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No, if he is here and being paid he should be available for selection. However, I can understand why his mind may be elsewhere and therefore perhaps not WORTH picking when you factor in A) it might upset other players staying, B) He wouldn't be a the top of his game, C) We did OK without him...

Of course. But might it not be that Oscar has decided not to pick him and get on with working on players who will be here? Not necessarily Bridcutt refusing to play. There might also be an issue with how you would deal with players staying at the Albion who would probably be proper pissed off...

Agree completely. I don't think anyone can blame him for wanting to leave. He has a young family to think about as well and has spent a large chunk of his career in the lower leagues and probably not on massive money. The chance to play Premier League football and earn substantially more must be...

He might not have been selected. Not necessarily Bridcutt's choice not to travel.

I am not saying he should. Just that that was one reason offered for handing in a transfer request. Say Sunderland were only bidding £2.5million and Bridcutt was due £250,000 of it as a loyalty payment, by waiving it he would basically increase the bid by £250,000 potentially making it more...

And people moaning about Poyet's derisory offer should realise that, once he and the director of football have sat down and identified targets, Poyet will have next to nothing to do with the bidding process.

Also, I guess we don't know what was said when Crystal Palace bid in pre season. For all we know he might have been given assurances by the club they wouldn't stand in his way if another Premier League club came in for him later.

I don't have a problem with Bridcutt wanting to leave. I completely understand it. I just don't like players trying to force the hand of the club by handing in a transfer request in a bid to get the club to sell for less than their valuation of the player. And yes, by doing so he may well...