Fenty: Town should have done their homework on Ademeno
GRIMSBY Town chairman John Fenty believes a lack of homework is to blame for the failed signing of striker Charles Ademeno a year ago.
Town believed they had pulled off a coup with the 22-year-old's acquisition from Crawley last summer for a fee decided at a tribunal as £10,000 – a small fraction of what the Sussex side wanted when he agreed a move to Blundell Park.
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Charles Ademeno
But rather than prove a bargain buy, an injury-hit campaign saw Ademeno make just seven starts and score only two goals for the Mariners in a total of 13 appearances.
A succession of injuries and two knee operations meant he spent more time sidelined than on the pitch.
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And he was told by bosses Rob Scott and Paul Hurst he could find a new club before the campaign had even ended.
Mr Fenty admits Town have had their fingers burnt in a deal for a player he believes already had injury concerns and accepts they should have done more research.
Speaking exclusively to the Telegraph, the chairman said: "I think Crawley did a good job on us; there's no question of that in my mind. Charles clearly had an injury-prone record.
"But it comes down to homework about a player on our part. Evidently, we didn't do it well enough on him.
"We paid £10,000 for Charles which isn't a lot of money when all said and done, but at this level it is.
"We're disappointed the way things have gone with Charles."
Ademeno still has a year to run on his current contract at Town and will be expected back in pre-season if he fails to find another club.
The alternative is to settle that remaining year with him but the Mariners chairman says the club won't be held to ransom.
He added: "The question is where does Charles go from here.
"It's been declared that he can leave but at the same time, if he can't find a club, he remains here.
"If he's not prepared to leave on terms suitable to the club then he stays going into next season."
Comments
by Glenn, Grimsby
Saturday, May 14 2011, 2:19PM
“Well I tried telling the lad but would he listen. Green boots son told you the colour is unlucky for the mariners. It proved it for you. Bye, bye waste of space. The tallent you have son is totally wasted in you.
Get a job in the real world son and see how much grace you get when you report for work sick all the time. very little. Words like I think you not cut out for this type of work comes to mind.”
by mainstand, B P
Saturday, May 14 2011, 8:25AM
“prd, once again a very enlightened comment. surely the manager decides which player he wants to sign, the chairman just 'rubber stamps' that choice. of course the ultimate blame falls to the chairman but please give hime some leaway. UTM”
by prd, gy
Friday, May 13 2011, 11:45PM
“We've got the worst chairman in the land,
we've got the worst chairman in the land ................”
by Martin, Grimsby
Friday, May 13 2011, 9:37PM
“Its not just Ademeno we didn't do our homework on if fenty had bothered to do a bit of research on barnes hope,bull,boshell,clarke,gritton,leary,and countless other donkeys he allowed past managers to sign then maybe we may not be in this position now”
by graham, Cleethorpes
Friday, May 13 2011, 5:59PM
“Forget the 'homework'.
Who does the medicals and passes the player fit to buy?
We must question the medics/physios on this one. In the last few years we have bought quite a few numpties who seem to get injured here as soon as they arrive on a healthy contract.
Only this year Hughes was just as bad as Ademeno and there have been others every year.”
by Dexxx, I told you so
Friday, May 13 2011, 1:38PM
“I have posted on several occasions since last May that Wood's signings were not what was.required for this league By doing so I was accused of being anti-Grimsby and being on one occasion called an idiot, However.I take no satisfaction in being proved right and hope my prediction of a more successful future is equally accurate for the benefit of both the club and its fans”
by A, GY
Friday, May 13 2011, 12:57PM
“Typical comments from Fenty, clearly directed at Woods. A mistake yes, and supporters were well aware of his record prior to coming here. Perhaps Fenty should have taken notice of the Internet warriors he so dislikes.....
Please note Mr Fenty that myself and our family are withdrawing our support after 40 years, we will not return till you are gone from this club forever. We hold you fully responsible for the decline”
by Birdy, Grimsby
Friday, May 13 2011, 12:22PM
“Did you keep the receipt. If the goods were faulty, take them back and get a refund or credit note.”
by den, cleethorpes
Friday, May 13 2011, 12:07PM
“if you mr fenty had just listened to what a lot of fans had been saying at the time about him being a crock you wouldnt have wasted your money”
by Addenuf, Upper Findus
Friday, May 13 2011, 10:32AM
“Chris, - Arthur, Ridley, Gobern, Ademeno, Peacock, Sinclair, Hughes all injury prone apart from Gobern who was a clown as well. Coupled that to useless players such as Hudson, Cummins, Carlton (loan), Samuels and Duffy not forgetting the record run without a win plus stearing the club to its lowest ever position in the football pyramid, I still stick by my opnion that he was pretty clueless when managing a proper team.”