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September 21, 2005
Bye!
With Carlton and Collingwood having the first few picks of the Pre-Season Draft we're not going to get anything for him, but is the Yze era over? More afterwards,
TALKS on a new contract for Melbourne's Adem Yze have broken down with the vice-captain likely to be searching for a new club for next year.If negotiations can't be resolved on a new three-year deal to stay at Melbourne it is likely the out-of-contract Demon could be traded to another club, or even nominate for the pre-season draft and be lost to Melbourne for nothing.
Talks faltered after the club withdrew a mid-season agreement of a new three-year deal worth more than a million dollars and made a post-season offer on vastly reduced terms.
It is understood Yze's management had a new three-year agreement on the table but, when Melbourne fell into its seven-game losing streak, the club's board intervened and froze all contract negotiations until the end of season. At season's end, when contract talks resumed, the terms of the offer had changed, infuriating Yze and his management.
The midfielder, who turns 28 today, would be 30 in the third year of a new contract.
I know he's been playing crippled, I know he turned it on and wrecked a couple of rubbish sides during the year, and I know he's got a couple of years left in him but I don't find myself particuarly devestated upon reading this news. If we got a top 10 pick in the draft for him I'd be overjoyed - it's about time we made a statement to our playing list that we're not going to pay ridiculous amounts of money for players to run around, get cheap kicks and do a grand total of 0 hard things for the game. If somebody else is willing to pay him a fortune then good for them.
And thankfully the fact that he's out of contract should stop any of this idiotic membership burning, rioting against Daniher, whinging like little girls that went on after the Woewodin trade. Despite what everyone had to say, and the river of tears that flowed from people who had never had any more involvement in football than scratching their balls in the Southern Stand for 22 weeks a year, the football department were proved right on that one. I trust them to know when a player is on the way out.
If he wants to stay then good for him. I would have questioned this move six months ago, but if my final memory of him in a Melbourne jumper is going to be turning the ball over against Essendon and then just turning around and jogging off while it's bouncing around the turf five metres away from him then so be it. The least players can do is wait until we've won something to start demanding a huge wedge of cash. I'd rather flog off all our "superstars" and rebuild then pay the top 5 an absolute fortune for doing fuck all.
Posted by Supermercado in Club News at September 21, 2005 05:47 PM
Comments
We second that.
Posted by: maddemon at September 21, 2005 09:44 PM
Yeah Ill back you on that one. From the information that has come out through the more reliable sources. He was more than happy to take a motza of cash (mid season) when we looked like we were going to have a stellar year, and now that he played shite for the last half, he is upset that the club doesnt want to cough up another mill to watch him hack around for 3 seasons.
If the bloke is genuine in beliveing he is worth that type of money, why isnt he requesting a one year contract at his $400k mark and prove that it should be followed up? This would seem more reasonable to me...
If he wont back the club and try and empathise with their position then fuck him, let him leave and try and get what we can. Love the bloke when he is performing but let him go become woey number 2.
Posted by: HM at September 22, 2005 12:28 PM