Transfer Rumours Summer 2020 Transfer Thread

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As I guessing is the motive of the majority who don't sign deals to the end of the season. Loyalty to No1 and not the club
You have to compare it to most employees.
If you were an employee and you were contracted until the end of the month and your employer wanted to extend it by one month only and there was a serious risk of something happening that would stop you getting another job would you want to take that risk?
 
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You have to compare it to most employees.
If you were an employee and you were contracted until the end of the month and your employer wanted to extend it by one month only and there was a serious risk of something happening that would stop you getting another job would you want to take that risk?
And were back to the selfish society **** em all
 
You have to compare it to most employees.
If you were an employee and you were contracted until the end of the month and your employer wanted to extend it by one month only and there was a serious risk of something happening that would stop you getting another job would you want to take that risk?

If it was a job to like build a house or fit a set of windows and the job got held up half way through, wouldn't you stay on to finish the job?
 
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no, I'm not
I realise that injury among footballers is much more prevalent than injury among builders

Is it really?

And what are the comparative injuries?
How long are they on sick pay for?
How many get career ending injuries?
Bit different if an already millionaire footballer or a builder is unable to carry on his (or her) career.

OK i'm not being 100% serious but it does seem a bit ****ish not to play on till the end of the season, though i can see some may be afraid of a tiny chance of injury. They best be careful driving and crossing the road.
 
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Is it really?

And what are the comparative injuries?
How long are they on sick pay for?
How many get career ending injuries?
Bit different if an already millionaire footballer or a builder is unable to carry on his (or her) career.

OK i'm not being 100% serious but it does seem a bit ****ish not to play on till the end of the season, though i can see some may be afraid of a tiny chance of injury. They best be careful driving and crossing the road.
Hull City nearly had a whole team of players injured at once recently
 
Lichaj has definitely turned down a contract, yes. But a year's contract on reduced terms, not an extension to the end of July. I'm really disappointed that our captain has binned us off. But I'm equally disappointed that our captain has been offered reduced terms at such a critical moment in our relegation fight. There is clear fault on both sides, I think.

Do you know this as a fact?
Papers stating 'failed to agree a short term extension to cover the run-in'.
Assuming this is the truth, then I see him and others as selfish twats with no loyalty to their team mates or to the club (who's paid them handsomely, including during 12 weeks off). If it were a situation where we were mid-table with nothing to play for, then fair enough, but it's not. And with him being Captain makes it even worse.
 
Is it really?

And what are the comparative injuries?
How long are they on sick pay for?
How many get career ending injuries?
Bit different if an already millionaire footballer or a builder is unable to carry on his (or her) career.

OK i'm not being 100% serious but it does seem a bit ****ish not to play on till the end of the season, though i can see some may be afraid of a tiny chance of injury. They best be careful driving and crossing the road.
Look at what happened to Moses Odubajo and he had a contract to fall back on when he got injured
If he had been at the end of his contract he would have been in a terrible position
 
Do you know this as a fact?
Papers stating 'failed to agree a short term extension to cover the run-in'.
Assuming this is the truth, then I see him and others as selfish twats with no loyalty to their team mates or to the club (who's paid them handsomely, including during 12 weeks off). If it were a situation where we were mid-table with nothing to play for, then fair enough, but it's not. And with him being Captain makes it even worse.
We dont usually agree but this is bang on
Makes me sick the ****s
 
You have to compare it to most employees.
If you were an employee and you were contracted until the end of the month and your employer wanted to extend it by one month only and there was a serious risk of something happening that would stop you getting another job would you want to take that risk?
Next time lets hope all the nhs staff say **** that im off on sick its full pay ill have 6 months off
Gotta protect their career eh
 
no, I'm not
I realise that injury among footballers is much more prevalent than injury among builders

That's a brave statement, I'd suggest far more serious injuries happen to builders than footballers.

In fact, thirty of them die at work every year in the UK, unlike footballers, where the death rate at work in the UK is zero.
 
That's a brave statement, I'd suggest far more serious injuries happen to builders than footballers.

In fact, thirty of them die at work every year in the UK, unlike footballers, where the death rate at work in the UK is zero.
argue about people dying as much as you want
I dont think any of the players who refused extensions claimed they were scared about dying but I do think they were scared about getting injured
I'll carry on being realistic and discuss the risk of injury
 
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Do you know this as a fact?
Papers stating 'failed to agree a short term extension to cover the run-in'.
Assuming this is the truth, then I see him and others as selfish twats with no loyalty to their team mates or to the club (who's paid them handsomely, including during 12 weeks off). If it were a situation where we were mid-table with nothing to play for, then fair enough, but it's not. And with him being Captain makes it even worse.
I'm quoting from Phil Buckingham's twitter feed. I reasonably sure he's in the know.
 
Relegation is inevitable, if not this season, then certainly next.
Ah, how I've missed all this over the last few weeks
Similar issues at all levels...

AFC Bournemouth @afcbournemouth
We can also confirm that Ryan Fraser has declined to sign a short-term contract extension.

A blow for a team currently in the bottom three, he's made 27 appearances for them this season and played pretty much every game last season.
Yes, I'm really not following the minute detail of what's happening at other clubs but as you say, it's probably commonplace. Happening to our opponents on Saturday same as us. Still disappointing however.
 
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