Shrewsbury in bid for Mullin
 

of £75000 apparently (Telegraph) sorry aint got time for link


that puts an entirely different perspective on things now! You've got to say well done to the board for not just snatching their hands off and even bothering offering him a contract. Ridiculously high bid for a 33 year old League 2 striker no matter how good he has been for us over the years.

Good luck Mully, I for one wish you luck and don't blame you in whatever you decide from here on in.

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The club should do everything in their power to ensure Mullers stays. But if he does leave it will be with the blessing of everyone at ASFC and he will cement his place as one the true legends of ASFC.

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Here's the link:

Shrews In 75 000 Mullin Bid (from Lancashire Telegraph)

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As important as Mully is to us, that's a serious offer.
If Paul decides to go or the club let him go, I for one would not blame or hold a grudge against either of the parties. In the end, I would expect, it would be Paul who decided his future.
I hope you stay Paul, but no hard feelings if you go, Good Luck.

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I don't see that what we've been offered makes a difference - the bottom line is we cannot afford to lose Mully right now, whatever the circumstances. Yes, I know we'll have to face losing him at some point but I really hope that when that day comes it's when he retires & has his fully deserved testimonial here at Stanley.

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I'm in the don't wanna lose him camp and offer of £75k doesn't change that! It's not like any money we have received in the past for players seems to be used to buy any new players!! (my opinion alone)

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the money we got for craney might have paid for craney!

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If Mullin wants to leave then we will just have to accept it. He has been a great servant to the club but £75k is a good price. I really want him to stay though. He is a great player and that is why the club must do all it can to keep him. If he wants to go then we have a good offer but the club needs to keep its best players as well as spending big money on players like Craney if they want to move up the league.

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Whilst i'd agree that £75k is a fair amount for a player of Paul's age,temper that with having to find a suitable replacement. We've shown the ambition with signing Craney, so if the sticking point in the contract negotiations is supposedly the length of the contract (i.e. the extra year) I hope that Eric recognises what a brilliant and influential player Paul has and will hopefully continue to be, reward his loyal service with a good pay rise,grant him the two year contract he wants and reward his loyalty with a testimonial season.

Money talks in these situations and i'd echo the sentiments of other's, if Muller's is offered a better deal than we can offer, then like others have said,he'd go with the blessing of the majority of all connected with the club. But before the club makes the decision to sell what could be considered as one of our main assets, I only hope that serious consideration goes towards how we'd replace a True Stanley legend.

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75k doesn't make one bit of difference. Our entire playing structure is founded with Mullin at the cornerstone. Where would we get a replacement for that amount, that would realistically join us? Especially seeing as we can only sign players within a 50 mile radius or southern players from several leagues below. Oh and on top of that we pay peanuts in wages, have crap facilities and a battle against the manager's favourites to get in the side - regardless of ability.
Yeh - sure we can get a quality replacement with 75k.

The only stumbling point is a 2 year contract - f$(%*@$ give it him! We'll get much more than 75k out of him if he plays out his days here through staying in the league. On FACE VALUE - 75k is a good offer, ie for a 33yr old League 2 striker. But he's not just a 33yr old League 2 striker is he? He's a striker, a midfielder, a defender, a model professional, and a beacon for all things good about football still left in the game. He is the perfect player. 75k would be daylight robbery.

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The board seem to be in the rather keep him bracket which is why there is an offer on the table. Nobody wants to see him go, but 75k is a fantastic amount and personally I'd rather see them take an offer while its there than lose him in a few months for nowt. £75k is the equivalent of nearly half a seasons worth of home gate receipts and could be the money that keeps us afloat for a bit longer. When the news/rumours originally broke that somebody had put in a bid I was expecting it to be around £20k and that would quite rightly have been blasted outta the water.

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If Paul Mullin leaves Stanley will quickly rue not giving him a two contract extension on improved terms. Moreover we are not winning our home games and a 13 point cushion can soon evaporate.

From all my experience of league football £75,000 for a striker who can guarantee Paul's level of return is peanuts.

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Will mullin play today though?

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He's on the team sheet.

