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Posted by: JMT, May 21, 2018, 2:33pm
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Grimsby Town Football Club are delighted to announce that James McKeown has put pen to paper on a new three-year-deal, keeping him at Blundell Park until 2021.
The 2017/18 Player of the Year scooped 7 awards at this years event, after a countless number of eye-catching performances and incredible saves during a difficult season for the club. This included 3 clean sheets in the final 5 games of the season, which helped secure the club's place in Sky Bet League Two for the 2018/19 season.
Fans' favourite, McKeown has made over 360 appearances with The Mariners since joining in 2011 and his new contract will take him to the summer of 2021, coinciding with his 10th season with the club.
iFollow subscribers can catch James' full interview exclusively over on iFollow Mariners later today.
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Posted by: marinerrick, May 21, 2018, 2:34pm; Reply: 1
has GTFC finally done something worthwhile and made sure they keep quality players. honestly say hurry up august, exciting season to come, macca for skipper
Posted by: caistormariner, May 21, 2018, 2:35pm; Reply: 2
Posted by: pontoonlew, May 21, 2018, 2:37pm; Reply: 3
3 years, unheard of! Well done to all involved in keeping him.
Posted by: Hagrid, May 21, 2018, 2:38pm; Reply: 4
Posted by: psgmariner, May 21, 2018, 2:43pm; Reply: 5
Crikey. Wasn't expecting that. Let's hope we don't get relegated....
Posted by: Grumps, May 21, 2018, 2:43pm; Reply: 6
Posted by: Northbank Mariner, May 21, 2018, 2:45pm; Reply: 7
Absolutely banging!!...let this be a sign.of intent, on how finally we are in the 21st century when it comes to giving quality players a contract worth signing and hopefully more will follow maccas lead....top work by all behind the scenes getting this one over the line...
Posted by: Abdul19, May 21, 2018, 2:46pm; Reply: 8
Good news. Possibly the first 3 year renewal since, er, Nick Hegarty!
Posted by: mariner91, May 21, 2018, 2:47pm; Reply: 9
3 years is not something that the board would have advocated at any point in the last 10 years. Is this evidence of Jolley making sure he is backed properly?
Great move, really pleased to keep one of the better keepers in the division and to keep some continuity from the 15/16 squad.
Posted by: golfer, May 21, 2018, 2:54pm; Reply: 10
Pleased as punch. Only the second long contract in recent years.
Posted by: Les Brechin, May 21, 2018, 2:55pm; Reply: 11
Great news.
I doubt there was a better keeper in League 2 last season.
This'll take him into a testimonial too, which will be very well deserved.
Posted by: Les Brechin, May 21, 2018, 2:56pm; Reply: 12
Pleased as punch. Only the second long contract in recent years.
After Serge? ;D
Posted by: pizzzza, May 21, 2018, 2:58pm; Reply: 13
Great news! 3 years? Just goes to show... he's a keeper.
Posted by: ginnywings, May 21, 2018, 2:58pm; Reply: 14
Great news. Possibly had to give him 3 years and a testimonial to get the deal over the line, but 3 years for him is no risk, as he has proven his quality and loyalty over the previous 7 years. Credit where it is due, well done to the board.
Posted by: ginnywings, May 21, 2018, 2:59pm; Reply: 15
Great news! 3 years? Just goes to show... he's a keeper.
;D Very good.
Posted by: headingly_mariner, May 21, 2018, 3:05pm; Reply: 16
Great news. Huge well done to everyone that made it happen.
Posted by: mimma, May 21, 2018, 3:07pm; Reply: 17
Was Liam Hearn the last three year contract?
Posted by: headingly_mariner, May 21, 2018, 3:12pm; Reply: 18
Great news. Huge well done to everyone that made it happen.
Bogle?
Posted by: Abdul19, May 21, 2018, 3:12pm; Reply: 19
Was Liam Hearn the last three year contract?
Bogle?
Posted by: Quagmire, May 21, 2018, 3:12pm; Reply: 20
Was Liam Hearn the last three year contract?
Tombola?
Posted by: Cloudy, May 21, 2018, 3:15pm; Reply: 21
Happy with this and hope we can start getting some new players in to alleviate the stress of no Town games until August
Posted by: diehardmariner, May 21, 2018, 3:16pm; Reply: 22
Well done the club for finally realising that we can't sustain ourselves with constant one-year contracts.
Posted by: Abdul19, May 21, 2018, 3:18pm; Reply: 23
Tombola?
Ah yes, of course.
Posted by: MarinerGaz, May 21, 2018, 3:37pm; Reply: 24
Wonderful news, just keeps on rolling...feel like I'm going to wake up soon though and realise Jolley was just a figment of my imagination!
