Metz Posted September 12, 2015 Report Share Posted September 12, 2015 Would he really have been that worse of staying with us? If he was then those wondering why we are not quite as competitive as last year don't need to look much further than two players moving to Killie who are still rotten . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 It's all very well saying sack the agent but realistically how many options does a guy at conrad's level actually have for an agent? Maybe it's a case of the player thinking he's better than he actually is? That opinion may well have been influenced by an agent right enough. I think he was at the stage where he just had to take whatever deal he could get - he was on trial at dunfermline as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I can see why Higgy moved to Killie ..... At least he now gets the chance to take a penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand2 Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Just to clarify, I don't consider Balatoni a muppet because he signed for Killie; as RM said above, a man needs to earn. He's a muppet because he allowed himself to believe that he was better than he was (which is hardly the greatest crime of the century) and expressed ambition to travel and play abroad...and then proceeded to go as far as Bradford before hooring himself out to teams around our level and below. Balatoni left of his own accord to better himself and has ended up on a short-term contract at a club no better than the one he left; a club who would have happily kept him on, don't forget. That's why he's a muppet. Edited September 14, 2015 by Armand2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChewinGumMacaroonBaaaz Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I dunno .... Archie had brought in Seabourne and Frans, With lindsay and Hendry coming thru, and his former wing man Aero having left the building .... I say fair play to big conrad for airing his baws to the world and saying come and get me. sad to see him go, gutted he's ended up at killie, reckon he might regret it.... time, will only tell. "haw conrad ya big pr1ck!" will stick in the throat a wee bit... f**kin killie........ ..... sh1te pie munchin squirrel tampering c**ts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted September 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 According to Conrad, jags offered him a contract to come back after Jack left for Wigan! CONRAD BALATONI feared he would end up BALD after a summer of stress and strain. The Kilmarnock new boy opened up on a hellish few months after quitting Partick Thistle in May. Balatoni saw a proposed move to Bradford City fall through as he searched for a new club. conrad Balatoni admits stress over finding a club after Jags had him fearing he would go bald The big stopper began to fear the worst — with no income to pay his mortgage and other bills. But, after penning a short-term deal with Killie, he insists he has no regrets about leaving the Jags. Balatoni, 24, said: “It was frustrating. I’ve never been in that position before, I think I’ve lost more hair than I ever have! “It is stressful because you’re not getting an income, I’ve been out of a job since May. “You’re looking and wondering what’s going to happen and see all these players out of contract. “You think ‘am I going to get anything?’ or will I maybe drop down a couple of leagues and go part-time. “It was the most unsettling part of my career, without a shadow of a doubt. I’d never want to be in this situation again but sometimes that happens and you’ve just got to wait and see what’s around the corner. “Something could happen a day after your contract finishes or two months later. That’s part and parcel of football. “Luckily for me I’m quite good with my money and I’ve saved some because I knew the situation I could find myself in. “I wasn’t panicking and didn’t jump at the first opportunity that came. I wanted to right one. “Did I regret leaving Thistle? I made my decision probably in January that I’d be going. “I‘d had five great years there and they also offered me a contract just before I signed here. “But I didn’t want to sign it because I’d left and in my mind it wasn’t right to go back. I wanted a new challenge. “Once they sold Jack Hendry to Wigan they came back and offered me a contract but I felt it’d be best to sever all ties with them. “It’s part and parcel of being a footballer, sometimes you’ve got to take the risks. I took the risk to leave Partick looking for a new challenge and it didn’t work out the way I was expecting it. But you’ve got to make these choices and I think I’ve made the right one.” From the outside, the life of a footballer appears to be all glitz and glamour to the average fan. But for an unemployed player, long lie-ins are the only comfort as they wait patiently for the phone to ring. Balatoni said: “The public look at footballers and think they get paid good money. “But the reality in Scotland is there’s not much money apart from at the Old Firm and maybe a couple of other teams. “At Partick they don’t have the biggest budget and have got to use their money wisely. So you’re not always on good wages. “The situation I found myself in was liveable but it wasn’t what people have been on in the past. “I’m 24 and I’ve got a mortgage and bills to pay, so you worry about what’s going to happen. “I was having a nice lie-in and going to the gym, doing a lot of interval training on the treadmill and doing weights. “I was a bit wary about going into places just for training in case I got injured, plus I don’t have a car so it was difficult to get around. I had to stay mentally focused and stay as fit as a could in case an opportunity came, luckily I’m naturally quite a fit guy.” Balatoni knew Killie boss Gary Locke briefly from his days at Hearts — but never really got the chance to work under him. He admits he was partly relieved to miss out on one of his famous pre-seasons — but is keen to get up to speed as soon as possible. He said: “I knew the gaffer when he was at Hearts with Jim Jefferies as a coach but I was on loan back then. “I went to Italy with them for one pre-season. It was hard going! “It’s been good to get back into football and you don’t realise how much you miss it. “I could have waited for a bit longer but I wanted to get back playing again. “Kilmarnock came in and the opportunity to get back in the Premiership was one I couldn’t turn down. “It’s a short-term deal until January and we’ll see what happens after that. “I’ve still got plenty more years to have new experiences. Hopefully I do well and then I’ll re-evaluate and see what the situation is. “I’m just looking to get back playing first-team football and hopefully take Kilmarnock further up the league than they are now.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Partick?!? #%@#& good riddance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand2 Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Perhaps more folk may agree with my assertion that he's a muppet now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 He doesn't exactly exude unbridled joy at ending up at Killie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Perhaps more folk may agree with my assertion that he's a muppet now. Why? I don't think he is a good footballer but he made his choice to leave us and stuck by his principles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggybunnet Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Perhaps more folk may agree with my assertion that he's a muppet now. No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Passenger Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Aye. The Athens link was bullsh*t, concocted by his agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Scored for the tractor ones today. Any reason why they appear to be a better option than us, money apart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 They ain't - it is just money and his desperation for a paycheck cause nobody else wanted him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Col Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 I think he just fancied a new challenge. Or with some of our good players leaving he thought we would struggle and didn't want involved in a relegation scrap. His goal today made up for the penalty he gave away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 I think he just fancied a new challenge. Or with some of our good players leaving he thought we would struggle and didn't want involved in a relegation scrap. His goal today made up for the penalty he gave away! What's a penalty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Jag Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Aye. The Athens link was bullsh*t, concocted by his agent. "Where are you going on holiday Conrad" "Maybe Greece" "Okay, if anyone asks you're in discussions with AEK Athens." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Some finish for his goal to be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambies Lost Doo Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Feel for Conrad. A nice guy and good player for Thistle. He fancied something different but it never happened either in England or abroad. Thistle don't pay big wages so every month his bank account would be decreasing. Killie puts him in the shop window and hopefully he gets something that he really wants. I'll clap him like Muirhead on his return. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Earned himself a new contract. Signed up until the end is season 2017/18 with Killie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Good luck got him. Probably earning a lot more than at Firhill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 He had his ropey moments, but in general we got good service from big Conrad. Hope he has a nightmare on Saturday though! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Reckon it's worked out okay for him. Wouldn't have got 2.5 years at thistle, I don't think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Reckon it's worked out okay for him. Wouldn't have got 2.5 years at thistle, I don't think Good luck to him. Wouldn't tho' mind if two of those years were in the Championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Earl of Hathaway Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Good luck to him. Wouldn't tho' mind if two of those years were in the Championship. Harsh - surely one in the Championship....and one in League One when they get relegated again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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