hard to tell

but you have to assume release clauses ARE deal breakers because otherwise why would any club ever agree to them? They can never benefit the club.

Posted By: mr carra on July 17th 2007 at 09:09:59

Message Thread

Who in the Worthington camp seriously believed... (NCFC) - Chelmsford Yella, Jul 17, 08:27:32
- why would we have possibly objected to a £1.5m release clause... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 17, 08:32:12
  - Quite simple really... (NCFC) - Chelmsford Yella, Jul 17, 08:47:53
    - But... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 17, 08:54:35
    - Hindsight is a wonderful thing. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Jul 17, 08:49:41
      - yes, I have heard that old chestnut a lot recently (NCFC) - phrankin, Jul 17, 09:39:39
  - because he was meant to be a key member of the squad (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 17, 08:35:14
    - But that's modern football (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 17, 08:41:22
      - yes but they were willing to pay £1.5m for him (NCFC) - megson, Jul 17, 08:54:00
        
        and that's porecisely the position players are desperate to avoid (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 17, 08:58:10
        
        I do see your point (NCFC) - megson, Jul 17, 09:04:55
        
        But we needed a midfielder in at the club... (NCFC) - Declan, Jul 17, 09:10:25
        
        hard to tell (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 17, 09:09:59
      - Perhaps, and this is a bit radical but stick with it (NCFC) - Tomblander, Jul 17, 08:43:51
        
        sadly I doubt it (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 17, 08:50:19
    - But if it was in his contract, there's sod-all we could do about it (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 17, 08:39:02
      - yeah (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 17, 08:42:29
        
        It will be fascinating to see how he goes next season (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 17, 08:48:21
        
        It's usually agents that negotiate clauses like that. (NCFC) - Arganth, Jul 17, 08:47:14
        
        Fine. Leave him to rot on the Preston bench. (NCFC) - Chelmsford Yella, Jul 17, 08:50:45
        
        Dream on (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 17, 09:00:34
        
        good point (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 17, 08:49:12
    - spot on. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Jul 17, 08:35:53
- yep, he wasn't exactly setting the world on fire at Preston.. (NCFC) - DemoniCanary, Jul 17, 08:31:32
- ridiculous.... (NCFC) - Sperminator, Jul 17, 08:31:16
  - What a load of shit. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Jul 17, 08:38:09
    - true we probably just offered it straight away never mind the 200k. (n/m) (NCFC) - Sperminator, Jul 17, 08:45:30
- Who on this board seriously believed last season that we would even get our money back for (NCFC) - Kings Lynn Canary, Jul 17, 08:29:50
  - ITs not the money and its not really the player (NCFC) - megson, Jul 17, 08:35:21
    - but that wasn't the case when we bought him (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 17, 08:46:24
      - probably not be we are just fans. (NCFC) - megson, Jul 17, 08:56:09
        
        comes down to negotiation though (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 17, 09:03:14
        
        *but (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Jul 17, 08:56:25
  - with the right management, he could be a good premiership midfielder (NCFC) - Dave in France, Jul 17, 08:33:41

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