Connells off to...

Swindon  

Handed in Transfer request as soon as he found out there interest. six figure sum accepted

what source is this from please? can u plzz post a link as well?

If he made it clear he wanted to go, it's a six figure fee and it isn't a team in our division then I think the club have made the only sensible decision. Hopefully Swindon have accidentally bought Duffy instead.

Text from club mate  

At least with him handing in a transfer request he loses his % of the transfer fee.  The only bonus to come out of this sad news.

At least it isn't to Luton and at least it is a six figure fee. We can replace him with that money. And if he wanted to go its best to let him. Thank you for your goals Alan and best of luck with your new club.

He obviously wanted to go, they're a decent side, not in our league and must have offered decent money for him. I'm just glad it
isn't Luton. Good luck Alan, hope we manage without you. UTMM

Quoted from Stew0_0

Handed in Transfer request as soon as he found out there interest. six figure sum accepted

see ya alan..

dont forget what we as a club did for your career.

Quoted from Stew0_0

Swindon  

Beat me to it. Gutted about this, just hope we get a decent replacement.

Billy McKay just been released by Northampton??

For intercourse's sake.

I hope the 6 figure fee is £999,999

On the os now

http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~2393479,00.html

S&H have said they were still looking in case anyone departed, I guess they already have a number of possible
replacements lined up.

Quoted from MeanwoodMariner

I hope the 6 figure fee is £999,999

You've got a sneaking suspicion that it's £100,000 though haven't you?

Baaaaals....

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

You've got a sneaking suspicion that it's £100,000 though haven't you?

I'd be very surprised if it was above that.

by 6 figures do town mean £1000.99?

Absolutely gutted   .

Thanks Alan for all your efforts in your time here and best of luck in your future career.

i hope we get the money upfront and not in stages or clauses

Not for one moment did I think AC would start the season with GTFC, he wanted out but didn't want to be cast in a bad light. He can't be blamed for wanting league football off the back of one good season at his age, next season he could have scored less and would have been a year older out of contract and not such a proposition for league clubs. Secondly I think his desire to live nearer the south played a major role in his decision. Swindon nice place, close to major cities and south/west coast!

Disappointed but not surprised by this news

Thanks for the goals last season Alan but we all move on...

Hope you make a success of your move and I hope we'll be back up there in the league with you this time next year

i hope he scores 0 goals because i'm a vindictive twit

...... mid-table mediocrity at best awaits, providing the Boston lads are up to it?!!!

Gutted as I am I hold no hard feeling towards AC and he goes with my best wishes and I hope he does well. He'd made no secret of his wish to get back into league football and he certainly has the class to play there.

Cheers Alan and thanks for the memories.

If he'd gone to Luton though, then that would have been a different story.

Quoted from NorfolkImp

...... mid-table mediocrity at best awaits, providing the Boston lads are up to it?!!!

But Lincoln haven't bought any Boston lads....

I bet Shouty and Shorty are well happy to have got rid of Connell, I felt there handling of him since they came in was poor. They now have their own team of "110%" effort merchants. Lets hope at least more than just Coulson and Eagle can trap a ball eh? If Hearn and the other new boys are garbage on Saturday perhaps people will re-think some of the over ambitious rubbish being banded about.

Atleast with the Connell saga put to bed we can all look forward to a new season of hoofball.

Quoted from NorfolkImp

...... mid-table mediocrity at best awaits, providing the Boston lads are up to it?!!!

I don't see anyone offering six figures for any of your pile of shite players

Quoted from lowerfindus

I bet Shouty and Shorty are well happy to have got rid of Connell, I felt there handling of him since they came in was poor. They now have their own team of "110%" effort merchants. Lets hope at least more than just Coulson and Eagle can trap a ball eh? If Hearn and the other new boys are garbage on Saturday perhaps people will re-think some of the over ambitious rubbish being banded about.

Atleast with the Connell saga put to bed we can all look forward to a new season of hoofball.

Nothing like being positive eh?  

Quoted from Townfantom

Beat me to it. Gutted about this, just hope we get a decent replacement.

Really think Liam Hearne was brought in to replace Connell.

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Nothing like being positive eh?  

I'd rather watch us try and play proper football and I just dont think we are going to do that. There is no fun in watching a bish bash bosh up an at em team IMO. Of course I want us to do well but I'd rather see us at least try and play some form of football that can be considered entertaining.

Anyway, Ive had enough of positive. Presume the worst then everything else has to be better. Surely???????

Quoted from lowerfindus

I'd rather watch us try and play proper football and I just dont think we are going to do that. There is no fun in watching a bish bash bosh up an at em team IMO. Of course I want us to do well but I'd rather see us at least try and play some form of football that can be considered entertaining.

Anyway, Ive had enough of positive. Presume the worst then everything else has to be better. Surely???????

Who says we're finished in the transfer market ? S&H have proven to be shrewd buyers, maybe they have had a target lined up in case Connell went. Either way I expect decent and consistent football and management under them, after all the make it up as you go along management from Woodsy.

Well this gives us chance to spend at least half of whatever the money is on another goalscorer that Penn and Teller want. Gutted, truely gutted but slight optimism to see who comes in, if anybody.