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He played.
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Re: Shrewsbury in bid for Mullin
 

I think you'll all be seeing a resolution to the Mullin situation very, very soon. ;)

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ooo do tell Zombie;) he's staying isn't he ?!?? :D

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whats that sell him tell him to play rubbish get him back on loan and them paying a percentage of his wages:D:D:D

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75,000 grand whos that gonna buy? no-one. Gary williams went for 50,000 8-9 years ago. Id want at least 200,000 and that would be the least id start negotiations at. But if he does go will the money be spent on players i doubt it. Mullin has been a big part of the ressurection of Stanley and would be hugely missed. To better himself would be a good move in anyones eyes but to move sidewards and maybe sit on the bench for a year at 33 could be a mistake. Someone scored a goal paul mullin.:tongueout

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Hopefully mullin will have heard the terrace chants! :)

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Somebody posted on SV's that in total deals for IC that he's only costed you £25K.

If PM goes for £75K and then re-signs for you in 18 months for say £15K I'd say that that too was a good bit of business by EW.

However PM is a very important part of your set up and a replacement would not be easy to find.

Happy New Year.

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£150,000 Accy to Swansea (75,000 to us 75,000 to Alty), £85,000 Swansea to Accy I make it IC cost us £10,000.

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+ the £15k (or was it 25k) that we originally paid to Alty

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Mullin MUST stay end of !

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:)Here Here

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Why Would Mullers want to go and join a bunch of Donkeys Like Spewsbury, Its hardly a step up is it.

I`m with the clan who`d like to see him finish his career at Stanley, he`s rock solid, always gives 100%, and is very rarely injured or ill.

Add another Zero for his true worth.

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Also macca we should add the loan fee.

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was there one?

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Maybe not just wages.

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According to an inside source, there is a board meeting about this situation on Thursday! I for one would also like to see PM stay at Stanley and get his worked for testimonial, which he fully deserves.

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With Paul Mullin - play offs are still possible.

I cant see how we would get a cheper alternative?

No one of a similar style or build springs to mind in the conference, so we would be looking towards Conference North.
One of the Tranmere lads said they have been having a look at a Chris Senior of Altrincham, I dont know much about him.

Or - is this the perfect excuse for JC to bring Evil back?

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Or - is this the perfect excuse for JC to bring Evil back?[/quote]

Cue Accy Mad?

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Funny man, Ex Landlord!



Sunday, January 06, 2008 - By ExLandlord - "> Slops bid £75K for Accy’s Mullin?

The striker will be 34 years old in March and many are questioning the wisdom of such a large fee despite the chronic need fresh faces. Mullin has eleven goals to his name so far this season and is, in some quarters, being compared to The Bulls own Trevor Benjamin with the suggestion that Peters may have been better signing Benji when he was "free" rather than spending money on a man much older. Other subscribers are hinting that this move smacks of desperation by Peters.

If the transfer is concluded it will add interest to forthcoming "bragging rites" fixture scheduled for next Sunday.

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Is that the same one that comes on here, hereford fan:confused:

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Aye, that's him - does a nice line in irony.

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Ah yep thats the one hehehe:D seems he's been busy elsewhere then :rolleyes:

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Shrewsbury web site says a fee of £75,000 was agreed with Stanley and after talking to Paul the move will not be going ahead.
Striker Linked With Town | Shrewsbury Town | News | Latest | Latest

Re: Shrewsbury in bid for Mullin
 

Good.

This was in today's Shropshire Star

Town bid £75,000 for Mullin: Shropshire Star

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So when are we going to know for sure ?? rather than various clubs board speculation.

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It's not clubs board speculation, it's what the Shrewsbury manager has said that after talking to Paul Mullin the deal will not be going through.

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Ok, so why no mention from our manager or on fishy site, to eleviate the rumours:confused:

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Not yet - I'm restraining myself but if he does ever come back to Stanley be assured there'll be one hell of a rant on here ;)

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Please God let these reports from Shrewsbury be true & if they are then please will the club put us out of our misery as soon as they can.

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It's just been on Sky Sports News that Shrewsbury's bid for Mully has failed :) :) :) - yet there's still nothing on the fishy site???

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Typical isn't it we're always last to know:rofl38:

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Yep, Sky know so why don`t we???:mad:

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I thought we did know. We have been talking about it all day.

