Freddy to leave Cov

Napster · Oct 13, 2011

Bradbury can't afford him

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/9302322.Cherries__Freed_Freddy_is_out_of_Bradbury_s_reach/

Another Surrey Shrimper · Oct 13, 2011

kentblues said:
Look to me its simple...how much does Fredy want back. If his agent came and said look he wants to come home and earn a contract- he will play for 800 quid a week to the end of the season and then he gets a min 2 year contract or we part would we turn him down?
He is a 25 plus a year striker potentially L1 or 2? You would give it a go?

the difference in who he is playing against at Coventry and who he would play against at Southend is a valid point

Beefy · Oct 13, 2011

I can't see Freddy going anywhere any time soon. It seems Coventry want him off the books because he's on a fair wage there and that money could be better used elsewhere, but with him unlikely to get that sort of contract again in his career, why should he leave?

Pubey · Oct 13, 2011

Beefy said:
I can't see Freddy going anywhere any time soon. It seems Coventry want him off the books because he's on a fair wage there and that money could be better used elsewhere, but with him unlikely to get that sort of contract again in his career, why should he leave?

It's a short-term (take the cash now) trade-off against re-building his career and maximising his future potential earnings. Personally He's probably only got one more chance to get back up to being a decent CCC player and getting another decent contract, so he probably needs a step back to go forward again.

Beefy · Oct 13, 2011

He'll still be in that boat in the Summer though. Right now it seems that Coventry are trying to get his whole wage of the wagebill. In a few months time maybe that'll change and Coventry will accept that they'll have to subsidise his wages which will make it more likely that he'll find a club.

Right now he seems to be being asked to find a club where he'll earn League One or League Two money and rip up his current deal on Championship money. Why should he do that? I wouldn't. It's similar to the position we were in with Matt Paterson for so long.