Posted by: grimsby pete, May 21, 2018, 3:39pm; Reply: 25
Great news that will take him barring injuries to over 500 apps,
He will then have a testimonial and still be young enough to sign another 3 year deal,
Well done to all who made it happen.
Posted by: RonMariner, May 21, 2018, 3:58pm; Reply: 26
Fantastic news!
Looks like the club is starting to realise that you have to retain your match winners!
Posted by: golfer, May 21, 2018, 4:01pm; Reply: 27
I bet Jolly talked JSF into giving him 3 years
Posted by: lukeo, May 21, 2018, 4:04pm; Reply: 28
excellent, well done all involved. 3 years, wow.
Posted by: jock dock tower, May 21, 2018, 4:10pm; Reply: 29
Given the manager's finacial background and expertise he probably gave the board a quick lesson in managing the club's finances in an efficient but long term cost effective way. Very well done to all concerned, great news.
Posted by: OllieGTFC, May 21, 2018, 4:12pm; Reply: 30
Posted by: bobbyturtle, May 21, 2018, 4:13pm; Reply: 31
Posted by: Spidey, May 21, 2018, 4:14pm; Reply: 32
Excellent news, you deserve it Macca, you always play with your heart on your sleeve, coupled with some excellent saves this season, you deserve a three year deal. And well done Jolley, rewarding your loyal and capable players with a long term contract.
Posted by: The_Laughing_Mariner, May 21, 2018, 4:17pm; Reply: 33
I'm sure the promise of a testimonial helped, he's not going to play long enough elsewhere to get one
Posted by: Grantham_Mariner, May 21, 2018, 4:45pm; Reply: 34
Come on admit it, what have you done to our Non-Chairman. It's not like him to commit money that far inadvance. ;D ;D ;D
Posted by: Skrill, May 21, 2018, 5:02pm; Reply: 35
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Sound judgment by the club, very happy with this!
Posted by: Father Christmas, May 21, 2018, 5:33pm; Reply: 36
The the big deal with a testimonial?
Posted by: sydney, May 21, 2018, 6:16pm; Reply: 37
Deserves it
The impetus’s and belief it gave the players and Club after the performance against P Vale
Congrats Macca
Solid Base from which to build
But Captain no, it never works properly with keepers.
Collins all day
Come on Town!!
Posted by: Teesknees, May 21, 2018, 6:21pm; Reply: 38
Deserves it
The impetus’s and belief it gave the players and Club after the performance against P Vale
Congrats Macca
Solid Base from which to build
But Captain no, it never works properly with keepers.
Collins all day
Come on Town!!
That doesnt even ryhme!
Posted by: Mighty_Mariner, May 21, 2018, 6:25pm; Reply: 39
The the big deal with a testimonial?
The financial implications for him and his family?
Am I right in thinking players get all the proceeds from ticket sales etc? Has the potential to be a great earner for Macca so not surprised that may have been a deciding factor.
Posted by: jock dock tower, May 21, 2018, 6:35pm; Reply: 40
Most players have testimonial years with a testimonial committee to arrange fund raisiers for the players concerned like golf matches, sportsmans' dinners, you name it and it'll probably be aprt of the equation. Ticket sales from the game go to the player with so much of it being tax free, so the year can be a big thing for any player embarking on it.
Posted by: Mallyner, May 21, 2018, 7:01pm; Reply: 41
Posted by: Swansea_Mariner, May 21, 2018, 7:11pm; Reply: 42
Excellent and fully deserved.
Posted by: promotion plaice, May 21, 2018, 7:26pm; Reply: 43
Good news.
I'll be renewing my season ticket at this rate :)
Posted by: Madeleymariner, May 21, 2018, 7:26pm; Reply: 44
Posted by: Meza, May 21, 2018, 7:42pm; Reply: 45
So does that leave Collins, Summerfield, and Rose?
I can see Summerfield leaving for Macclesfield, I hope he stays thou.
Posted by: Meza, May 21, 2018, 7:53pm; Reply: 46
So this was me on break at work when I heard JM signed on the dotted line.
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Posted by: HertsGTFC, May 21, 2018, 8:28pm; Reply: 47
Posted by: AndyDarloFC, May 21, 2018, 8:41pm; Reply: 48
Fantastic news for you.
Hopefully you can build on this and the momentum gained at the end of the season now :)
Posted by: GrimRob, May 21, 2018, 8:48pm; Reply: 49
A highly significant move and hopefully some of his former teammates might quickly follow suit. Very impressed and well done to all concerned.
Posted by: AussieMariner, May 21, 2018, 9:04pm; Reply: 50
So this was me on break at work when I heard JM signed on the dotted line.
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What’s your phone number, and what the f*** is the geezer in front of you doing
Posted by: Grim74, May 21, 2018, 9:10pm; Reply: 51
Posted by: acko338, May 21, 2018, 9:36pm; Reply: 52
That is hellish intent in May !!!
