It's hard trying to relate to a footballers way of thinking, they live in a completley different world. I mean, Ronaldo was crying the other week at Madrid because his pay wasn't in proportion.
The figures are insane to us but to him it's about feeling valued, footballers are huge egomaniacs and being paid x amount makes it arguably an issue of status. There's obviously no difference to us between 75k and 100k, but to him it's like being told he's an average-to-good squad member or a key player, something he now believes he is. He could be forgiven for thinking that considering he's one of the longest serving members of the squad and 2nd top scorer from the past couple of seasons.
I don't think we as a club or Theo have done anything wrong here. He's looking after himself and so are we, my only gripe is that we seem reluctant to pay a relatively small amount for a player who despite his faults, is actually someone worth having around IMO. I don't think any of us really understand why our pay structure is the way it is and that's where the problem lies.