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Looks like Hobbs has gone to Forest...

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  1. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
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    @FAWAZ_ALHASAWI ‏@fawaz_alhasawi1
    I am delighted to announce that I have just agreed a deal with Hull City's chairman for Jack Hobbs. #NFFC
     
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    originallambrettaman, Jan 14, 2014
  2. Quill

    Quill Bastard

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    See Billy? Pay the price and you'll get the goods.
     
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  3. SydneyTiger14

    SydneyTiger14 Well-Known Member

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    I think Hobbs has signed a pre-contract with them, so no, they didn't pay the price. :(
     
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    SydneyTiger14, Jan 14, 2014
  4. tigerrev

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    Best wishes Jack - thanks for the service you gave us - a great Championship centre half and captain. Good signing for Forest
     
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  5. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
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    We had a bid from Reading, we told them they had to match it to keep him, presumably they have.
     
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    originallambrettaman, Jan 14, 2014
  6. SydneyTiger14

    SydneyTiger14 Well-Known Member

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    Hope so! BBC was reporting differently.
     
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    SydneyTiger14, Jan 14, 2014
  7. The FRENCH TICKLER

    The FRENCH TICKLER Well-Known Member

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    Correct.

    City used Reading to get Forest to pay the price. Good deal alround.
     
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    The FRENCH TICKLER, Jan 14, 2014
  8. lewisc29

    lewisc29 Idiot

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    Apparently a pre contract so maybe he's going there in the summer.
     
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  9. originallambrettaman

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    An English club can't sign a pre-contract with a player from another English club until one month from the end of his contract.
     
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  10. onceatiger

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    Perhaps its a 'pre' pre-contract??
     
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  11. PLT

    PLT Well-Known Member

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    Is that their chairman? Sounds like a right knob saying 'I have agreed a deal'...
     
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  12. MattTheTiger

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    Good luck to Hobbsy, a quality Championship centre half
     
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  13. Chilton's Hundreds

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    <laugh> That's what he thinks !
     
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  14. Mr. Shoes

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    Noticed Brucey had mentioned his knee being a reason we didn't offer him a deal. And farming him out to see how he fared on it.

    Shows the club are much more risk averse after the JB fiasco. And explains the Austin caution. Seems we are playing a straight bat a bit. That said we have meyler on a contract after surgery. I guess it was just bad timing for Hobbs though I reckon his poor distribution played a part
     
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    lewisc29 Idiot

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    I'm pretty sure he can reach a pre-contract agreement whenever he wants.
     
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  16. ellewoods

    ellewoods Well-Known Member

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    You can only have precontracts between foreign clubs this far away from when his contract with us ends.
     
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    ellewoods, Jan 14, 2014
  17. GLP

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    He is the chairman.
     
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  18. davehcfc

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    Shame to see Hobbs go cause he was always solid for us but if hes not in Bruces plans then no need in keeping him when we have sufficient cover at CB.
     
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  19. John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.

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    Hobbs was excellent for us, but agree with SB probably not EPL quanlity. Good luck to him at Forest.
     
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    John Ex Aberdeen now E.R., Jan 14, 2014
  20. PLT

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    Bruce and McShane have made the step up and Hobbs was better than either of them last season so I see no reason why he couldn't have made it. I'm sure he left simply because he knew he wouldn't be guaranteed games and wanted to play every week.
     
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