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El Abd is such a gentleman...off the pitch, we will miss him both on and off the pitch. I found that article quite touching.

I'd go with that, with no inside knowledge whatsoever though. Also some players prefer to be a big fish in a small pond, maybe he is one of them. That is not meant as a put down to Bournemouth btw but a player with real ambition is unlikely to want to play at Dean Court where survival in this...

From the games I've seen the players are pretty committed. We have been playing with a depleted squad for most of the season and then when nearly everyone was back the transfer window started, Crofts got a season ending injury, Barnes decided his future lay elsewhere as did El Abd. It's...