Blackett

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 6924

Signed a new contract with shields

Eiphos_3 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 22, 2024 3:58 pm

baffles my head this - in a day when L1 clubs are taking punts on top strikers in the lower divisions im shocked as to how this lad has not been snapped up - and why have we not tried to get him too (or have we ?).

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9099

Eiphos_3 wrote:

baffles my head this - in a day when L1 clubs are taking punts on top strikers in the lower divisions im shocked as to how this lad has not been snapped up - and why have we not tried to get him too (or have we ?).

Pay good wages SS
Common knowledge.
Ask Garry Liddle. bbolt

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 3998

Not so sure they still do, isn't chairman trying to reduce spending and sell the club?

Eiphos_3 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 22, 2024 4:18 pm

Yeh ive heard off a lad who works up that way they skint - really cutting back, hence why they have not signed anymore ex league players by the looks

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 3998

I'm sure I read somewhere that the owner has a terminal illness and is sorting his affairs out but because his family don't want to run the club he's selling up.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36808

When the benevolent owner leaves….reality kicks in. sadx

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 6924

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

Eiphos_3 wrote:

baffles my head this - in a day when L1 clubs are taking punts on top strikers in the lower divisions im shocked as to how this lad has not been snapped up - and why have we not tried to get him too (or have we ?).

Pay good wages SS
Common knowledge.
Ask Garry Liddle. bbolt

Time to move on Kevin.

Snailwood2 · **Joined:** Thu Dec 15, 2016 8:18 pm **Posts:** 247

Shields have been up for sale nearly a year now. Doesn't seem to much of a rush to sell, regular emails he sends out saying in discussions with many suitors but nothing has happened. As you say he is ill but doesn't seem a rush to sell.

They have certainly reduced their spending but most of last years squad remains, some of the older ones have gone, but they have signed a few ex league players from other non league teams.

Blackett is certainly interesting, he must be on a decent wage and signed a 3 year contract with option. Suppose no higher club wanted to offer more than 2 years. He was at Gateshead in the past and struggled there. But peak age for player now.

They need to step up a lot on their two friendlies so far, both 5-0 defeats! The defence doesn't look as good without Liddle and Blair Adams, retired now apparently.

PTID · **Joined:** Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:07 pm **Posts:** 3998

Looks like SS have released 12 or so with only 5 in, squad of 14 at the moment including loanees.

loan_star · **Posted:** Mon Jul 22, 2024 9:33 pm

Blackett is a big asset to Shields, getting him under contract is a good move as he will move on at some time.
The reason nobody is buying shields is because they weren’t sustainable the way they were run, relying on a big input from the chairman.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19212

Eiphos_3 wrote:

baffles my head this - in a day when L1 clubs are taking punts on top strikers in the lower divisions im shocked as to how this lad has not been snapped up - and why have we not tried to get him too (or have we ?).

us and others have bound to have watched him because of his goals. could be something somewhere that has put them off that we do not know about.

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