I'm aware that they are not compelled to put the effort in. Rodwell isn't the first to have behaved this way. But I'm not talking about what their contracts say, I'm talking about being able to hold your head up and take pride in your work. Rodwell is talking about how he's good enough to play for England but he's not showing any determination to get in to our first team.
given the choice between having 5m to sit around for 18months and not having 5m to sit around for 18months the amount of people who would take the latter is very small. I doubt anyone on this forum would pass up 5m. I totally understand where you are coming from, it's a player bleeding your club, but if you were in the same position you'd probably do exactly the same. Money isn't that important to me, but I'd be a liar if I said I would pass it up, and I'd call into question anyone's honesty that said they would.
In that scenario yeah I may well find myself taking the money, I'm not so much saying that he should just tear up the contract and leave though, my issues are that I'm not convinced he's going to lift a finger to try and find a new club or bother to perform for Sunderland in the meantime. If it was me I'd be busting a gut to try and get a move to another club sorted where I would be on a lower wage but still a very good one relatively speaking.
aye, it's Murray as Big Ernie McCracken,bowling legend. Me too, or at least I'd be in my agent's ear daily (which he may very well be doing), but the offer the cub has put on the table is walk away with nothing, next to no one would take that deal.
Well he certainly talks the talk but has walked the walk (well sort of, but in a trance like dream) Yes, he probably does need a new challenge but well away from our bad memories
Something I don’t understand is if he has a free transfer does he not keep the whole fee he is bought for himself he should be quids in even if he only gets &20/30,000 a week or am I wrong somewhere?
Yeah I agree, I guess the club don't really expect him to take up the offer but it makes it clear to anyone else that we want rid and they're welcome to take him for free. I wonder if they will and what kind of wage cut he'd accept, if any.
I feel sorry for Rodwell, he obviously has mental health issues believing he is still good enough to play CB for England! Come on Jack, wake up kidda!
Offering to cancel his contract where he walks away with nothing may well be just a starting point in someone's haggling process that is common in business, as well as in private life, so there might be some development(s) in the near future when he/his agent replies I'm hoping that this is the case and we might get rid of him this month
Lets all make a pact. If any of us see him round the north east (without his kids), we have to give him a smack in the mouth. First person to have photographic evidence wins a prize .
I say right now if I was him would I **** walk away from £5million. He’s not a Sunderland lad, he gives no ****s about the club. If I was at his beloved Everton, I’d be sucking that teet dry as well.
... and so no respect for anyone else. He’s a ****, mate. I just want to smash his “deer in the headlights” face in. Hopefully the U23s take him to task.. You’re on! Any location though, not just the north east!
I would have volunteered the same paycut as the players on relegation so not to ostracize myself from team mates, fans and club and diminish my chance of successfully reigniting my career when I left, knowing full well I'd failed on the football front making myself the model pro, the type of player managers will take a chance on cause of a great attitude. This rate he'll get his 5 million and still lose money playing a low level for 4 grand a week. He's only 26 and pure damaged goods.
He's a c*nt. An international class c*nt and I hope the tw*t suffers a really miserable existence for the rest of his days. Which hopefully wont be many. He has took the p*ss out of this club long enough and gave absolutely sweet FA in return.
Very eloquently put Gil. I hope he gets Farmer Giles worse than I do & he suffers an anal prolapse everytime he go's for a ****.
The epitome of modern football. Just a mercenary with no loyalty no humility and no honour or pride. Since his move to City money has been far more important to him than being a top sportsman. To try and play the victim when he's bled us dry is the final insult. Surely he knows his position here is untenable after his conformation of greed and delusion. He can never wear the shirt again and he made sure of that in his interview. So what happens now? He won't play, he won't leave? So he's happy to rake in a fortune for nothing while others employed by the same company are being made redundant and losing the relative pittance they were getting in the first place. What an awful human.
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