Whitts.....Why ??

[Peajay]

A player coming to the end of his career, living in an area he loves in a city he loves, married to a Cardiff girl. At a guess I would say he would never need to work for a living and probably was offered something to stay at Cardiff ?

Swapping Cardiff for Blackburn ?

[lennybluebird]

At a guess part money part playing more often.

[J R Hartley]

Because with signing on fee and wages he might be able to get a million quid for 2 years work.

Footballers careers are short youve got to make hay will the sun shines.

[Tandy]

Thought the club might have offered him some sort of player/coach role, That's the trouble when you keep changing managers they don't give a flying frig about loyalty.

[cardiff55]

I think it's more to do with the fact that he hates Warnock, as the manager hasn't been very nice to him and told to piss off (despite it what it says in the press). He gets a 2 year deal too. Warnock has his favourites and sadly hasn't treated Whitts very well since he's been here. Such a shame really.

[NYCBlue]

Thought the club might have offered him some sort of player/coach role, That's the trouble when you keep changing managers they don't give a flying frig about loyalty.

That's what it is. Changing managers. When will they learn?

[life on mars]

That's what it is. Changing managers. When will they learn?

Exactly we should have stayed with Slade or Trollope ,what does Warnock known , all that tackling and effort stuff

[life on mars]

He was offered a contract , probably the value of which we would die for .

[J R Hartley]

He was offered a contract , probably the value of which we would die for .

Oh dear

Fortunately for Whitts he has a talent where he doesn't have to die to earn a decent wage. Not that your analogy makes any sense. I'd rather earn 600 quid a week than 10k but then die once I sign the contract?

[Llanedeyrnblue]

This is a strange one,I also thought that City would offer him a coaching role after the playing contract that they offered him.Maybe they did?

Lots of people seem to know Warnock's opinion on Whitts in this thread

[Kris]

This is a strange one,I also thought that City would offer him a coaching role after the playing contract that they offered him.Maybe they did?

Lots of people seem to know Warnock's opinion on Whitts in this thread

Perhaps Whittingham doesn't want to be a coach?

[Tandy]

Perhaps Whittingham doesn't want to be a coach?

Perhaps Whittingham wants to be a coach?

[life on mars]

Oh dear

Fortunately for Whitts he has a talent where he doesn't have to die to earn a decent wage. Not that your analogy makes any sense. I'd rather earn 600 quid a week than 10k but then die once I sign the contract?

Well he better leave then, hecant have it both ways ,a lot of people have talent and don't have the luxury of holding out for better wages as the age , he's a lovely lad ,however has unperformed for a long time in my eyes .

Footballers even at this level are grossly overpaid , he has waited to see if he can get another pay day and that Is fine , as a club we have to move on .

Hope this helps "" to die for" phrase ( extremely good or desirable ).

[J R Hartley]

I think it's more to do with the fact that he hates Warnock, as the manager hasn't been very nice to him and told to piss off (despite it what it says in the press). He gets a 2 year deal too. Warnock has his favourites and sadly hasn't treated Whitts very well since he's been here. Such a shame really.

Correct

Every interview "I've offered him a contract but he won't play much"

In other words, as you say, "Piss Off, Whitts"

Whitts in 10 years and some important goals has never shown much emotion, never seen him get upset with an official or a team mate, but after getting subbed against Newcastle it was clear he seriously dislikes Warnock.

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

Correct

Every interview "I've offered him a contract but he won't play much"

In other words, as you say, "Piss Off, Whitts"

Whitts in 10 years and some important goals has never shown much emotion, never seen him get upset with an official or a team mate, but after getting subbed against Newcastle it was clear he seriously dislikes Warnock.

Yep. Usually when players are subbed they give the manager a hug, some flowers and a poem they wrote about their friendship. But Whitts didn't. That said it all to me.

[the other bob wilson]

Yep. Usually when players are subbed they give the manager a hug, some flowers and a poem they wrote about their friendship. But Whitts didn't. That said it all to me.

Yep, one or two cases of adding two and two to make five in this thread it seems to me.

Also, what on earth has Whitts done in the past ten and a half years to indicate that he was interested in becoming a coach or manager? I'm struggling to think of a player whose public persona gave the impression of someone less likely to stay in the game after he stopped playing than Whitts' does.

[RichardM]

This is a strange one,I also thought that City would offer him a coaching role after the playing contract that they offered him.Maybe they did?

Lots of people seem to know Warnock's opinion on Whitts in this thread

May be he doesn't want to be a coach

[Fine Lines]

May be he doesn't want to be a coach

Exactly. He wants to get as long a contract on as much money as possible.

[Organ Morgan.]

Exactly. He wants to get as long a contract on as much money as possible.

We have a winner.

[blue matt]

Exactly. He wants to get as long a contract on as much money as possible.

You would have to say this is right

BUT

i have it on good authority, Whitts doesnt like red seats , so maybe when we change them, the 8000 stay-away fans will return AND Whitts might look at coming back, i must say, it is looking like we must change them soon, its costing us fans and players now

[stan butler]

You would have to say this is right

BUT

i have it on good authority, Whitts doesnt like red seats , so maybe when we change them, the 8000 stay-away fans will return AND Whitts might look at coming back, i must say, it is looking like we must change them soon, its costing us fans and players now

Are you a Tannis impersonator?

[Colonel Cærdiffi]

They say the Tower of London will fall if Whitts ever leaves the CCS.

[Tandy]

I would imagine Danny Gabbidon knows Whitts better than posters who think they know it all.
He said

"I still think he's got a big part to play at the club so I'd be trying whatever I could, if I was the manager or the owner, to keep him at the club in some capacity.

"Whether that means a coaching role on top of that if he wants to go into that when he finishes playing. It's that kind of contract I'd be offering him."

[the other bob wilson]

I would imagine Danny Gabbidon knows Whitts better than posters who think they know it all.
He said

"I still think he's got a big part to play at the club so I'd be trying whatever I could, if I was the manager or the owner, to keep him at the club in some capacity.

"Whether that means a coaching role on top of that if he wants to go into that when he finishes playing. It's that kind of contract I'd be offering him."

Okay, I promised myself I'd ignore you, but I'll bite this once. Gabbidon barely ever played in the same City team as Whitts and was only at the club at the same times as him for a few months - anyway, rather than saying he would never go into a coaching job, I asked what has Whitts done or said in the past ten years to indicate that he would want to do that? If there was anything, I missed it.

[Thoth]

I would imagine Danny Gabbidon knows Whitts better than posters who think they know it all.
He said

"I still think he's got a big part to play at the club so I'd be trying whatever I could, if I was the manager or the owner, to keep him at the club in some capacity.

"Whether that means a coaching role on top of that if he wants to go into that when he finishes playing. It's that kind of contract I'd be offering him."

Well it worked well for Danny, give it a go I say.