Carl Cort

[Newbury Bee 09]

bin him off. Taking up a squad place.

 

[shouldbee]

is he really injured? he plays 10 minutes at Orient and then is not seen again, something isn't right with this fella. Sadly. He has it, but just cannot be bothered or is fed up with AS too, yet another one.............maybe??

Think there is some truth in this. But Scott's choices of signing forwards is almost as bad as his signings of keepers

Cort - injury prone well past his best - i year deal
Forster 36 year old striker who in his prime relied on his pace, now gone - 2 year deal
Alexander - lower league plodder who spends his time getting caught offside or backing into defenders
Hudson - said he is a striker but we all know he's a right winger.

Won't get into keepers but he signed Price and Bull and drops them both and thankfuk we had Chesney


Need I go on :sad:

 

[nick logan]

Think there is some truth in this. But Scott's choices of signing forwards is almost as bad as his signings of keepers

Cort - injury prone well past his best - i year deal
Forster 36 year old striker who in his prime relied on his pace, now gone - 2 year deal
Alexander - lower league plodder who spends his time getting caught offside or backing into defenders
Hudson - said he is a striker but we all know he's a right winger.

Won't get into keepers but he signed Price and Bull and drops them both and thankfuk we had Chesney


Need I go on :sad:

Alexander was a great signing. Lower league plodder indeed
Forsters pace went years ago but has scored loads of goals in recent seasons.

Do you ever post anything resembling the truth ?

 

[hairman]

Think there is some truth in this. But Scott's choices of signing forwards is almost as bad as his signings of keepers

Cort - injury prone well past his best - i year deal
Forster 36 year old striker who in his prime relied on his pace, now gone - 2 year deal
Alexander - lower league plodder who spends his time getting caught offside or backing into defenders
Hudson - said he is a striker but we all know he's a right winger.

Won't get into keepers but he signed Price and Bull and drops them both and thankfuk we had Chesney


Need I go on :sad:

I'd prefer it if you didn't but you probably will

 

[shouldbee]

Alexander was a great signing. Lower league plodder indeed
Forsters pace went years ago but has scored loads of goals in recent seasons.

Do you ever post anything resembling the truth ?

Alexander was a GREAT signing, really

 

[nick logan]

Alexander was a GREAT signing, really

Yes, do you not remember all the gutted Millwall fans or would that go against your anti AS agenda ?

 

[Bill Benn]

I thought Alexandra was a good signing and still believe that to be the case,just not 100% fit at the moment.I think Cort was still worth a punt,when fit is quality,not sure if he is on a pay per play deal if so its a win win for us.

 

[JTofBFC]

Personally I'd make Gary Alexander captain and he would be the first name on the teamsheet.

Cort is potentially useful too but is he ever fit nowadays? Difficult to tell with AS in charge. He spent most of last season telling us Cort could only play occasionally before playing him twice a week towards the end of the season.

Neither of these players will however perform without any service.

 

[Owlsmoor_Bee]

Personally I'd make Gary Alexander captain and he would be the first name on the teamsheet.

Cort is potentially useful too but is he ever fit nowadays? Difficult to tell with AS in charge. He spent most of last season telling us Cort could only play occasionally before playing him twice a week towards the end of the season.

Neither of these players will however perform without any service.

Once again and as with the goalkeeping situation, this is a case of something positive being turned into a negative simply to suggest further fault with Scott.

The fact is, the Backroom Staff worked incredibly hard with Cort in getting him as fit as he'd been in years and then devised a training regime to maintain that fitness for as long as possible. You only have to read his interviews toasted the end of last season to see how thrilled Cort himself was with the amount of games he was able to play.

Everyone at BFC who were involved in helping him attain and maintain that level if fitness deserves enormous credit and by twisting the facts to suggest that AS was being in some why misleading in suggesting Cort was unable to play more than one game in two when ge first arrived does a huge disservice to each one of those individuals IMO.

 

[JTofBFC]

Oh get over yourself.

Is he fit now was the question. I don't know the answer , do you?

 

[WarrenBee]

You only have to read his interviews toasted the end of last season to see how thrilled Cort himself was with the amount of games he was able to play.

Everyone at BFC who were involved in helping him attain and maintain that level if fitness deserves enormous credit and by twisting the facts to suggest that AS was being in some why misleading in suggesting Cort was unable to play more than one game in two when ge first arrived does a huge disservice to each one of those individuals IMO.

A nice new contract had nothing to him being declared bankrupt recently then.

 

[GP200]

.....................could still do a job for England..........................

 

[WarrenBee]

.....................could still do a job for England..........................

The Cat that lives next door to me could do a better job for England than this current bunch of over paid bunch of wife swopping, prostitute shagging & over paid tossers that we currently have.

 

[GP200]

The Cat that lives next door to me could do a better job for England than this current bunch of over paid bunch of wife swopping, prostitute shagging & over paid tossers that we currently have.

.......................does Peter Bonetti live next door then????......................

