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2018/19 Phil Jagielka

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JimmyK said:
Feel like the club doesn't handle this type of thing particularly well. Players like Baines and Jagielka deserve to have their futures sorted before the end of the season in my opinion, it's a bit of a sad end to the career of a real stalwart and club captain. I'm not saying make an enormous fuss and build statues before anyone starts, but if it's true that he's only just been told I feel like it's a bit shabby.
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Agree but we can't have it both ways. The club is criticized for not being ruthless enough.

I wouldn't have cut anyone loose until we knew whether we got the last Europa spot. We didn't get eliminated until week 37. We have to clear out a ton of dead wood but if we were looking at a couple of July ties with clubs in Kazakhstan or the like then we'd need all the useful depth we could get. Even if we got Holgate back into the first team that's only four CBs (assuming we keep Zouma, which we probably can't) and that's not enough for four competitions. New signings might not be match fit, or bed in quickly enough for that Thursday night fixture in Široki Brijeg or wherever.

So once the last home game was past, I don't begrudge the club taking the time to work through their options. He's got plenty of time to find a new club. He can always be honored later.
 


Mentions the players, staff, fans in that statement. Nothing specific about Silva.

Telling? As in Silva’s decision, so some sour grapes there?

Anyhow, all the best Jags
 
JimmyK said:
Feel like the club doesn't handle this type of thing particularly well. Players like Baines and Jagielka deserve to have their futures sorted before the end of the season in my opinion, it's a bit of a sad end to the career of a real stalwart and club captain. I'm not saying make an enormous fuss and build statues before anyone starts, but if it's true that he's only just been told I feel like it's a bit shabby.
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Good it's about time we stopped being Mr nice guy, no room for sentiment any more, I liked jags but there is no point having a past it player eating up 50K plus a week, I'd give baines the chop too..
 
Good memories of Jags...

Think he should have asked to leave 12months ago for more playing time...interesting to see where he goes
 
Tipp blue said:
Good it's about time we stopped being Mr nice guy, no room for sentiment any more, I liked jags but there is no point having a past it player eating up 50K plus a week, I'd give baines the chop too..
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I've already said that him leaving is definitely the right decision. Agree that Baines should go too. That wasn't the point though. I just think we could have handled the circumstances a bit better. I think a player who's given 12 years service and captained the club however many times probably deserves to know whether he's playing his last game for us or not. As someone else has pointed out, I don't know the ins and outs so maybe i'm wrong, but at first glance it doesn't look great from a PR perspective.
 

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