I wish JB every success where ever he plays .. cracking player and one we should of tried harder to keep .. pleased hes not in NLN…and donations to various causes notably the SUFC Gofundme page should never be forgotten.
I won’t forget his sizeable donation to our club when we were deep in the brown stuff and he hadn’t been paid himself. If my memory serves I don’t recall many (if any?) of our other players past or present donating, nor any of the coaching staff. Remember thinking Billy Sharp et al would have dipped their hands in their pockets but no. When the chips are down you really get the measure of a man and for me Butterfield was a classy bloke on and off the pitch.
As gutted as I am to see him go I think the Gateshead move will suit him. Possesion based team who play nice football. Caught a video on X, subsequent to seeing his announcement, of their friendly on Tuesday V Carlisle and their build up play looked alarming good for the level. And no surprise to see JB heavily involved and already got his first assist for them.
I can’t believe we couldn’t compete with Gateshead financially when you look at their gates vs ours. Which can only lead one to believe that it was indeed a footballing decision why he didn’t stay on.
As for labelling our new signings as his replacement, think that’s unfair on them and can only add pressure as they are very big boots to fill and you can’t really compare Brogan or Rowley to JB’s quality or experience.