 

[WarrenBee]

.......................does Peter Bonetti live next door then????......................

He does as it happens.

 

[Markybee]

.......................does Peter Bonetti live next door then????......................

lol rofl rofl very good

 

[Owlsmoor_Bee]

Oh get over yourself.

Is he fit now was the question. I don't know the answer , do you?

Indeed it was. So why not just leave it at that ? Why peddle the rest of that nonsense about AS's comments last season ? Most at the time were applauding the efforts of all concerned so what you've suggested is just revisionist history as far as I'm concerned and IMO beneath someone whose posts I usually agree with. Sorry :shrug:

And as for Cort's fitness, well unless a minor miracle has occurred since he came on at Orient, I would suggest No is very much the answer.

 

[kevalutonbee]

The Cat that lives next door to me could do a better job for England than this current bunch of over paid bunch of wife swopping, prostitute shagging & over paid tossers that we currently have.

.......................does Peter Bonetti live next door then????......................

And Philip Tufnell lives the other side I bet

 

[alexcavell]

He has a tear in his Achilles, so will be out for a while yet:

http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~2184155,00.html

 

[WarrenBee]

And Philip Tufnell lives the other side I bet

And Cat Dealey lives across the road.

 

[Brentford 4 Life]

He has a tear in his Achilles, so will be out for a while yet:

http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~2184155,00.html

Great news.

 

[HunsburyBee]

Rumour has it that he pulled a muscle getting off the bench at Orient.

 

[wanderer paul]

Rumour has it that he pulled a muscle getting off the bench at Orient.

You're joking!............Seriously?...................Wow!

Maybe the club should get the 'fitness guru's' to get some of these players trained up in such situations...................'this is how you get off the bench lads.............' I bet AS hasn't thought of that one yet!

 

[shouldbee]

Great news.

Scott's interview is the same cliche ridden waffle that he spouts every week, if he speaks to the players like that it's no wonder they "don't know how to do their jobs"........it's shame the board can't see he's the one who doesn't know how to do his job.

 

[hanworthbee]

I heard he had piles after spending so long on the bench

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Scott's interview is the same cliche ridden waffle that he spouts every week, if he speaks to the players like that it's no wonder they "don't know how to do their jobs"........it's shame the board can't see he's the one who doesn't know how to do his job.

He probably doesn't. Name a manager who isn't guarded when talking to the press.

 

[detours]

Scott's interview is the same cliche ridden waffle that he spouts every week, if he speaks to the players like that it's no wonder they "don't know how to do their jobs"........it's shame the board can't see he's the one who doesn't know how to do his job.

Are you blaming Scott for Carl Cort being injured now?

 

[Stanley]

.......................does Peter Bonetti live next door then????......................

Don't remind us.... he wasn't great for England either was he? that dive over the ball in 1970 is a poignant moment.

 

[West Wilts Bee]

Get shot of Carl Cort as soon as possible. This dads army of a forward line is a joke. These players are too injury prone , this is costing the club dearly.

 

[Newbury Bee 09]

Get shot of Carl Cort as soon as possible. This dads army of a forward line is a joke. These players are too injury prone , this is costing the club dearly.

Well said

 

[aawharris]

I think it could be time to let Carl go now, everyone involved must realise he is going to find it very hard to come back now. Lets cut our losses on his wages.

 

[jlove]

I thought that Carl Cort was more of a pay-as-you-play contract... but I know as much has anyone. I'm not convinced he's costing a packet and, if we can get him fit enough to play, he's probably the most skilled player on out books. We need players who can make a difference.

 

[Billy Hunt]

Carl Cort is bankrupt.

Ian Ridley in yesterday's Mail on Sunday mentioned Cort and Keith Gillespie both having bankruptcy hearings last week.

With Gillespie it was gambling, but Cort's downfall is, as yet, unexplained.

He was earning 'well over' £20,000 a week when at Newcastle.

:shrug:

 

[wayfarer172]

Carl Cort is bankrupt.

Ian Ridley in yesterday's Mail on Sunday mentioned Cort and Keith Gillespie both having bankruptcy hearings last week.


He was earning 'well over' £20,000 a week when at Newcastle.

:shrug:

Just one of many these days. No shame in going bankrupt though.

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

i can confirm that Carl is not on a basic wage but he is paid £10 per goal (penalties and LDV goals are £5).

 

[kewbee]

Get shot of Carl Cort as soon as possible. This dads army of a forward line is a joke. These players are too injury prone , this is costing the club dearly.

Agree,we need to inject some youthful pace into our painfully lumbering forward line.Cannot remember us having such an injury prone strike force,although it might have something to do with the average age of our four contracted strikers averaging over 32 years?

 

[kevalutonbee]

Agree,we need to inject some youthful pace into our painfully lumbering forward line.Cannot remember us having such an injury prone strike force,although it might have something to do with the average age of our four contracted strikers averaging over 32 years?

