A free transfer?? What was the point of a two year contract then....?!

Good luck to Barney - always gave 100% in a Welling shirt and more than capable at National level or maybe higher in the future.

I thought I saw Daisy driving a cherry picker down Bellegrove Road the other day

One year left on contract and a free transfer? How does that work then?

Odin73 wrote:

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I take it the barney williams post is a fake then based on everyone ignoring it

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What are you expecting? We accept he has been a good player and put the effort in and is good enough for where he is going. If that were not the case, do you think people would be perplexed about the fee situation? 

OldOak2 wrote:

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So does this mean Sam Corne is the last man standing from the first team of last season?

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 Until Jamie comes knocking again...

Barneywilliams1 wrote:

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Hello fellas it's barney I just want to say thank you so much for all your support over the 4 years, especially being 17 and tiny (still am tiny) but keeping faith in me! There has been some amazing moments over the years that I'll never forget! Sorry about the way the season ended last season I couldn't of gave anymore it it just wasn't to be! I hope you understand that in this situation it's difficult to turn down the higher league! Hopefully I see you all soon

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Fair play to Barney coming on here and saying thanks. You've been a great player for us who gave it their all, not forgetting winning and maintaining the right back position from Faz. The awards you've won each season says enough really. 

I've got no problem with players wanting to play at a higher level but when you go for £0 then that's the reason this message thread is focusing on that and not you. You're worth 4-5 figures and that means a lot to Welling. More importantly what does it tell other clubs? 

Barneywilliams1 wrote:

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Hello fellas it's barney I just want to say thank you so much for all your support over the 4 years, especially being 17 and tiny (still am tiny) but keeping faith in me! There has been some amazing moments over the years that I'll never forget! Sorry about the way the season ended last season I couldn't of gave anymore it it just wasn't to be! I hope you understand that in this situation it's difficult to turn down the higher league! Hopefully I see you all soon

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 Good luck Barney! You always gave your best for WUFC. I hope you go from strength to strength. Very sorry to see you go. 

I must have failed to make myself clear. Mark Goldberg has always gone for a big back four. How many times have we seen that? He has already signed some big full backs therefore our player of the year for the last two seasons does not fit into the current set up. Barney would be daft to turn down a move to his mentor's club so I should imagine it was a mutually agreeable release. I would expect there to be a substantial sell on clause but that is up to the manager to negotiate.

If Mark Goldberg doesn't see Sam Corne as part of his plans, he may free him from his contract to release his wages from the budget too. It is not in our control so there is no point in any of us getting upset. 

Greendale wrote:

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Unless a large sell-on fee formed part of the transfer agreement it does seem a very strange decision to allow Barney to go on a free.  Jamie is well aware of Barney's ability and I think it's unlikely that he would have been put off by being asked for a fee of a few thousand.  We will never know. Anyway good luck Barney, a real 100% player.

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 Braintree are like us and do not have vast sums of money to pay out on transfer fees. I am pretty sure that asking for 'a few thousand' would have put Braintree off.

Well us fans should know why he was let go on a free when he was under contract. I could not believe it when I saw the news. Barney deserves to be in the National League, superb player who could easily get into the football league. I would be amazed if Sam Corne now stayed. He's probably thinking 'if Barney can get a free, so can I'. I asked Hobbins and the club Twitter feeds why there was no fee and no response. Do they not think supporters would be wondering 'what the heck is going on?'. 

-- Edited by werwings on Saturday 11th of June 2016 12:16:03 PM

Thank you Polo. I also don't agree. He has not been player of the year for two years for no reason but it is the new manager's decision so I don't see what Barry or the club's Twitter feed can add.