Colinjb

You have me worried for a minute.

For reasons that have already been done to death. Not impressed. He is not welcome. Strange timing to announce it with the Euros starting tonight, trying to bury bad news when attention is elsewhere?

The biggest issue firstly is wages. All teachers, regardless of subject are on the same payscale. This means that in terms of pure money, PE and Art (Not wishing to disparage, but clearly very different disciplines) are regarded as the same as Science. So, how are you going to entice those across with lower wages? The unions will never agree to subject specific payscales, but we have a situation where subjects like Art, Photography, PE have a surplus of applicants (because they will earn more in teaching) and the more traditionally academic subjects, especially science, have a shortage. Also, in Science, you are teaching three subjects. As there are less of you, you work to full capacity. This means that you are more vital in your existing role, less able to engage with activities that could strengthen your career development (E.g. desire to be a head of year...) so career progression will be difficult, especially if you are in a stable school that isn't constantly churning staff. Further to this, you would be walking into an atmosphere which needs personal resilience. You will be widely disrespected by students and heaven forbid you are in a school with weak leadership. The mix of academic ability, indifference over wages being less then you would get elsewhere and social worker mindset is very rare. The only reason I switched is because i've always liked working with children (Ex youth football coach) and I have an Engineering degree, after getting dissillusioned in my old life, and with a big fat bursary to keep up with mortgage payments while I trained, the switch made sense. I love my job, but it is absolutely not for everyone.

I say this as a teacher in the subject with the greatest skills shortage. (Science) No chance. You will not find enough people with the right qualifications willing to work in the profession. The wages and working conditions simply do not match their expectations.

Hopefully they have got the sponsor wrong.

Taking advice from the Skates 15 years ago.

Take off the sponsor and it would have been up there. But that single plastic panel ruined it.

Hush you. I'm dying on this hill.

Footballers leaving is not the point. Career progression is not the point. How they do it is critical. Resigning him shows that we are happy to have no dignity. Never mind if you treat us like sh*t, come back whenever you need a pension.

So, no self respect for you then? Re-employing him sends a signal that we are happy to be used and f*cked over. Lets welcome him back for a final pay day. What idiots are we.

No, you're right, he will tell everyone he was an idiot to leave on terrible terms, swell his bank account and win the premier league, then return like the prodigal son, all forgiven to enjoy a twilight payday. "And you can do it too kids!!!!!"

'Look lads, play well here and we can get you out ASAP.'

Do Leopards change their spots? What an awful example to set to the squad. Stab us in the back and we will forgive you in ten years time.

Watching us becoming the new Barcelona v Sheffield Wednesday on the first friday night of the season. Finally getting to see a game in person, only for it to be the home game v Millwall. (Huddersfield was my second choice.... Well done.) That one game attended allowing me to be there for the euphoria at Wembley

A model pro, good luck to him.

High wages, finished the season injured and question marks over whether he can make a meaningful contribution going forward. On the other hand he may be one of the 'leaders' that Dragan Solak described that we need. I would rather we had him with us rather then against us. But, to join a European finalist like Fiorentina would be a great move for him.

Given that he has not played consistent football at any level for 16 months, and he has never played at PL level, anything from him would be a massive bonus. And, if i'm wrong, fine.

He was bought to provide firepower to get out of the Championship. He is no longer needed for that purpose. Time to move on. Consider this me writing him off.

Would love this under our crest in Latin. Thank you google translate: "canistrum ultra-exactionem cancri"

If Brentford can get it right, so can we.

Hopefully he wouldn't follow in Hoddle's shoes of simply getting frustrated with those not as technically able as him

Reflecting on my previous position..... This isn't quite as bad as I remember.

What do you feel he can offer? My point may have been crudely made, but as a player he is past it, and as coach he would just use us as a stepping stone, so far from the inspiring role model our younger players need. I see no benefit to bringing him back.

In my considered and eloquent opinion. That self entitled little rat bastard can fuck off.

Yep. I catch myself daydreaming how amazing it was.