jogills
Vital Football Hero
There has been a trend over recent years for clubs at our level to reveal less about the terms of contracts and transfers. This will be accelerated by the effects of the pandemic and the uncertaintly of exactly how the new season will begin. A few weeks ago I'd have been reasonably confident of full scale attendance in August, less so now. It's unclear when a definitive call could be made on this because there are too many variables and some, the progression of new variants and government responses, are outside our control.
It's hard to see how clubs like ours can commit to engaging a full squad under the usual terms with such uncertainty about revenue. It's equally hard to set ticket prices and that bears on the situation too. I really wonder what may go on behind the scenes. Is it possible that agents and clubs will negotiate alternative contracts, which depend on the situation on first game of new season. The best players and their agents will always dictate terms but the rest may take some certainty over none.
As a journeyman player do you sign an interim contract in the hope of a normal start with less good terms but an easy release clause if things pan out differently. You could sign an alternative contract alongside that one on better terms, which would apply in the event of normal service being resumed. A simpler approach would be to introduce attendance clauses.
It's hard to see how clubs like ours can commit to engaging a full squad under the usual terms with such uncertainty about revenue. It's equally hard to set ticket prices and that bears on the situation too. I really wonder what may go on behind the scenes. Is it possible that agents and clubs will negotiate alternative contracts, which depend on the situation on first game of new season. The best players and their agents will always dictate terms but the rest may take some certainty over none.
As a journeyman player do you sign an interim contract in the hope of a normal start with less good terms but an easy release clause if things pan out differently. You could sign an alternative contract alongside that one on better terms, which would apply in the event of normal service being resumed. A simpler approach would be to introduce attendance clauses.
