The Arnie situation - one thread to rule them all...

OldCastleSwift

Arnie has signed a contract extension ;nonono

Hamstew

Great

Dodger58

It’s because he wants to win some cups ...

Pengeman

Arnautovic signs contract extension says https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/january/26-january/arnautovic-signs-contract-extension

Sounds like a pay rise to keep him happy, in exchange for the insertion of a higher fee for any release clause in his contract.

thornburyiron

I notice in his statement he’s omitted mentioning the cup so either he signed it at about 9.45 or he knew as soon as the team selection was made that he could forget the cup for this year.

OldCastleSwift

Yeah, Ex suggesting it's basically an addition of performance incentives to his current deal and he'll still be gone in the summer

EXETERHAMMER

An extension or just more money for Arnie over the next 6 months ?

Hamstew

More money based on his performance's I reckon.

OldCastleSwift

Circus

Hamstew

Good of him to commit now our season is over

Hamstew

Apparently Pelle has stormed out of the press conference when asked about Arnies contract lol

Cuz1

Baz ffp to me his the same as affording to buy someone new because of injury because wages then also come into it being a loan signing or a transfer cheap fix option, that’s what I meant my friend

OldCastleSwift

Hamstew said:

Apparently Pelle has stormed out of the press conference when asked about Arnies contract lol

Why does it feel like the club is imploding again?

Hamstew

I have a sudden urge to grab a corner flag

thornburyiron

If that’s true I can’t understand why the question was asked in the first place.. Surely the focus should have been entirely on the shambles this evening caused in a large part to his selection and tactics or lack thereof.

OldCastleSwift

Sky (I know) reporting that it is an actual extension to 2023.

Yeoldhammer

What a joke. What a total joke. It looked like we were doing it fine then we caved in.

OldCastleSwift

Certainly looks like it Yeold.

Bring on the clowns.

ASLEFshrugged

After tonight's display I think we need Arnie more than he needs West Ham.

Hamstew

OldCastleSwift said:

Certainly looks like it Yeold.

Bring on the clowns.

Really?

OldCastleSwift

Why not. Will round the night off nicely ;lol

Hamstew

Might do it when you least expect it

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

I did laugh when he said he was “back”.....

Did he leave then? Was he injured?

One of the biggest games of the season and he’s again not available, but has some little sweeteners written into his contact....

Is his head okay now, bless him.

Shambles

MIAHammer

Yeoldhammer said:

What a joke. What a total joke. It looked like we were doing it fine then we caved in.

After this performance, the board realized that Arnie was suddenly holding all the cards.

EXETERHAMMER

Perhaps he has been given a loyalty bonus too.

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

He’s already got one written in.....

Cuz1

Did the board talk to pelle about armies extending contract according to sky sports he refused to talk about it

Pearces_Left_Foot

He was probably as bored of it as the rest of us ;lol

grey_til_I_dye

Why is it that every time the club does something different to the way people would have chosen to do it (and bearing in mind that not all of the facts/issues are available to the public) it is a shambles/joke?

I want to see Arnie in our team, fired up and firing.

If the club have managed to ensure that, that's excellent news, imo.

I find it very hard to be neagtive about the fact that we have given ourselves a better chance of keeping the best forward (imo) we've had since Deano.

thornburyiron

I’ve seen where Pelle refused to talk about Arnie’s contract and the question was raised after he’d said he was ashamed of the team and the performance so not the right time.