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Lots of hints about what NML did to breach his contract but still vague enough to not have a scooby what it was without guessing.
Let's be honest, it can't be that bad. Just makes the whole situation completely unnecessary for me. A stern talking to and a fine would have sufficed.
Once the situation comes out I'll pass proper judgement but to see him with a rival (well before this season anyway) grates on me.
My gut is that is club could have stood by him but had a reasonable to get rid of him and not long left on his contact.
As someone else mentioned he's been out for exactly 6 months, let's assume suspended. After that 6 months left on his contract he isn't as much an asset. Offering someone a contract while suspended or unable to play seems unlikely. Even boro offered only until the end of the season. The club must have taken a view that he was no longer an asset.
Our best wide player probably but you have to look at the situation and not what the player could offer.
The only thing we know is that the club had a chance to get rid of him at no cost and took it. He hasn't played a game of football or trained with fellow professionals for 6 months. My expectations are not high. We'll see. I never really really rated him anyway. He scored a nice goal against Villa though.
You say he walzed straight back into a team.
He went to a manager who is known for taking people with him, a manager who has just admitted that other clubs have had problems with the player before and who says he is not match fit.
He is on a short contract, virtually on probation.
But you are convinced that Cardiff City acted in haste, despite your not having the slightest idea of what he was sacked for, and should have kept him and made money from him. Another person who seeks to semonstrate your knowledge of the finacial position and working of the club and it's owner.
He was sacked for a gross breach of contract. It was so cut and dried that the PFA sided with the club, raised no objection and neither the player nor his reps made any attempt to fight the decision at any time.
But of course you know far better than all these people.
By all means have opinions about things but lets be reasonable.
The fact nobody picked him up as a free agent after he left us would almost certainly mean he was under some sort of ban and nobody could sign him
Also, the fact that he only signed a short term contract for a manager he has played for before also indicates that they are unsure whether he can be “trusted” with a longer contract
For such a talented player there was virtually no interest from any club to sign him would also indicate whatever he did lots of clubs thought it serious enough not to take a chance on him
NM-L is on the bench for Middlesbrough today
I have no knowledge just a gut feeling as this is a strange one considering his talent within the Championship.
I wonder if this was a repeat or last chance misdemeanor.
End of contract near ,high wage Warner.
Unlikely to re - sign without a wage raise, therefore consided a big risk due to his known behaviours/ condition. .
Couldn't sell to anyone at the time because of his known issues.
No one showed an interest and stayed away for 6 months must have some relevance, considering his ability.
Where did he go , and what was the prolonged for?
Warnock loves the bad boy last chance saloon gamble on a player and has a deep knowledge of him .
Why didn't other clubs show some interest.
After Boro declared interest where were other clubs , surely his agent would be on the sell , the photos of him training were a staged ' I'm back ' sign me up message .
If he is only on a short term contract does this support a view he has previous on his misdemeanor , and likely to return to those behaviours.