I think TFG need to show some ruthlessness here and completely withdraw the contract offer, he’s taken the mick out of the club by keeping us on the back burner as a backup option imo.
He should be embarrassed signing a new playing contract knowing that he's incapable of playing at this level anymore. He shouldn't have signed the last one.
I think the idea of keeping him for another year is his presence in the dressing room that helps motivate the team, which I thought was part of what the manager is supposed to do before a game. Nice to be such a nice guy to have around that...
We must be in a really healthy financial position if we're able to hand out playing contracts to players who have proven themselves unable to stay fit for several years. I guess that can only be a good thing if you think about it.
I think Moyes wants him and has possibly got DCL a package that works - but he’s trying to get TFG to sign off on it
There’s not many strikers out there who would choose to come to us right now given our recent struggles.
We get to register 25 players, three of them are goalkeepers, so you can afford to have one of them as a coach/mascot/cheerleader. That leaves 22 spots for outfield players, why would we give up one of those spots for a player that won't play...
For an ACL it’s usually anywhere between 6-12 months mate.
He’s a £20 mill footballer mate, if he was on a free covering his wage for a few months might be the clever play.