Taylor - Still awaiting new deal.The last time Steven Taylor and contracts were mentioned in the same sentence it was only supposed to be a matter of time before a new deal was penned.
Well some time has passed since that and we have still heard nothing about a new deal for Taylor, and now his agent, Paul Stretford, has admitted that talks are not progressing as well as he had hoped.
It must be made clear that talks are still ongoing at this stage, and that a deal appears to not be far off being brokered, but what is causing this delay?
There could be many reasons in fairness as contracts aren’t as easy to sort out as they were in the past.
I’m pretty certain that time has moved on from the days where a contract contained a just a wage and a term. Now there are allsorts of bonuses and payments to be added-on, which all takes time I presume. (more…)
Taylor - New contract should be sorted soon.It’s been one of the most hotly debated topics of the summer, certainly amongst Newcastle fans anyway, and that is the subject of Steven Taylor and his new contract.
The will he/won’t he saga has rolled on for some time now and rumours have been perpetuated by the wall of silence that has sourrounded the Taylor camp as speculation flew around.
Whether that silence was a good or bad thing is one that can be debated. On one hand there has to be respect for the negotiations as it is no longer club policy to air dirty laundry or private details in public whilst on the other hand it must be realised that the sound of silence is carte blanche for reporters, almost like an oil to help the rumour mill start to turn. That silence has been broken today and Taylor has revealed that his agent, Paul Stretford, is in talks with the club, and that he himself is having very little imput in the negotiations of it all. (more…)
