Depends what is in his contract. looks like the club waited for him to hang himself. I would imagine they was waiting for a club to take him to get the compo or they didn't want to upset the dressing room as it was so close to the end of season.
If they just let him walk out could you imagine...
Why not wait for the whole story to come out before deciding what was a good idea to do:D
I wonder how much Andy Naylor and co already know and have been told to sit on the story.