Reply With QuoteI had really high hopes for Mason when he first come onto the scene
You can only carrying hoping for so long really
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good luck Joe thanks for the memoriesOriginally Posted by Mario Miethig wrote on Fri, 29 January 2016 16:33
I had really high hopes for Mason when he first come onto the scene
You can only carrying hoping for so long really
I personally believe that most fans were happy for Mason to leave as it gives Revell a better chance of playing. At least with Revell on the pitch the comedy makes up for the sterile low quality football that's on offer.
Good luck to Joe but I would have preferred to have kept Watt.
Selling a player who has spent far more time either on loan, on the bench or not in the squad in the past few seasons than playing (we have been paying him to pay for someone else) for £3.5 million is obviously good business. How he is replaced is a separate issue of course but selling him is good business.
I agree he has gone backwards since we first signed him but that could be for a number of reasons and not necessarily his fault. I think he's a clever, intelligent player who is a decent finisher (not great but ok) but lacks the pace, skill and strength to get any higher than this level.
C'mon City
Good luck to Joe but I would have preferred to have kept Watt.
Or the more likely scenario, Mason gets put through in the last minute but gets caught for pace and then out muscled by WhittsI bet he outscores any striker we have.We haven't got any.
Who ever sanctioned to pay us 3.5 for the slug aka slow joe aka mason will surely be sacked in 6 months time
w you can write off Mason I don't know, any striker playing for us would struggle as we don't create chances, and play dire direct football that players like Kenwyne thrive on, look at le Fondre, u can be as natural finisher as you want but if there's nothing to finish you will struggle !! Mason will do well for anyone who creates chances, he even did well for Bolton Wanderers!! We will rue this sale unfortunately!! This time reminds me of when we sold Earnie, Gabbidon etc, we are on the verge of freefall I an feel it!!
Le Fondre was crap.
I would be totally amazed if Wolves paid any more than 2 million for him (if that)
Good business. His career never really took off at City and the fact that he has the build of a 12 year old works against him in 'high-octane' matches.
Still got a bad feeling it won't work out well for usGood luck to Joe but I would have preferred to have kept Watt.Aye.
Somebody show me proof he went for £3m plus! No way.
Average finisher, no pace, no strength and does not link up well. Mason was our frontline striker and had a half dozen goals. That's a poor return that is in line with his career average. Anything we make is good for us and bad for Wolves but I doubt we got £1m
His first season here* was fantastic and with the highlight being the good goal in a cup final. He still needs to develop parts of his game though and we haven't been the right club to do that at since his first season, even him getting game time as come alongside partners that won't work for themselves let alone the team and a lack of pace in the middle of the park.
Good luck to him but 3 million is a good deal for us.
*How many players do we have from before the rebrand now? Is it just Marshall, Gunnarson, Whitts and Ralls? In Earnie's tributes there is a real sense that we don't have anyone who feels like a true City player any more but we're slowly losing those closest to it and no replacements are stepping up.
http://www.annisabraham.co.uk/2016/01/29/the-true-cost-of-jo e-mason-to-wolves/?Most fans accept that the fee Wolves paid was too good t turn down, that's why the lack of angst.
When Mason came in he was playing as a link between midfield and striker and it seemed to work ok.
As he was pushed forward he isn't as effective he spends a lot of time offside as he doesn't have enough pace to burst past players. His touch isn't great either but he does try and get into dangerous positions.
Even if it was 2 million I'm sure there will be a lot better players who don't command a transfer fee.
I don't know what wolves have been watching bit he has been poor for a while
even at 2 mill we would have had to have taken the money, it was still a good deal for us
Most likely to be a mix.Most fans accept that the fee Wolves paid was too good t turn down, that's why the lack of angst.But who has confirmed that fee ?
that good season he had was playing with miller who done all the hard work for him and who i personally feel didn't get the credit he deserved
The rest is all hopeful mambo jumbo where promotion fees kick in etc..Most fans accept that the fee Wolves paid was too good t turn down, that's why the lack of angst.But who has confirmed that fee ?
We sold Steven MacLean for £500,000, around £4million too much.Does it reflect the growing disinterest in all things CCFC or simply that his performances have been poor most of this season and £3.5m is a very good deal.
Would any City fan have been happy if we paid £3.5m or even £1.5m for Joe Mason? Think that answers the question.
Never understood the love affair some fans had about him. No pace, no heading ability , no strength when challenged, no passing ability. Could score a goal if presented with a simple on the plate chance.
Might do better elsewhere but i doubt it.
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