Darron Gibson

blue_order · January 17, 2017

Has he gone yet

diggerdestroyer · January 17, 2017

How on gods earth did he get a contact extension. I think someone answered it before for me in saying martinez had promised him one and so koeman or everton agreed to honour it but if thats the case i hope our club never makes mistakes like that again.

royalblue66 · January 17, 2017

blue_order said:
Has he gone yet

Two more gardens to sort out, and he's on his way.

UpperLeftBlue · January 17, 2017

blue_order said:
Has he gone yet

Yes, but just for another pint.

Khalekan · January 17, 2017

diggerdestroyer said:
How on gods earth did he get a contact extension. I think someone answered it before for me in saying martinez had promised him one and so koeman or everton agreed to honour it but if thats the case i hope our club never makes mistakes like that again.

I think the contract was signed after Bobby was gone and before Ronald joined us.

Frank Gallagher · January 17, 2017

Khalekan said:
I think the contract was signed after Bobby was gone and before Ronald joined us.

at the end of the day, moshiri was in charge at the time, he had just got rid of martinez , so any deals, especially this one should have been shelved until koeman had assessed the squad.

utter basics that were gotten wrong!

infuriating to still have to pay this nonentity for another 18 months or more.

CahillsCornerFlag · January 17, 2017

Nonsensical making it a 2 year deal, utterly baffling.

Darth Toffeeman · January 17, 2017

I wonder if there is more to it than just a footballing contract?

When he joined for a nominal fee from United he was superb and perhaps one of the first names any of us would have had on the team sheet.
I recall we never lost a league game when he featured up till his injury at West Brom.

Then the injuries mounted up and we here of him being cautioned for drunk driving.

I wonder if we as a club are perhaps trying to look after him as an individual.
Many footballers who suffer countless injuries and loss of fitness can have problems.

I don't see DG as a footballer for this club anymore, but whatever happens once he leaves the game I wish him well.

Frank Gallagher · January 17, 2017

Darth Toffeeman said:
I wonder if there is more to it than just a footballing contract?

When he joined for a nominal fee from United he was superb and perhaps one of the first names any of us would have had on the team sheet.
I recall we never lost a league game when he featured up till his injury at West Brom.

Then the injuries mounted up and we here of him being cautioned for drunk driving.

I wonder if we as a club are perhaps trying to look after him as an individual.
Many footballers who suffer countless injuries and loss of fitness can have problems.

I don't see DG as a footballer for this club anymore, but whatever happens once he leaves the game I wish him well.

at the end of the day we are a business first and foremost.

looking after players because of insecurities does not mean we have to have them on 2 year contracts on thousands of pounds a week.

Darth Toffeeman · January 17, 2017

-wizard- said:
at the end of the day we are a business first and foremost.

looking after players because of insecurities does not mean we have to have them on 2 year contracts on thousands of pounds a week.

I agree.
But that is the only reason I can see why the club handed out a 2 year extension.
I would imagine his wages have dropped too.

Mikey_Fitzgerald · January 17, 2017

When I saw this bumped it was my hope that it'd be confirmation that he was being sold

Not yet sadly

TheGhostOfBolasie · January 17, 2017

#ThanksRoberto

New hashtag for all of our glorious ex manager's gigantic failures.

McGeady contracted until 2018? #ThanksRoberto

Niasse sent back to us in the summer from Hull? #ThanksRoberto

Gibson sitting on his arse on 40k a week for next two years? #ThanksRoberto

Been unable to even give Kone away as nobody will take him? #ThanksRoberto

DanB90 · January 17, 2017

Can't see us getting shut of him any time soon.
It's mad to think he's been here 5 years.

Which coincidentally, you get less than that for getting drunk and mowing down a cyclist.

gonetomorrow · January 17, 2017

It's scandalous that someone like Gibson is sitting on so much money for nothing. Only football can throw up such delight and such disgust in close order.