trousers Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3339263/Crawley-star-Matt-Tubbs-will-ask-to-quit-if-a-big-club-comes-calling.html Published: Today MATT TUBBS will plead with FA Cup giant-killers Crawley to 'Let me go' if a big club comes calling. The 21-goal Blue Square Premier hitman has been linked with Leeds, Peterborough and Southampton. And the 26-year-old is determined to prove his worth against Championship club Derby tonight. Big-spenders Crawley have already said they will match any offer that comes in for their star. Tubbs insisted: "If a big club came in I'd like to think Crawley wouldn't stand in my way because it's my career. All I want to do is play at a higher level." I'm guessing we would count as a "big club" from his point of view....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Is there another decent player with the surname Crockett out there we can buy too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 10 January, 2011 Author Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Is there another decent player with the surname Crockett out there we can buy too ? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrent Of Abuse Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Is there another decent player with the surname Crockett out there we can buy too ? What about David (Crocked) Connelly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeweahscousin Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 I will be stunned if we sign him. Saw him play for both Salisbury and Bournemouth. He is not good enough for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Tubbs plays in the Blue Square Prem, there is a very good reason for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 surely a local player for local team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 He has a fantastic goal-game record... In the blue square prem but someone surely has to at least give him a trial soon? Nothing says we have to buy him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabrone Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Tubbs plays in the Blue Square Prem, there is a very good reason for this. I wouldn't hold that against him, Austin played in the lower level Wessex league and look at him now. If NA thinks he's worth a shot then I trust his judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Tubbs plays in the Blue Square Prem, there is a very good reason for this. Where was Seaborne a few seasons ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexstar Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Where was Seaborne a few seasons ago He last played there aged 20, similar to Charlie Austin. Tubbs is 26 and if good enough, would have made it by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 (edited) I wouldn't hold that against him, Austin played in the lower level Wessex league and look at him now. If NA thinks he's worth a shot then I trust his judgement. Yeah but Charlie Austin is a lot younger. At 26, Tubbs is a little too old imo. If he hasn't made it by now then he propably won't. Still, in NA we trust Edited 10 January, 2011 by CWD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZebadeeRust Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 I'm going to the Crawley vs Derby game tonight so it'll be interesting to see how he fairs against championship opposition. Matt has been knocking them in for fun this season but Crawley is not a one man team. Given the investment put into the whole team, it's not surprising that he's scored a lot of goals. He's got a lot of good quality ( for the blue square) around him to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 surely a local player for local team? Very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secret Site Agent Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Hate to say it, but look at Vinnie Jones. He was just a brickie and playing semi-pro until he was picked up by Wimbledon. Mind you he was in his early twenties I think, so just a little bit younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 We're building for the Championship and beyond. Not League One. Taking a chance on an ageing non-League star is nonsensical to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Stuart Pearce was playing non league for Wealdstone into his twenties before he got a move to a FL club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsacar saint Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Not good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 DJ Campbell was at non league Yeading until he was 24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambertsrightleg Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 QPR enquired about him last month and were quoted £750k, fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 DJ Campbell was at non league Yeading until he was 24. That's the one I've just spent 5 minutes struggling to remember as an example! Thanks, mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambertsrightleg Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 It's not that Tubbsy couldn't have moved he just wanted to get to the FL with Salisbury. Obviously he doesn't have the same affinity to Crawley so is touting himself about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 10 January, 2011 Author Share Posted 10 January, 2011 QPR enquired about him last month and were quoted £750k, fact A mate's girlfriend per chance....? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 When he was on fire with Salisbury he had an 8 game spell with the Cherries. He found the net once but they decided against keeping him. His best chance to play in the league is for Crawley to come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeweahscousin Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 When he was on fire with Salisbury he had an 8 game spell with the Cherries. He found the net once but they decided against keeping him. His best chance to play in the league is for Crawley to come up. I witnessed that goal against Luton. It was all he did in the game. He was rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 I witnessed that goal against Luton. It was all he did in the game. He was rubbish. Sounds like Danny Hockton for me. The season he had for Margate back in 06/07 was unbelievable. But all he could do was finish. At a higher level (the mighty Bromley) he was found out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 He scored for Crawley tonight against Derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 He scored for Crawley tonight against Derby. 2-1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 10 January, 2011 Author Share Posted 10 January, 2011 He scored for Crawley tonight against Derby. Not unless he's changed his name to McAllister he hasn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Not unless he's changed his name to McAllister he hasn't... Commentator on Talksport claimed it was Tubbs...yeah i know its Talksport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammysaint Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Well no way would he get above RL or LB Guly and when fit DC IMO we need a striker whos 21/22 and played in the championship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 10 January, 2011 Author Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Ha! Crawley score in injury time! 2-1 Torres...sign him up :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Ha! Crawley score in injury time! 2-1 I will now leave some comments on Robbie Savages' twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxfordshire_saint Posted 10 January, 2011 Share Posted 10 January, 2011 Didn't score but at least he likes a tackle...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 11 January, 2011 Share Posted 11 January, 2011 Agree that he is a bit old. Ian Wright is the classic example of being plucked from obscurity. He was playing for Dulwich Hamlet before he signed for Palace. But then he was just under 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horley CTFC Saint Posted 11 January, 2011 Share Posted 11 January, 2011 Ha! Crawley score in injury time! 2-1 Torres...sign him up :-) He's better than Tubbs - although not necessarily in last nights conditions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 11 January, 2011 Share Posted 11 January, 2011 Didn't score but at least he likes a tackle....... Yeah, and he was lucky to still be on the pitch. Thought he was quite poor to be honest. Poor ball control. Bit of a hot head. Not as good as he thinks he is. And at 26, you have to wonder whether there is a nything there to develop. He should be at his prime now. I take the point about Vinnie Jones but that is the exception rather than the rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_saint Posted 11 January, 2011 Share Posted 11 January, 2011 I was listening to 5live before the game last night whilst driving home and they were interviewing the Crawley manager. Apparently they have already turned down bids in this transfer window from Peterborough and Notts County for Tubbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Man Do Posted 11 January, 2011 Share Posted 11 January, 2011 Ha! Crawley score in injury time! 2-1 Torres...sign him up :-) Don't you know Torres would be crap in league 1!? ;-) Also didnt Tubbs have a trial here at some point already and was deemed not good enough. I'm sure this was within the last two years, think he may have come across at the same time Martin was on trial from Eastleigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 11 January, 2011 Share Posted 11 January, 2011 26 = "ageing"? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 11 January, 2011 Share Posted 11 January, 2011 26 = "ageing"? Really? Yeah but think about it. If he was any good he would've been snapped up by now. As he is now 26 and still at Crawley kind of tells me that he's still there for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redondo Saint Posted 11 January, 2011 Share Posted 11 January, 2011 Don't you know Torres would be crap in league 1!? ;-) Also didnt Tubbs have a trial here at some point already and was deemed not good enough. I'm sure this was within the last two years, think he may have come across at the same time Martin was on trial from Eastleigh. No, that was Robbie Matthews a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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