2008/09 springs to mind. Mac did his shoulder, Spencer was out, Rhodes did his metatarsal, Elder was assaulted

 

[Brain-dead Bee]

Get shot of Carl Cort as soon as possible. This dads army of a forward line is a joke. These players are too injury prone , this is costing the club dearly.

While with hindsight it may have been a mistake to sign him for a further season, I don't see what we'd gain by cancelling his contract (even if he were willing). We'd probably have to pay him the wages he'd be due for the rest of the season, so would only save the NI. Unless we're sure there is no chance of him playing again, I'd say it is worth keeping him on the books if the potential saving is small. It's not as though he is thought to be ruining morale, is it? And his experience could help younger players in training

 

[Billy Hunt]

While with hindsight it may have been a mistake to sign him for a further season, I don't see what we'd gain by cancelling his contract (even if he were willing). We'd probably have to pay him the wages he'd be due for the rest of the season, so would only save the NI. Unless we're sure there is no chance of him playing again, I'd say it is worth keeping him on the books if the potential saving is small. It's not as though he is thought to be ruining morale, is it? And his experience could help younger players in training

and I guess he needs the money so will be doing all he can to keep in the manager's good books.

 

[shouldbee]

While with hindsight it may have been a mistake to sign him for a further season, I don't see what we'd gain by cancelling his contract (even if he were willing). We'd probably have to pay him the wages he'd be due for the rest of the season, so would only save the NI. Unless we're sure there is no chance of him playing again, I'd say it is worth keeping him on the books if the potential saving is small. It's not as though he is thought to be ruining morale, is it? And his experience could help younger players in training

Yep he could pass on some wise words to our young strikers

 

[jlove]

I imagine Kirk Hudson benefits and I'd think that Grabban would be attentive, too. As long as you don't take financial advice from him, Cort should be quite a role model.

 

[wibs]

The most injury prone striker in the league on a pay as you play deal for the last 2 years going bankrupt.

Makes a lot of sense!

 

[Banshee Mildew]

The most injury prone striker in the league on a pay as you play deal for the last 2 years going bankrupt.

Makes a lot of sense!

:yes: He's been following your gambling tips.

 

[bonafidebee]

It's not as though he is thought to be ruining morale, is it?

Apparently that's Andy Scott's forte

 

[BuzzBeeSi]

Carl Cort is bankrupt.

Ian Ridley in yesterday's Mail on Sunday mentioned Cort and Keith Gillespie both having bankruptcy hearings last week.


He was earning 'well over' £20,000 a week when at Newcastle.

:shrug:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1321212/Ian-Ridley-The-players-blow-riches.html

 

[mhead bee]

While with hindsight it may have been a mistake to sign him for a further season,

Hindsight has nothing to do with it. I posted on here several times that i thought signing him was rediculous. He looked poor at the start of last season extending his contract for the rest of the season was a shock to me.
many said he was good towards the end of the season so fair enough, but he missed far too many games last year (and in previous 3-4) to warrant another contract IMO.

I was stunned to see him get another full year with his injury record and here we are with another hopeless crock on our hands.

I am sure i suggested at the time we may as well sign johnathan woodgate whilst we are at it.

 

[GP200]

I am sure i suggested at the time we may as well sign johnathan woodgate whilst we are at it.

.....................and Darren Anderton...............................

 

[sonofabee]

Hindsight has nothing to do with it. I posted on here several times that i thought signing him was rediculous. He looked poor at the start of last season extending his contract for the rest of the season was a shock to me.
many said he was good towards the end of the season so fair enough, but he missed far too many games last year (and in previous 3-4) to warrant another contract IMO.

I was stunned to see him get another full year with his injury record and here we are with another hopeless crock on our hands.

I am sure i suggested at the time we may as well sign johnathan woodgate whilst we are at it.

And that's why no one else was after him and why I believe we negotiated a pay as you play deal with him. If we could keep him fit he's be a real asset but we seem to be struggling the same as his previous employers

 

[blunstone]

Hindsight has nothing to do with it. I posted on here several times that i thought signing him was rediculous. He looked poor at the start of last season extending his contract for the rest of the season was a shock to me.
many said he was good towards the end of the season so fair enough, but he missed far too many games last year (and in previous 3-4) to warrant another contract IMO.

I was stunned to see him get another full year with his injury record and here we are with another hopeless crock on our hands.

I am sure i suggested at the time we may as well sign johnathan woodgate whilst we are at it.

i agree ----- he and forster are both too old. one or the other just maybe.

there is no real residual transfer value in our front four. all on the slippery slope - even charlie. but we have gotten great value from charlie for £35k.

this is why i have assked to whom is as answerable for his dealings.

 

[SmiffyBee]

He looked short on match fitness at the start of last season.
Holy miracle ! After a few months he was putting in some quality shifts.
Worth the new deal we offered.
Unluckily he is now injured.
Mr mhead bee. You are too quick to judge and too slow to re-assess.
That is my judgement on you.
SB x