The things you have to do to earn a wage rise, drive to Leicester & back
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The things you have to do to earn a wage rise, drive to Leicester & back
I think there has to be a balance between rewarding past and form. Form can be temporary and it is easy to give someone a contract based on form and then it turns out to be a bit of a flash in the pan. Equally you can reward someone based on their past achievements but find they are on the way down, careerwise.Cjay wrote: ↑Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:33 pm He has in no way earned parity with our top earners.
I believe in rewarding form not past.
Harrison has been largely awful since August (those performances against Cardiff reserves and Accrington Stanley have really changed the narrative it seems).
Only have to look at motm threads or match threads or this one, he has been largely crap.
Decent pro, gives his all, has the odd great game in between 10-15 absolutely awful.
He doesn't fit the system either.
He hasn't got the versatility our other attacking players have.
He should be a mid earner as we move past him and progress as a club
But if we are really going to match the 5.5 year contract Leicester offered and a significant wage rise then he will be near our top earners.
Decent pro, gives his all but, but he is a bang average Premier league winger, occasionally great, but often anonymous or awful.
Nothing wrong with that, but certainly doesn't justify a big wage rise.
Issue is what for Leicester is a pretty reasonable salary for us will be near our top earnersweasel wrote: ↑Thu Feb 02, 2023 2:05 pm I think there has to be a balance between rewarding past and form. Form can be temporary and it is easy to give someone a contract based on form and then it turns out to be a bit of a flash in the pan. Equally you can reward someone based on their past achievements but find they are on the way down, careerwise.
With Jack there is no reason to think his best days are behind him. He is at an age where he can still improve and nowhere near an age where you would expect a natural decline. He doesn't rely on express pace so it isn't like he would lose his pace. He hasn't had serious injuries so again no reason for him to slow down or decline. He isn't a 'one trick pony' so it isn't like the opposition has 'worked him out.' As such there is absolutely nothing to suggest that rewarding him on his past is a bad idea.
Formwise and yes he hasn't been in the best of form. That wouldn't be of concern as he has alway been inconsistent so no reason to suggest that he would remain out of form. Now if it is solely linked to the new role he is playing then it is more concerning as it does raise the question over whether he can play the role. However it isn't straightforward to judge and I think as regards that only time will tell. If he isn't suited to the role then we should know by the summer and if that is the case, and Marsch is still manager, then at that point it makes sense to sell. Him being on a higher wage than he is now is not going to put suitors off and the fact that a comparable club to us, Leicester, are willing to give him a pay rise suggests that he can comfortably demand that wage and for us not to pay would not be beneficial. His wage is worth whatever clubs are willing to pay, as such to keep him we realistically have to pay that. Different story if it is a money rich club that can afford obscene wages but that isn't the case at present so unfortunately what Leicester are willing to pay him would appear to be the going rate.
You describe him as a bang average Premier League winger and that may be the case but it would appear what Leicester are prepared to offer is the going rate for a bang average premier league player.
Agreed and how often have we been shafted deadline day
Absolute madness, and stinks of desperation on Leicester’s part.
Pure conjecture here, but I’d be willing to bet Gnonto or Summerville would be more ideal in the #10 role than Harrison.