Hands off, Hurst !!
Posted by: KingstonMariner, May 21, 2018, 10:18pm; Reply: 53
Great news. Well done to all concerned in making it happen, including Mr Fenty. As long as you haven't bankrupted the club to do it ;)
And given GK's careers can go on longer than outfield players, there's scope for James to take the longest serving Macca record in years to come. ;D
Posted by: KingstonMariner, May 21, 2018, 10:20pm; Reply: 54
Ah yes, of course.
Shades of the 'What have the Romans ever done for us' sketch here.
So apart from Liam Hearn, Serge Makofo, Omar Bogle,Tom Bolarinwa, the club have not signed a player on a 3 year contract in the last 10 years. ;D
Posted by: Abdul19, May 21, 2018, 10:35pm; Reply: 55
To be fair, that's 3 (Makofo was 2.5 so I'm ruling it out) out of about 748 ;)
Posted by: zorro_is_a_Mariner, May 21, 2018, 10:37pm; Reply: 56
makofo was 3.5 years wasn't he ?
Posted by: Abdul19, May 21, 2018, 10:44pm; Reply: 57
Was it ??) ??) ??)
Woods/Fenty wouldn't have been that incomp....
Oh
Posted by: Grantley, May 21, 2018, 10:49pm; Reply: 58
Someone’s been editing Makofo’s Wikipedia...
“Grimsby chairman John Fenty said on 16 May that the signing of Makofo had been a "The best since he had been at the club", and that he had recently been on trial with Lincoln City after being told he was to good for Grimsby town.[23]”
;D
Posted by: GrimRob, May 21, 2018, 11:00pm; Reply: 59
Great news. Well done to all concerned in making it happen, including Mr Fenty. As long as you haven't bankrupted the club to do it ;)
And given GK's careers can go on longer than outfield players, there's scope for James to take the longest-serving Macca record in years to come. ;D
He's about 450 games behind the other Macca. He'd have to play until his very late 30s to catch him up. He didn't start playing for us until he was about 22, whereas Macca started when he was about 17 I think.
Not impossible, but unlikely.
Posted by: KingstonMariner, May 21, 2018, 11:04pm; Reply: 60
He's about 450 games behind the other Macca. He'd have to play until his very late 30s to catch him up. He didn't start playing for us until he was about 22, whereas Macca started when he was about 17 I think.
Not impossible, but unlikely.
Unlikely, I agree. But GKs can go on longer than outfield players, and they go on longer these days than they used to. So 40 is achievable.
Posted by: Grimal, May 21, 2018, 11:16pm; Reply: 61
Great news, Well done to all involved in getting this one over the line. looking forward now to some more excellent signings.
Posted by: Balthazar Bullitt, May 21, 2018, 11:45pm; Reply: 62
Great news and personally think he could go on for another 10 years (although this says otherwise [url]https://bit.ly/2jsmU2f[/url] )
Posted by: SheepGTFC, May 22, 2018, 4:26am; Reply: 63
Phenomenal news.
Macca for Skipper
Posted by: Davec, May 22, 2018, 6:11am; Reply: 64
Does anybody know how many appearances exactly Macca has made for us. League and in all comps as it would be interesting to see how many he is off the top 10
Posted by: ginnywings, May 22, 2018, 6:44am; Reply: 65
If only there was some way of looking up these stats. ;)
Posted by: lukeo, May 22, 2018, 6:50am; Reply: 66
So this was me on break at work when I heard JM signed on the dotted line.
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Who's the girl?
Posted by: forza ivano, May 22, 2018, 11:47am; Reply: 67
enjoyed the interview , sounds like a top bloke.
btw i think he's 16th on the all time league appearances list. is that correct?
Posted by: Cloudy, June 2, 2018, 1:26pm; Reply: 68
So does that leave Collins, Summerfield, and Rose?
I can see Summerfield leaving for Macclesfield, I hope he stays thou.
Summerfield has 2 other offers from League 2 clubs, one rumoured to be FGR
Posted by: arryarryarry, June 2, 2018, 7:59pm; Reply: 69
Summerfield has 2 other offers from League 2 clubs, one rumoured to be FGR
I was told at the POTY Awards that we had offered him a lower contract than what he was on last season. :-/
Posted by: lukeo, June 2, 2018, 8:58pm; Reply: 70
I was told at the POTY Awards that we had offered him a lower contract that what he was on last season. :-/
Wouldn't surprise me. Thing is his contract is up and although I love his work rate and ethic if MJ feels he's only worth x amount a month and thinks he could get better with a little bit more money then I'll support that. Noone knows what's going on behind scenes or how much anyone's on. For all we know he could be on 1k a week and we've offered £900 (random figures plucked out the air)
Posted by: Mariner_09, June 2, 2018, 9:44pm; Reply: 71
Well it was suggested a while back on Twitter that he was one of if not the top earner at the club and given that he’s 30 and in my opinion at least not indispensable, it’s hardly surprising that he’s been offered less.
