Lee Hoos /Les Ferdinand I’ll put it simply: - Firstly — why have we accepted 3m for Freeman — there can be no question this is grossly under market value. The man has 3 years left on his contract — would you not just give him a significant pay rise? - FFP implications — comparatively, how long does it take for the weekly wage bill to meet that 3m figure? - Although we have some promising youngsters — are we likely to develop/source THIS YEAR a player of Freeman’s ilk? - The benchmark for this sale can naturally be arbitrated to the Luongo sale (rumoured at present) — this DOES make sense — 1 year left on contract and player has indicated he will not accept a pay cut — we can live with this. - Please disregard if these decisions have required escalated sign off from the owners. Most significantly: - Gentlemen , how do you expect us to trust you with the SALE of Loftus Road and the construction of a new stadium, when under virtually throughout all of your tenure, you have failed to use this inflated market to sell off our prime human capital assets? CALL THIS DEAL OFF | |