Quote Originally Posted by gunsofashburtongrove View Post
The club did try to get him to sign a contract, there is not much that the club can do and the contract will be signed only if the player wants. The club can however sell him to cash in, but this can be done only when the window opens which is now. Don't think the club could have handled this particular case better. however the fact that we developed an image of a club that will not win anything equipping players to bargain for insane wages or leave for clubs who guarantee trophies. Looks like every time we resist big investment we are digging ourselves into a bigger hole.
Do you think we left Cesc with a year to go on his contract? Was Rooney down to his last two years when Manure were trying to get him to sign a new one? If we started negotiating early before he hits the 24 month mark and he didn't want to sign, you sell him because another year won't make a difference. Unless, you think winning a trophy will change his mind. We took a major gamble and we really should be signing players to 4/5 year deals instead of 3.