Alan McCafu

[Tony Erdington]

New contracts being signed/offered left, right and centre coupled with the signings and financial committments associated with Cleverley and Sanchez would suggest that something in the background has changed more dramatically than merely appointing a new ceo perhaps?

I don't think so.

Let's not forget, we've just spent 7m in the summer transfer window. That's not the sign of an enormous investment in the club, nor is offering new contracts to our best players.

Thank God for the 'new owner' otherwise it would've been 3.5m

IDKS

BUT

aint it a case of Randolf realising a prem outfit is more attractive (more dough) than a chumpionship club, therfore kid of , speculate to accumalate. you think!

[olaftab]

Reading some of the comments on here you would think Hutton has miraculously transformed into Lahm and Zabaleta combined. He has been ok nothing more. 3 year deal is silly.

[PaulWinch again]

Maybe, but 'ok' is a million times better than Lowton and Bacuna defensively.

[pauliewalnuts]

Maybe, but 'ok' is a million times better than Lowton and Bacuna defensively.

This, thus far.

[ozzjim]

Maybe, but 'ok' is a million times better than Lowton and Bacuna defensively.

Trouble is, to replace a full back that is actually "ok" defensively with one who is actually "good" defensively would cost about 12 million now. Why not stick with the mid table level one we have until the rest of the side is at a point where that looks weak. I doubt, in the next 3 years, that will happen.

This, thus far.

[eamonn]

Would have offered a twelve month deal. I think he's half-decent but little more and only likely to decline at this point. If he's our first choice right back in 3 years I presume things will have gone even more to seed at the club. 

[Dave Cooper please]

Would have offered a twelve month deal. I think he's half-decent but little more and only likely to decline at this point. If he's our first choice right back in 3 years I presume things will have gone even more to seed at the club. 

Or alternatively, if he carries on in decent form and we are in the position to strengthen further in 12 months time we can sell him for decent money to a club in the lower reaches of the PL.

[Ron Manager]

Reading some of the comments on here you would think Hutton has miraculously transformed into Lahm and Zabaleta combined. He has been ok nothing more. 3 year deal is silly.

But not as silly as offering serial underachiever Agbonlahor an even longer contract.

[LeeB]

Maybe he's agreed a long term deal on reduced terms.

[olaftab]

I do hope so.

[aev]

In the Telegraph it says it is an incentivised deal.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

In the Telegraph it says it is an incentivised deal.

Hope the incentives aren't red and yellow!

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Reading some of the comments on here you would think Hutton has miraculously transformed into Lahm and Zabaleta combined. He has been ok nothing more. 3 year deal is silly.

But not as silly as offering serial underachiever Agbonlahor an even longer contract.

Both seem bizarre after what we've been trying to do over the last couple of years.

[tommy_boy]

Not so sure about this one. He plays 4 great games and gets immediately a 3 year extension..

[silhillvilla]

Not so sure about this one. He plays 4 great games and gets immediately a 3 year extension..

Probably better than him walking for free which seemed to be the previous approach. He's clearly the best RB at the club at present.