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Post by Rio Doherty on Jun 27, 2018 16:50:18 GMT
Centre back James Jones has left Chester FC today to sign for Salford City on a two-year contract. Personally, I would’ve liked him to stay on for another season to further strengthen his development as he may not get too much game time at Salford. However, you can’t really blame the lad for leaving as he will be playing at a higher level this season and has potential to have a good career. I wish him well for the future as he is another academy graduate who will hopefully turn out to be a success higher up which will reward us financially. Good luck for the rest of your career James Jones!
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Post by devadiva on Jun 27, 2018 21:17:18 GMT
Centre back James Jones has left Chester FC today to sign for Salford City on a two-year contract. Personally, I would’ve liked him to stay on for another season to further strengthen his development as he may not get too much game time at Salford. However, you can’t really blame the lad for leaving as he will be playing at a higher level this season and has potential to have a good career. I wish him well for the future as he is another academy graduate who will hopefully turn out to be a success higher up which will reward us financially. Good luck for the rest of your career James Jones! Fair play but would have been great if we could have kept Him for one more season. Hope he didn’t move up one season too early but fear that may be the case. How much match time does he expect to get?!
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Post by Rio Doherty on Jun 27, 2018 21:35:33 GMT
Centre back James Jones has left Chester FC today to sign for Salford City on a two-year contract. Personally, I would’ve liked him to stay on for another season to further strengthen his development as he may not get too much game time at Salford. However, you can’t really blame the lad for leaving as he will be playing at a higher level this season and has potential to have a good career. I wish him well for the future as he is another academy graduate who will hopefully turn out to be a success higher up which will reward us financially. Good luck for the rest of your career James Jones! Fair play but would have been great if we could have kept Him for one more season. Hope he didn’t move up one season too early but fear that may be the case. How much match time does he expect to get?! In my opinion I can only see James being a bit-part player at Salford in his first season there. It won’t be easy for him to nail down a regular starting spot with them having signed a couple of experienced defenders from EFL sides already. I can see him possibly going out on loan this season so that he can play regularly which is what the lad needs to boost his morale. I have no doubts that he will have a decent career, but I don’t think that this is the wisest of moves for him as he would’ve had a greater chance of playing regular first team football here, which you rightly pointed out.
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Post by cemlynblue on Jun 27, 2018 21:45:33 GMT
😂 All the ex-professionals here giving their opinion on what steps the lad should or shouldn’t be taking.
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Post by Rio Doherty on Jun 28, 2018 6:15:11 GMT
😂 All the ex-professionals here giving their opinion on what steps the lad should or shouldn’t be taking. I’m hoping that was just tongue-in-cheek, otherwise goodness knows what sense you are trying to make out of this. There are quite a few people on the ‘rumour mill’ thread who seem to have a similar opinion to myself as well. Eventually, I actually believe that this will turn out to be a good move for James Jones. All I said was that he may not get as much game time at Salford than he would if he was to stay here for another year, which is realistic as he needs to be playing regularly in order to secure a bigger move one day. I’m happy for the lad though and hope things go well for him.
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Post by Oaks Blue on Jun 28, 2018 6:19:06 GMT
Part time football will be the main reason why our academy lads leave the club. Salford are a full time club and have buckets of money to spend. Which young players wouldn't want to go there?
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Post by midfieldgeneral on Jun 28, 2018 7:01:53 GMT
Yes. But it doesnt mean we will stay part time, as we progress we will go back to the full time model
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Post by Harry Lime on Jun 28, 2018 7:22:43 GMT
Given the signings Salford are making I think it's unlikely that James will start much and time next season. They will want to go up into the EFL quickly. That tends to mean experienced, ex league players.
He should get good full time development, which should help his long term. But unless he gets a loan move, can't see much game time. It could be similar to a move to Forest Green in recent years.
He will get a far better wage, work with better players and its local. Personally I think he'd move up to the EFL. Maybe Salford will be there this time next year!
