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You might have some technology issues. He was a tad quieter than James but could make out every word listening to it on my phone.
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I would put money on no-one that visits this site has ever signed up to a 65% wage cut.
If he had been offered a 35% wage cut and had declined it most folks would have just said thanks for the memories Jacob and wished him well.
If the estimated figures are broadly true then no offer would gave been more respectful than the one reported.
If Butler wants to go a different way that’s absolutely fine but just saying thanks and bye would have been better than making an offer that was never going to be considered.
I get that Butler is new to this and perhaps deserves to be cut some slack but surely Turnbull and/or the Directors responsible for football should have given him some better advice on this one.
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I remember reading something by the owner/chairman of Bishops Stortford when they were unhappy about being placed in National League North.
He said a big problem was clubs actually in the north could sign decent part time footballers for about £500 a week whereas clubs in the south had to pay about £800 a week for the same quality.
If that is anything close to being correct then offering arguably the best footballer in the league last season less than £500 a week as a full timer would be insulting if true.
I agree with Lesgeo that footballers salaries are best kept confidential but if this is Butlers way of saying he doesn’t want Butterfield in his team then I hope he learns to be more honest in the future.
The only “creative” player we have let go is Sembie-Ferris and it seems he wanted to be nearer family. Also he never made the team when we had a full squad.
Butterfield and Elliott were made offers that were either exceeded by offers from elsewhere or matched by more attractive clubs. Elliott rarely made the team with a full squad available either.
So really it’s down to Butterfield that is the miss. He deserves to play his last season or two somewhere higher than pub league level so good luck to him and thanks for some good memories. Tamworth and Boston demonstrate that high level midfield creativity is probably not what gets you promoted from National League North.
Those surprised we offered Boyce and Evans contracts – surely even with Butler’s desire for a smaller squad we need a backup centre back?
All 3 are decent – would be better if one was a left footer but any 2 do a good job at this level.
If everyone else re-signs I reckon we need a keeper, a right back, two athletic midfielders and 2/3 forwards.
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Butterfield was not as effective in the last dozen or so games but I don’t think it was fitness related.
Two things happened. Even the less tactically aware of our opponents realised that stopping Butterfield negated about 80% of our attacking threat. Given most opposition had at least one extra player in midfield this was easy for them.
At the same time Dean became more concerned with not losing and we saw less off Denton and Ogle pushing on and more of Roberts, Corbett, Sembie-Ferris, McAlinden or Beestin (whoever was nominally playing wide forward) were creeping back to become half arsed wide midfielders.Left Butterfield (and Clunan and Scales) with very little to play forward passes to.
Disappointed he has gone as we all know how good he is in a side with a positive outlook. Gives Beestin the chance to finally nail that attacking midfield role which is where he does his best stuff.
We need 40 games out of you though Alfie.
Agree with WG.
At this level there are 3 qualities a perfect full back needs.
1. Decent defensively.
2. Can pass and cross well.
3. Good in the air to help with the aerial bombardment.Ogle has 1 but neither 2 or 3 (Denton is the same).
Gives Barrows a proper opportunity and allows Butler the chance to recruit another full back with wider qualities.
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That was just another of the elder Cygnet’s aliases Cass.
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Who cares?
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12 points from 4 home games against the North East teams without breaking sweat. 1 point from the 4 away games highlights Dean’s biggest problem last season.
Let’s hope Butler cam work out how to get the team performing away from home.
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If we could get him for nowt or close to it and he fits the wage structure I would have him in a flash.
Even without Law and Roberts injury concerns we need an additional wide player. Corbett is more skillful, harder working and more resilient than Law on the evidence I saw.
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He’s surviving his third chairman and if you include caretakers his thirteenth manager so I guess he must be contributing something useful.
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I have got a hypothesis with a tiny bit of science behind it.
Given Butler (probably with input from Turnbull) wants to keep 18 or so of last seasons squad to spearhead next seasons title tilt then he doesn’t think the players are the reason we did not achieve it last season.
By inference he thinks the 3 management that have recently departed the club were the problem. He couldn’t/wouldn’t admit this publicly of course but it is a fairly obvious conclusion to draw.
If that is the case then I agree with him.
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Was like watching the Iron. Got the big crowd in then forgot trying to win the game.
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Is that the Jamie Vardy that Alan Knill said was no better than the forwards we already had when he could have signed him from Halifax.
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