Nathan Eagleton Retires

[Squawk]

So notwithstanding the different contexts, you stand by your original assertion that the ABC "jumped the gun"?

I guess that's your prerogative...

[The Sleeping Giant]

One thing I have learnt. A corked hip can be career ending.

[Brodlach]

Thats a bit rough calling Nathan a dummy, he is not overly smart but he is no dummy

[Booney]

Good career, good player and not a bad bloke, just not a good at supporting the club that supported him when he was young.
Glad he got the premiership he was chasing

Yes, would have gotten that with his original club Im sure ;)
Good decision Eag's, who has always been mindful of the younger lads trying to work their way up also .. Thanks for giving it a crack.

Guess we will never know, thanks for the transfer fee though

Go on, do tell....I'm all ears.

[Brodlach]

Good career, good player and not a bad bloke, just not a good at supporting the club that supported him when he was young.
Glad he got the premiership he was chasing

Yes, would have gotten that with his original club Im sure ;)
Good decision Eag's, who has always been mindful of the younger lads trying to work their way up also .. Thanks for giving it a crack.

Guess we will never know, thanks for the transfer fee though

Go on, do tell....I'm all ears.

He didnt play for us last year so we will never know if he would have made a difference.

[smac]

He didn't get Norwood over the line, city reckon most can hazard a guess what west would have done with his services.

[Psyber]

A diplomatic retirement statement drafted after discussions and negotiations within the club I would assume...
It was all a bit sudden to suggest the statement is entirely true.

[Bunton]

my mail is Ben Warren will be next

[The Sleeping Giant]

A diplomatic retirement statement drafted after discussions and negotiations within the club I would assume...
It was all a bit sudden to suggest the statement is entirely true.

Not only rich but smart. As long as the sheep believe it.

[Grahaml]

Didn't the ABC simply say he had played his last game for Norwood? The Nwd officials said something different - that he was injured and unable to play vs the Eagles, which was in response to rumours put to them. Two different things, but it seems to me that both the ABC and the Nwd Officials were correct in each of their respective contexts.

Amazing coincidence that the story comes out, is refuted by Norwood and within a few days Eagleton retires. If the story was simply untrue as Norwood tried to make us believe then Eagleton would be playing out the season.

[RustyCage]

Didn't the ABC simply say he had played his last game for Norwood? The Nwd officials said something different - that he was injured and unable to play vs the Eagles, which was in response to rumours put to them. Two different things, but it seems to me that both the ABC and the Nwd Officials were correct in each of their respective contexts.

Amazing coincidence that the story comes out, is refuted by Norwood and within a few days Eagleton retires. If the story was simply untrue as Norwood tried to make us believe then Eagleton would be playing out the season.

maybe Norwood assumed he would play out the season, but Eagleton spat the dummy about playing in the reserves, just as people first thought?

[whufc]

Would be frustrating for any club to happen to.

While you dont want players like that at your club, Eagleton would have been on reasonable coin, that could have been another midfielder recruited if they knew he was going to spit it by round 3.

[whufc]

Has there ever been such a contrast where a club has things running so well on field yet off field the club is a bloody shamble!

[am Bays]

Has there ever been such a contrast where a club has things running so well on field yet off field the club is a bloody shamble!

Yep, but the inverse - Woodville, well run off the field but a shambles on it....

[mickey]

Does his massive contract still count towards this seasons salary cap? Or is it just for match payments actually made?

[whufc]

Does his massive contract still count towards this seasons salary cap? Or is it just for match payments actually made?

Im only guessing but i would say anything that has already been paid to Eagleton would count towards this seasons salary cap. If he was on a pay as you play basis or performance based rewards then that wont count as he wont be paid that.

[fish]

Congratulations on a great career and best wishes for the future.

[Aerie]

Any truth in the rumour Eagleton refused to be associated with anything to do with Norwood after this video came out on the weekend?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr921ECY_08

[Scrapboy]

Possibly. Still craps all over your club song

[mal]

Hhmmm. Looks like an ABC commentator has jumped the gun.

And was right !