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Post by Lobster on Jun 28, 2018 7:50:36 GMT
😂 All the ex-professionals here giving their opinion on what steps the lad should or shouldn’t be taking. I’m hoping that was just tongue-in-cheek, otherwise goodness knows what sense you are trying to make out of this. There are quite a few people on the ‘rumour mill’ thread who seem to have a similar opinion to myself as well. Eventually, I actually believe that this will turn out to be a good move for James Jones. All I said was that he may not get as much game time at Salford than he would if he was to stay here for another year, which is realistic as he needs to be playing regularly in order to secure a bigger move one day. I’m happy for the lad though and hope things go well for him. All about opinions. Nobody's claiming to be an expert, but we'll see how it turns out. I sometimes suspect moves are more in the interests of the agent than the player.
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Post by Hannibal on Jun 28, 2018 7:58:43 GMT
I’m hoping that was just tongue-in-cheek, otherwise goodness knows what sense you are trying to make out of this. There are quite a few people on the ‘rumour mill’ thread who seem to have a similar opinion to myself as well. Eventually, I actually believe that this will turn out to be a good move for James Jones. All I said was that he may not get as much game time at Salford than he would if he was to stay here for another year, which is realistic as he needs to be playing regularly in order to secure a bigger move one day. I’m happy for the lad though and hope things go well for him. All about opinions. Nobody's claiming to be an expert, but we'll see how it turns out. I sometimes suspect moves are more in the interests of the agent than the player.Of that I am certain …. scumbags!
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Post by rcb on Jun 28, 2018 8:05:59 GMT
I feel the key to being scouted by a Football League side is to be a bit of a standout in a non league setting. This requires being a regular in that team. Chester have had three notable standouts in recent years in Antony Sarcevic, Ben Heneghan, and Sam Hughes. By making the Chester first team and an England C call up this was a step in the right direction for Jones. By moving to Salford and most likely not getting a regular start then this promising start could be curtailed. Numerous players are spotted at a lower level than level 5, but are standouts in their first team. Making the bench at Salford is not the same as making the bench at Leicester is it? Was he even guaranteed a start in the Chester first team this season? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39576834
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Post by jb on Jun 28, 2018 9:00:47 GMT
There should be nothing but positive comments about James Jones from us Chester fans. I can see some people have said they are not bothered about him going and that he wont develop etc; which looks like nothing other than sour grapes.
He came into the side in difficult circumstances and put more senior players like Astles and McCombe to shame. He gave his all, put his body on the line and tried his damn best even playing out of position at RB in some games. Whilst Astles and McCombe were thinking about the post-match meal he was sweating blood for the cause.
I hope he gets the right coaching at Salford, develops into a League player and this club reaps the rewards in the form of a large sell on clause.
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Post by Si on Jun 28, 2018 9:03:32 GMT
There should be nothing but positive comments about James Jones from us Chester fans. I can see some people have said they are not bothered about him going and that he wont develop etc; which looks like nothing other than sour grapes. He came into the side in difficult circumstances and put more senior players like Astles and McCombe to shame. He gave his all, put his body on the line and tried his damn best even playing out of position at RB in some games. Whilst Astles and McCombe were thinking about the post-match meal he was sweating blood for the cause. I hope he gets the right coaching at Salford, develops into a League player and this club reaps the rewards in the form of a large sell on clause. There is no doubt that he came in and gave it all, and played better than some of our supposed seasoned pro's, but I'm still not bothered he's gone, and that's not sour grapes. I just thought that he was very raw and probably too early to assess if he'll make a career of it. Crawford was more advanced IMO - I wish them both all the very best and it's great that we can produce players that other clubs take notice of.
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Post by midfieldgeneral on Jun 28, 2018 9:18:41 GMT
Different players, in different positions, but Crawford will play Championship level. Why? because he has a good first touch, good vision and creates time for himself, on the ball. Very similar attributes, actually to Gary Roberts.
