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That's true and I agree. However his next deal at 27/28 is likely to be nearly the best or more likely the best deal he will ever get. It's probably the last time he can ask for three or more years and at a decent rate. After all (and I appreciate you know this) whilst footballers earn good...

Thank you. And you Taybha

Could someone precis for me what's happening? I haven't time to wade through all this thread and any separate query as the story evolves will simply be merged into this all-purpose 'Dale Stephens dustbin thread' by some Nazi mod. EDIT: Just seen the (removed) 'Dale Stephens asks for a...

The very same. Teammate Ian Hutchinson was even younger, died at 54.

Yeah, and a few pints and a fag in the pub beforehand. Never hurt the likes of Peter Osgood and Charlie Cooke back in the 1970s.

There is also the fact that IF he is leaving we're going to have to live in a post-Dale world, so it's best to adjust now. It's no good playing him and him being an integral member of the team, and then we suddenly go "Oh no, Stephens has gone, didn't see that coming, now what do we do?"