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Carl Baker
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Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:41 pm
by Sammy h
Apparently having a medical at Birmingham City tomorrow.
Re: Carl Baker
Posted:
Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:18 pm
by bigreddog
if that turns out to be true, what a great achievement for him to have played his way right through the football pyramid.
Re: Carl Baker
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Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:26 pm
by shrimpnsave
yes well done carl
pity theres no carls at mfc now
Re: Carl Baker
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Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:54 pm
by mrpotatohead
well deserved, proud to say we had him here, glad to have watched him
wowchickawowow
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:05 am
by Seasider9601
Good luck to the lad. I remember seeing him sat in The Arndale Centre one afternoon prior to a pre-season friendly just after he had signed for us. Sat there on his own like Little Boy Lost !!
Conference (Southport) to League 2 (Morecambe) to League 1 (Stockport,as they were then) to Championship (Coventry) to Premiership (Birmingham).
Fully deserved and one hell of a climb.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/covent ... -27929906/
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:16 am
by Ntini
A great achievement by Carl if this goes through. He's done himself and his family proud and deserves his chance at the top.
I just wonder how long before someone comes out with the good old "Will we get any money from the transfer fee?"........
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:35 pm
by essex_shrimp
Good move Carl.
If he was premiership bound I was only thinking joining Blackpool on the cheap but no well done Birmingham
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:16 pm
by Keith
Will we get any of the transfer fee?
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:23 pm
by Seasider9601
That's a very good point Keith. Never thought about that.
Could be a sizeable amount if so ??
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:25 pm
by RedRedWine1
I was thinking the same Keith. Did we not put a clause in his transfer to Stockport that if he ever moved on the shrimps would be due money from transfer fees for the rest of his football career??? We should also be due a percentage of any after dinner speaking he may partake on account of him having once played for Morecambe.
Well done Carl Baker.
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:27 pm
by Lloydie
Would be great to see a former Shrimp in the Prem (has anyone left us to play in Prem before, been a few come down?)
Suprised though as didn't think he was a regular at Coventry.
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:29 pm
by Seasider9601
Lloydie wrote:Would be great to see a former Shrimp in the Prem (has anyone left us to play in Prem before, been a few come down?)
Alan Taylor of course, who went to West Ham in the old First Division Pre-Premier League.
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:30 pm
by George Dawes
Will we get any of the transfer fee?
i seriously doubt it..
that normally works with the club you sold him to and only then if you have a sell on percentage agreement with them
and now as far as clubs Carl Baker as played for goes he's not just 2nd had goods he will be 3rd hand goods if Birmingham sign him
there's no way will get anything it's a Coventry vs Birmingham deal nothing to do with us
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:34 pm
by marky No.1
Why didn't we just miss out the middle men and sell him to Birmingham in the first place. Total lack of foresight
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:37 pm
by MfcChris
DawZi wrote:Will we get any of the transfer fee?
i seriously doubt it..
that normally works with the club you sold him to and only then if you have a sell on percentage agreement with them
and now as far as clubs Carl Baker as played for goes he's not just 2nd had goods he will be 3rd hand goods if Birmingham sign him
there's no way will get anything it's a Coventry vs Birmingham deal nothing to do with us
WOOSH
Re: Carl Baker
Posted:
Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:41 pm
by George Dawes
Stockport might get something from it if they had a sell on percentage agreement with Coventry
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:47 pm
by Seasider9601
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:32 pm
by Lloydie
Seasider9601 wrote:Lloydie wrote:Would be great to see a former Shrimp in the Prem (has anyone left us to play in Prem before, been a few come down?)
Alan Taylor of course, who went to West Ham in the old First Division Pre-Premier League.
Good shout though his wikipedia account doesnt say much about his time at Morecambe -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Taylo ... _born_1953) , did he win the FA Trophy with us??
Though no Shrimp has gone to the top tia whilst the Premiership has been around?
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:46 pm
by Seasider9601
Taylor didn't win the Trophy in '74 with us mate, no.
He was already at Rochdale at that point and not long off signing for The Hammers.
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:53 pm
by Seasider9601
Technically speaking Lloydie, Stuart Barlow DID progress from Morecambe to the Premier League !
Even though he played for us towards the end of his career, AFTER his Premier League career at Everton, whilst he was a Junior at Goodison Park and still to make his first team debut, he came on loan to us for one game in the 1989/90 season for a cup match.
He then went on to play many Premier League games for Everton, so techincally, he qualifies !!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Barlow
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:07 pm
by Keith
MfcChris wrote:DawZi wrote:Will we get any of the transfer fee?
i seriously doubt it..
WOOSH
Thanks Chris! Lloydie wrote:Would be great to see a former Shrimp in the Prem
John Hardiker almost made it, many of us thought he would, especially after he scored two goals for Stockport v Manchester City in what is now the Championship back in 2002. Just nine seasons later and Stockport are two places are above relegation out of the Football League while Man City are second best in English football and John himself is playing for Droylsden in the Blue Square North.
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:12 pm
by Sammy h
What a difference a decade makes
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:33 pm
by marky No.1
Congratulations Carl, was a pleasure to watch your rise from nonleague. Your skill and trickery will never be forgotten, well done!
OK on that note how many other players can claim such a rise without dropping down a rung and going back up again. Conference, 4th, 3rd, 2nd , 1st. Recent history preferred
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:35 pm
by Sammy h
marky No.1 wrote:Congratulations Carl, was a pleasure to watch your rise from nonleague. Your skill and trickery will never be forgotten, well done!
OK on that note how many other players can claim such a rise without dropping down a rung and going back up again. Conference, 4th, 3rd, 2nd , 1st. Recent history preferred
Robert Earnshaw?
Brett Ormerod?
Dj Campbell? Think he skipped a few though.
Re: Carl Baker
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Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:45 pm
by bigreddog
there has to be a wigan player in there somewhere????