Originally Posted by
pass_and_move
Fair point mate. I think the fact that they were foreign didn't help either and i don't use that term in a stereotypical way. I think hristov is the perfect example of a young unproven striker coming in for a big transfer fee and wages. Was he any better than the strikers we already had? Probably not.
Maybe players like Ward and Barnard came in on bigger money but our promotion players had instant respect for them because they knew all about them. Tinkler, Georgi, Marksted, Krizan etc were an unknown quantity simply because they were foreign yet expectations of them were high. Having seen them in training and how the season went they failed to deliver and you can understand discontent in the camp. Our foreign contingent contributed very little when you think about it.
Funny because De Zeeuw, Clint and jovo who were crucial to the promotion squad but were more than likely sharing parity in the wages with the rest of the lads. It's a very shrewd point you make Animal.
Unity is our strength, absolutely ***** is the spirit in this camp. Young lads who probably wear their hearts on their sleeves and probably are lacking in rational thought wouldn't welcome a player who still has much to prove yet is getting double the dough. Its a poser.
Should West Ham perhaps share the wages of Fletch with us then it may well ease any possible volatile situation. It's all hypothetical but in reality i think whoever loans him will have to pay his money, should that be a leeds, Derby, forest etc it's certainly not a problem to them. Certainly gives food for thought