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JASON Demetriou’s future at Southend United is yet to be resolved.
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He wouldn't even be an expensive option either - maybe this is it now, bar the odd loaneeDon’t get why this is taking so long?
Have we spaffed our entire budget on 18 players?
Don’t get why this is taking so long?
Have we spaffed our entire budget on 18 players?
Exactly that. JD wants to hang up his boots and concentrate on the coaching side. Kev thinks he would be a great option to have on the bench to come on incase of injuries / lack of numbers.Was there not some info posted on here from a reliable source that Kev was hoping to persuade JD to play on this season in a player/coach role but JD wants to hang up the boots? An opportunity to give JD a non playing role therefore may well have to wait until the playing side of things are finalised as Staffing mostly likely has a separate budget which may well be spoken for with existing staff and perspective roles of which JD purely as a coach was not in the planning. Interestingly before a recent game a family member of mine said to JD jokingly "not got your boots
with you today?" the response was,"them day's are gone unfortunately mate" It was said cheerfully but apparently didn't come across in a joking way. Another situation where time will tell I suppose.
True but we have given improved contracts to the whole raft of loyal players, including some perhaps who don’t offer a lot different. And then perhaps the player who is the loyalist of them all, playing every position , even caretaker manager and we still haven’t got anything in place..he would have been top of my list not bottom but there again we never know the full story…I guess the problem is with a limited budget and no functioning reserve team, is there really a need for another outfield coach?
Make one available in his case in my opinion…he deserves it…. But not my decision….More like no job available in coaching as we are skint , making him sign as a player which he doesn’t want to do on a very minimal contract ( no idea just my estimate )
Make one available in his case in my opinion…he deserves it…. But not my decision….