Thanks for clarifying before me Beefy.Bailey told Sky Sports the night before the Peterborough game that he didn't want to play in the match. Then Ron Martin said a few days later that Bailey had phoned in sick a few hours before the Cheltenham game.
Thanks for that :Deinstein you are you stupid or just plain ignorant?
1 good season does not make a legend.Some of you peeps do make me laugh Bailey was immense for us tried his heart out in every game even when he knew he would be leaving. I ask you this why not the same bile for Rickets who was a fat, lazy waster?
Said before Bailey is a kid who probably went about things the wrong way but does that make him worse than the clever pro who wants to leave but makes the right noises and plays the game? At the end of the day the result is the same they leave, but some of you choose to vilify one but not the other. Bailey was a legend for us and if you peeps cannot see that then I feel sorry for you I really do.
I disagree Bailey did a good job for us in every game he played as I keep saying went about it the wrong way but that does n't change the fact he would have left whatever he said.
You obviously didn't go to Doncaster for the play off game
Collymore's total transfer value was close to £20,000,000. If Bailey gets to even half of that, I'll eat my own shorts! Comparing Bailey to Collymore is taking things way OTT.There's always an exception to every rule! Bailey's not fit to lace his boots, Stan's a complete class apart.
Collymore's total transfer value was close to £20,000,000. If Bailey gets to even half of that, I'll eat my own shorts! Comparing Bailey to Collymore is taking things way OTT.
There's no doubting Bailey's ability and potential, however, personally I just do not wish him success in the future.
No, me neither. Freddy, on the other hand, I'd love to see do well, whether or not we get any more money as a result. Bailey's a bit of a charlatan and completely lost any respect I had for him.
As for that last game, we were down at the ground early that day (I think we were doing the BBC Essex petition) and there was a lot of conversation going on between club personnel which, ok, was probably third or fourth hand, but was clearly that his agent had advised him NOT to play. He made his own choice then and played, needing to impress his potential buyers further, however, when it came to the cup game he made his choice to make himself unavailable. That is completely unforgiveable in my book, and along with the pitiful press releases just confirmed what a greedy, calculating and insensitive person he is.
Collymore's total transfer value was close to £20,000,000. If Bailey gets to even half of that, I'll eat my own shorts! Comparing Bailey to Collymore is taking things way OTT.
There's no doubting Bailey's ability and potential, however, personally I just do not wish him success in the future.
If Nicky Bailey continues to try and manufacture a move away each season, his transfer fees will start to rapidly mount. His last move was supposedly for £750,000. Add in a bit of inflation and one move a season for the next decade should see you deciding if you want your shorts cooked rare or well done!
He (or his wife) was a **** about the way he left the club, but he gave us a year of exceptional service. I hope he does well - at least until we've maximised all the sell-ons in his contract.
Not sure where the £750,000 comes from. That was what most of the SZ.com folk wanted for him, I'd bet my bottom dollar it was nowhere near that. From memory of the "ones in the know" at the time they only said we would get that if Charlton reached the Premiership. Looks unlikely...If Nicky Bailey continues to try and manufacture a move away each season, his transfer fees will start to rapidly mount. His last move was supposedly for £750,000. Add in a bit of inflation and one move a season for the next decade should see you deciding if you want your shorts cooked rare or well done!
He (or his wife) was a **** about the way he left the club, but he gave us a year of exceptional service. I hope he does well - at least until we've maximised all the sell-ons in his contract.
but he was blatently on his way, and we would have got less cash for him if he had played in that game. personally it wasn't a pretty ending to his career, but i do think much of that was due to his agent and him being naive. I don't think Bailey ever really wanted to disrespect the management or the club. Bailey is a class player, not as flash as Freddy but just as talented. and with respect to all these comparisons to JCR... he isn't fit to lace Baileys boots.
Bailey initially refused to play against Peterborough and then forced his move by phoning in sick hours before the Cheltenham game. I don't have a problem with our players trying to better themselves but there's no defending Bailey's actions as far as I can see.