Dele

[74Blue]

Why would we release him on a free then sign him back?

Why wouldn’t we just simply renew the contract?

Well, since Spurs have shown little/no interest in seriously renegotiating the original deal, there is absolutely no obligation for us to be any less unscrupulous.

Getting around the table and negotiating a sensible compromise would have been best for all parties involved. Whilst players are seen by clubs as a commodity, they are also human beings, and Dele clearly has a lot of issues that he's working on right now. Coming to a sensible agreement would have allowed Spurs to recover some money, Everton to continue working with the player on his rehabilitation without the jeopardy of a sudden £10m bill and allowed Dele some hope of actually getting back on the pitch sometime soon. The current stalemate benefits nobody.

[Bluedylan1]

I think we should release him in the summer, then sign him and then release him again under a mutual agreement. Just to confuse Spurs.

[AjaxAndy]

In contract law there's 'acting in bad faith', which part of is 'evasion of the spirit of the agreement'.

I'd imagine if there is a clause that states X payment on contract renewal, and we instead waited of the contract to expire and then offered him a new one under the guise of it being a new signing, even if it got around the clause then we'd fall foul anyway by acting in bad faith.

That's of course presuming offering him a new contract after his existing one expired was classed as a new signing and not just a contract renewal.

[Gash]

Can we just call it a draw?

[Gash]

Can we just call it a draw?

[AjaxAndy]

Can we just call it a draw?

Yeah I mean it's not actually important really is it? We're talking about a player who most likely won't ever play for us again, and certainly not in a meaningful way.

Got to love a redemption story though, and it feels a bit like circumstances are going to prevent any chance of that even if the actual likelihood anyway is extremely small.

[biziclop]

As I said above, that's absolutely something we *could* do, but no club *would* do.

You'd be fucking yourself over for every player you ever tried to sign in the future with add-ons

The reason clubs wouldn't do it is that as a free agent the player can sign for anyone they want, so there's usually a huge risk associated with it.

[Goaljira]

Seeing Keane and Godfrey step in with no recent football and not miss a step has got me very intrigued for how the 5 games we can use him for will go.

[Toddacelli]

Seeing Keane and Godfrey step in with no recent football and not miss a step has got me very intrigued for how the 5 games we can use him for will go.

Don’t know how fit he’ll be. Last update from Dyche was that he was ‘on the grass’.

[Free Agent]

Don’t know how fit he’ll be. Last update from Dyche was that he was ‘on the grass’.

Dyche’s “on the grass” is usually a 3-4 weeks away from a first XI start

[biziclop]

Dyche’s “on the grass” is usually a 3-4 weeks away from a first XI start

It's also what most of our previous managers would've called "full fitness".

[Cods]

Surely forums are a mix of 80% speculation, 10% match thread reaction, and 10% banter?

It's not as if we're well-informed about anything that goes on, is it?

[Paddockoldie]

I'd like to see a fit and mentally well Dele play for us. I think he really appreciates how he's been supported here

[Kerryblueboy]

Whatever about this fella anyone reckon dyche can re energise Gomes

[Paddockoldie]

Whatever about this fella anyone reckon dyche can re energise Gomes

Lazarus couldn't raise Gomes from a nap. Way too slow, doesn't push himself.. Dyche player he will never be.