| All going well at Wolves on 09:52 - Jul 23 with 1452 views | Radlett_blue |
Players refusing to play or train in order to force a move has happened before & is totally reprehensible. Unfortunately, the players knows he is a valuable asset so he will get his way in the end, whatever the damage to his reputation. |  |
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| All going well at Wolves on 09:57 - Jul 23 with 1383 views | Guthrum |
| All going well at Wolves on 09:52 - Jul 23 by Radlett_blue |
Players refusing to play or train in order to force a move has happened before & is totally reprehensible. Unfortunately, the players knows he is a valuable asset so he will get his way in the end, whatever the damage to his reputation. |
Reprehensible to go on strike, maybe (altho such rights exist in many other workplaces). But there is an underlying issue in clubs attempting to force a player to move somewhere they don't want to, for pure financial gain. It is not slavery, after all. |  |
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| All going well at Wolves on 09:58 - Jul 23 with 1371 views | MattinLondon |
My initial thoughts were - do they only have one pitch? Couldn’t they just move elsewhere and leave him sulking like a toddler on a supermarket floor.
I understand players wanting to improve themselves and being ambitious - but I would be very sceptical of a player behaving like that in order to engineer a move. As, if he had a good season at my club he could well do exactly the same if a bigger club came in for him.
Granted I don’t know what happens behind the scenes but it’ll be funny if both the Italian and Turkish club wipe their hands of him. |  | | |
| All going well at Wolves on 10:00 - Jul 23 with 1337 views | WolfieAtTheBack |
A full sit down protest alongside your team mates and coaches, i mean come on. |  | | |
| All going well at Wolves on 10:02 - Jul 23 with 1300 views | Churchman |
£24m for 3 goals. Wow, they got a bargain there!
Whatever the truth of it, they clearly want and need to ship him out ASAP |  | | |
| All going well at Wolves on 10:05 - Jul 23 with 1247 views | Radlett_blue |
| All going well at Wolves on 09:57 - Jul 23 by Guthrum |
Reprehensible to go on strike, maybe (altho such rights exist in many other workplaces). But there is an underlying issue in clubs attempting to force a player to move somewhere they don't want to, for pure financial gain. It is not slavery, after all. |
For any move, loan or permanent, to happen, a player has to agree & can refuse. Players can be "frozen out" & made to train with the youths. Footballers earning PL wages are not "slaves". | |
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| All going well at Wolves on 10:10 - Jul 23 with 1182 views | WolfieAtTheBack |
| All going well at Wolves on 10:02 - Jul 23 by Churchman |
£24m for 3 goals. Wow, they got a bargain there!
Whatever the truth of it, they clearly want and need to ship him out ASAP |
Well we could do with another forward, maybe we should make an offer.... | | | |
| All going well at Wolves on 10:39 - Jul 23 with 961 views | britbiker |
Loved how he states that he is honouring his contract etc, except he isn't is he. Words are cheap. |  | | |
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| All going well at Wolves on 10:54 - Jul 23 with 830 views | Guthrum |
| All going well at Wolves on 10:05 - Jul 23 by Radlett_blue |
For any move, loan or permanent, to happen, a player has to agree & can refuse. Players can be "frozen out" & made to train with the youths. Footballers earning PL wages are not "slaves". |
The definition of slavery is not only about money earnt, but also absence of coercion and freedom of will with regard to employer or work.
On the surface, looks like Wolves are trying to force him to go somewhere he doesn't want to, because the deal is better for them. On the other hand, it is possible he is working with the Italian club to strongarm a deal to their advantage instead.
These kind of disputes never look good when they get into the open. | |
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| All going well at Wolves on 10:54 - Jul 23 with 820 views | CaptainAhab |
| All going well at Wolves on 10:39 - Jul 23 by britbiker |
Loved how he states that he is honouring his contract etc, except he isn't is he. Words are cheap. |
Yeah this quote is golden: "Throughout my career, I have always taken great pride in conducting myself professionally and maintaining the highest training standards.
"My commitment has always been to prepare myself as well as possible so that I can contribute to my team-mates and the club whenever I am called upon.
"I remain under contract with Wolves, and my only intention is to fulfil my responsibilities professionally by training, doing my job, and contributing to the team in accordance with that contract."
Argentinian levels of delusion that |  | | |
| All going well at Wolves on 11:02 - Jul 23 with 746 views | Axeldalai_lama |
| All going well at Wolves on 10:05 - Jul 23 by Radlett_blue |
For any move, loan or permanent, to happen, a player has to agree & can refuse. Players can be "frozen out" & made to train with the youths. Footballers earning PL wages are not "slaves". |
I don't think they are allowed to be frozen out and train with the youths. Which again to be fair makes sense. It wouldn't be deemed acceptable in any other industry and would be some form of constructive dismissal. But of course the clubs don't want their assets to walk away for nothing, just to force through moves to the highest bidder.
I get that players can and are dicks, completely, but it's pretty crazy when you actually think about an individual and compare it to other industries. Being effectively forced to move yourself and your family and life to a completely different country than you want to by your employer when there is another employer exactly where you want to be and they block you from doing it.
Clearly football and sport is unique and I don't know what the answer is, but basic employee rights cut both ways. If he honoured his contract off the back of a poor season and did a Raheem Stirling he'd get sh1t for that too. Wolves want him out but don't necessarily hold all the cards to dictate where. [Post edited 23 Jul 11:04]
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| All going well at Wolves on 11:40 - Jul 23 with 499 views | Radlett_blue |
| All going well at Wolves on 11:02 - Jul 23 by Axeldalai_lama |
I don't think they are allowed to be frozen out and train with the youths. Which again to be fair makes sense. It wouldn't be deemed acceptable in any other industry and would be some form of constructive dismissal. But of course the clubs don't want their assets to walk away for nothing, just to force through moves to the highest bidder.
I get that players can and are dicks, completely, but it's pretty crazy when you actually think about an individual and compare it to other industries. Being effectively forced to move yourself and your family and life to a completely different country than you want to by your employer when there is another employer exactly where you want to be and they block you from doing it.
Clearly football and sport is unique and I don't know what the answer is, but basic employee rights cut both ways. If he honoured his contract off the back of a poor season and did a Raheem Stirling he'd get sh1t for that too. Wolves want him out but don't necessarily hold all the cards to dictate where. [Post edited 23 Jul 11:04]
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Indeed, being a pro footballer is a transient occupation, but the compensation is that, at the top level, you get paid eye-watering sums of money & the clubs have to keep paying you as long as you turn up. It isn't really comparable to normal employer-employee codes, especially as players (or, technically, their registrations) can be hugely valuable assets. | |
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