Quote Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico View Post
I can tolerate it for a world class talent like Alexis or even Ozil if her performs like he did today but Jack unfortunately isn't as good, nor does he have the bank of goodwill for the club to put up with any nonsense.

The problem essentially is, why should the club give Jack the game time if he's ultimately going to piss off somewhere else if he actually ends up playing himself into some type of decent form after it all? Despite his PR "kiss the badge" stuff, by all accounts he's been pissed off with the club for not giving him chances this and last season, so there's no chance of him staying if there's decent interest for him.

The trick is to have capable negotiators who can convince him to sign a deal on reasonable money with clauses & triggers for pay rises when he does perform (goals + appearances). We're already going to chuck away £100 million in talent next window and so the last thing we need is to chuck away another £40 million on a talented performing ENGLISH CM, which he would be provided he recaptures his form. Sign a contract Jack and then you can get a start.
You're putting spite and politics ahead of football and what's needed for a performance. It boils down to how much more bullshit performances you can stomach from the midfield.

It's a catch 22. Why should the club play him if he hasn't signed a contract? Because Wenger should live by what he preaches. Wenger says a player should be committed regardless of the contract situation. It works both ways. For this one last season we need to put our best foot forward.