Jan Bednarek - Official: Signs for Porto

[Colinjb]

Bye.

[AlexLaw76]

Meh 

[Baird of the land]

Pretty getting cash for a 29 yr old in a position where at least on paper we’ve got some strong in depth for this level of football.

[Barsiem]

 

[CB Fry]

4 minutes ago, Barsiem said:

 

I will always remember him as someone that played for us

[Holmes_and_Watson]

20 minutes ago, Barsiem said:

 

I half expected it to say he wasn't leaving, it was someone else, in a last act of deflecting responsibility. 🙂

Our quality requirements and repeated recruitment failures made him our best defender for a number of seasons. He would have been a starter going into this one too. We ended up getting a lot of appearances for such a small investment.

As posted earlier, he went some way to come back after the Polish international incident and his failed time at Villa.

It's not certain, but hopefully the likes of Edwards and Quarshie will minimise the impact of losing a starting player.

[Gloucester Saint]

8 years service during the club’s second worst spell in living memory, 250 appearances, got our money back, could’ve been a lot worse. Hoedt, Vestergaard and others were signed for far more money and were total turd, not even that good really, so can’t complain too much about Jan.

He’s been part of some horrific moments - 2x 9-0 - but then the club has been horrific to support 2017-present bar Ralph’s first few months and Project Restart, so hardly his fault in a lot of ways.  

[sockeye]

1 hour ago, Barsiem said:

 

I can't help but be cynical and point out the ChatGPT phrasing.

Well, whatever. All the best to you Jan

[Badger]

1 hour ago, Barsiem said:

 

Quite a nice and dignified response (even if written by his agent before someone says it). 

[Charlie Wayman]

Nice message from Jan Bednarek. He's been a good servant to this club, He should leave with our blessing and good wishes for his future. Thanks Jan.

[Badger]

30 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

8 years service during the club’s second worst spell in living memory, 250 appearances, got our money back, could’ve been a lot worse. Hoedt, Vestergaard and others were signed for far more money and were total turd, not even that good really, so can’t complain too much about Jan.

He’s been part of some horrific moments - 2x 9-0 - but then the club has been horrific to support 2017-present bar Ralph’s first few months and Project Restart, so hardly his fault in a lot of ways.  

Must admit I hadn’t realised he’d been with us that long. Normally you’d be full of praise for the long service.

But it’s a strange one with Bednarek despite 8 years, he’s been one of our stable players, nothing spectacular. Signed at 21, shame he didn’t have a Fonte or VVD to help him through early stages.

Has never really stood out, didn’t have the height (of Toby, or VVD), and clearly didn’t have the pace of some of them.

Full international (about 70 caps) for Poland, a good international side over the years, so no slouch. But difficult to decide if he’s been a victim of us being shit, or a major contributor to that. 

Perhaps his most consistent year for us was in the Championship, although still looked susceptible to pace.

Good move for him though, hope it works out. 

[Badger]

Despite all the niceties and wishes for him I’m afraid this is likely to remain the lasting and prominent memory I have of his time with us;

 

Sorry Jan, but would have been comical if it hadn’t been us, 

(Goal at Rotherham went some way of repaying it ..  but not as funny !) 

Edited 9 hours ago by Badger

[Badger]

16 minutes ago, Badger said:

Quite a nice and dignified response (even if written by his agent before someone says it). 

 

15 minutes ago, Charlie Wayman said:

Nice message from Jan Bednarek. He's been a good servant to this club, He should leave with our blessing and good wishes for his future. Thanks Jan.

Yes, seems to have left without the outrage created by Nivea’s message