Stan A. Einstein wrote:No he didn't. What he did say was that he wouldn't sign a new contract. In the last year of a contract a players transfer value drops of the edge of a cliff.Exile 1976 wrote:Stan A. Einstein wrote:Rooney was not signing a new deal. He didn't threaten to leave before his old contract had expired.Exile 1976 wrote:Stan A. Einstein wrote:I don't follow Manchester United but assuming you are correct I would have to disagree.Exile 1976 wrote:Stan A. Einstein wrote:Both.George Street-Bridge wrote:Let's start with the basics. Which is true?Stan A. Einstein wrote: You can disagree with my view but it remains my view.
"I don't know whether Flynn thinks he is bigger than the club or not", or "Mike Flynn knows that however he behaves he will be unchallenged by the board of directors" ?
Flynn doesn't think he is bigger than the club, I think that he is. I really fail to see why that concept is beyond you.
Michael Flynn had an interview with Lincoln City. Spent a few days thinking it over. Decided not to leave. And negotiated a better deal for himself. All of this in the full glare of us all. That to me shows him to be bigger than the club. Flynn has stated he is not bigger than the club. I have no doubt he believes that. I don't believe he is correct on that.
George, you really don't get nuance do you?
He’s in good company then Brend seeing as Rooney, De Gea etc did pretty much the same thing to Man Utd & they’re one of the world’s biggest clubs.
Doesn’t mean they’re bigger than the club but the clubs know their worth to them.
Alex Ferguson giving a lecture on management at Harvard Business School said that it didn't matter how good a player was, if that player didn't understand that his position was one of servant to the club he would be gone. No exceptions
I think Ferguson was right. Love him or loathe him his record speaks for itself.
As I keep saying that is my view. It is the job of the directors to make these decisions, I don't have a problem with that. I just think that the decision was wrong. I fail to see what the debate is about. I have given my reasons why I think they're wrong and whilst I respect that most people disagree I have heard nothing which changes my mind.
He should have practiced what he preached then when Rooney threatened to leave in 2010 but ended up getting a nice new deal .
Again I am not blaming Flynn for doing the best he can for himself and his family. I agree that Flynn has a very good record as manager of Newport County. But I would not have made the decision that the directors have. That was and remains my view.
He did threaten to leave before his contract expired, 20mths early, then he did it to Utd again in 2013 when he got another nice new deal.
But if your analysis was right I would agree Ferguson should have practiced what he preached.
Just think. Mark Byrne was a great player for us. Dan Butler was a great player for us. But they were replaced. Holdsworth and Edinburgh were successful managers for us. But they were replaced.
I hold a view with which you disagree. So what?
Normally agree with you Stan but the problem is we normally go through three duds before find a diamond.