Quoted from NorfolkImp

...... mid-table mediocrity at best awaits, providing the Boston lads are up to it?!!!

I forget you've signed world beaters.

It seems pretty obvious Connell was desperate to leave and he would have intimated as much to the club. This is why they have been not-so-subtly touting him around during the past week or two.

I still think he would have done himself a favour by staying for a second year, scoring another hatful of goals, then moving on at the end of his contract. However, at least we've got some decent enough money for him.

Question is, do we need another striker now? Hearn looks to have been signed as a replacement for Connell but does this mean that Duffy is now back in the reckoning for the first team once again?

Just a pity that we didn't have another couple of decent players last season who could have helped make all of Connell's goals worth something and given us a chance of promotion.

100k plus what we're saving on his wages will get us a decent player at this level. I'm disappointed he's gone but I'm confident h+s will reinvest wisely.

For felicitations sake.

I won't lie, I honestly thought he was gonna stay until January at the very least because I didn't think anyone would be willing to pay what we wanted. Ah well. That is some decent dosh for a striker at our level. I hope we bring in another striker though, it'd be a risk to go into the season with what we've got.

Good luck in the future Alan.

Quoted from gtfc98

100k plus what we're saving on his wages will get us a decent player at this level. I'm disappointed he's gone but I'm confident h+s will reinvest wisely.

You're assuming H+S will see that money for players. Remind me what happened to the money we got off Peterborough for Ryan Bennett?

Quoted from DocDock

You're assuming H+S will see that money for players. Remind me what happened to the money we got off Peterborough for Ryan Bennett?

Pretty sure it went toward making up the huge void in our revenue streams, could be wrong.

Quoted from gtfc98

100k plus what we're saving on his wages will get us a decent player at this level. I'm disappointed he's gone but I'm confident h+s will reinvest wisely.

WHS

Amazing money in the current climate.  Charlton have been buying up young, proven, league one talent for sums around 250k other than them and Huddersfield I'm struggling to think of any club outside of the top 2 divs who have paid a six figure fee for anyone.

Swindon could be a good move for AC as I expect Di canio to at least try and get them playing the ball to feet rather than lumping it to, and over, his head.

Quoted from BIGChris

Swindon could be a good move for AC as I expect Di canio to at least try and get them playing the ball to feet rather than lumping it to, and over, his head.

Certainly an interesting move.  AC is the first 'big' money signing made by Swindon since Di Canio took over so there will be added pressure on him to deliver.  Swindon have also lost a lot of their supposed 'better' players from last year.  Still, I don't suppose you get the opportunity to work with a legend like Di Canio every day.  Good luck AC.

Quoted from killingholmemariner

i hope we get the money upfront and not in stages or clauses

No, but J.F has done a great deal & accepted shares in a Greek Bank  .

Good business IMO.

Although I'm not as convinced as some about H&S and their ability to replace him adequately.

Much to prove IMO, but looking forward to the first game of the season for sure.

Sad to see him go, but the deal is at least right for all parties, we got a an acceptable offer, they got a good player and we've got enough time for shortarse and shoutyface to sign someone else. If that is what they plan to do. I'm not so sure a new striker is top of their list even with Al gone. Good luck Al.

Sad to see him go, but the deal is at least right for all parties, we got a an acceptable offer, they got a good player and we've got enough time for shortarse and shoutyface to sign someone else. If that is what they plan to do. I'm not so sure a new striker is top of their list even with Al gone. Good luck Al.

As others have said,sad to see him go,good luck Al

Gutted he's gone, especially after the most recent claims by thew club (yesterday?) that they wanted him to stay.  

Is SWD still out of contract? Think Del and Rodders will probably get him in quick now. With the style of play we're expecting this season, injuries to Coulson and Hearn could be a regular problem so we may as well get another goalscorer in if we're going to have a sustained push for the title.

Quoted from NorfolkImp

...... mid-table mediocrity at best awaits, providing the Boston lads are up to it?!!!

and your in a position to laugh? look at your crop of shite

I dont think there is much else Town could do here. Some posters are saying we lack ambition and inevitably some fans will see this as another chance to have a pop at Fenty.

Connell had expressed his wish to be back in the FL (which i think is fair enough) and i think most would agree he deserves to play at a higher level. If a player wants to go these days there's not much a club can do.

Had he gone to Luton that would have left a bitter taste in the mouth - both Town and Connell would have received a lot of flak and rightly so

in this scenario Connell leaves with best wishes from most fans and Town get a decent amount of money in return...in 12 months he could have left for nowt.

I wish AC well and thank him for his contribution to last year.

my hope now is that at least some of the cash will be available for new player(s)

All the best Al, thanks for the goals, and good luck fornext season x

i honestly think we have very good deal as he would have walked next year for nothing .. but i thought he found his level last year as his history wasnt great even bournemouth released the guy .. i will miss connell as a player but i dont think we will miss him as i dont think s&h style wouldnt have suited him anyway so good luck alan for the future  

Well done Mr Fenty good business IMHO Connell will not be anywhere near last seasons goal tally in the league and may struggle to stay in the side. Has no pace and has to have the ball to feet.

Good luck Alan and all the best for the future - thanks for your entertaining and attacking play last season which was a refreshing change from the drivel served up in recent years. Total respect and good luck !