Good Bye RVP!

[Xhaka Can’t]

and yet the likes of Denilson, Bendtner, Rosicky etc were?

God no.

[Marc Overmars]

A year ago - there would not have been many takers. Offering a contract extension then was not the attractive proposition for us that it appears now with hindsight.

Hmm, after the way he played from January-May 2011, it was apparent he had become our most important player. Of course the fact he is/was so injury prone should have been considered, but when you have a top scorer who only needs to play half the season to achieve the feat, that to me suggests he's integral either way and should have been offered an exenstion, particuarly when it became obvious Fabregas was leaving and the guy would also become our captain.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Hmm, after the way he played from January-May 2011, it was apparent he had become our most important player. Of course the fact he is/was so injury prone should have been considered, but when you have a top scorer who only needs to play half the season to achieve the feat, that to me suggests he's integral either way and should have been offered an exenstion, particuarly when it became obvious Fabregas was leaving and the guy would also become our captain.

I'd have offered him a contract, I'm just saying it wasn't the no brainer it appears today.

[Özim]

God no.

But we offered them long new shiny contracts, I wouldn't say there were many takers for them either. We can throw Diaby into that to be honest.

[Özim]

I'd have offered him a contract, I'm just saying it wasn't the no brainer it appears today.

Fair enough, I would too, I'm just concerned at the way we seem to let our better players run down their contracts and yet never have a problem with the lesser players, to the point that we're stuck with them for years when we don't want them and have to loan them out.

I can't believe how often this happens.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

But we offered them long new shiny contracts, I wouldn't say there were many takers for them either. We can throw Diaby into that to be honest.

yeah buts all politics with the new rules coming in the likes of Denilson/ Diaby Bendtner were all meant to be counted as HG players for when that rule came in nothing more.

[Xhaka Can’t]

But we offered them long new shiny contracts, I wouldn't say there were many takers for them either. We can throw Diaby into that to be honest.

I agree we should not have, and my reply to Mo explains my pov with regard to RvP.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Fair enough, I would too, I'm just concerned at the way we seem to let our better players run down their contracts and yet never have a problem with the lesser players, to the point that we're stuck with them for years when we don't want them and have to loan them out.

I can't believe how often this happens.

Me neither.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I'd have offered him a contract, I'm just saying it wasn't the no brainer it appears today.

Fair enough.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Fair enough, I would too, I'm just concerned at the way we seem to let our better players run down their contracts and yet never have a problem with the lesser players, to the point that we're stuck with them for years when we don't want them and have to loan them out.

I can't believe how often this happens.

Makes you wonder what Ivan gets paid for tbh.