Quote Originally Posted by RonnieBird View Post
Maybe not. I do however remember when it was more of a family including supporters players and everyone else.
We know that players can’t play forever, and can’t be kept on too long when this is the case. The circumstances around Joe’s unexpected long term injury at a time when his contract was in negotiation and he was playing marvellously, when taken together with his past loyalty and commitment warranted some leeway though in my opinion.
For example , he could have been put on half wages for 3/4 months during his recovery.
I’m no doubt very old fashioned but I regard this as very heartless and unnecessary .
It seems that there’s very little of the esprit de Corps which used to connect us remaining. We can often see this in these forums in fact, and personally I regard the treatment of Joe in this case as a serious indicator of changed attitudes. I do think that those who conduct themselves dishonourably cannot expect to be rewarded with good fortune and success.
I don't think we've acted dishonourably at all.
We've offered a contract based on what we think he's worth and what we can afford, he's turned it down thinking he can get more
Then he's had a nasty injury and everything has changed, he'd obviously be worth less to us now if he can't play for half the season. Vry unfortunate on his part but those are the breaks. It often works the other way around where a player will sign a new contract and then get injured and the club still pick up the bill - think of Isaac Vassell for example.