Daisy plans on staying a Pie

[Piethagoras' Theorem]

Scotch, your comments will fall on a lot of deaf ears. fwiw, I agree with you, 100 %.

[MOTR]

Can we keep all Thomas speculation in this thread.

[Jezza]

Let's not fall into the media trap. The papers have to report on something and it was inevitable that they would discuss the Thomas contract situation.

We all predicted it earlier in the year on Nicks that Daisy would be the talk of the town in 2013. He still has another year left on his contract, so let's not jump on the bandwagon of accusing him to being un-loyal to the club. He re-signed with us a few years ago and there isn't any evidence to say he won't do it again in the near future, even though Mick has left the club, to whom Daisy was apparently very close to at the time.

[stui magpie]

FFS, seriously, if we go through this crap again with people ripping into players based on media BS and the fact that they haven't signed a contract yet I am going to reach through some peoples computer monitors, rip out their reproductive organs and shove them down their throats.

Daisy has said he wants to stay, he will go through a negotiation process and the media will pump up the possibility of him leaving to get people to read articles and attract advertisers.

If you're stupid enough to believe that stuff and let it upset you, you're too stupid to be on the internet without supervision.

[The Prototype]

[Mossi]

[RudeBoy]

We are all going to have to get used to this sort of saga year in year out.

However, if I was heading our football department, I'd have a policy of finalising these contracts before the start of a players last season. In this case that would mean negotiating between October to March. This would require the club to put its absolute best offer to the player and requiring him to accept or reject it before their final season kicks off. If he rejects it, then he plays out his last season and is let go at season's end.

This would prevent the season destroying Cloke saga ever happening again.

[September Zeros]

Pies just need to handle this one a bit better for the sake of the playing group. Less media comment.

As some have said we just have to get used to it. Its Just another year with out of contract players. Pendles is up in 2014 is he not? In other words it will keep happening and we just have to learn to observe and trust in our footy department without setting ourselves on fire and running in circles screaming.

People also have to understand and respect that some supporters aren't necessarily "panicking" or "getting fooled by media" but rather they just desperately don't want contract negotiations to impact another year. I think that's understandable and should be respected, hence the legitimacy of the thread.

Just MO.

[stui magpie]

[Pa Marmo]

I like Daisy, I believe he will stay.