First game of next season is 30th JulyDeePeeNCAFC wrote: May 11th, 2022, 10:44 pm Yes, we don’t have long to recruit half a new squad: the league is starting earlier next season (July I think) because of the World Cup, so the pre-season rest will be 3-4 weeks at the most.
You are correct but you can't release someone on contract so if you don't offer a new contract for whatever reason you have essentially released them.George Street-Bridge wrote: May 13th, 2022, 11:01 am The contract had expired, so we didn't release him. What happened was because of covid we sensibly decided not to offer a new one until the budget could be finallsed. , Once it could, Bennett who was in the same situation signed a renewal but Matt preferred not to wait which was fair enough.
ajs wrote: May 13th, 2022, 11:07 am Could afford a 3yr contract for Day who failed in higher divisions when we had two good goalkeepers anyway. should of spent the money Matt!!!
Beat me to it. Also, when Day signed, we no longer had two goalies as King had signed for Salford.
And is probably on a lot more than we were offering anyone.ajs wrote: May 13th, 2022, 12:46 pm My mistake on Matt, however Flynn released King to sign Day, King was Salford's No 1 all season
It is probably little coincidence that Day was on Elite Management books, yet we have never been told what the contractual relationship was with the County that was so publicly terminated. Indeed, why did the Club think it necessary to have such an unique arrangement with a football agency in the first place?owlsabout wrote: May 13th, 2022, 10:02 pm King was always going the day 3 year deal is a strange one for me ..matt and Bennett never wanted to leave and flynny didn't want them to .powers above intervention hence why Bennett took to social media.
Follow some of those points, but a 3 year contract for a keeper who had failed to establish himself at either Bristol and Cardiff seems excessive.George Street-Bridge wrote: May 14th, 2022, 6:56 am Day made sense for me - it's well known he lives locally and has a young family, his options would have been us as a bird in the hand close to home not on a fortune or go on the "have gloves, will travel" circuit for a few years. No-brainer all round.
No brainer if you're Joe Day undoubtedly. No brainer for Newport County? Not so sure.George Street-Bridge wrote: May 14th, 2022, 6:56 am Day made sense for me - it's well known he lives locally and has a young family, his options would have been us as a bird in the hand close to home not on a fortune or go on the "have gloves, will travel" circuit for a few years. No-brainer all round.
