Gletoran FC

dundalkfc10

http://www.glentoran.com/news/club-statement-1

Statement from Glentoran FC: 12th December 2013.

Glentoran FC confirms that Jimmy Callacher has refused the offer of a new, improved contract with the club and indicated that he wishes to join Linfield.

We appreciate that our supporters will want to understand both the current circumstances and what we have been doing to negotiate with a player who has been at the Oval since the age of 12

Jimmy was approached in May with a view to extending his contract along with a number of other members of the Cup Winning first team squad. At that point he refused to enter into negotiations. Earlier this season he outlined his conditions for remaining at Glentoran. Each of these conditions was immediately met – a significant payrise, a 3 year contract with the option of a fourth, and the guarantee of a testimonial season in the final year of the new contract.

To the surprise of the manager and the club, Jimmy refused to sign the contract on these agreed terms. The club was then surprised to read clearly leaked information in the press that Linfield were interested in the player and disappointed to read Jimmy discuss his contract situation with the Belfast Telegraph. This discussion would have been more correctly and productively held in private with his club.

On December 3rd the club received a formal, written request from Linfield to speak to Jimmy. We had previously received enquiries from other clubs, including a player exchange offer. These approaches had been rejected on the basis that we had already agreed terms with the player and awaited his signature.

Glentoran FC has no interest in keeping any player who does not want to be part of the manager’s rebuilding programme. Therefore Jimmy is free to join any club willing to meet our valuation of the player and his own high valuation of himself.

Jimmy Callacher has been with Glentoran since he signed as a 12 year old. As a club with a strong commitment to youth football, Glentoran - through the Academy and through the parent club - has invested considerable time and money in developing him into the established first team player he has become. If Linfield or any other club are interested in making an offer during the January transfer window they will need to meet our high valuation. If he does not leave the club in January Glentoran will be due a considerable development fee at the end of the season. Either way the player will categorically not leave Glentoran on the cheap. Nor under such circumstances will he play again for Glentoran.

Pighead

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Therefore Jimmy is free to join any club willing to meet our valuation of the player and his own high valuation of himself.

Ouch. Hard hitting statement from the Glens. Wonder what Jimmy has to say about all of this.

Milkers

Whatever about the rights or wrongs of the situation, that statement does not exactly exude professionalism.

Paully D

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Glentoran FC has no interest in keeping any player who does not want to be part of the manager’s rebuilding programme. Therefore Jimmy is free to join any club willing to meet our valuation of the player and his own high valuation of himself.

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If Linfield or any other club are interested in making an offer during the January transfer window they will need to meet our high valuation. If he does not leave the club in January Glentoran will be due a considerable development fee at the end of the season. Either way the player will categorically not leave Glentoran on the cheap. Nor under such circumstances will he play again for Glentoran.

The club could keep him for another six months if they want. He's under contract until the end of the season.

The statement should have read ''he's going to leave in the summer regardless and we're wanting to get as much money for him as we possibly can while at the same time we want the fans to think it's all Jimmy's fault''

dreamers75

CSF

dreamers75 wrote: »

Just incase there are some silly gullible people on here, that isn't a real account.

dreamers75

CSF wrote: »

Just incase there are some silly gullible people on here, that isn't a real account.

But its still funny yeah?

CSF

dreamers75 wrote: »

But its still funny yeah?

Yes very much so