Sympathising with him wanting to be near family and expecting him to be professional …

And honour his contract are not mutually exclusive.

I don’t approve of his behaviour in any way shape or form, but if this all about family and whatever he’s got going on personally, I sympathise with that even if he’s going about it all wrong.

Posted By: SimonOTBC on January 22nd 2026 at 09:54:37

Message Thread

Sargent heated meeting… (NCFC) - loz, Jan 22, 07:14:38
- WW2 (n/m) (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Jan 22, 10:28:19
- Why is he/his agents being such a dick about this? (NCFC) - Kangol Canary, Jan 22, 07:40:26
  - On a human level, I have sympathy for sarge and his desire to go home (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 22, 08:18:44
    - Toronto is a 13hr drive from home (NCFC) - Howson The Prairie, Jan 22, 10:14:20
      - If only there was another form of transportation... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 22, 10:34:12
        
        Cruise ship (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Jan 22, 17:27:48
    - Without knowing any of his reasons (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Jan 22, 09:35:51
      - I guess it’s because opportunities with MLS sides only come up in Jan? (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 22, 09:55:48
        
        I think that the problem was that everyone thought he was going in the last summer (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jan 22, 10:31:14
        
        apart form the actual contract, you mean? (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Jan 22, 11:09:55
        
        I guess the summer issue was that an MLS club didn't come in for him (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 22, 10:41:04
        
        Toronto are not shit. Lots of Norwich players have gone there and Jermaine Defoe (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Jan 22, 17:29:38
    - None of us (I assume) know the players personally (NCFC) - APB, Jan 22, 09:14:17
      - This is true, but applies to all those frothing about how he’s behaving too (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 22, 09:51:43
    - On a human level he signed a contract and was happy (NCFC) - Malkybarneedledick, Jan 22, 08:53:05
      - Sympathising with him wanting to be near family and expecting him to be professional … (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 22, 09:54:37
      - yes that - and to cut up rough half way thru a season .... well, get stuffed (NCFC) - paulg, Jan 22, 09:19:45
      - Tbf the club also wanted the contract to protect his value (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jan 22, 08:54:50
  - Because they can (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 22, 07:51:12
- Is it time to just get as much money as possible for him? Not going to play again is he? (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jan 22, 07:27:34
  - We can afford to run the clock down, may squeeze a final improved offer from Toronto prior (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Jan 22, 08:18:40
    - Totally disagree... (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 22, 10:41:13
  - I think it's been pretty obvious from the off that he'll go to Toronto for about £16m-£17m (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 22, 07:50:32
    - What message does that send to other players if we sell him for a reduced fee? (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Jan 22, 08:11:27
      - Well the counter argument to that is... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jan 22, 09:05:23
        
        It doesn't send any message to prospective players. (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Jan 22, 09:31:36
    - It's a sad way for it to end but that's the business of footy at times. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jan 22, 07:52:44

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