Rumours and Stuff

[T.S Quint]

Should have kept the AFL Merkin.

More trampolines please.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Bullshit, of course we are!!! We are trying to take the POs out of the contract so its a brand new contract at probably a higher price! The old contract becomes null and void.

That's right, it is at a higher price. That's because a contract with POs is worth more than one without. So if Drown is going to give up his current deal with player options he will want more money to compensate. The same way he gave up money when he agreed to them in the first place.

And has the club offered him an upgrade? They might prefer he activate the current option, which would give him an extension with a second option later on. It might be better (for us) than paying him more. It was last time, despite the media circus. Remember, if he had signed a two year extension last time without the POs, he would still be off contract and testing the market right now. The PO hasn't changed that other than the media keeps banging on about it trying to stir up the dopey fans.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Simple, he is looking to renegotiate his contract at a much higher price without the POs.

His agent will go to the club and say 'Look Dyl has been offered $1.2m by X Club for 3 years and will sign a new contract at that price to stay.'
Ryles will say 'That's alright, off you go at end of the year, we now have other plans at a much cheaper price.'
At which time agent will say, 'Wwhat......I was only bluffing.'
JR 'OK, we'll get a new contract to you, 3 years starting at $700k increasing by $100k each year.'
Agent, dejected. 'Dyl will exercise his PO in his current contract.'
JR walks away smirking.

Like I said, if he wants more money to give up the POs he must have given up money when he agreed to them in the first place. Player options cost the player money. Club options cost the club money.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

What we hate is the constant argument with pousters (posters) to have the final word no matter what. Argument for argument sake is boring, stupid and juvenile.

You are

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Wow $900k for Dilbo is the cheap version?

You don't know how much he's on.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It’s not a year away. It’s at the end of 2027. That’s it. This every year in his contract is bullshit and reported incorrectly.

Yep, if he activates the option it extends the contract by three years. So he would be on the market again in November 2027, with him here until at least the end of ‘28.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I actually wonder if these journos are actually dumb enough to not understand how these POs work or if they do but are just throwing out misunderstandings to rile up the fans.

ffs

 

[emjaycee]

Yep, if he activates the option it extends the contract by three years. So he would be on the market again in November 2027, with him here until at least the end of ‘28.

Was it 2 options or 3? If it is 2 then I had it wrong earlier and you are right, Nov 2027 not Nov 2026.