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Odemwingie speaks out on deal talks
Wednesday 17th August 2011, 12:53PM BST.
Peter Odemwingie today broke his silence on his Albion contract talks and told his Twitter followers he will only leave the Hawthorns for a ‘top’ club.
The Nigeria international also claimed discussions have stalled over the length of his new deal and not over wages.
Odemwingie has not penned a contract extension despite a summer of negotiations, leading to increasing speculation about interest from other clubs.
But the striker today used his Twitter account to reassure Baggies fans he does not want to leave.
He tweeted: “To my dear WBA supporters. I love this club and will leave only to a TOP team which is understandable. Nothing abnormal is going on.
“Contract is not signed because of the duration of it. Figures agreed long time ago because I know this is not Real Madrid. Please be patient.”
Wigan have already had a bid of around £4million rejected for Odemwingie and are expected to return with an improved offer.
But his comments today appears to rule out the Latics, while the Baggies have had no contact from other clubs despite speculation about interest from Tottenham and Newcastle.
The 30-year-old also tweeted an update on his fitness and hinted that he could return for Saturday’s Premier League trip to Chelsea.
Odemwingie was sidelined for Sunday’s Premier League opener against Manchester United at the Hawthorns with the ankle injury picked up in the pre-season win at Bristol City.
He tweeted: “Started running today. Optimistic – me says I’ll be OK for saturday with magic from the doctor. Realistic me says – balance both.”
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Wigan definitely out then!
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Will someone on here please eat humble pie, and give Pete an apoligy ?
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Fair play, its his last pay day to look after him and his family for the rest of their lives. Its got to be right for all concerned.
Would love to him to stay though as him, Tchoyi, Long and Cox will surely fire the goals to keep us up.
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See, nothing to worry about. I hope everyone calling him greedy is willing to admit they were wrong???
And who the hell is ‘Inside Man’? So far everything he has posted on these pages about us has been bang on and I’m sure he stated the other day that it was only the duration of the contract that was the sticking point!
Any news on Hargreaves or another CB mate?!
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Why not end all the speculation then Pete and sign,it only takes a swipe of a pen.You say you love the club,then why not stay and help make West Brom that TOP club.
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thank you odemwingie also could you sign a new contract.
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I do hope we have learned from our mistake with Kevin Phillips, who wanted a two year contract instead of the one we offered. I am still convinced that had we kept Kevin, his six or seven key goals would have kept us up in 2008-2009. Peter wants three years instead of two. His goals can keep us up this season – worth tens of millions.
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No news on Hargreaves or defender other than what has already been reported. If i learn anything then I will of course post on here. Sometimes people doubt the authenticity of my comments, but i never claim to be 100% right 100% of the time. This time last year i posted to say Odemwingie was already signed, but that was under my actual name.
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Santa
Give the guy a break, this may be the last big contract of his career, he’s only trying to secure his future. As he said, figures aren’t the problem it’s the number of years we’re offering. If anything direct your comments at the board and say give him the extra year or two he wants!
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So basically in comparison – He will definitly be off to Wigan..
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Rushall totaly agree although i think it was TMs decision, give him him the length he wants what price do you put on such talent and goals ?
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Why not add a performance clause? 2 years, and if in the second year he scores better than 1 goal every 3 starts he gets a third… And a fourth… as long as he keeps it up :)
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We need peter to stay so come baggies can we get round the table and sort the problem out and let him consertrate on keeping westbrom in the premeirship.
He only needs a pen to sign,and we only some more excitement from our star forward our fans look forward to that links up with shane long.
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10…….so there is no chance of him signing for the dogheads if he would only go to a top team
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Slow day again
8) Would that have been has Matt?
10)Documentary about Doyle on Ch5 tonight 8pm you might find interesting, called Croc Man
thought for the day, where are they now?
macca
August 20, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Who ??? hahahahaha
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For me this is a clever way to take the heat off him and put the pressure firmly back on the club. Depending on the length of contract he wants if it’s 3 or 4 years i would personally give it to him as other people have stated on here, i hope we have learnt our lesson from Super Kevin Phillips. I can see both sides of this, at least in a round about way it’s not a financial problem which is encouraging if it’s just the length of deal surely a compromise can be reached. We all want him to stay so sort it out please.
