severnside gull
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I love conspiracy theorists - always looking for rain in a clear sky or Fosters bleedin' lager in a barrel of Harveys
How can you know that without seeing the contract? Why would Vicente have agreed to that a year ago?
I don't know what he's said, have you got any links to trustworthy quotes?Except it goes against EVERYTHING Poyet has said.
Poyet always said he wouldn't force him to stay.
If people's fears were legit then SURELY we would have just extended it much earlier in the summer.
He was still our player so the story is basic. "player extends contract".
Calm down
Except that we've been waiting for months and making sure he is agreeable.You can. That's the point of 'options'. Vicente had no say as to whether or not we excersied that option. I'd like to think we wouldn't do so without his word, but that isn't clear.
without having to worry about ending up on the scrapheap).
How can you know that without seeing the contract? Why would Vicente have agreed to that a year ago?
That's all very well when he thought he might want to go back to Spain. What if we just found out that Vicente had agreed to join a promotion rival, say Cardiff, for example, as they'll pay him double the wages we will. I have no doubts the Albion would say "No f***ing way" and activate the clause, meaning if he wants to go there for the money then they will have to pay. And quite right too.
I can understand that, but why didn't they extend his contract months ago under the same premise - ie, if you do need to go, we just want a fair fee. I suppose if we had extended it earlier, and he had got injured, we'd have looked silly.No, Poyet doesn't want to keep unhappy players (particularly not one of his quality), but then again you could always have some sort of gentleman's agreement with an individual that works along the lines of "look, we know you'd rather be home in Spain, but we've looked after you, invested in you, and we don't want to lose out, so if you want to go to Spain, we guarantee to let you go, and we'll demand a fee of £xxx". Nothing excessive, but enough to recoup the club's investment in him.
If he had been forced to stay it would be a big gamble with his injury record - 20K a week ? (probably) is a lot to pay if he is 'injured' all the time. I believe he is loyal - we have got him enjoying football again and he wants to play for US.
Except that we've been waiting for months and making sure he is agreeable.
If we sell him to Villareal next Thursday I will eat my words, but this seems like a fuss over nothing really.
Which to me makes the whole wording of the press release a bit odd to be honest. It reads quite simply as if it's just our decision. You'd think a quote from him or something would be in there, given how important he is to us, and how it's gone back and forth for so long. It's baffling.
That's all very well when he thought he might want to go back to Spain. What if we just found out that Vicente had agreed to join a promotion rival, say Cardiff, for example, as they'll pay him double the wages we will. I have no doubts the Albion would say "No f***ing way" and activate the clause, meaning if he wants to go there for the money then they will have to pay. And quite right too.
ARGUS:
Albion have taken up their one-year option on the contract of Spanish star Vicente.
The former Valencia playmaker is now committed to the Seagulls until June 30 next year.
Albion are offering no further comment at the moment although boss Gus Poyet told reporters this afternoon: "We look forward to seeing the end of all the personal situations with Vicente and bringing him back."