Joe Mason (14 Feb - not coming)

Vampires11 · Feb 16, 2019

So how should it have been delivered???

Knibbsworth · Feb 16, 2019

argyleforever":2wu381h9 said:
The-Pilgrim":2wu381h9 said:

argyleforever":2wu381h9 said:

A good source tells me Argyle put a bid in for just £1600, (VIA EMAIL!!)
Charlton bid £4000 and Mk Dons Bid £6000..
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Did the others have theirs delivered by messenger pigeon or written in the sky? Why is by email such a big deal?

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Its pretty unprofessional if you ask me

It's an offer of employment, not informing a soldier's family of their bereavement on the front line. What delicate or comforting touch does a conversation add to the occasion of a contract offer?

At Sotheby's they accept bids in person, on the phone or over the internet. The highest bid wins no matter where it's from.

I've applied for jobs over the internet and been delighted to have received confirmation of interviews and career positions by email (and that's not my boyhood club coming in for me). It's a strange thing to get your knickers in a twist over. Has Joe become a bit of a diva since he left Argyle to be getting upset over things like that? I can't imagine Yann Songo'o having his week ruined by his contract offer not coming in the correct format, through his agent, specifically over the telephone.

Liam Vercoe · Feb 16, 2019

An email leaves a record of an offer, a phone conversation doesn't. A letter is about 15 years out of date. Keep up.

argyleforever · Feb 16, 2019

A personal phone call wouldn't go a miss though

Willis88 · Feb 16, 2019

Calling who though? It's all done via the agent these days so to call the agent to say there's an offer coming through is pointless. It's a modern world anyway, so I'm sure most, if not all offers are over email these days.

Felt more like a token offer than a serious one to me. DA offering it so he can't be accused of not trying but at the same time knowing we can't pay to his demands.

Green as Grass · Feb 22, 2019

Despite being a free agent for 3 weeks and despite receiving offers from League One (including ours) and League Two clubs according to his agent, Joe Mason remains a free agent. It makes me begin to doubt his enthusiasm to get back playing with only a couple months of the season remaining. I think that we did well to miss out.

Tugboat · Feb 23, 2019

Wouldn’t be surprised if he went to some Chinese league for more money.

greeneagle · Feb 24, 2019

Liam Vercoe":5ftu5sjo said:
An email leaves a record of an offer, a phone conversation doesn't. A letter is about 15 years out of date. Keep up.

An email here in Oz is a legal document. Not sure if the same applies in the UK.

Aaron D. · Feb 26, 2019

I don't think the offers he's getting match his own valuation of himself. Strange one, surely he knows he needs to get back playing again.

ChepstowGreen · Feb 27, 2019

Is there an update on Joe, in as much as has he signed for anybody yet? Or on trial with anyone?

Surely he wants to get back playing ASAP.

signalspast · Feb 27, 2019

Maybe it's something to do with his payoff from wolves in that if he signs for somebody from that moment onwards he doesn't get paid. For example it was reported that we offered 1600 per week. If your going to lose say 10000 per week by accepting the place what would one do

ChepstowGreen · Feb 28, 2019

Yeah you could be right.

Pogleswoody · Mar 1, 2019

signalspast":1xt2wxo8 said:
Maybe it's something to do with his payoff from wolves in that if he signs for somebody from that moment onwards he doesn't get paid. For example it was reported that we offered 1600 per week. If your going to lose say 10000 per week by accepting the place what would one do

One , at his age, would choose to play first team football and get/stay matchfit but that is one and one is not he ;-)

JannerinCardiff · Mar 7, 2019

Anyone know where he’s ended up after declining our offer of a contract?

metroace · Mar 7, 2019

It seems that he is a free agent. His Wolves contract was terminated at the end of the January window.