A couple of non league snippets

[Reading Rebel]

21 hours ago, Curtis said:

It was no surprise that he was moving on…. but very disappointing to see him moving sideways at a time when we are seeing so many players leaving us & progressing their football careers.

Bayliss won't be the first or the last to move sideways or even downwards when they see the £ signs.

Apparently he got himself an agent who's been touting him around for most of the second half of the season.

It's pretty obvious that he wanted more money to stay and we were not prepared to match the offers that were made to him by other clubs like Chesham.

I've no problem with players leaving for more money if only they could be honest about it.

Edited Saturday at 20:50 by Reading Rebel

[Ian g f]

Needs to sack his agent if Chesham is the best he can do

[GlenSTFC]

1 minute ago, Ian g f said:

Needs to sack his agent if Chesham is the best he can do

Not if he got him the most money!

[Curtis]

6 minutes ago, GlenSTFC said:

Not if he got him the most money!

I would have thought he would have got £50-£60k a year if he had got a move to Step 1….. if would be surprised if Chesham are paying him anything like that to play part-time for them.

And why wouldn’t he think a bit longer term…. if he had gone to a Step 1 club & impressed his next move could have been to the Football League and a substantial salary.

I can only think that he sees Step 2 as being the highest level he wants or feels capable of playing.

[GlenSTFC]

23 minutes ago, Curtis said:

I would have thought he would have got £50-£60k a year if he had got a move to Step 1….. if would be surprised if Chesham are paying him anything like that to play part-time for them.

And why wouldn’t he think a bit longer term…. if he had gone to a Step 1 club & impressed his next move could have been to the Football League and a substantial salary.

I can only think that he sees Step 2 as being the highest level he wants or feels capable of playing.

Plus he’s 26 so football league opportunities have passed him. As I said it’ll be interesting to know if any step 1 clubs made an enquiry. For all we know maybe one did but didn’t offer enough in his mind.

[GlenSTFC]

Unders has surprisingly joined Enfield Town as assistant manager.

[Reading Rebel]

8 hours ago, Ian g f said:

Needs to sack his agent if Chesham is the best he can do

He probably weighed up the pros and cons of any move available to him and decided to stay local and take the biggest offer that was on the table which was from Chesham.

[GlenSTFC]

Josh Jackman has signed for Hitchin Town.

[Reading Rebel]

2 minutes ago, GlenSTFC said:

Josh Jackman has signed for Hitchin Town.

That's nice and local for him.

[Nathan]

12 minutes ago, GlenSTFC said:

Josh Jackman has signed for Hitchin Town.

I'm amazed that he's dropping down 2 divisions to play at Step 4. He's much better than that!

[SloughFlyer]

1 hour ago, Nathan said:

I'm amazed that he's dropping down 2 divisions to play at Step 4. He's much better than that!

Football v Life balance. Close to home and less travelling and also one of the first names on the sheet so guaranteed playing time when he is fully available. Probably a few quid as well. What's not to like.

[Reading Rebel]

2 hours ago, Nathan said:

I'm amazed that he's dropping down 2 divisions to play at Step 4. He's much better than that!

Yes, hes probably got to the stage in his football career where his priorities have changed and his personal/private life takes priority.  

[rebelbrewer]

18 hours ago, Nathan said:

I'm amazed that he's dropping down 2 divisions to play at Step 4. He's much better than 

He is much better than that but it fits exactly with why he said he was leaving; closer to home and at a level that will make less demands on his time.

[DonnyNo6]

19 hours ago, SloughFlyer said:

Football v Life balance. Close to home and less travelling and also one of the first names on the sheet so guaranteed playing time when he is fully available. Probably a few quid as well. What's not to like.

Proper club though Hitchin in my opinion.

[michaelSTFC]

Farnborough's talented Richard Chin has moved north of the border for Raith Rovers.