Saint_clark Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~1778613,00.html Undisclosed fee. Good riddance to be honest, obviously didn't want to be here and I doubt would have had much of an impact this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Red Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Another big earner gone, hopefully this frees up some more wonga for AP.I hope he's working hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~1778613,00.html Undisclosed fee. Good riddance to be honest, obviously didn't want to be here and I doubt would have had much of an impact this season. why good riddence..? you bitter child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 A real statement of intent by Reading there. Don't blame him for wanting to leave after being loaned out last year when we actually needed him. I think his best days have gone but no doubt I will be proven wrong now. He did gave us some good memories though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Perrin Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Sad loss IMHO. A motivated Rasiak would have scored a bagfull in L1. That said, wages off the book is a good thing and should allow strengthening elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 why good riddence..? you bitter child I agree. He did what was asked of him, when it was asked. He's gone: now move along please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samoakley Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Lets replace him with a decent league one striker now who wants to play for us and might find it a great place to get noticed as a player and become a big name not a big time **** like rasiak. Thanks for the goals rasiak the derby away one comes to mind was a great moment for the club wish you showed that passion this season and maybe we would be closer to 0 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Hoorah! He never cared after we lost in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Good luck Rasiak - some good goals for us. Shame about the last 18 months... hopefully we sign some1 to replace him and hopefully that some1 has pace. Dont think Lambert and Rasiak would work together anyway - too similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Sad loss IMHO. A motivated Rasiak would have scored a bagfull in L1. That said, wages off the book is a good thing and should allow strengthening elsewhere. Therein lied the problem though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Bizzle Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Never really rated rasiak, thought he was far too hyped up. He was a good poacher but offered nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordswoodsaints Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 I can't decide if it is a good or bad thing.... I thought he looked sharp,fit and content this season and would have probably scored a few if given a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dello Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 donkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 i just love it when a player moves on and people get all silly over it and get uptight...well, unless the departing player unloads about the club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northam Girls Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Does he need a taxi ? ;-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 He was going to Watford earlier in the week.I assume as the Smith transfer fell through he was courted by the Reading manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Reading are my tip for CCC underachievers of the season this season. They have sold many of their good players this summer including Stephen Hunt, and Kevin Doyle is no longer there either. The team that got them promoted has largely been torn apart. Rasiak should do well for them if he can get goals, and we know he can, but I still don't think they'll be in the play-offs this season. Brendon Rodgers is a good young manager, but this is a season of transistion for them. It's a shame to see him go. He is a natural goalscorer, and if League status didn't matter to him and he was happy to stay, he would have been a good asset for us to keep. That said, we're in dire need of a pacy striker, and hopefully with the wages this frees up, we can bring one in. What with Saga? With him and Rasa desperately battling for a spot in the World Cup, it seems now like Rasa has the upper hand with playing in the higher league. I still predict Saga will go by deadline day, but if we do keep him, I hope he plays his nuts off, even if it is just to get him noticed for his International team. I'm sure Pardew has his targets, but it worried me the other day when he said he was looking at a couple more recruits. I would personally think we need about six now - another CB, a RB (even a loan, to fill in while Murty is out), a RM, a LM (of Pardew isn't going to use Holmes), and one or even two Strikers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Porter Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Not fussed either way really. Obviously a decent player but glad to get rid of his wages and dont think he works well with Lambert who's obviously going to be first choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 All this proves is NICKG is a liar and should be banned for life. or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocco boxo Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 That Play off goal I will never forget. He would not come to high in any poll about great Saints strikers though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Faz Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Best for all parties me thinks. We didnt treat him brilliantly ( the club - not the fans) ...Burley left him out for lengthy periods, Lowe wanted him off the wages bill, not sure after all that it would hav eever of worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egreog Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Thank goodness.......good piece of business......one Pole down one to go.....pity it wasn't a BOGOF deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 I don't think he gave it all after his first season with us but I don't think we treated him very well either one led to the other in my opinion signing Stern John - a similar but less talented player - and sending Rasiak out on loan wasn't a good idea I still have no real idea why we signed Stern and Euell when we had Rasiak and Saga - and were in financial problems! we'd have been a lot better off keeping Best and Blackstock on long term contracts at times I think the club tried to force him out in an attempt to reduce the wage bill because of his high wages if that was the case we never should have signed him in the first place or let him go on a free when we couldn't afford him it was the same with Saga - neither felt wanted by the club as well as being worried about their places in the Polish national team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 I sincerely hope this frees up the cash to sign the return of the Jaidi. Bye, Mr Rasiak. I always thought your hair was cack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 I sincerely hope this frees up the cash to sign the return of the Jaidi. Bye, Mr Rasiak. I always thought your hair was cack. Low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Not going to knock him. He was treated badly by us. Thanks Rasak for the goals. I hope you do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.comsaint Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 "Undisclosed fee". In other words - for next to nothing. Not that I mind. If he (or anyone