Re: Gleeson ?! : Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:13 pm  

Dan_FC wrote:

:lol:

I can't see why they're saying it's bad business. Getting someone as good as Gleeson on the cheap must be seen as great business, the baggage he comes with being the problem. Hypocrisy, I'm not sure either, we sacked Tansey for his discipline whereas taking Gleeson on would be taking a player who has been made available by his club.

It's a tricky one, definitely. From a point of principle perspective, it's indefensible. You can't bin off Tansey for drinking if the rumours about Gleeson are true and expect to retain some integrity on the discipline front. And we've spent years getting rid of the worst drinking offenders in the club. In that context it's insane.

However, after 3 years of watching utter bollox on the pitch, I find my indignation/outrage at the suggestion tempered by the fact Gleeson's a quality player and cheap as he'll have few options. How did it come to this?

Re: Gleeson ?! : Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:15 pm  

Could someone PM me too please?

He's a good player but if he's been sacked for discipline then we shouldn't touch him IMO, especially with his old drinking buddy Longy here.

Re: Gleeson ?! : Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:24 pm  

Rock God X wrote:

I'm sure someone will. I received a PM about what he's supposed to have done despite stating quite explicitly on this very thread that I didn't want one.

Me too.... Funnily enough I'm almost certain that the PMs contents are incorrect, which just goes to show really.

Re: Gleeson ?! : Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:26 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

I find my indignation/outrage

You should have just started off with my attitude of not caring...

Re: Gleeson ?! : Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:41 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

It's a tricky one, definitely. From a point of principle perspective, it's indefensible. You can't bin off Tansey for drinking if the rumours about Gleeson are true and expect to retain some integrity on the discipline front. And we've spent years getting rid of the worst drinking offenders in the club. In that context it's insane.

I think this is why we probably won't sign him, as it's been mentioned on here Agar doesn't stand for any indiscipline and having sacked Tansey for his drinking I can't see wanting to take the risk of it happening all over again, even if Gleeson is a quality player and would improve our squad no end.

Mrs Barista wrote:

However, after 3 years of watching utter bollox on the pitch, I find my indignation/outrage at the suggestion tempered by the fact Gleeson's a quality player and cheap as he'll have few options. How did it come to this?

As you say three years of utter bollox on the pitch has probably made it come to this. He's not going to be inundated with offers so if we are really in for him, we shouldn't have too much of a problem signing him I wouldn't have thought.

Re: Gleeson ?! : Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:44 pm  

Nobody's PMd me but despite this I'm absolutely sure we shouldn't be signing him.

Re: Gleeson ?! : Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:07 pm  

Lee Tucker FC Fan 2006 wrote: it's just been on humberside, saying it would not be good business sacking jordan tansey and signing martin gleeson Mrs Barista wrote: Who is saying this exactly? 34mins and 44 sec's http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0 ... 7_03_2011/

Lee Tucker FC Fan 2006 wrote: it's just been on humberside, saying it would not be good business sacking jordan tansey and signing martin gleeson Mrs Barista wrote: Who is saying this exactly? 34mins and 44 sec's http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0 ... 7_03_2011/

Re: Gleeson ?! : Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:12 pm  

Staffs FC wrote:

Nobody's PMd me but despite this I'm absolutely sure we shouldn't be signing him.

Same on both accounts, a quality player on his day but that is not very often these days.

Re: Gleeson ?! : Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:43 pm  

From a pure playing perspective I think he is what we are crying out for....and he would put Sharp away for fun...but with all the extra baggage do Rule/Agar really want to go back on what they said in the 2009 clearout about wanting to change the culture?

Then again look at NRL.....Todd Carney has done some really stupid things time after time but did Roosters fans care when he played in the Grand Final for them last year after they ended up with the wooden spoon in 2009?

Re: Gleeson ?! : Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:04 pm  

I wouldn't like to comment until I had an idea of what he has done (giant hint for pm).

It looks like you sorted Westermans drinking out, could you do the same for Gleeson?