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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod
i think if you look back to last year it was a very similar scenario in mid June. Players will be wanting to keep their options open as long as possible, and if I remember correctly they are paid for June? If that is the case they aren't likely to renew early just in case something else comes up, but now they'll have one eye on not getting paid for July if they are without a club.
Good news on Joycey though, 2 year contract as well eh? That was a bit surprising, not that he doesn't deserve it, but two year contracts at our club are usually reserved for the 'flair' players who we might make money on. Two years for a holding player sends me a message that we are indeed looking to build a team to take us forwards.
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We had a few players that were half-way through their two year deals last June which protected our "Crown Jewels" so too speak and we had certainly added a few faces as well as losing some by mid-June 2010.
There is also the over-24 scenario as per Symesy last year where we would get nothing if an out of contract player of that ilk leaves.
So a two year deal for players & club may provide much more stability for both parties as well as being a belt & braces approach to similar things happening as well as helping getting market value for the ones under that age bracket?