying really when the alternatives are clubs like MK Dons. If he considered himself a professional footballer surely he'd want to actually play football, regardless of the wage? Can't see how people can say he's a great professional when he chooses not to play. Depends really, what is he on here, like 60k a week? Surely the likes of MK Dons could only afford about 10 to 20k a week? It's a considerable drop in wages, especially when he hasn't got many years in his playing career left. I'd like to think that a player exists in the top flight who would slash his wages like that for the sake of playing every weekend, but I don't think there is one. How many of us would do that in his shoes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 How much money does one person need? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 How much money does one person need? That's not the question though really. As much as I'd like to think differently, it's clear that once you're used to a level of pay it can be demotivating to take a massive cut. I'd love to think that if I was as wealthy as Smudger I would make a move purely for footballing reasons, but I'm not so sure if I had guaranteed massive income I was turning my back on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Smudger ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I'm not surprised he stayed here for so long despite not getting any game time. Why would he leave to get paid considerably less wages? He has to think of his future and he can secure himself and his family for the rest of his life with the money he was picking up here. Would you leave your job to go to another for a lot less money? For us fans it is sickening that the club is hemorrhaging money on the likes of Smith, but you can't blame him for staying really when the alternatives are clubs like MK Dons. If he considered himself a professional footballer surely he'd want to actually play football, regardless of the wage? Can't see how people can say he's a great professional when he chooses not to play. Depends really, what is he on here, like 60k a week? Surely the likes of MK Dons could only afford about 10 to 20k a week? It's a considerable drop in wages, especially when he hasn't got many years in his playing career left. I'd like to think that a player exists in the top flight who would slash his wages like that for the sake of playing every weekend, but I don't think there is one. How many of us would do that in his shoes? The 60k a week plus he was probably a multi-millionaire before he came here. So while I do understand the "take what you can get" argument, if he had left 18 months ago when he was obviously not going to be playing for us much, he'd have had a higher level of clubs interested, instead of the kind he's attracting now. Ending his career on such a whimper must be something that he'd regret in later life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Fuck him. Useless shitcunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Be nice to see him stay on if he fancies a coaches salary and he's as good behind the scenes as those in the know suggest. If not, despite being an obscene waste of money for the club, good luck to the lad. Shite player, but a decent appetite for the fight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I worry about some of you, some of the time. Short memories. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I wish him luck. I believe from what we heard after relegation and the fact he was offered a role at the club even now that he's liked and played a role at the club. It's not his fault he became s***. Good that he's gone now, but no ill feeling at all. The only summer people can reasonably say he could have wanted to leave is last summer. What's this about leaving a few years ago? He arrived first summer. Played a fair amount in first 2 PL seasons Next summer we were relegated and he stayed, and was a first team player in the championship. Next, first season back in the PL having been captain. Started out playing until we signed Tiote. It's only this last season he's started as clearly not going to be near the first team. He wasn't captain in our season back in the PL. Nolan was. I know. I said the summer we got back up he'd captained us back to the prem, why would he want to leave? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I don't know where this idea that he was never playing comes from. It's only been the last 2 seasons, and he left during this season. He only stayed one season where he wasn't getting a game (10/11), and that season he began as a starter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Hes a painful relic pf a newcastle gone by and one not missed. Let just get rid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Has he officially left? Time to crack open the champagne. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Has he officially left? Time to crack open the champagne. End of this month I believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 30th June. Can't come soon enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 30th June. Can't come soon enough. Will collect nearly a quarter of a mill between now and then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 30th June. Can't come soon enough. Will collect nearly a quarter of a mill between now and then What a cunt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 30th June. Can't come soon enough. Will collect nearly a quarter of a mill between now and then The tax on Alan Smith's wages could single handedly save the North-East economy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Has he officially left? Time to crack open the champagne. Have to go on ice until the 30th iam afraid.... shame too because i had the same idea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 If there is no Owen, Smith would be our worst signing for the last decade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Can't be far off the England squad right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Can't be far off the England squad right now. If there was a plague that killed 90% of the population of England and he survived he still wouldn't get into the England squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Alan Smith doesn't even deserve to watch England on the tele never mind play for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 @NUFCOfficial: #nufc have announced their retained list with Peter Lovenkrands, Alan Smith and Danny Guthrie to leave. Full details on http://t.co/kGBaaPWB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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