The Sun or Balls (or probably both) were being disingenuous
Balls said said that Neil had 'always' been on a 2 year deal, although when he joined we were all told it was a one year rolling deal.
We know Neil was given an improved deal in June '15 so I would assume that was the origin of the 2 year deal (which the club didn't confirm at the time).
The only things Balls denied in that clip is that Neil was given a 'new' £2m/2 year deal out of the blue, and that the size of pay off wasn't a factor in the decision, not that one didn't already exist.
Perhaps the deal was a fixed 2 year term which we 'reset' in'16 on relegation (which might explain the Sun story) or maybe it's always been a rolling 2 year deal and the Sun were the victim of Chinese whispers about it.
Posted By: CWC on March 13th 2017 at 11:25:45
Message Thread
- So the new contract for AN after relegation was fake news then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 13, 09:23:01
- Nope. Listen to what Balls actually says. (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 13, 09:30:11
- Have you got a link? I'm just going off what Goreham said about 10 minutes ago (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 13, 09:33:19
- Haha nice try tho (n/m) (NCFC) - yellowman, Mar 13, 11:48:46
- you are a strange little man (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 13, 12:58:03
- ... (NCFC) - DJ Ginga, Mar 13, 09:35:57
- I'm with Jim. Balls is a politician (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Mar 13, 10:23:20
- Cheers , I'll give that a squiz in a bit (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 13, 09:39:47
- ...or alternatively... (NCFC) - DJ Ginga, Mar 13, 09:39:31
- sounds like some people would prefer to believe what they read in the tabloids (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 13, 10:45:19
- The Sun or Balls (or probably both) were being disingenuous (NCFC) - CWC, Mar 13, 11:25:45
- sounds like some people would prefer to believe what they read in the tabloids (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 13, 10:45:19
- Haha nice try tho (n/m) (NCFC) - yellowman, Mar 13, 11:48:46
- Have you got a link? I'm just going off what Goreham said about 10 minutes ago (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 13, 09:33:19
- Makes you wonder who gave the Sun the story (NCFC) - trt354, Mar 13, 09:27:04
- Nope. Listen to what Balls actually says. (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 13, 09:30:11
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