: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:29 am
Surely any deal he gets will be based on achievements as they come along. All deals for young players step up year by year but no club is going to immediately offer one of (if not
the) highest wage at the club to a completely unproven injury prone youngster. Imagine what that would do to players like Graham, Roby, Wilkin etc, all regular internationals who would be earning less than a player that can't even hold down a regular 1st team spot. They would either leave or demand at least as much as Eastmond.
I'm very confident that Mr Mac is wise enough to understand all these issues and will make the right decision.