we will go out an waste money on a 35 year old target man who can't win a ball in the air I honestly ain't looking forward to any game at the minute 

13 minutes ago, liampie said:

i feel we have released the wrong person myself.

@erindoors did he want to leave? can you please help us understand it?

i do not blame anyone for the release, just disappointed because he is a decent player. opinions cant change over a small period of time surely? i think it makes our attack weaker and we have a large midfield and defence.

I agree Jimmy's a good player and he did a good job for us. But he wanted more guaranteed, regular first team football. Very best wishes to the lad, he's worked hard for us.

19 minutes ago, Modern Fan 1862 ???? said:

he's had 10 mins here and there how can you base that he's not good of 10 mins of football? 

I could easily ask how can you decide that he's just as good as he used to be based on a few 10 minute appearances where he did nothing at all?

Cambridge, odds please?

I am not that bothered he has departed, its hard when you have not seen him play much. Good luck to him! Sprockel to be reassured now I bet!!

I think this is a bad move, he definitely deserved a fair chance, stead has been useless at points this season and I sometimes struggle to see what he brings at times

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Jimmy was thrown back in after his injury, I for one think the rush was a mistake. I acknowledge he wanted to play yet if he had not done that it would have allowed him to settle down. If he had of missed the season, Moniz may have given him a chance at the start of the year. I am not disappointed but I do think he deserved more of a chance to showcase his talents. He did well enough for the reserves, which makes you ponder why he never did at first team level.

If this had have happened sooner, there would not have been such a whiplash from it.

I wish him the best. He was good whiles he played for us, i don't get why hes leaving either.. but we seem to get alot of good players leaving.

I did think he may of left anyway by the end of the season, so not far off really.

2 hours ago, cheeky~k8 said:

I wish him the best. He was good whiles he played for us, i don't get why hes leaving either...

This is my theory on why he's gone which is based 100% on guesswork and nothing else.  Spencer was getting frustrated at his lack of first team opportunities.  The Cambridge No 9 has just been ruled out for the season, so Derry fancied Jimmy as a replacement.  We have a squad which is way too big, putting a serious strain on the wage bill.  A few phone calls were made, and it was decided it was in everyone's best interests to let Jimmy go.  

It remains to be seen whether this decision is right or wrong, but if Jimmy can get back to his peak he will be a great signing for his next club.  There has to be a doubt however that he will get back to being the player he was before his injury, because to me he hasn't looked as good since.  I would have preferred to see him go somewhere on loan so we could get an answer to that question before we released him.  Good luck to him wherever he goes.

6 hours ago, Elite_pie said:

I could easily ask how can you decide that he's just as good as he used to be based on a few 10 minute appearances where he did nothing at all?

simple il explain it to you @Elite_pie 1 stead has zero control and falls over at every chance /Spencer has a great control and actually holds it up due to his physical build strengh 

2 Stead can hardly win the ball in the air yeah he wins one here and there but Spencer wins a lot more aerial challenges when he comes on.

3third and finally stead is 32 Spencer is 24  stead will be  33 next year and has zero pace as it is where is the future strikers ?

mcleod is good don't get me wrong but at 32 he won't be here forever my point is Spencer has time on his hands and Shaun Derry wil get the best out of him and don't be surprised when he does you have you're opinion elite I respect it but I just think who are we replacing him with.

No one offers what he does decent link up play strengh great first touch if not immaculate who do we have that offers that?

Murray is even below stead to who's going to be the striker coming of the bench to win the ball when it's hoofed into orbit again no replacement lined up wait til the last min an get a 36 year old journey man 

All I'll ask is when was the last time you saw Spencer have a good game?

For me it was May 2014.

well considering he has 10 mins here an there it's hard to say a actual GAME isn't it elite ?

But tell me this when was the last time you saw job stead hold the ball up ?

Did you see the Wimbledon pattern hoof the ball stead falls over ball comes back again hoof the ball stead has no touch or control ball comes back 

Pattern re emerging you can't say a game cause the bloke has never had a full match to prove himself unlike stead who's been dross and still gets a game.

when does Murray hardly start a game he's better then most and he can't get a game and again he's another young one who will soon leave and we will be left with two strikers 32 an 33

Even McLeod won more headers and better control then stead had all that game an stead still stayed on the damn pitch is the bloke a untouchable 

Jon stupid iPhone changing my words 

So you haven't seen Spencer have a good game for ages, which must mean you are basing your judgement on the Spencer we saw before his injury.  If we could get that Jimmy Spencer back I would sign him up long term in an instant.  But will he get back to that level?

You talk about Stead a lot - I think he's been mixed so far, but I think he's suffered from being played in strange positions.  Based on what I've seen of both this season I would pick Stead before Spencer.   

13 hours ago, Elite_pie said:

This is my theory on why he's gone which is based 100% on guesswork and nothing else.  Spencer was getting frustrated at his lack of first team opportunities.  The Cambridge No 9 has just been ruled out for the season, so Derry fancied Jimmy as a replacement.  We have a squad which is way too big, putting a serious strain on the wage bill.  A few phone calls were made, and it was decided it was in everyone's best interests to let Jimmy go.  

It remains to be seen whether this decision is right or wrong, but if Jimmy can get back to his peak he will be a great signing for his next club.  There has to be a doubt however that he will get back to being the player he was before his injury, because to me he hasn't looked as good since.  I would have preferred to see him go somewhere on loan so we could get an answer to that question before we released him.  Good luck to him wherever he goes.

I agree there, going on loan would of been a much better option if hes not going to be played.