I just like to take other things into consideration. I just find it odd that Gomez signed a 10k a week contract, but we offered, 4k a week to Ali? He signed for Spurs at 12k a week didn't he?
It just makes me wonder if Rodgers really wanted him for the seniors. Then again, maybe we didn't f**k up in contract negotiations and he actually wanted to join Spurs as he saw them as a team on the rise rather than us? Guess we'll never know the truth
I get exactly what you're saying PM. Somebody made the judgement that he only warranted an U21 contract, Brendan was clearly involved in that conversation. Whether he liked him or not he clearly didn't get across to the men who would negotiate the contract that he was more important in his plans than that.
Brendan, as usual, has been happy to tell his side of the story deflecting all blame from himself. If Brendan wanted him as a first team player he could have sold someone like Allen to make room on the wage bill, but no of course Brendan was completely innocent in this if you believe him. We've heard enough of Brendan's lies to know the truth is probably quite different from the version he'd like you to swallow.
If I were to guess I'd say Brendan thought he was a top prospect but didn't want to give up a first team or squad status player in order to fit him into the squad and therefore we lost out on him. It was a F**k up, one we became all too used to and exactly what I hope will change moving forward.
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