SWINDON TOWN: Ritchie extension confirmed

9:53am Saturday 8th September 2012 in Sport

MATT Ritchie has penned a new deal with Swindon Town, keeping him at the County Ground until the summer of 2014 - the club has confirmed.

Ritchie, who arrived in Wiltshire on an initial loan deal in February 2010, signed permanently with Town 11 months later and has since become one of the Swindon squad's most integral players.

He was voted the best player in League Two last season as the Robins stormed to promotion, and the club have had to fend off persistent interest for his signature from Bournemouth over the past year.

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Stilloyal says...
10:01am Sat 8 Sep 12

So thats it then , he's being sold. Not really but some will be thinking that and posting doom and gloom.
Ritchie is a very decent player , but not our best player but I'm happy that he's signed on for a while longer.

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madterrier says...
10:01am Sat 8 Sep 12

That's good news. But just a one-year extension to make it 20 months? Surely we should be offering him a three or four-year deal?

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graham81 says...
10:02am Sat 8 Sep 12

Great news, shame we wasn't playing against the scummy dirty yellows. Would have been a completely different result

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madterrier says...
10:03am Sat 8 Sep 12

Stilloyal wrote:
So thats it then , he's being sold. Not really but some will be thinking that and posting doom and gloom.
Ritchie is a very decent player , but not our best player but I'm happy that he's signed on for a while longer.
Stillloyal - I can see how you can interpret it that way. Stay with us until the end of this season, then we'll let you go, but we'll get a fee for you as you still have one year left on your contract.

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grove red says...
10:12am Sat 8 Sep 12

Great news just hope hes back playing today.

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Stilloyal says...
10:14am Sat 8 Sep 12

madterrier wrote:
Stilloyal wrote: So thats it then , he's being sold. Not really but some will be thinking that and posting doom and gloom. Ritchie is a very decent player , but not our best player but I'm happy that he's signed on for a while longer.
Stillloyal - I can see how you can interpret it that way. Stay with us until the end of this season, then we'll let you go, but we'll get a fee for you as you still have one year left on your contract.
I was joking terrier and if you read it properly then you'll get it mate. I did say "not really".

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LionelHutz says...
10:19am Sat 8 Sep 12

Fantastic news. You've only got to look at our last two (woeful) performances to know how much we rely on Ritchie.

If we go up, I think he'll stay with us in the Championship. If we fail, I think he'll be on his way, but for a large fee.

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Another view says...
10:22am Sat 8 Sep 12

The doubters are going to struggle even more to find reason to complain about this club. One of our hottest properties has committed himself further to the club's ambition. Things can't be that bad at the County Ground :-)

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madterrier says...
10:24am Sat 8 Sep 12

Stilloyal wrote:
madterrier wrote:
Stilloyal wrote: So thats it then , he's being sold. Not really but some will be thinking that and posting doom and gloom. Ritchie is a very decent player , but not our best player but I'm happy that he's signed on for a while longer.
Stillloyal - I can see how you can interpret it that way. Stay with us until the end of this season, then we'll let you go, but we'll get a fee for you as you still have one year left on your contract.
I was joking terrier and if you read it properly then you'll get it mate. I did say "not really".
Ah - but I've now rationalised your (my) reasoning and am starting to believe it!

I'd like to know why we didn't offer our prized asset a three or four year deal? Maybe we did and Ritchie didn't want it, and your 'prophecy' may have legs.

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Stilloyal says...
10:29am Sat 8 Sep 12

madterrier wrote:
Stilloyal wrote:
madterrier wrote:
Stilloyal wrote: So thats it then , he's being sold. Not really but some will be thinking that and posting doom and gloom. Ritchie is a very decent player , but not our best player but I'm happy that he's signed on for a while longer.
Stillloyal - I can see how you can interpret it that way. Stay with us until the end of this season, then we'll let you go, but we'll get a fee for you as you still have one year left on your contract.
I was joking terrier and if you read it properly then you'll get it mate. I did say "not really".
Ah - but I've now rationalised your (my) reasoning and am starting to believe it! I'd like to know why we didn't offer our prized asset a three or four year deal? Maybe we did and Ritchie didn't want it, and your 'prophecy' may have legs.
Haha you never know mate , we never know the full story of anything that goes on down at the County Ground, sometimes it's best not to know.

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BonzoDogDooDa says...
10:30am Sat 8 Sep 12

graham81 wrote:
Great news, shame we wasn't playing against the scummy dirty yellows. Would have been a completely different result
Yeh, but we should have beaten them without Ritchie. Having witnessed hoofball again I'm really happy we aren't in that ruddy league anymore.

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TheDukeOfBanbury says...
10:55am Sat 8 Sep 12

Great news at the end of a bad week.

Paolo must be happy with this.

Thanks Matt.

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SeanG92 says...
11:23am Sat 8 Sep 12

Fantastic news :)

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SAPFanSTFC says...
11:41am Sat 8 Sep 12

Just goes to show how miserable our senior players are and how they hate the training regime under PDC - they'll all want to leave soon!!....oh hang on a minute, he's staying another year even though they all want out!?
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I think Lionel probably on the mark in that, we go up he stays and will sign for another extension, we stay down then he can go with PDC's blessing and play in the Championship.
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Mind you if we don't go up it may even be PDC that signs him from the Championship!?
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Good news on all fronts with Ritchie as it demonstrates the underlying feeling in the squad if one of our best is as happy as ever (He has always stated he didn't want to leave along with Ferry...nicely settled in Swindon)

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Psychedelic Syd says...
11:48am Sat 8 Sep 12

Hope Ferry is given an extension too - I rate him at least as highly as Matt Ritchie and he needs to be held onto as well. I can see Birmingham coming in for him now his mate Caddis is there - he is easily championship standard.

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mallorca says...
11:50am Sat 8 Sep 12

Yes is good news and a plus facture is the Player say's he has allways wanted to stay with the Town.
You will get rumours/speculation etc,as other Teams will still be looking at MR as he is a class Player.So good we have this extension.

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grove red says...
11:59am Sat 8 Sep 12

I wonder if there is a release claus in this contract say if someone did offer xxxxxx amount.

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jayden says...
12:07pm Sat 8 Sep 12

The sun is out ,Mats staying,its sat with a home game,Pdc has been quite for 24 hrs ,now what to moan about.....hmm BURGERS AT THE CG.

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grove red says...
12:13pm Sat 8 Sep 12

jayden wrote:
The sun is out ,Mats staying,its sat with a home game,Pdc has been quite for 24 hrs ,now what to moan about.....hmm BURGERS AT THE CG.
Im stuck at work till 1pm the a quick shower then of to cg.

Come on you reds

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smirg kcab says...
12:43pm Sat 8 Sep 12

Sack the board lol
Onwards and upwards

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Swindon1984 says...
1:32pm Sat 8 Sep 12

Good deal, people would complain just as much if he signed a four year extension then ended up injured long term or had a drop in form - good for club and player this way

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London Red says...
1:33pm Sat 8 Sep 12

Fantastic news and should as said above a few doubters - as why would Matt sign if it is that bad here?
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Won't he be 24 by the summer so able to move for free if out of contract? (I know he can move even if 23 - but it removes the compensation element)
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One year is fine as boost his price to silly levels in Jan as we won't have to "cash in" due to his deal expiring in 6 months
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Then we can always renegotiate again this time next year - as we will know if we are Championship or not by then

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DarrenSTFCRomain says...
1:35pm Sat 8 Sep 12

FANTASTIC NEWS

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robstfc says...
1:42pm Sat 8 Sep 12

Just fantastic news.... Simple as

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