Neilson gone

Quoted from chaos33

Very mixed feelings on this because I think he's a great player on his day, but you probably need look no further than the fact that he's had his contract terminated at 3 clubs in 3 years now. Could be playing at a higher level if technical ability ws all that mattered, but it's not. Consitency, commitment and attitude count for a lot. He obviously really lets himself down off the pitch, so no doubt Town felt they had no option. Real shame, but it begs the question; how much does Nielson want to be a pro footballer?

I think too many on here have overlooked this factor. They forget we had him on loan and then he decided to go to Luton and slated us off in the process. The end of that season Luton got shut of him because he didn't fit in with their manages promotion plans. We ended up with him almost by default and although he has had some great games they have been far outweighed by a lot of mediocre and almost non-existent performances.

Quoted from gtfc98

How do you know we didn't pay either of them off? Nielson doesn't strike me as the sort of person who would walk away for nothing!

With Neilson it's down to the fact that he requested that his contract be cancelled, not the club. There may have been a financial settlement but I'm sure it would only have been a minimal amount.

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GRIMSBY Town have announced that Scott Neilson has cancelled his contract by mutual consent.

The 27-year-old winger has not played since he limped out of the defeat to Lincoln City on December 28.

The club have now confirmed that following discussions, the winger has terminated his contract and has left Blundell Park.

A club statement read: "We would like to wish Scott all the best for the future."

Quoted from MrsMariner

I'm really sorry to see him go, I always preferred  a Town team with Neilson in it than without. After our poor start to the season he came in and really made the team tick and scored a few goals aswell. I'm disapointed Hurst wasn't able to continue to get the best out of him, I know he's had injuries but I dont think he was played in his best position enough. By letting him go Hurst makes life a little easier for himself with team selections and keeping squad players happy.

It seems like PH hasn't been the only manager not to get the best out of him or he wouldn't have changed clubs so much.

Apologies if this has already been mentioned, but if it was the ' missing darn sarf ' issue, judging by the photos of his bird, there was never any doubt. Keep the relationship with her or stay here!

Quoted from RichMariner

It's a genuine shame to see him go, but he's not contributed much to the team for a long time now so I don't think we're losing much in that respect.

It's difficult for a player to contribute much when the manager seems hell bent on not playing him.

He may well have had his 'off days' when he did play but neither Macreth nor Arnold have really pulled any trees up so far this season.

Just a fat peter bore ? Too fragile and precious these types of player, if I where the manager I would have every player do a weeks work in a fish factory or a building site and get them out grafting at 5 in the morning like us long suffering fans!  They would soon develope mental strength and desire trust me.

Quoted from Quagmire

It's difficult for a player to contribute much when the manager seems hell bent on not playing him.

He may well have had his 'off days' when he did play but neither Macreth nor Arnold have really pulled any trees up so far this season.

Spot on  - no idea why he didn't get picked, but his ancestor, Cliff Jones at Tottenham, seemed to get picked regularly. Great pedigree, could have been a great for Grimsby Town.
No exciting players for us now - lets hope we can 'grind' out promotion.

UTM

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

How things change quickly for us fans....seems like only yesterday when we were celebrating with these boys in the Black & White stripes

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Absolutely, - it makes you wonder who 'we' really are.
Peeved at the loss of these players (Neilson and Thomas) - players who could have helped us to promotion - don't understand it.

Who's now got the nicest hair/teeth combo at GTFC?

Quoted from Abdul19

Who's now got the nicest hair/teeth combo at GTFC?

Thanoj and Neilson gone in less than a year. Arnold and Bore's salon won't do too well now.