06-22-2021, 01:33 PM
Ideally, we shouldn't let anyone enter their last year of contract. Renewals (or sales) should be done at the 2 year mark. At 1 year, it's already a bit too late, but I get there's going to be special cases.
I think this will become easier with money and stability. When we are a mainstay in the CL, when we have a steady income flow....planning becomes simpler. Budgeting starts being a lot closer to the actuals.
I think this was precisely the issue last summer. We just didn't know what ground we stood on. We simply could not afford certain salaries without the CL income, yet we had no clue if we'd be in. There was probably some level of "calm" about negotiations due to thinking things will work out if we made the CL...but it was still an unknown. Then, we know how it ended.
At the end...like I said...i think with more (and steady flow of) money everything becomes easier. That, and the fact that Maldini (but also Elliot) is likely to learn a lesson here.
With that being said, it's not just Kessie, Calabria and Romagnoli. We also have to take care of those whose contracts expire 2 years from now. Tie them down now.
I think this will become easier with money and stability. When we are a mainstay in the CL, when we have a steady income flow....planning becomes simpler. Budgeting starts being a lot closer to the actuals.
I think this was precisely the issue last summer. We just didn't know what ground we stood on. We simply could not afford certain salaries without the CL income, yet we had no clue if we'd be in. There was probably some level of "calm" about negotiations due to thinking things will work out if we made the CL...but it was still an unknown. Then, we know how it ended.
At the end...like I said...i think with more (and steady flow of) money everything becomes easier. That, and the fact that Maldini (but also Elliot) is likely to learn a lesson here.
With that being said, it's not just Kessie, Calabria and Romagnoli. We also have to take care of those whose contracts expire 2 years from now. Tie them down now.