Quote Originally Posted by Rors View Post
Bosman has a lot to answer for. His seemingly honourable intentions have allowed contracts to become utterly meaningless for anything other than new signing-on fees for newly inked ones virtually every season.

I still think the only reason Benteke stayed is because nobody came in for him -I know he was linked with you guys but I never believed that for a second, and Spuds didn't actually make a bid - and his agent recommended a cut of losses. Depressing, but ah well. I'll be there for the Liverpool game, and watching him like a hawk, a hawk I tell you.
what bosman revealed was the real truth behind the scenes. a vast majority of players were never loyal because of their undying love for the club but merely because the clubs held all the cards. pretty much like any other employee. now it's turned full circle and the clubs haven't replaced the role of 'suffering' players once did, it has now landed onto our laps. the dirty horrible truth. very much like how xfactor completely destroyed any romance that existed for kids with romantic notions of the pop world.

i think you're right that no-one came in for benteke, probably because no club was willing to take that sort of a plunge after one season. the really depressing thing is you'll be there to watch and watch him closely. yet, he can play like a turd for 38 games and still flutter off over the horizon come next summer leaving a stinking turd of a memory in the fans minds, not giving a toss.