New Contracts?

[robbo1874]

Anyone got the time to guess what he has pocketed in wages during that period?
...and including the new contract?

I suspect he will look amazing value by comparison to most players we've had.
 

he will look good value if he achieves it. Though that says more about the exceptionally high rewards available to very mediocre players since the sky money and the era of the aggressive agents. He's been a good player for us - better than average, but not exceptional. Therefore pretty good value in the scheme of things, like you say. Aswell as 100 goals, a winners medal of some sort would be nice.

[rob_bridge]

Without wishing to stir the hornet's nest what is the value of the contract? Has he took a cut in wages?

[The Laughing Policeman]

What do they call that thing on the Beeb that has replaced teletext?
Any way I was just looking at the football section and according to the Beeb The Sun online is saying that the boy Jack has been offered a four year contract.
I hope that's true, but as it comes from the Sun we'll have to take it with a pinch of salt.

[Dave]

I hope that's true, but as it comes from the Sun we'll have to take it with a pinch of salt.

They're probably just quoting from the Birmingham Mail article from a couple of days ago which says the same thing.

[Smoke]

Anyone got the time to guess what he has pocketed in wages during that period?
...and including the new contract?

I suspect he will look amazing value by comparison to most players we've had.
 

Average Roughly £2M a year since 2006 at a guess.

£2M a year to live all of our dreams. The bastard.

I fink yeh, definutly, yeh, I fink.

[Mister E]

Re our Jack, the hype commences:
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/12/jack-grealish-real-deal-aston-villa

[Gregorys Boy]

Gabby takes a lot of unfair shit on here. People forget he stuck around when all the other mavericks sniffed money elsewhere, Gareth, James, Stewart, Ashley, I'm looking at you.

Maybe, in reality Gabby has never been in line for those moves.  But I do respect his loyality.  It is mostly his performances which have been critized I think.   I do see him becoming like Gerrard for Liverpool, a one club man which is rare in this era.

I seem to remember around 2008 there were rumours of Arsenal's interest. I have no idea whether that had any basis in fact, but he probably wouldn't have looked out of place in a side like that.

I doubt any bigger club has even come in for Gabby.

At his best when he looked like he could become a real special prospect I can someone like Arsenal being interested then, think he would have been their sort of player more than Chelsea's for example.

[ez]

Being Gabby's agent must be one of the easiest jobs in football.

It would mean having to explain everything to him.

Shall I put out a story you're not happy?

Nah.

Do you want to let your contract run out and go on a Bosman?

Nah.

You want to stay here then?

Definutlay.

And that will earn him how much? Crazy really isn't it.

Not as much as the first two options.

I don't think he'd get much more elsewhere, he'd hardly be in demand.

Personally, I'd have let him go, but so long as we're not paying him stupid money, am not too worried about him staying.

I just want us to sort Delph and Vlaar out as quickly as we can.

I'd have let him go too. Four years seems excessive to me for someone who is a passenger in the majority of games. I suspect it's more to do with service and sentiment now than talent on the pitch.

[Percy McCarthy]

Disciplined, battling performance today. Nullified Gerrard, got the winner, ran his legs into bloody stumps. With no Benteke and Kozac he's been worth his weight in gold so far this season.

[Diablo]

Disciplined, battling performance today. Nullified Gerrard, got the winner, ran his legs into bloody stumps. With no Benteke and Kozac he's been worth his weight in gold so far this season.

I agree. Great performance and got the goal to celebrate his new contract (now 2 goals in 4) get in!!

[Villafirst]

Shouldn't Hutton's new 3 year contract be on this thread? You know, "New Contracts?"

[London Villan]

Lambert't three year deal will be the next one...

[Ger Regan]

Lambert't three year deal will be the next one...

Good work!

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

Jack next.

[Villafirst]

Then Delph. Interesting that none of the big clubs went for Vlaar in the window - he should just sign a new deal with Villa; at least he'd then play week in week out.