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Though as its been said not officially by the club:rolleyes::(

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Exactly:D:D:D:D:D

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I'm going to defend the club here. It's not normal for clubs to officially announce the news that they have agreed a fee to sell a player and then he turns down a deal. All Gary Peters has done now is what a lot of managers do, if they can't have their own way they release details to the press to cause bad feeling. The end result is they end up getting the player because they have unsettled him or the player goes elsewhere.

Bad manners in my view from Peters and to be fair to the club they only really need to put it on the fishy site if a) PM signs a new contract or b) They have sold him.

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I understand your defence of the club on this matter, it makes sense to me also, however I, and Im sure a few others on here, are somewhat concerned about the lack of info regarding PM signing a new contract for us......or not as the case may be :rolleyes:

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Of that I have been very aware, virtually and ear-achingly :)

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Sky Sports | Football | League Two | News | Shrews miss out on Mullin

75,000, They say they only wanted him short term, so how much is he worth long term?

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Haha, I don't thing he has a long term, 2 years max.

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Haha, I don't thing he has a long term, 2 years max.

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don't be daft, at this level, I would bet on another 5 years, just look at Teddy Sheringham, and, many years before, Stanley Matthews, to name but a couple, I'm sure that many more would spring to mind if I really thought about it... a model professional will always play longer than the so-called 'young guns' who burn themselves out with their hectic (& hedonistic) lifestyles.

saying that, he deserves a long term contract, & I'm sure he'd be more than happy to end his playing days with us. as long as he wants to play, it should be here!

I, for one, would be more than pleased!

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Absoluely Dave spot on:)

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Mullin will still be playing quality football in three or four years time, hopefully for Accy.I think some people on here do not realise what he actually does on a football pitch, he is a fantastic player.

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:)Mullin is staying!!!Yay im so pleased .check out the fishy site

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Given a 2 year contract, which is unheard of for an over 30 year old at Stanley. He deserves it, though.

Re: Shrewsbury in bid for Mullin
 

Great Positive News:):)
Onwards & Upwards!

Like having a new signing:D
Well done the Club and Paul for staying

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Maybe you should thank Gary Peters for being a plonker and forcing the issue :D

Re: Shrewsbury in bid for Mullin
 

Brilliant news :D
Thanks for sticking with us Mullers!

Re: Shrewsbury in bid for Mullin
 

Thank God for that - bloody brilliant news :) :) :) (Now I don't have to change my screen saver at work) Seriously though, we'd have been mad to let him go, it would have been like losing 4 or 5 players at one go.

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Good news indeed.In fact its WONDERFUL news. A victory for commonsense .

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PHEW..................You star man Mully, onwards and upwards now.

Re: Shrewsbury in bid for Mullin
 

I sincerely hope that each and every Stanley fan who attends normal matches will turn out for his eventual testimonial. True Legend

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Spot on Macca. Never a true word spoken.Fantastic news that Muller's has been granted his wish for a two year contract !! Hopefully the club will reward his loyalty with a good testimonial season with friendlies against one (or more) of our illustrious neighbours. A big pat on the back for all connected with the club (i.e Eric and Coley) for realising Paul's importance and making sure this happened.:D

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Absolutely brilliant news...good on ya Paul Stanley Mullin :D

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very rare in todays soccer world, for a player to put club before money, however you view it thats what the guys done, full credit to mullen n i for 1 will attend his testomonial (when the time comes) n stanley aint my no1 club.;)

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Stanley must be doing something right thats two players in the space of a week to do this, first craney and then mullers :)

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Another fantastic bit of news to start the new year!!!

Toddys back!!!
Craneys back!!!
Mullers has signed on for 2 more years!!!
We're mid-table with pathetic gates and low turnover!!!
And we're playing in the Football League!!

And its all down to Coley and Eric!!!

HAPPY TIMES FOR THE STANLEY FAITHFUL!!!!:theband:

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I think you should get your facts right. Our Chairman and yours were talking, our Chairman asked yours what he would except for Mullin. Your Chairman stated £75.000. Our Chairman offered it, knowing that GP is an admirer of Mullin. Peters had nothing to do with the negotiations. If you're going to call anyone names, it should be our Chairman, for being over-enthusiastic. I must also point out, that everything was done in the correct manner.

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My chairman didn't speak to your chairman :D

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Really? either Gary Peters or my Chairman is a liar then according to you.

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no dumbo hes a dingle.:D

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The Shrewsbury chairman is a dingle ? :rolleyes: