As I said before, he could be completely guessing about the reason for the clause, but if he says there is a buy-out clause then there is one, simple as.
Well, even though it makes absolutely no difference, and there is about a 5% chance that Leeds could buy him back, I don't believe him.
If he has had "dealings with Snoddy", yet he still thinks Snodgrass might know he's made the wrong choice, what sort of "dealings" has he had? Poker? Maybe Top Trumps?
As I've said before, he has contacts with the players and the players came to him to release a statement regarding the running of the club.
You have no reason not to believe him, I have every reason to do so.
If he was having even 1% doubt over the move, why come... let alone supposedly put a buy back clause in a contract??
Just a thought, maybe he means a "buy out" clause something like Joe Allan????
Well, as I suggested earlier, a buy-out clause would make sure he's sorted both ways.
What way is that?
If a club offers an agreed sum then Snoddy has a right to talk to them and accept their offer if he so wishes!
Think about it Norwich fans, it's hardly unbelievable.
One thing Snodgrass has shown is he is loyal to Leeds so this hardly surprises me, he probably at the moment would rather play in the Prem for Leeds than us. Doesn't mean he won't feel the same about Norwich in time but to me it's not a surprise at all. I believe it, and another thing the buy back fee is definitely more than we paid for him, otherwise that would be ridiculous.
I've no idea how prevalent these kind of clauses are in contracts, but if Snoddy insisted on it, then I can't imagine it'd be out of Leeds' price range. Equally, I'd think at our end we'd have put a time limit of say 2-3 seasons on the clause. That way if Leeds' go up fairly swiftly then Snoddy gets his wish of playing for Leeds in the PL, and it stops us having to worry about developing him to his peak then Leeds getting him back for a steal.

How is Alan Smith's return to the only club he'll ever love going on? Oh hang on, he never went back did he and actually ended up dropping down a further league to play for MK Dons last time I looked. I remember him crying his eyes out when you went down and he 'begrudgungly' joined your arch rival ManUre so he could stay in the Premiership, sobbing his little heart out her was, gutted because he never wanted to wear another shirt other than Leeds'
Like I said, he's at MK Dons now and never wore the Leeds shirt again - so what went wrong there?
This is clearly a wum thread that a lot of us have got involved in, there's still only one person embarrassing themselves on here though.
Snoddy is a Canary, get over it, I think that's the best advice I can offer right now![]()


Guys, give Simon a break. He's come on here for a bit of general footy chat.
For what it's worth, I think a buy back clause is good business for him, no different to Holt trying to get himself the best deal for his family.
Soddy will love it in Norfolk (as they all do) so we have nothing to worry about. The buy back clause (if it exists) can only be good business for all involved.
In an age where footballers are universally viewed as selfish arrogant twats (as opposed to the genuine athletes we've had the pleasure of viewing for the last two weeks) I think it's refreshing that a young promising footballer is doing the right thing for both clubs and himself.

I agree, it's a win win for Snodgrass. If he loves it in Norwich then he can stay, if he doesn't he could have the opportunity to move back somewhere he knows and is appreciated.