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Post by devablue on Jun 28, 2018 9:27:44 GMT
A big loss imo and not an ideal move for the academy. Jones has potential to play higher up in the FL, so to not get a sell on % is a kick in the teeth. I agree with others that he would have got more playing time with us than he will we Salford, but it's likely that he will get loaned out this season. Perhaps we should have negotiated this as part of the deal?
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Post by cemlynblue on Jun 28, 2018 9:31:21 GMT
😂 All the ex-professionals here giving their opinion on what steps the lad should or shouldn’t be taking. I’m hoping that was just tongue-in-cheek, otherwise goodness knows what sense you are trying to make out of this. There are quite a few people on the ‘rumour mill’ thread who seem to have a similar opinion to myself as well. Eventually, I actually believe that this will turn out to be a good move for James Jones. All I said was that he may not get as much game time at Salford than he would if he was to stay here for another year, which is realistic as he needs to be playing regularly in order to secure a bigger move one day. I’m happy for the lad though and hope things go well for him. The sense i’m trying to make out of it is that people are coming on here as if James won’t of assessed the pro’s and con’s of his move.
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Post by dmcnally on Jun 28, 2018 9:37:20 GMT
A big loss imo and not an ideal move for the academy. Jones has potential to play higher up in the FL, so to not get a sell on % is a kick in the teeth. I agree with others that he would have got more playing time with us than he will we Salford, but it's likely that he will get loaned out this season. Perhaps we should have negotiated this as part of the deal? We have a sell on clause, and how could we get him on loan in our part-time setup when he specifically moved for full-time football?
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Post by bing on Jun 28, 2018 9:42:20 GMT
I’m hoping that was just tongue-in-cheek, otherwise goodness knows what sense you are trying to make out of this. There are quite a few people on the ‘rumour mill’ thread who seem to have a similar opinion to myself as well. Eventually, I actually believe that this will turn out to be a good move for James Jones. All I said was that he may not get as much game time at Salford than he would if he was to stay here for another year, which is realistic as he needs to be playing regularly in order to secure a bigger move one day. I’m happy for the lad though and hope things go well for him. The sense i’m trying to make out of it is that people are coming on here as if James won’t of assessed the pro’s and con’s of his move. I'm sure he will have. It would be a massive lure to play in a higher league and possibly for more money. The point others have alluded to is that, for all the short-term benefits, James Jones will hopefully enjoy a long and prosperous career. How far he goes in the game is dependent on his development - and there is a risk that is development will be stunted by not playing regular football. The coach of Leicester Under 23s gave us a great endorsement when speaking about Sam Hughes. He said that Sam's outstanding season was down to the fact he had played regular 'men's' football with Chester. Look at him now! Let's say he moved to Salford as soon as it was obvious he was decent - would he now be at Leicester? Doubtful in my opinion.
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Post by superman on Jun 28, 2018 9:50:31 GMT
At the end of the day the lad wanted full time, if we had not been relegated and were full time he may well have stayed and continued his development here. Not sure he would have got much game time if he had stayed under the new regime. So in my opinion good move all round, he got his wish for a full time contract, we got a good player plus cash plus a sell on clause, what's not to like. Whether his potential will be realised only time will tell, if he is good enough it will and everyone will be further rewarded.
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Post by devablue on Jun 28, 2018 10:04:33 GMT
A big loss imo and not an ideal move for the academy. Jones has potential to play higher up in the FL, so to not get a sell on % is a kick in the teeth. I agree with others that he would have got more playing time with us than he will we Salford, but it's likely that he will get loaned out this season. Perhaps we should have negotiated this as part of the deal? We have a sell on clause, and how could we get him on loan in our part-time setup when he specifically moved for full-time football? Ah i just read the chron article, didn't realise there was a sell on fee agreed. True that would be an issue i hadn't considered.
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Post by poolepirate on Jun 28, 2018 10:55:17 GMT
when the transfer was announced the chronicle stated that scott burton HAD BEEN ALLOWED to move to chester by salford so was SB still under contract at salford ? with the reported offer from southport seems as if he may have been as they would not offer a fee for a player out of contract would they ? so perhaps JJ has moved as part of a player exchange deal ?
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