southernsteel Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I was listening to Five Live this morning. Broony was on to talk about the League Cup Final. I was surprised to hear him say that Craig and Archie had only "agreed their extended contracts in principle but hadn't yet signed anything". I am maybe being a bit paranoid but there sounded like a very small element of doubt about signing and even a little bit of irritation that nothing was signed. Given that Gannon worked for several months without a written contract it's a slight worry that Craig and Archie seem to be in the same position. I'd be much happier to know that they'd both signed on the dotted line. C'mon Leanne - get the contract drafted - it can't take that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Which way did it come across? Craig and Archie hadn't signed the cotract yet or it hasn't even been pit in front of them? I thought they had been signed up on an 18 month contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numpty Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Knowing the type of people they are, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd just put their own contract formalities on the back burner until the (much more important right now) players' contract negotiations were completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernsteel Posted March 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 It wasn't 100% clear. He just seemed to make a point of saying that contracts had been agreed in principle but nothing was yet signed. The way I'd read it I was under the impression that contracts had been signed and sealed a few weeks ago. Might take a trawl through some archive official team news to see exactly what was said at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Not a concern. Craig Brown wont be poached by another club. Motherwell will be his final club he will be involved with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Surely tae fuck not?! Can anyone confirm this either way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I was always under the impression that nothing had been signed yet so not surprised with the news. I still think Boyle is keeping his options open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diggle Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 So Gannon's a wanker - working his ticket. But Craig's an angel and Leeann's to get her finger out! I'm confused to the differing approaches to a very similar situation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnstone Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Seems simple to me. He and Archie were brought in until the end of the season to steady the ship. They have both done very well and Boyle has probably said to them that they will get new 2 year deals when the season is over and we know what kind of financial position we will be in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 I'm sure we were told they had signed 18 month deals. I /we were certainly given the impression that this was the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 The official site had this quote: Brown insists that any bounce following a new manager is natural and also confirmed that he has indeed agreed to stay at the club till the end of next season. “Psychologists call it the Hawthorne effect, I think, the impact of someone new,” he explained. “You saw it at Kilmarnock with Jimmy coming in and getting a very good result against Celtic. We hope it will be maintained and we think there is no reason why not because the players are committed, they are good players. “We`re the same guys next week as we were last week so hopefully we`ll get a similar response to the end of the season. “Going forward, I can confirm we have the job until the end of the 2010/2011 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadywellToi Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 It would appear that quote is a verbal assurance and what Brown was commenting on the radio is he hasn't got it in writing. After how things panned out with Gannon it seems incredible that this is repeating itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diggle Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 It would appear that quote is a verbal assurance and what Brown was commenting on the radio is he hasn't got it in writing. After how things panned out with Gannon it seems incredible that this is repeating itself. Brown's a wanker - he should have the decency to sign the contract and stop fucking the club about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Brown's a wanker - he should have the decency to sign the contract and stop fucking the club about! Aye but he is probably a pleasure to deal with on a day to day basis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 may be it's the club who are still writing up the contracts for Jack and Victor to sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that hat Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 may be it's the club who are still writing up the contracts for Jack and Victor to sign The ink will soon be dry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diggle Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 may be it's the club who are still writing up the contracts for Jack and Victor to sign That's what Jim gannon said as well. there's a theme developing here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Anybody trust Cletic not to come sniffing after Jack and Victor???? :whjstling: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickoza Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Just had a Shellic fan try to tell me Craig Brown has just gone to Celtic. Where's that pic of bullsh*t again....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC_MKI Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Anybody trust Cletic not to come sniffing after Jack and Victor???? :whjstling: You never know, but can you really see Archie Knox going to Celtic given he was part of the Rangers 9iar management team? And neither him or Craig Brown are 'Celtic men' so if that appointment happened then the Celtic hoardes would implode. As for the contract situation with Brown and Knox at Motherwell, I find this worrying. Very worrying indeed. The club were never clear on the situation with Gannon's contract and I still find it just a wee bit strange that they sacked Gannon for not signing a contract when it had become apparent that he had been appointed without signing one in the first place! We were told back in late January/early February that Brown and Knox had been given contracts until the end of the 2010/11 season and now it appears that this might not be the case. So what's going on at Fir Park??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 So what's going on at Fir Park??? It's so quiet you can almost hear the grass grow.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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