Well he did leave his Chinese club because they weren't going to pay him and he's seeking compensation from them for that hence the holdup with his clearance. So, it is all about the money.
Well he did leave his Chinese club because they weren't going to pay him and he's seeking compensation from them for that hence the holdup with his clearance. So, it is all about the money.
I can't see how anyone can be mad at Griff. Imagine you had a good offer for work to head to China for a year, got there & found out you weren't getting paid.
Yes the hold up is all about the money.... The griff haters will say he is all about the money..... And ignore the fact he had a year left on his contract, which they have said they can't honour, so under FIFA rules he is entitled to compensation.
If I got punted from work with a year left on my contract despite not breaking the contract myself I'd be wanting severance pay or redundancy package.
Griff haters seem to have abnormal expectations of footballers as professionals.
Not hating on Griff.....but it is the risk when you take the Chinese coin.
They are shady bastards and so many of our guys have gone over there and had issues....most come home.
Having talked to a few guys who have gone to China (and other Asian countries) to play, the biggest issue with Australians playing in China is the lifestyle. Apparently Dubai, Japan, Korea are all great lifestyle-wise, but China is just uniquely difficult for Australians to adapt to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
Mark Bridge the prime example - cried because he didn't like the food etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by pv4
But Asian food is wonderfulQuote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
If this isn't resolved by Feb 5 he won't be playing for us this season.. Nervous times.
The problem as Ian rush sees it is that playing in china is like being in a foreign country
Yep, goodQuote:
Originally Posted by GazFish35
While Griffo was under contract with the Jets he left and went to China to chase more money.Quote:
Originally Posted by GazFish35
His current Chinese club have decided they don't want to honour his contract with them and are not going to pay him.
How people view the behaviour of Griffo or indeed the Chinese club is up to them. I don't care, I just want him to be scoring goals for us.
Spot on. I'll take Griff saying all the right things in the media about how he always wanted to come back to Newy, he loves the club and fans etc with an Everest sized grain of salt, at the end of the day that's all just a bit of PR work from him. All I want him to do is score plenty of goals.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
Wait.... What? What? Wait.... Is this real
Can't see this being resolved by Saturday..
NBN News reports Jets officials were working all day on resolving this.Quote:
Originally Posted by pudy
Sign Griff
Sack GVE
Middleby sorts this by Saturday and he is a ****ing genius
A previous article states that Griff was only a possibility of playing against the coast before this debacle.
We can only pray to the Griff himself.
Will hamma shave his beard if griff plays?
Big decision time for Griff here.Quote:
Originally Posted by GazFish35
I completely agree that he should be seeking compensation given they are the ones who informed him of an inability to pay his final 12 months.
Question Griff needs to answer himself is, does he potentially want to be out of a job and not playing for 12 months while he fights this, or does he want to play and write the cash off by dropping the compensation.
Hard call to make, particularly with a young family, Not a place I would be wanting to find myself. Given the way the Chinese clubs seem to play hardball, I suspect either Griff drops the compensation, or we don't see him this season.
It's all because the club hasn't cut all ties with GVE. So obvious...
You've hit the nail on the head. Great post.Quote:
Originally Posted by sammydog
I don't know what decision I would make if I was in that position.
Yep, I saw Middleby running to the postbox this arvo to get his letter off to China. Hopefully they get back to him in time.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
If Griff plays on Sat I will deadset renounce all my criticism for Middleby.
allo boys
Did anyone see the picture of jets training in todays herald? Deadset looked like griff was having his way with brown!
No one is safe!
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Originally Posted by plague
Your assuming Middleby remembered to put a stamp on the bloody thing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Cleared yet or what?
F*CK!!!
so is he cleared? clearance all clear?
Ask ClarenceQuote:
Originally Posted by la bazzle
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...CMFnwo4pLSXDZA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW2F2DrTu6w
the opportunity to post clips from my favourite movies - The Griff that keeps on giving
and don't call me Shirly...
:lol::lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by sanchez
So, is Griff clear for take off?
(odds this will be the line the herald goes for when he gets his clearance = 1:1)
James Gardiner alias SanchQuote:
Originally Posted by sanchez
all good?
hasn't come through from qingdao, middleby better be on the f*cken blower
According to the official FB page, he's not in the squad, didn't get cleared.
didn't get cleared YET!!
just get it ****ing done
with Middleby in charge?Quote:
Originally Posted by BodyNovo
Bhahahahahahaha
Jets used to just hurt you with the football they played, now they play these games.
Honest question - given Qingdao are holding to ransom with this clearance and he has been told he won't be getting paid and to find another club, would there even be a consequence if he played anyway?
For example, if Qingdao refuse to ever issue a clearance than I would imagine he would receive an over-riding clearance from FIFA directly? Why can't that just happen now. There should be no reason he misses a single game because of this. The consequences of him missing this derby are dire. I honestly think our season surviving hinges on Griff's presence on Saturday.
On a sidenote, I bet my left nut those monkies running the show at Jets HQ sent a fax (in English) requesting a clearance and have down nowt in addition to that. Maybe they sent an email too.
I'm not going down there if Griffo isn't playing
sort this shit out