21-06-2023, 07:57 PM
Some people are confusing Duty of Care with goodwill. DoC ends when the contract ends. After that, any form of assistance form the club is merely goodwill - as appears to be the case here, offering facilities to help with his rehab and fight back to full fitness. Sensibly he's gonna see how things are in Sept when he expects to be close to match fitness and hope his condition warrants a proper contractual offer at an appropriate wage. Surprised the club offered 12 mths at a vastly reduced amount - like he was ever gonna tie himself into that. Likewise, no-ones gonna commit to buying him until he's at the stage to pass a fitness test so I'd say we re still in with a good chance.