else) doesn't want the honour to pull on the red & white stripes - then f@ck off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Not going to knock him. He was treated badly by us. Thanks Rasak for the goals. I hope you do well. that is about it..sums it up for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Best move for him and the club. He hasn't been part of things here for the last two seasons, hence the loans out, because there has always been adequate competition, such as Stern and DMG, just as there is now. Had he stayed he was probably third choice at best and not a good fit with Lambert. His place in the squad can be filled by someone the team has more need of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 "Undisclosed fee". In other words - for next to nothing. Not that I mind. If he (or anyone else) doesn't want the honour to pull on the red & white stripes - then f@ck off. I think it ended up to be more about having him off the wage bill than having the transfer money. He didn't want to play for us, so we couldn't have held on for more money, or we'd have had a whinging pole sitting in the reserves all season, earning a fortune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsacar saint Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Best outcome for club and player. Hopefully this will free money up for another good striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Signings in now please star with jaidi a RB winger and a striker. No rush of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 The one memory that stands out is his last min goal against Derby in the PF Semi. His record for us was something like 30 in 79? which isn't too shabby tbh. That's not including the times he was inexplicably dropped for no reason and consequently stopped scoring. He was treated abysmally by us last season, so were all of the experienced players tbf - so it's no surprise he wants to go. If you add up all we have received for him in loan fee's and this fee, im sure it comes close to the £2m outlay we paid in the first place. - so we haven't done too badly. Now for a pacy forward... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Thanks for the goals Rasiak - some great ones in there too. I'll never forget that goal against Derby away in the 2nd leg. I have never celebrated a Saints goal so hard. Happy happy memories. It's a shame he didn't want to play in League 1 because he would have been leathal, but if he has ambitions to play for Poland in the World Cup then you can understand his desire to move. He really has been treated poorly by us to be fair. Dropping him half way through a season in which he was scoring bag fulls, then loaning him out to cut costs must have been frustrating but he never whinged or moaned, so can't really understand the bitter responses from some of our fans. Good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Good to have him off the wagebill. Really hope we can bring someone else in before the end of the transfer window. Simeon Jackson from Gillingham would be number one on my list. We need some pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Finch of Maycomb Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 donkey +1 rather have lambert any day rated BWP above Rasiak. Rasiak was a better player but really didnt care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrollman no2 Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 He was ok when he was first here,but just didnt seem motivated anymore and was just going through the motions. Best result for everyone now hes gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 There is a good chance he could be in League One next season with Reading imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ash Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 If he's motivated at Reading, and I reckon he will be, he could bang in the goals to get them to the playoffs I reckon. Decent player, heart not with Saints, good deal all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musesaint Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 (edited) Shame to see him go but he's not had his heart in it for ages being convinced that we are toooooo lowly for him......And sadly he's right :-( Big lump off the wage bill ...lets hope AP spends the savings wisely And let's also hope we keep Saga looking at how well he worked with Lambert on Saturday (I'll brace myself for the usual outrage on that suggestion :-) ) Edited 27 August, 2009 by musesaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabrone Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Not unexpected but a shame nonetheless. Fast forward to 2.40 for Greg's finest moment....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6-_BIF0td0&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 (edited) *cough* As announced by Uncle Trousers at 08:33 this morning (on NickG's "he's off to Watford" thread... ;-) ) Keep up (FFS) Edited 27 August, 2009 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 now we have no decent songs left to sing what with rasiak and bwp gone ;-) good luck at Reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Never really rated rasiak, thought he was far too hyped up. He was a good poacher but offered nothing else. thats like they used to say about malcolm macdonald; "useless. All he ever does is score goals" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Under Weststand Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 Shame HCHDAJFU but since he was shipped out on loan last year he obviously wants away. So thanks for the play-off season & good luck at reading. Now spend the money on a fast nippy forward. Billy Sharp maybe from Sheff Utd, Isn't he on the transfer list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.comsaint Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 We got £300,000 for him according to this http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/readingfc/s/2056336_reading_fc_sign_grzegorz_rasiak_and_jobi_mcanuff In the warchest for Pards I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 now we have no decent songs left to sing what with rasiak and bwp gone ;-) good luck at Reading we haven't had many for a while it seems to me! if Saga goes as well we will be in real trouble o the song front! that new Rickie Lambert song is terrible for a start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 We got £300,000 for him according to this http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/readingfc/s/2056336_reading_fc_sign_grzegorz_rasiak_and_jobi_mcanuff In the warchest for Pards I hope. I remember Rupert had a warchest once, apparently?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 There is a good chance he could be in League One next season with Reading imo. Was talking to my mate about this today, they look in serious trouble, think they made a mistake jumping in for rodgers IMO. I think reading have had their time though, i said to him at the end of last season that they are probably looking at mid table obscurity and perhaps worse, then probably get steadily worse, wasn't so long ago they were in league 1 and they have hardly a big fanbase. Still, as for Rasiak, he will score goals, we all know this, but as i said to my mate, he is just a poacher, don't expect him to work hard. He may score goals if they are playing well, if not, they won't. IMO that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.comsaint Posted 27 August, 2009 Share Posted 27 August, 2009 I remember Rupert had a warchest once, apparently?!! Yeah. I don't think anyone ever found the key to open it though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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