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Originally Posted by mab
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That's the guy I was thinking of when I posted the same sentiments / thoughts about Josh's value on another thread.....
I seriously hope that we are not gambling on getting a fair deal when the lad's contract expires in the summer.....tribunals are notorious for their ridiculous decisions when it comes to a players TRUE value......
What irks me...... is that as a club we are now seemingly playing the same brinksmanship game when it comes to player contracts.....i.e. potentially letting them get to the point where the contract runs out and then hoping that we can get a good deal.....or pick up replacements on the cheap / free.
Beattie broke that trend when he started awarding some longer contracts to players....now it seems we're going back to the same old scenario of potentially losing players for either nothing.....or next to nothing .....when their contracts run out !!
Other clubs try and tie down their most saleable assets on longer contracts before it gets to the point where we are at...... yet again ......with our more saleable assets.
Whilst I don't doubt that there may be efforts being undertaken behind the scenes to remedy this situation.....whilst we now say we are in a more stable position financially, I think we need to show a little more forward thinking when it comes to sorting out contracts.
I know we can't afford to pay silly wages and hand these longer term contracts around like we're handing out candy to kids.....but surely it would make sense to protect our interests when it comes to promising talent ?????
We most probably won't get anything near to true and proper values for players when their deals expire in the none too distant.