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Smallwood to leave.

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Lard Arse, Jun 2, 2025.

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Should we have kept Smallwood

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  3. Not sure

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  1. Kevin1954

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    Fork is blunt;)
     
  2. Old Grey Fox

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    One does what one can.
     
  3. The Wasp

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    Back on topic, surprised that RS will no longer be a City player but not gutted. I'd have been happy enough if he'd been given a new contact but I'm pleased that we're not being bent over for high wages and long contracts by players in the twilight of their career. We've been too accommodating to this for too long. It just depends on who comes in now.

    We had three years from RS, two and a half of which were fairly average. I can (unfortunately) remember the away at Notts County, where he looked totally lost and hardly laid a glove on Crowley; this was less than six months ago. Losing him is no disaster. He's been great for half a season but Aden Baldwin had about four months of looking like prime Baresi and half of our fans seem to want him sold.

    RS will get his two years somewhere, probably on a better basic wage than we would have offered, and good for him.
     
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  4. Tennesseebantam

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    Adam Baldwin looking like prime Baresi. I need another drink! Not a comparison I ever expected to see. Funny thing is, I kind of get your drift.
     
  5. Silverbantam

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    Adam Baldwin is on Corrie
     
  6. Tennesseebantam

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    Is he being prime DeNiro? (Bloody predictive text)
     
  7. Birky Bantam

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    First comments from Alexander about Smallwood leaving

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  8. donhutchinsaffro

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    big call from him that is.......Power is an unknown ref form now and playing but he starts with a clean sheet and will soon get up to speed...the games begin
     
  9. Kevin1954

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    He’s got the gonads to go and meet and explain the decision. Hats off, bye RS, thank you for a decent three seasons , please now stop protesting in conjunction with the T&A , it’s tedious .
     
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  10. donhutchinsaffro

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    I like that Kev facing /explaining your decision good management respect some of the players stories on under the cosh Podcast are shocking the way players have been treated.... Hearing about Steve Evans sums it all up....
     
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  11. Interested Bystander

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    There's ways of leaving a club when you weren't expecting it. This isn't it.
     
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  12. Kevin1954

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    Yes I too find it rather odd . I get the feeling he and his agent took an awful lot for granted thinking he would just rock up to sign a new two year deal .
     
  13. bailiff bridge bantam

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    Smallwood says he didn’t get a reason why he was let go.
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    GA says he explained why he let him go.
    IMG_6400.jpeg Somebody is being economical with the truth.

    I know who I believe.
     
  14. Kevin1954

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    The one who doesn’t live in Redcar ?
     
  15. Birky Bantam

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    It would be incredibly strange to go to the effort of travelling to meet up with a player to talk about them leaving and then not give a reason, surely even if that happened if you are Smallwood you ask the question before Alexander leaves. I think this does show that Smallwood did that interview for his benefit to get his version out there (probably to attract more offers), he mentioned meeting up but didn't mention where so I assumed they will have met at the training ground or somewhere around Bradford.
     
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  17. Jonathan Swift

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    I think there must have been a bust up
    Or, the club think he's past it and not up to L1 standard
    Simples, and as I said earlier maybe someone younger lined up but we might not know until said replacement is back from hols, who the heck knows !
     
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  18. Petrov

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    GA has said tonight that Power is Smallwood's replacement. If that's what he told Richie when he went up to see him then his comment about not having an actual answer as to why he's not staying makes more sense. I can't see a player whose been an ever present over the past 3 years accepting that a player that's hardly played at all over the past 2 years is a better option than him.

    I'm not saying he's right, just that I can understand from his point of view why he personally doesn't accept that as an acceptable reason.
     
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  19. NorthernMonkey

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    Phil Parkinson being one of the worst according to 3 or 4 ex players on there!
     
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  20. Allotment Bantam

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    Not sure about that. Parky arranged to meet Aaron McLean to tell him he was being let go. Meeting at a hotel off the A1. McLean thought he was going to be made captain. Not very self aware! From Parky directly to someone I know.
     

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