Bye bye Convers
It’s been a quiet week so far news-wise.
When The Guardian’s front page features a story about a new flavour of Pot Noodle (yes really), you know there isn’t much going on in the world.
United have not been immune to this news black hole, and seemed to have battened down the hatches and shut up shop after last Tuesday’s win at Barrow.
But today the door opened just wide enough to push Mark Convery and all his worldly possessions out onto the street, with the portly playmakers contract being cancelled by mutual consent.
“We thank Mark for his service to Cambridge United, one of the highlights of which was his goal at Stevenage last season,” said a suitably diplomatic statement on the official website. I’ve been struggling to think what the other “highlights” of Convers’ stay at the Abbey were, and so far all I’ve been able to come up with are:
a) His goal at Crawley
b) Playing quite well at Wolves
c) Er
d) That’s it
With so many midfielders on the books, it was always going to be survival of the fittest, and one thing Convery will never be is the fittest. Players who possess his natural ability usually end up at this level for a reason, be it because their body isn’t up it, they don’t look after themselves properly, or they simply can’t be bothered.
It may be by no fault of his own, but he’s proved to be a bit of a waster for best part of the last 18 months, and while he’ll probably find another club at this level ready to take him on, he’s certainly not the kind of player we need if we harbour serious intentions of returning to the league.
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When The Guardian’s front page features a story about a new flavour of Pot Noodle (yes really), you know there isn’t much going on in the world.
United have not been immune to this news black hole, and seemed to have battened down the hatches and shut up shop after last Tuesday’s win at Barrow.
But today the door opened just wide enough to push Mark Convery and all his worldly possessions out onto the street, with the portly playmakers contract being cancelled by mutual consent.
“We thank Mark for his service to Cambridge United, one of the highlights of which was his goal at Stevenage last season,” said a suitably diplomatic statement on the official website. I’ve been struggling to think what the other “highlights” of Convers’ stay at the Abbey were, and so far all I’ve been able to come up with are:
a) His goal at Crawley
b) Playing quite well at Wolves
c) Er
d) That’s it
With so many midfielders on the books, it was always going to be survival of the fittest, and one thing Convery will never be is the fittest. Players who possess his natural ability usually end up at this level for a reason, be it because their body isn’t up it, they don’t look after themselves properly, or they simply can’t be bothered.
It may be by no fault of his own, but he’s proved to be a bit of a waster for best part of the last 18 months, and while he’ll probably find another club at this level ready to take him on, he’s certainly not the kind of player we need if we harbour serious intentions of returning to the league.