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10) Oh sorry mate, just checked, it is about crocodiles apparently, bloody confusing titles!
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That’s all it took! a few words from the horses mouth instead of little snip-its from newspapers
and everybody is satisfied.
Adéu
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2.Danish. Why should anyone eat humble pie mate? When we are WRONG we’ll eat it especially if made with your scrumptious bacon. How much effort did it take for someone to say, “It isn’t about money, it’s about length of contract”. I don’t know what you are doing in Denmark about cash, but here the fiddling goes on from MPs, bankers, F.A., Old Uncle Tom Cobleigh and all. Except US. The poor sods who work, or have worked all our lives, paid our taxes and somehow find hundreds of pounds to watch football. Greed here raises the hackles of every ordinary man and woman. We get nasty. Now, St.Peter says it isn’t about cash. Straight from the horses mouth. Sign him up! All is forgiven, especially as there was nothing to forgive.
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Oh my aching head. What a night i had out with me new mates from the Pink tent peg last night. Danced until dawn.
Cant remember getting back to the caravan, the boys must have carried me back.
Im sat on Brighton beach right now in me deck-chair; But they arnt as comfy as i remember them, cus ive had to bring a cussion from the caravan to sit on.
Fancy dress night tonight in the club. Let you know how i get on tomorrow.
Has Peter O signed yet ?
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Kev
I know you like to be optimistic but you’re pushing it a bit there thinking everyone will be satisfied.
You’ll still get the same cynicism from the same cynics barking conspiracy. If he signs and has a bad game, there’ll be some who’ll say he has a must-play clause. Does anybody remember Scott Carson’s, which we mysteriously broke when he was dropped for Myhill….???
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I am not convinced, I remember Southgate and a few others saying the same when they joined Boro from Villa.
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Romsley Baggie
Takes one too know one!
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Warren.
Trying to talk common sense on here. Tut tut.
I read on another site that Owen Hargreaves hasn’t replied to the club and there are rumours over there he’s joining Vancouver Whitecaps. Although I realise that these may have come from Vancouver Whitecaps.
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To the Dog-Heads on here, back track to the dark side and worry about Doyle and Jarvis. If Wigan came in for them, they would both be off.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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My respect to Mr.P.Odemwingie for taking the time to inform the fans and having the respect for the fans to let us know what is happening.
I like this guy!
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so he will leave if a bigger club comes in,,,well let him go if he dont wont to stay with us….no player is bigger then the club..
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The length of contract is important to the club because every extra year of the contract will probably cost in excess of £2M . Having said that it is imperative that we keep him.
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Warren,
Congrats mate, you’ve managed to get Scott Carson into a Peter Odemwingie story! Hats off mate that takes some doing! lol
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Spurs are signing Adebayor, and Harry said Odem was to dear! £170,000 p.w. Emanuel on, allegedly!!!
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his says he only leave for bigger club if thats not trying to put imself in the shop window
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Kev’s got sun stroke again!
What are you going on about?
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Until he gives me a reason to get upset I’m not going to criticise p o. He’s still the same chap we all loved and chanted his name last season. He’s still contracted to us this is just a reward for him. We have had it from the horses mouth now his intentions so its up to him. Keep positive.
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Cheers Romsley. That’s not my fault anyway, it’s Scott Carson’s…..
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It would be a slap in the face if he signed for Wolves ;)
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Straight from the horses mouth, money not the problem. Obvious he is being looked after. just wants to be looked after longer. So the Know-alls who called him a money grabber, you haven’t a clue what you are on about.
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That discounts wolves then.
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31 Well that would rule Wolves out then wouldn’t it if he wants to join a bigger club, it’d be a backward step!
