Length of contract means very little nowadays???? Utter Rubbish.
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To be fair, Slade got us to 8th (I think?) in his only full season and had to offload a huge number of players and replace them with loans, and lower division players like Revell. Admittedly is was boring stuff, as was Trollope's. When Warnock came in he did a good job and got us to mid table, so he was on a par with Russell Slade. He made some good signings in Hoilett and Bamba, and then again with Etheridge the following season, and Nelson at the start of last season. He did spend lots of money in the PL and failed. He was failing again when he was removed as we were playing the same turgid stuff under him as we were with Slade, yet Slade gets all the stick. I do know Warnock got us up and deserves the credit for that, but then he also deserves criticism for us being relegated too.
And then came Harris, with more boring turgid football, and again we were inconsistent, great away wins and poor home defeats. And now McCarthy, and we are again inconsistent, a superb run followed by a slump and again turgid boring football yet again.
I don;t use every opportunity to criticise the club, especially Tan but nor do I hold Warnock in huge high esteem like some. I do like McCarthy but at the moment it'ss the same old stuff. Still we are 8th, but if we keep going on like the last few weeks we could end up back in 14th or 15th like when he came through the door.
As of Bacuna, he does start a lot of games for us so managers clearly rate him as a footballer, but it was a bit of a groan when he was signed ( for anywhere between £1 and £10m!!), but as dml says, January is a time where players and their agents have the buying club over a barrel for wages and contract length. We cannot just ship out players who are under contract, especially in the current financial crisis, so I am sure he will be a useful player for us for the next 2 years.
Remember when Tan said that Slade could be City's Arsene Wenger? Good times.
"He (Slade) was identified by me. We now have a little problem with Leyton Orient, but that is being sorted out. Dave Jones wasn't recruited by me. Malky Mackay wasn't recruited by me. In a way, Ole wasn't recruited by me. I said now, the next manager I will select and I think that he will make a good manager for us. All I can say to the Cardiff fans is give him a chance, give him a break. I hope Russell Slade can beat Arsene Wenger's record." (Vincent Tan, 30/09/2014)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...g-manager.html
Well he wasn't wrong was he? He selected him and he did a good job under difficult circumstances, and then he sacked him for finishing 8th, but did not sack Warnock for finishing 12th? (Admitedly the starting point was lower for Warnock). All managers eventually get the push though.
Don't know what world you live in but it isn't the real one. If what you say is true, players would all see out their contracts to the bitter end and not get sold. If a player wants to leave a club he will invariably get his wish, no matter how long is left on his contract. Clubs like longer contracts because it means they can sell whenever they want and get a better fee. Players like Bale are the exception as he is milking it for all he can get at Real Madrid, presumably because of the way they have treated him.
Its simple.
They mean something as if hes any good hes under contract and leave for a fee and hopefully everyones happy.
Alternatively it means something as sh!t signings can sit on their contracts and clubs cant get them off the books but the player picks up wages the club doesnt think hes worth.
Weve had players weve paid off just to get them off the books. Had to do it as they are under contract.
Vassell im sure hed be gone on a free this summer wont happen as hes under contract.
So the contact isnt worthless.
Real world😂
I recall Dalman suggesting a significant lack of preparation going into premier league season which pre-empted January window desperation and being an easy target for agents/selling clubs. Following summer had a transfer strategy but it was a bad one which has made Bacuna and every other individual look worse since.
Bacuna is a very useful squad player, and he did really well in a midfield three when Sanderson was still being trusted as RB, but isn't regular first choice in most of the formations we use and hasn't justified being one of the rumoured higher earners.
(He is also a player who travels further than most during international windows so some mitigation for recent performances).