LeBizzier69

As an employment contract, wouldn't he be at the stage of written warnings if he's seen as disruptive to the other employees - to the extent where he's not permitted to work with fellow employees? I don't understand how his behaviour wouldn't be subject to some sort of disciplinary action? Mind you, this is football so anything is possible.

In the same way that a struggling Coutinho was flogged to Liverpool for £8.5m and subsequently flourished?

What has happened to Hoj? I'll not forget his debut when he came on and changed the game. Since then his pass completion must be about 5%! Seems odd that someone seemingly so talented can lose the ability to do the basics.

Was the Patrick Roberts rumour ever anything but a tenous link made up for SSN??

I'd be quite happy for us to win the opening game 3-1, and for their goal to come from a Gerrard type slip from vvd. I wish him no professional success at all. Even though he'll have plenty, I'm sure.

His long diagonals are a bit Hajto-esque...

Perhaps we can all club together and pay Tom28s subs!

Pied was the only one who seemed a little off with Boufal, but that's probably a nothing observation. So long as they tell Boufal to not try and re-beat players and over-complicate his game, he could be a really top player for us.

Packaging overkill yet again it seems.

For most of us it's ONLY about the club in question. I'm not sure there are many of who begrudge him a move so long as the money is right and it's to one of the top clubs, history aside.

I loved the Championship so that's fine with me!

Hoping they ask vvd to hand deliver them all.

Tongue firmly in cheek - in reference to yesterday's rumours.

There must be clauses in player contracts that stops them from excluding themselves or behaving in such a way that means they have to be excluded? I can't believe that in this era of player power clubs aren't protecting themselves against this happening? Any contract gurus out there??

Has Sigurdsson signed yet?!?!

I think we would begrudgingly wish all players well IF we got the right fee, and it was a genuine chance to play for that player to move as far up the chain as his ability allows him. But this whole fiasco comes down to the pathetic love-in that they've had behind SFCs backs, the ridiculous outcry from their ex-players, the fact they've raided us for a few years and now the attitude of the player. I don't care if it means keeping an unhappy player for a season purely out of principle, and to show other players that contracts mean something and they'll be sold on our terms. Barring serious injury, he'll be worth a shed load next year and I suspect the year after, and with all the money flying around we can stomach his wages easily. I love the club and the game in general, but these incidents make me think about renewing my ST rather than doing it automatically.

Regardless of the agent talk, do these guys not have the decency to be professional and respect their employer? I just can't believe what utter Wayne Kerrs they can be. Surely his employment contract is being breached by him not wanting to join in? Surely kicking the ball in a team environment is one of the terms? I'll be honest, it makes me want to kick these guys squarely in the nuts.

You keep him without a doubt. It'll be far more damaging to him than us in the long run. We simply can't cave in to these players who don't want to honour their contracts.

One greedy b***ard, there's only one greedy b***ard. I can hear it now.

Oh goody

I have no idea why the coaching staff would want a player who wants out of the club and is on strike, on the tour. Totally counter-productive. You'd send him home reminding him he's got 5 years left on his contract and he'll be a bigger help than he knows helping the U23s out. Oh, and if he can get to the ground there are some 1st team boots that need cleaning.

Are these the same cretins who disappeared after our relegations, only to return once we did to the PL?

And Brighton didn't have to sit through most of the dross we did last season.

I guess they'd have to make sure any terms with AM we have for this player don't have any loopholes that would leave us exposed to this chap "doing a Toby" on us.

I don't mind players going if the money is right - I DO mind players going to Liverpool if the money is right.