Well done Peter, the way this lad has conducted himself is first class. He didn’t have to come out and say what he did, so this tells it’s own story. Hopefully, this will put the Wigan rumours to bed and with no firm offers from elsewhere, there’s no need for anyone to discuss this issue any more.
Looking forward to seeing him in action again now!
Boing Boing!!
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35) Nah, it wouldn’t be a slap in the face, it would be up there with the Miracle Of Lourdes if he signed for Wolves :-)
p.s. don’t bother putting the Pope on speed dial!
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Still reacon he is off. If he does go I would replace him with David Ngog and Nicky Maynard.
Do people on here actually think Simon Cox would do a job in the premier league? His attitude and work rate is obviously top notch but he is a million miles away from a premier league striker.
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Will people stop going on about “the Wigan rumours”! They out a bid in but that is it. PO is not going to join Wigan, Wolves or any other crappy little club on the decline!
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Romsley Baggie
They wont let me say what I really think.
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to me its simple give him wot he wants but put a clause in that he can only leave for say 8-10 mil wether its wigan or arsenal or who ever that way we get a garented amount even if arsenal bid say 6mil he can buy out the rest of his contract to make the money up
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So you would begrudge him the chance to play in Champions League one last time if one of the big boys here or in Europe came along?
I honestly don’t buy into the football loyalty crap. If a larger company comes in for the everyday man, offers him more money, more responsibility and overall better prospects would he stay with his current company through a sense of loyalty? No, of course he wouldn’t.
PO has said he wants to stay but he couldn’t turn down an amazing opportunity to join the elite. I respect that 100%. The man has said money isn’t the issue, he wants to stay longer than we offering him so cut him some slack please people!
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One Season in the Prem.Plucked out of Russian obscurity by Albion.What about a bit of loyalty,a bit of payback.Not everyone in life uses that Mantra, knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing.
The everyday man isnt earning £40.000 a week.
We all know about players moving to so called bigger clubs then never being heard of again.
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Agreed Kev, I couldn’t reply to you in the way i wanted either!
Warren these riots i heard on the news last night were Scott Carsons fault! Also the fact we are probably heading for a double dip financial meltdown is obviously his fault too! lol
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the chances of that tweet having come directly from peter odemwingie himself are about 20,000 to one. i could have done it myself
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44 Pip-
it all depends if there’s players at your club who are good enough to be wanted by the top clubs.
Fortunately for wolves,they don’t have that problem,do they?
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i dont believe a word he says,if wigan come in and double his wages he will be gone,he`s stalling on his contract till the transfer winda is nearly shut,no top 6 club will come in for him aye boing boing
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46
Congratulations you win the award for most ridiculous comment of the day!
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The more I think about Peter’s position the more I support him.
If the only sticking point is the length of the new contract I agree that he should get an extension because we need to remember he only has ONE year left and then a further year option in the clubs favour – so he is only guaranteed one more year.
If he were to get injured this season or have a real stinker he could be left without a club in 12 months and at 31 it could be hard to find a decent move. If he wants two years plus a year option for the club I think thats appropriate.
JP will be looking to safeguard the clubs position (bless him) but PO needs a little more than one guaranteed season in his pocket – I know I would.
I feel sure that if Roy wants him signed up and the money is already agreed that the deal will be done pretty soon.
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thanks 46, i’ll drink to that. although you did push me hard right to the finish line with your comment at number 4. inside man ‘bang on’??? yes he got foster right, although he also told us green was coming, but according to him Albion should already have Keane and Reo Coker in the ranks. never mind, there’s still time i s’pose. gullible? it ain’t srong enough a word mate
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Happy
Yowm just a big softie, ay ya son!
You’re making it sound like we should be a charity mate, if PO does get injured or turns out to be a one season wonder then we’re stuck with him for however long he what’s the extension for.
I don’t think he is a one season wonder and I hope an amicable contract can be sorted but JP can’t let players have it all their own way,
That’s the road too ruin.
