The tweet has pissed me off more than the transfer request.
1. He doesn't believe we are good enough to be promoted this season despite the fact he has an influence over this.
2. Nothing about giving 100% until his contract ends.
The club supported him admirably when he was injured - it's payback time Dale and you have some serious making up to do.
Well imagine if there wasn't... Dale Stephens would be playing for Burnley now.
Having turned down £8m, and with Dale potentially leaving for free in the summer, if he plays every league game from now on we've effectively chosen to pay £190,000 per game for him.
He'd better bloody play well.
They can terminate his contract but in order for him to sign for anyone in England before Jan 1st, he needed to be a free agent yesterday.
One thing this last year or so has proved is that BHAFC are certainly no pushover in the transfer market any more. Multiple bids for Dunk, Knockaert and Stephens all swatted away. Its a message to other clubs that if you're interested in our prize assets, you'd better be prepared to pay through the NOSE for them, or don't bother wasting our time.
No bad thing.
The tweet has pissed me off more than the transfer request.
1. He doesn't believe we are good enough to be promoted this season despite the fact he has an influence over this.
2. Nothing about giving 100% until his contract ends.
The club supported him admirably when he was injured - it's payback time Dale and you have some serious making up to do.
No bad thing in attracting the right sort of player too, ones who don't just see us as a stepping stone to the first 'better' offer that comes along.
Yup. It shows that we're a club that will not let players and agents call the shots, but will do whats in the best interests of BHAFC. I think overall the club has come out of this pretty well.
I am concerned at Stephens attitude though. Up until the transfer request, and then that tweet, I was under the impression that he'd knuckle down and give us his best until his time here is done. Now though, I'm not so sure. I guess we just have to trust Hughton to "get his head right" I suppose.
I am concerned at Stephens attitude though. Up until the transfer request, and then that tweet, I was under the impression that he'd knuckle down and give us his best until his time here is done. Now though, I'm not so sure. I guess we just have to trust Hughton to "get his head right" I suppose.