Post by dungeonmaster on Aug 27, 2024 16:33:39 GMT
We spoke to Jones this afternoon: "I'm delighted to be here, the club approached me earlier in the summer but weren't anywhere near what I expected in terms of wages. However now the manager is desperate to keep his job and the owners are scratching their heads, Greg popped up and immediately offered double what I was asking, I couldn't believe my luck."
"The negotiations went really smoothly yesterday, Charlie lent me one of his old Bradford City shirts to wear and to be honest Greg went so red he could hardly speak. He could barely fit through the Burger King door when we left the bulge in his shell-suit bottoms was so large."
"Charlie told me what to expect here, they pay silly wages and don't expect too much effort from you on the pitch or in training. With the manager favouring a solid 5-3-2 formation I'll probably end up putting me feet up on the bench. I can't wait to get started, beats working for a living."
Manager Paul Simpson provided further comment: "We weren't aware of Cobi, but he's Charlie's mate and he tells us he's played at a high level and had a really good career to date. We weren't prepared to meet his wage demands earlier in the summer but now we've lost a couple of games I'm in a bit of a panic after our shocking start to the season so begged Tom really long and hard to sign the cheque."
"We're a bit short in the left-back position with Jack Armer departing, Cameron Harper away enjoying himself in Ibiza and Ben Williams being a bit crap, Cobi will fill this gap. I also now have the option of dropping a forward player and reverting to the 4-5-1 formation which served us so well last season. There's also the option to have another attacking substitute on the bench to use when we find ourselves two or three goals behind."
"He's a great signing for us, I'm hoping he will bring the creativity, assists and goals which will propel us up the leagues. If not, this will be his fault not mine"
Welcome to the club, Jordan Jones.