Adéu amigo
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Happy
Want’s not What’s, sorry son
Adéu
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Shock,
Never mind about that Idiot site. ALBION club have now verified Osaze words and the reason for his contract signing delay. Just worry about him ,Long and Tchoyi playing in the same team when we play yours. Just go over the dark side and condole one of yours, Frankie Munroe. While you’re at it, also remind those other great wolves fans, Laughingwolf and Odd (lone wolf) Fellow to do the same. There’s a good lad.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~JtH.
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Ok now you’ve just topped yourself considering you were the one who posted at 46!
What makes you think that the tweet didn’t come directly from him? You can’t honestly believe that surely???
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Kev – I agree he won’t be a one season wonder…. and i think that’s his point.
I am a big softie really which is why we need JP to be the bad guy in these things – but a player needs security too. I think a fit PO will do a great job for 2-3 more seasons no problem. If he does get injured (playing for us) we should look after him – thats the albion way.
Its a gamble but this seems one worth taking – don’t forget we only have to guarantee 2 seasons and the third is in our favour.
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Good on ya Pete. I hope he signs soon. £4m is a joke, Wigan should be ashamed at trying to unsettle a player like that it’s just underhand.
For all the Wulfies. We get in Odemwinge, who plays a blinder and looks like leaving for bigger things but still looks upon the Albion as a club he ‘loves’. Wolves sign Van Damme who plays a few games, decides he hates the club and demmands to go home. Didn’t Van Damme cost more n’all?
Boing Boing
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lordsmyshepherd, i can’t think of any examples off hand but it wouldn’t be the first time a twitter or facebook account had been abused or misused. i can’t help thinking that a lot of the information we’ve been getting from the ‘inside men’ and the ‘reliable sources’ has indeed been gleaned from twitter and facebook waffle. how much of it has been proved accurate so far this summer? almost none i think you’ll agree. in a nutshell what i’m trying to say is that i don’t believe anything until it’s been formally announced by the club. as for PO i seriously hope they can come to an agreement soon because i find the prospect of him and Long up front truly mouthwatering
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shonit – don’t know if you are a baggie or wulf but you have a point as samir nasri had a false Facebook page set up where he “said” he didn’t want to be at Arsenal – and the nationals printed it as gospel….. however the albion have now acknowledged this as genuine from PO.
I too don’t pay much heed to these “inside man” type posts – getting it right 50% of the time is easy enough when its all in the press already.
Like these pages – the net is great when used correctly and a pain in the **** when its not.
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shonit
I see your point as there is in fact a couple of Peter Odemwingie pages on twitter – one who admits he isn’t the real person and the other who claims to be real but has in fact scammed several people out of money – to which Odemwingie has warned people about on his real twitter account.
The account in question is definitely real as I’ve seen the comments he made regarding the Nigeria coach on it and we all know what a firestorm that caused.
Now if you will kindly give me the 20,000 to 1 odds again I’ll gladly whack a tenner on the comments being real.
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59 happy baggie, albion through and through mate, else i’d find the prospect of PO and Long up front truly frightening. glad somebody agrees with me on something, or at least doesn’t just jump two-footed down my virtual throat
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Why I believe that P.O.’s contract is about length not money is because even if he signs today for £30K per week and 3 years, then say Arsenal came in just before deadline, he’d be gone! You can see why J.P. deals a hard hand on those terms. The contract protects both parties and keeps the law involved.
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I like reading ‘inside man’ so I hope he continues to post. He may be the club shop shelf stacker, but he’s still nearer the actual truth than we are and even the rumours make for interest. If he does work for the club, he’s still subject to confidentiality where necessary and a certain degree of ‘we hope’ from the club itself.
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Peter has signed up, 3 year contract keeping him at the club till 2014.
Well done to Jeremy Peace and Dan Ashworth, but most of all to Peter for the way he has conducted himself. We all agree I hope that a contract has to be right for both parties, so Peter was entitled to take his time and seek the advice of his agent before signing.
Now we can put this to bet and concentrate on the football.
Boing blummin’ Boing!!
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