I remember been in a similar situation. We were all calling for Becchio to be offered a new contract around September time, and he didn't get offered it, well, he signed it after the QPR game in December. You have to remember it takes time, as Grayson and Bates stated, it's hard to do because you have to find time in between games and training, which according to Grayson isn't easy because of the sheer amount of times they train, you have to remember it's a full time job they train very often. Gradel will sign, he's said he wants to sign. And this bull about him saying if he keeps playing good he'll end up better, what he really said is he's glad other teams are interested as it shows he's playing good. He will sign, but even if they begin discussions now, they probably won't finish till near Christmas. There are also things that will delay it such as if his agent isn't making himself available at the times that Max and the club.
If he doesn`t want to sign,he doesn`t love Leeds,so f*ck off,simples,only want players who love LEEDS UNITED
Then you have clearly listened to the media describing him as "Wantaway Gradel" He has said he loves Leeds and he wants to sign a new contract.
Well If he hasnt signed before Christmas'..... he's in the January sales... Maybe next week if Nunez gets a start and a hat-trick. Don't want to see him go as we won't see a replacement in 2011......
Im not convinced about the full time job and the time they spend training. Remeber hearing kewells wife, when he was with liverpool, saying the biggest problem he had was boredom. Finished training every day at one o clock and nothing to do but go home and play on his playstation. Thats not a job. Im self employed and work at least fifty hours a week, they work ten at best. He has tons of time to sort a contract if all parties want to. Like everyone else, if he does, it will be like a new signing
I'm not convinced with this busy training excuse either. The most that players train is twice a day, more often just the once (was it Mancini at City that came in and wanted everyone to train twice a day and some of the players were having a good moan?) And isn't that what they pay agents for, to sort out all the minor details so the players can just turn up and sign etc?
Not having enough time to sign is no excuse. Tthere's PLENTY of time. Apart from training a few hours a week what else is there to do?
I probably think its the club that havnt offered a contract yet rather than gradel not signing it. Although i am probably the only leeds fan in the world that actually wants to see us sell him
very rae to find a player that is a true fan of the club he plays for. Imagine if one of you lot played for Ipswich, who you don`t have a real affinity for but they are just your employer, and they were only offering you half as much as another club maybe of a higher current standing? You wouldn`t stay at Ipswich you would be off. Fairly sure none of you would say no to doubling your pay because you are huge lifelong fans of your current employer? Got to live in the real world and take the rose tinted glasses off. On the whole a footballer is doing a job for an employer just like anyone else, and they move companies for a better package just like anyone else.
he's still playing well, very well. He's still doing what he's contracted to do. There's absolutely no difference between selling him now and letting him go for free - the money won't go towards any worthwhile signings anyway. So why bother selling him?
So fans should stop expecting and demanding faithfulness and just cheer on a transient set of mercenaries instead of hoping for loyalty to be restored to the game? You're right, most players do think like that, but I reserve my right to criticize them for it, the money-grabbing ****s.
A bit harsh? If you were toiling on the lower floors of the office block and someone offered you a huge pay rise to go and work on the penthouse level with all the high-flying stuff that went with it, then I suspect that most of us would jump at the chance? Granted that someone dedicated to the 'team' - which could be their mates, liking the place, the missus liking the place, the manager getting on with them etc as much as the name of the team - should be more motivated and put in more effort. On the other hand, I do think 'You're a grown-up and you've signed a bloody contract, get on with it!'
I hate football and business analogies. Businesses don't have supporters who expect loyalty from the office staff, for instance. I refuse to play by that analogy!
I'm often asked for my autograph as I stroll into work, the crowds outside our office can be very boisterous at times. The signing of our new IT chap was an unbelievable occasion! Though the departure of our cleaner to our main rivals didn't go down to well, they'd been tapping her up for a while and our CEO just wouldn't pay her the extra 50p an hour!
Plus I don't get paid thousands a week to work in my office. I find it hard to believe they struggle to survive and make do on current wages, never mind wanting more elsewhere. <awaits the rolling out of the footballers having short careers diatribe>
The whole comparision between footballers and normal working people is bullshit. We, the paying public, ship out millions of pounds each year to watch them on Sky, have their names on our shirts, and cheer them when they play well and boo them when they play ****. You don't have thousands of people watching you work. They don't deserve the wages on just the basis of what they do, but the fact that people are willing to pay so much to watch them play is why they get the money they do.
We pay our money out of choice, no-one makes you attend a game. Just because you do so doesn`t give you the right to demand loyalty from a player. Yes you pay your money so you can have a scream and shout at them, that fair enough, bu that money doesnt make anyone judge and jury over where they ply their future trade. Players come and go, let the ones go who want to leave and put your energies into supporting and cheering for the ones who want to stay, Nunez being a prime example with his adjournment of his international career to stay and fight for a place with us.
