05 May 2014 11:27:09
Apologies to RMC everyone as he states he will never leave and will honour his present contract
He has to honour his contract, if i'm not mistaken he did put pen to paper NOT so long ago ;)
Think you'll find that a contract in football is as good as toilet paper .
I think if Mc D goes then Ross will use that as an excuse to go to the premier .
He has done really well and had it not been for him we would be down of that I'm sure, but I'm not convinced he will or would do as well in prem up against fast defenders week in and out .
look at bec at Norwich! he can't even get off subs bench how many goals did he score
Regardless of McDermott going or staying if cellino doesn't agree to sell Ross then i'm afraid he won't be going anywhere
Cynical lot
Think it's a massive boost that our best player is showing faith in our club, pity we didn't have more players like that
Think he said he wouldn't ask to leave, would only leave if club accepted offer
Football contracts are loaded in favour of the employee. Players or managers can't be sacked however poorly they perform, but the player or manager don't feel obliged to honour them.
Big difference between Ross and Beccio. Ross has a lot more skill. he is a scorer as well as a provider. can't compare the two
06 May 2014 07:29:32
He didn't say he would never leave, he said he would never ASK to leave, great news, BUT why does he keep bringing it up all the time? I think he is putting it out there that if a club makes an offer and its accepted its he clubs fault for accepting, don't get me wrong the lads quality, but it just makes me suspicious. MOT
"look at bec at Norwich! he can't even get off subs bench how many goals did he score"
I think you'll find he can't even get ON to the subs bench these days.
Saying and doing are 2 different things.
But staying that, I don't think he will have to ask to leave. If a bid of £6m+ comes in for him they will accept it. Just hope the club reinvest the whole amount into the team, as it certainly needs it.
I live in Essex (no I don't sound like a plastic cockney)so I don't get to see as many games as you guys so I bow to your better knowledge .
I rely on this forum for info and your opinion on games, players etc.
Many top scoring strikers(champ) have failed to make there mark in the prem .
As for Bec at Norwich to be honest I have not watched them as late, so I consider my self corrected!
Regarding players contracts being useless!
The contracts are as strong as the club to whom the player is contracted to, look at Saurez in pre-season trying to push a move to arsenal.
Liverpool stood strong, showed they wanted him to stay and he had NO option but to honour his contract.
Answer to AndMOT:. only because arsenal came in with a 40mil and 1 pound offer to trigger his get out clause, which liverpool thought was taking the mickey. now if arsenal came in with a 45-50mill. he'd be playing for arsenal by now. its just when the time is right.
06 May 2014 20:09:31
Reading have released a statement that mcanuff, ligertwood and gorks are it renewing there contracts and will be free agents at the end of the season! I can see BMCD going for 2 of them if he ends up staying as manager!
A.S
You said £40+ mill was enough to trigger a get out clause WHY didn't he go?
If the clause was triggered in his contract (as you stated above) he was free to talk to Arsenal?
Liverpool said YOUR GOING NOWHERE youve got a contract and your staying, Saurez had NO option but to honour the contract he signed.
If a players got a contract and the club want him to stay NOTHING the player can do but to honour it.
The Suarez case shows that you guys make the same mistake as Suarez's own agent.
The 40 million Arsenal bid was enough to trigger a clause whereby the player was then allowed to speak to the prospective buying club. the clause was not a break point at which Liverpool had to accept the bid as Suarez and his gent had understood.
At any point, Suarez could have put in a transfer request and a potential bidding war may have started to increase the price but, Liverpool didn't really want to sell and were not compelled to accept any offer. Suarez is a proven goal-scorer.
However, Suarez did NOT put in a transfer request as this would have jeapordised the 'loyalty' bonuses written into his contract. This is the same reason that Wayne Rooney would continually bleat about wanting to leave Man U through his agent but, would never actually force the situation himself by requesting a transfer as the club could then withhold a payment of x million for his continued loyalty (not handing in a transfer request).
Ross can say what he likes to the press but, if a concrete offer comes in from a respected mid-table Prem club, he'll be hoping the club accept though would probably not say so publicly for fear of both the fans backlash and missing out on 'loyalty' payments.
There is simply no room for loyalty in football.
Didnt I just say that in far less words?
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