by Ian Royal »
15 Apr 2011 15:03
Royal Rother I said the same thing on here a couple of months ago. I think we will make him top paid player and he'll stay. He's been desperate for an opportunity to play every week, now, after 6 years of not quite making it he's got a manager and supporters who have total belief in him; he's loving it being 1st name on the team sheet and all round top dog.
The last thing he'd want is to go back to being a bench warmer just yet.
One more season I reckon, unless it's £10m plus to a top 6 club....
Fair chance of getting a 6 month commitment from him to see if we're challenging for promotion. If not he's off in January IMO.
It won't take £10m to get him, because we'll have a fee agreed with him above which he can go, and there's no way it'll be that high. £3m - £7m depending on exactly when it was he signed a new contract I'd guess.
And I reckon he's more likely to go to a club around 6th to 14th than top 6, because as you say he'll want to play and probably knows chances in the top 6 would be limited. See Sidwell, Shorey etc.