Joseph Ndo

**hoopy** · 13/04/2010, 3:42 PM

Originally Posted by Redie

No! I don't accept he was spoofing!

Hopefully this doesn't sound as though I'm belittling Sligo because that's not my intention, but if he was offered more by us, added to the fact that everyone assumed at the start of the season the league would be between us and Bohs(so I assume he would as well), why would he want to go to Sligo instead? Honestly, he'll be getting a very decent sum of money from Sligo and after a few games will get a mysterious injury and sit on the bench as happy as Larry.

**Dodge** · 13/04/2010, 4:03 PM

Originally Posted by hoopy

Hopefully this doesn't sound as though I'm belittling Sligo because that's not my intention, but if he was offered more by us, added to the fact that everyone assumed at the start of the season the league would be between us and Bohs(so I assume he would as well), why would he want to go to Sligo instead? Honestly, he'll be getting a very decent sum of money from Sligo and after a few games will get a mysterious injury and sit on the bench as happy as Larry.

You don't have to add that bit at all. And to be honest, it doesn't come into it for the majority of players in our league (or anywhere really). if he was offered €20 a week more by Shamrock (same terms etc), he'd have signed for them instead of Sligo. same could be said for any clubs.

**Longfordian** · 13/04/2010, 4:07 PM

Just worth pointing out also that it's not exactly unheard of for players to be telling porkies about what they were/are being offered by other clubs to play one off against the other. Cook may have been told a figure by Ndo that Rovers were offering, he may have said "I can't match that but I can go to x.." and x may well be higher than what Rovers were really offering him. He then believes Ndo has signed for less than Rovers offered him. He'd be a bit naive but it's not impossible.

**hoopy** · 13/04/2010, 5:34 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Just worth pointing out also that it's not exactly unheard of for players to be telling porkies about what they were/are being offered by other clubs to play one off against the other. Cook may have been told a figure by Ndo that Rovers were offering, he may have said "I can't match that but I can go to x.." and x may well be higher than what Rovers were really offering him. He then believes Ndo has signed for less than Rovers offered him. He'd be a bit naive but it's not impossible.

Agree with you, Cretaro spent several weeks doing this to a few clubs before signing Bohs.

**bluemovie** · 13/04/2010, 6:56 PM

Originally Posted by hoopy

why would he want to go to Sligo instead?

It could be for any number of reasons:

- He's a big surfing fan and wants to catch some tubes in Easkey.

- He's Westlife's number one fan and wants to see where they grew up.

- He wants to build a small cabin of clay and wattles on Innisfree.

**Ezeikial** · 13/04/2010, 7:51 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Just worth pointing out also that it's not exactly unheard of for players to be telling porkies about what they were/are being offered by other clubs to play one off against the other. Cook may have been told a figure by Ndo that Rovers were offering, he may have said "I can't match that but I can go to x.." and x may well be higher than what Rovers were really offering him. He then believes Ndo has signed for less than Rovers offered him. He'd be a bit naive but it's not impossible.

Originally Posted by hoopy

Agree with you, Cretaro spent several weeks doing this to a few clubs before signing Bohs.

Its called negotiation.

Happens in the real world as well

**BohsFans** · 13/04/2010, 10:00 PM

I'm sure he was going to sign for Dundalkkk, but Ian Foster said that 'X club' offered him more money and Dundalkkk just couldn't compete!

**avvenalaf** · 14/04/2010, 2:14 PM

He was actually offered more money by Shams but he realised that he would actually be paid by Sligo Rovers.

**Mr A** · 14/04/2010, 2:24 PM

Originally Posted by avvenalaf

He was actually offered more money by Shams but he realised that he would actually be paid by Sligo Rovers.

**marinobohs** · 16/04/2010, 1:39 PM

Originally Posted by hoopy

Comedy gold from Paul Cook yesterday saying Ndo would've got more money with us but he chose Sligo instead. Looks like the chip most Sligo fans have on their shoulders re us has finally infected him also. I'm sure, seeing as Ndo was only offered a pay as you play deal with us, even the most anti Hoop among the Sligo breathern will realise Cook's spoofing big time.

Without knowing the offers on the table from both clubs it is impossible to know if Cook was spoofing, can't see why he would to be honest. Not especialy bothered but it would not be the first time shams fan over exaggerated the "appeal" of the club. Joseph does however have a history of following the buck (nothing wrong with that as it is his living) and I think he was living in tallaght so a move to shams would appear to make sense.