Bristol Rovers in fresh bid for Oxford United's Constable (From Banbury Cake)

Are KT and IL deaf? Beano dont want to join another league 2 team ffs. He told them last season, the club seem to me they want him gone. Clueless in my option.

Zam,

Are you still at school? English is a very important subject. It allows you to understand the world around you and communicate. If your English is of a poor standard, people often consider you to have limited intelligence, which is not true.

You need to work hard to improve your English skills!

I believe that you have an opinion on James Constable and Oxford United, rather than an "option".

If a deal is offered by another club that suits both Oxford United and James Constable more than the existing situation, then James Constable will change clubs.

Zam
I totally agree with you in that Beano stated that he did not want to leave the club I can only think that the manager is concerned that his form dipped towards the end of the season,however if the yellows had 10 other players who played with the heart and passion of Beano we may have done better this season. Yes he could have better ball control and skills but he is not a Rooney and if he was as poor as people are making out there would not be sides from a higher league last season and Swindon this season and now Bristol who want him. Beano has been in and out of the team and to me that is not good for any striker, to come on late in games to turn things round puts an awful lot of pressure on you.
I hope Beano stays we need him as I cannot see anyone else in this side making the form of contribution he does and if he goes it would make my day to see him beat us because it would prove to me that he is not being used right to bring out the best.

The bottom line is he showed to the fans,manager and chairman what he feels about this club and here we are tying to sell him again.

Loyalty is two way Beano has two years left on his contract as far as I am aware Beano still wants to stay and you cannot sell a player who has a contract and has made it clear he does not want to leave.

The club have wanted Constable gone for a long while.

I don't agree with the manager and this will eventually cost him his job. Moreover, I doubt hardly any of the transfer income will be spent on serious squad strengthening, so what on earth are we replacing him with - untried and unproven players as we will not be replacing him with a player on a free who has bagged 20 goals in a season before.

As for the club taking it's time to consider the offer. More like the club will 'this time' make 110% sure the player will speak to suitors and not make the club look as bad as they did in January when we had the Swindon situation.

At the moment we have released the players that were not quite good enough last season. This gives us an opportunity to bring in a few new faces. But, selling Beano and hoping that the new bloke from Port Vale will fill his boots, is too much of a gamble.

I'm not sure this move would in anyway benefit Oxford United. Let's say the club gets 300K for Beano, what good would that money do the club? We are not likely to get a replacement (proven at this level) for that kind of money.

Sure, we can get a proven scorer from the BSP (a certain player from Gateshead FC is being offered terms), but what happens if this player doesn't cut it in League 2? We have lost a proven striker for a lousy 300k.

I think that Kevin thomas and Chris Wilder should consider long and hard about their past mistakes with strikers. We let both Jack Midson and Matt Green go for nothing, and both players proved to be prolific goalscorers with their new clubs. In return we tried a host of loanees, who mostly failed to produce.

We need consistency at the club. Rocking the boat too much, might cause it to sink. Captain Wilder and his first mate, Kelvin Thomas, must make certain that this doesn't happen.

mandate wrote:
At the moment we have released the players that were not quite good enough last season. This gives us an opportunity to bring in a few new faces. But, selling Beano and hoping that the new bloke from Port Vale will fill his boots, is too much of a gamble.

I'm not sure this move would in anyway benefit Oxford United. Let's say the club gets 300K for Beano, what good would that money do the club? We are not likely to get a replacement (proven at this level) for that kind of money.

Sure, we can get a proven scorer from the BSP (a certain player from Gateshead FC is being offered terms), but what happens if this player doesn't cut it in League 2? We have lost a proven striker for a lousy 300k.

I think that Kevin thomas and Chris Wilder should consider long and hard about their past mistakes with strikers. We let both Jack Midson and Matt Green go for nothing, and both players proved to be prolific goalscorers with their new clubs. In return we tried a host of loanees, who mostly failed to produce.

We need consistency at the club. Rocking the boat too much, might cause it to sink. Captain Wilder and his first mate, Kelvin Thomas, must make certain that this doesn't happen.

This man speaks sense, I have often made comment that CW let both Midson and Green go and how BIG a mistake this was, the replacements apart from Hall and Holmes were utterly rubbish.

A Beano in the squad is better than a Beano elsewhere.

Alan

Ians view wrote:
Zam, Are you still at school? English is a very important subject. It allows you to understand the world around you and communicate. If your English is of a poor standard, people often consider you to have limited intelligence, which is not true. You need to work hard to improve your English skills! I believe that you have an opinion on James Constable and Oxford United, rather than an "option". If a deal is offered by another club that suits both Oxford United and James Constable more than the existing situation, then James Constable will change clubs.

Were you the school bully????or just the one with no friends. Both I reckon!!!

IF it suits both parties, then yes, he will go.

But I don't think anyone is 100% convinced it suits OUFC. CW and KT will need to think carefully and hve proven replacements lined up if JC wants to go.

Best of luck to him if he does, but ideally he stays and reproduces is best form. Rovers obviuously think he's got more to offer than 11 goals last season!

Beano did not have a good season last year, but he is more than capable of hitting 20 at this level. one of two things will happen if we sell. Either his replacement fails or is a massive hit. Selling to another L2 club could define whether CW keeps his job next year. The safe bet is to keep him.

Not sure what the fuss is about. Beano was brilliant in the Conference and only average at best in League 2 (bit like the manager). Why not give a proven goalscorer in the Conference a go. It makes business sense because the new player will be cheaper and we are not losing a golden asset!

300K is a bit of an optimistic valuation for Beano. Can't see Rovers paying that kind of money.

Beano will go
Hall is coming in
You heard it first

jontyg wrote:
300K is a bit of an optimistic valuation for Beano. Can't see Rovers paying that kind of money.

I agree 300k, in our dreams. Average strikers in this division don't go for that kind of money. Think we would be very lucky to get 100k for him.

jontyg wrote:
300K is a bit of an optimistic valuation for Beano. Can't see Rovers paying that kind of money.

Bristol Rovers are being offered a six figure sum for one of their strikers, so it is not optimistic for them to offer 300k for Beano to replace him.