DarksideDave wrote:
That depends on how much he's paid and how many minutes a club get's out of him. I suspect his salary at Hull was a little over-inflated to start with.
One of the drawbacks with Walker is that he's an out & out full-back, he is no where near as effective in any other position, and with the recruitment of Rapana he'd basically become either a back-up FB or a stop-gap emergency cover in one of the other back spots where, as I said, he doesn't operate any where near as well.
Taking into account his salary, I suspect that's why the club have released him. Mis-management of cap space has been one of our regular failings over the years so we can hardly blame the club for making decisions of this nature if they calculate it's in the best interests of the business.
Like you say, there is a suspicion he was possibly on an over-inflated salary, especially given his past injury record, which unfortunately for him will probable have worked against him in this case.
I think he is still more than capable of playing at SL level, but given the circumstances, we are not in a position to have someone of his ilk on the books merely to provide back-up cover. A tad harsh on him in truth, but I'm afraid that is how it pans out sometimes. We'd need more out of him to justify keeping him within the 2025 squad.
Hopefully he will find another club soon as he seems a decent enough lad.
