This would all be a reasonable post, had the player in question not signed his existing 3 year deal in NOVEMBER.
His agent did a pretty shit job of negotiating that one, tbh, if seemingly, the market rate for his player's wage should have been significantly better.
To be fair, 'Arry is down to BARE BONES, in terms of attacking options, with just Charlie Austin, Bobby Zamora, Andy Johnson, Yossi Bennayoun, Niko Krancjar, Matt Phillips, Junior Hoilett and Shaun Wright-Philips to choose from.
They are ALL* money grabbing whores, mate.
Sooner we all accept that, the less heartache we all have to suffer, when we lose a player we like.
*except Inigo Calderon.
Decent of you to post that. Its a shit feeling from your viewpoint, and we've all been there.
I wonder whether your owners will give Howe the cash to re-invest, or whether they are pissed off at the big money spent on Rantie, and will demand to see more of him?
I'd be totally unexcited by the signing of Ritchie. Massively over-rated on here, on the back of one good game.
I'd rather play Solly March. In fact, if Solly could be persuaded to get a really, really shit haircut, we could pretend Ritchie had signed anyway.