I'm not getting into "sources" etc, but I do know what a couple of our players are on, and they had considerably less game time than Ward last season, and were paid considerably more than he is asking for.
All I'm saying is that the numbers we are shocked at, are not exceptional in the insane...
Sadly, I think wages in football have moved on more than some of us realise, and £13k per week may seem like a vast wage, but I think that probably what you need to spend for a player of his pedigree.