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McCormack and Gestede

Sun Sep 11, 2016 1:53 pm

Good job we got rid of those two donkeys.

Re: McCormack and Gestade

Sun Sep 11, 2016 2:23 pm

Both had to go at the time but now they have upped their game no doubt and how City could d with them now

Re: McCormack and Gestade

Sun Sep 11, 2016 3:29 pm

Charlie Harper wrote:Both had to go at the time but now they have upped their game no doubt and how City could d with them now


Why did they both have to go? We sold them both for a few hundred thousand each! Gestede should have been loaned out when we were in the Premiership and McCormack should never have been sold. It was a ridiculous decision just because Dave Jones fell out with him.

Re: McCormack and Gestade

Sun Sep 11, 2016 4:24 pm

Tonteg Bluebird wrote:
Charlie Harper wrote:Both had to go at the time but now they have upped their game no doubt and how City could d with them now


Why did they both have to go? We sold them both for a few hundred thousand each! Gestede should have been loaned out when we were in the Premiership and McCormack should never have been sold. It was a ridiculous decision just because Dave Jones fell out with him.



McCormack was 2nd choice to Chopra and was smashing his car up and had problems off the pitch as I remember, while Gestede was absolute pants at the time and in hindsight, yes we should have kept them both but at the time I feel it was right to get rid of them

Re: McCormack and Gestade

Sun Sep 11, 2016 6:05 pm

the decision to sell each player was the right one at the time. we got a pittance for mccormack, though. we should have insisted on a significant sell on clause on him. same with gestede.

it was worse with mccormick as we rejected £2m a year earlier.

Re: McCormack and Gestade

Sun Sep 11, 2016 6:07 pm

SwampCCFC wrote:the decision to sell each player was the right one at the time. we got a pittance for mccormack, though. we should have insisted on a significant sell on clause on him. same with gestede.

it was worse with mccormick as we rejected £2m a year earlier.


We don't seem to understand what a sell-on clause is.

Re: McCormack and Gestade

Sun Sep 11, 2016 6:22 pm

There was absolutely no need to sell Gestede. Okay, he wasn't great, but he showed some decent signs in the Championship before we were promoted. We were in the Prem, he was on loan at Blackburn, instead of getting a tiny fee for him (pretty sure it was like £100-300k but could be wrong) why not just extend the loan for the rest of the season, waiting 6 months would have let us see him score 12 goals in 21 games for the remainder of the season, and he would have been perfect to put back in our side after we were relegated.

Re: McCormack and Gestade

Sun Sep 11, 2016 7:01 pm

I was gutted when tested left felt he had a lot more to offer us.
Oh well life goes on good luck to them both. But not against us. Lol.

Re: McCormack and Gestade

Sun Sep 11, 2016 11:33 pm

griff105 wrote:Good job we got rid of those two donkeys.


Both better than we have here ... atm. ;)

Re: McCormack and Gestade

Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:09 am

TopCat CCFC wrote:
griff105 wrote:Good job we got rid of those two donkeys.


Both better than we have here ... atm. ;)


Yep and both better than the 20 odd we've had since McCormack got flogged.

Re: McCormack and Gestade

Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:45 am

Good job we had millions from their transfers and large sell-on fees.

Oh wait...

Re: McCormack and Gestade

Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:55 am

Tonteg Bluebird wrote:
Charlie Harper wrote:Both had to go at the time but now they have upped their game no doubt and how City could d with them now


Why did they both have to go? We sold them both for a few hundred thousand each! Gestede should have been loaned out when we were in the Premiership and McCormack should never have been sold. It was a ridiculous decision just because Dave Jones fell out with him.


Or the real reasons are Gestede was got rid of by Malky because he didn't rate him and McCormack was overweight and was drinking so after a fall out with the manager he went as we had a striker performing ok at the time anyway.(Chopra)

Re: McCormack and Gestade

Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:11 pm

Sneggyblubird wrote:
Tonteg Bluebird wrote:
Charlie Harper wrote:Both had to go at the time but now they have upped their game no doubt and how City could d with them now


Why did they both have to go? We sold them both for a few hundred thousand each! Gestede should have been loaned out when we were in the Premiership and McCormack should never have been sold. It was a ridiculous decision just because Dave Jones fell out with him.


Or the real reasons are Gestede was got rid of by Malky because he didn't rate him and McCormack was overweight and was drinking so after a fall out with the manager he went as we had a striker performing ok at the time anyway.(Chopra)


Obviously Malky couldn't spot a good striker if one fell on top of him.