Contracts in football are worth nothing except buy out value. A player can sign a new contract one week, and be sold the following week. The only difference would be his price.
Fans are the only loyal ones in the game. I don't know why they expect loyalty from players, managers, or, come to...
Just a small point, Bridcutt never said his head wasn't in the right place. Nathan Jones told Oscar, his head wasn't in the right place, when selecting the squad for a game.
There is a subtle difference.
Don't get me wrong, I worked hard, but if I'd been offered a lot more money to do the same job elsewhere, I would've jumped at the chance, without a backward glance. Pensions can be transferred nowadays.
The majority of players don't care about clubs or fans. Players like Calde, Bobby or Rosenior are few and far between. We like to think they care, but in reality, they're just doing a job.
I worked for 50 years but there's only one job I became emotionally attached to.
Has he? If he'd stayed with us, he'd be in the Championship. He's played in the Premier League and earned a fortune. I wouldn't call that going backwards. Maybe, sideways.