Wigan Warriors - wiganrugbyfans.com • Re: Arrogant/Ignorant (delete as applicable) Aussies
sergeant pepper wrote:
Are you really that slow? The get out clause isn't and shouldn't be a deterrent, it's about getting extra and much needed funds into the club.
Take Bateman as the prime example - he signed a 4 year deal, but even the wording at the time made it pretty clear he was only going to be here for 3 years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/34584141
That extra year got the club a significant transfer fee. Why would you take that away? Everyone - and I mean everyone knew he was going after his 3rd year, so the club had time to plan etc.
There are zero reasons - apart from sour grapes, that any fan isn't happy with that deal. He was going anyway, so instead of letting him walk for free after 3 years, we put a reasonable get out clause in there which meant if someone wanted him badly then they'd pay and not let him go onto the open market.
Some people just don’t get it and live in a world where players only play for love of the club and aren’t interested in anything else.
Statistics: Posted by Trainman — Tue Dec 31, 2019 4:52 pm