Players on the outside will look at how we have looked after Jordan Willis and Corry Evans by giving them new deals despite having bad injuries. They will look at how we have rejuvenated the careers of players like Clarke and Roberts. They will look at how we have been open and honest with players such as Batth, Gooch and Flanagan about their contracts and how they might not feature as much if they stay. They will look at how we pluck players from relative obscurity and give them a chance to shine, like Stewart. They will look at how we seem happy to allow players to move forward in their careers, as long as we are fairly compensated, like Stewart and Clarke. Players will look at all the players we have rewarded with new contracts over the last 18 months, some of them had 2+ years left yet we still offered them more.
They will not look at what a player with a history of downing tools and having a bad attitude says about his situation at the club.