Surely agents want potential new employers to know about their players' contract situations? Will Cabaye's agent not have been making it common knowledge in the biz?
I don't think it was even his style of football really, it was just his crazy negative approach against teams we should have been smashing. For all his faults, one thing you can say about Pards is that he believes we can win.
Yeah, obviously fans are prepared to put up with pretty much anything as long as they're successful.
The problem with his time here was that we were playing shit and getting shit results.
I'd consider him probably the best 'buyable' left back in the league now. Cole and Evra are obviously out of reach of rival clubs, and only Baines is comparable.
I know his contract is running down, but we should be looking for a big fee.
Did he play better though?
He was actually the best footballer I've ever played with, very close to signing for Newcastle apparently. Can't remember how the smoking affected his game though!
My Grandad quit smoking for a while at about 80 and the change in his health was amazing. And that's after doing it for 70 years. Not sure what point I'm making!