Posted by: Tommy, June 2, 2018, 10:00pm; Reply: 72
Well it was suggested a while back on Twitter that he was one of if not the top earner at the club and given that he’s 30 and in my opinion at least not indispensable, it’s hardly surprising that he’s been offered less.
Sorry, I just cannot believe that for a second.
Posted by: LH, June 2, 2018, 10:08pm; Reply: 73
He was rumoured to be the top earner - according to Football Manager. ::)
Posted by: TheRealJohnLewis, June 2, 2018, 10:20pm; Reply: 74
Well it was suggested a while back on Twitter that he was one of if not the top earner at the club and given that he’s 30 and in my opinion at least not indispensable, it’s hardly surprising that he’s been offered less.
He's 28, you plonker!
Posted by: Mariner_09, June 2, 2018, 11:00pm; Reply: 75
Summerfield is 30, look at his wiki. I’m sure Tom Famery said on Twitter in February time that he was a big earner. I have no other evidence to argue for or against this.
Posted by: Cloudy, June 2, 2018, 11:17pm; Reply: 76
Summerfield is 30, look at his wiki. I’m sure Tom Famery said on Twitter in February time that he was a big earner. I have no other evidence to argue for or against this.
In that case it is almost certainly
balderdash!
Posted by: toontown, June 3, 2018, 12:11am; Reply: 77
find it difficult to believe Summers is a top earner - getting the relegated York duo was a case of shopping in the bargain basement for Hurst at the time i would guess due to Fentys excessively tights grip on the purse strings that was only loosened after we had lost Hurst.
Posted by: KingstonMariner, June 3, 2018, 1:00am; Reply: 78
In that case it is almost certainly balderdash!
Well he does write for the Daily Heil, AND he is a journo so he's bound to be a bit suspect, ;D
Posted by: KingstonMariner, June 3, 2018, 1:01am; Reply: 79
I was told at the POTY Awards that we had offered him a lower contract than what he was on last season. :-/
We've now moved into Stalinist era Soviet Union when someone is red crossed for reporting what he had been told.
Posted by: Theimperialcoroner, June 3, 2018, 5:43am; Reply: 80
He’s a grafter but not a lot other than that there’s much better out there
Posted by: mariner83, June 3, 2018, 7:26am; Reply: 81
Not sure if it's a different tweet people are on about, but does this actually say he's our highest earner?
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Posted by: Garth, June 3, 2018, 8:04am; Reply: 82
Love Summers and his workrate, however he still falls short when it comes to scoring goals ala a Disley type of player.
We don't know what targets MJ is comparing him to
Posted by: Mariner_09, June 3, 2018, 8:24am; Reply: 83
That’s exactly the tweet I’m on about 83. Can’t believe it’s that far removed from the truth.
Posted by: MeanwoodMariner, June 3, 2018, 8:47am; Reply: 84
If Dembele was only on £350 p/w then why would the boards tell the manager to get rid of him?
Posted by: Grantley, June 3, 2018, 9:18am; Reply: 85
So someone like Danny Collins is on less than £1000 a week? Bollox.
That tweet may or may not be right but no way is Summerfield the highest paid player, especially after McKeown’s contract extension.
Posted by: ginnywings, June 3, 2018, 9:43am; Reply: 86
Does it matter who is on what? The manager has a budget that he uses how he sees fit, and wages plus length of contract will be based on what the manager thinks is appropriate for each player. The player either agrees, or goes elsewhere. To be honest, there is no-one in the squad that i would be desperately unhappy to see move on. We weren't exactly setting the football world alight with the squad we had.
Posted by: HertsGTFC, June 3, 2018, 9:57am; Reply: 87
So someone like Danny Collins is on less than £1000 a week? Bollox.
That tweet may or may not be right but no way is Summerfield the highest paid player, especially after McKeown’s contract extension.
How do you or anyone else on here know what the players are being/have been paid? More importantly in the first week of June and 2 months before the new season begins does it mater?
Like pretty much all lower league clubs we recruit within our means and the budget is a percentage of ex VAT income each year. If Summerfield and Collins go it will be a shame as they are both really good pros, but not irreplaceable.
Posted by: Grantley, June 3, 2018, 10:01am; Reply: 88
How do you or anyone else on here know what the players are being/have been paid? More importantly in the first week of June and 2 months before the new season begins does it mater?
Like pretty much all lower league clubs we recruit within our means and the budget is a percentage of ex VAT income each year. If Summerfield and Collins go it will be a shame as they are both really good pros, but not irreplaceable.
My post is a rebuttal of the tweet on the previous page. I have no idea what any player earns. My guess is that Danny Collins was on more than Luke Summerfield.
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