Quote: Snaggletooth ""Although I probably would prefer to give King or Patton the game time if I'm being honest".
Never mind his contract reflecting anything, with up coming talent why do we need to keep a dead leg like Wheeler at the club? The above quote says it all.
The current clear out reflects what we need to know and that is players at the end of careers, injury prone players and those with little talent and/or showing no talent have to be released, there is no place for sentiment in a professional set up. Some of these guys may have been great servants, may have broken scoring records but when its time its time. that's why great teams win and continue winning for long periods. We on the other always have next year!'"
I agree about Wheeler and sentiment. However, I don't think that a major clear out, whilst exciting and perhaps justifiable given our performance levels over the last two seasons is necessarily a good thing.
Great teams IMO win and win continually over long periods because of succession planning and strategy. Build a great team with a range of age and experience and bring in 3 or 4 new bodies into the squad every season whether that's club trained or bought to freshen things up, or continue with or add quality.
We are where we are and perhaps it's needed, but, we hung on too long with our 'great team' gambled they would win it. we didn't and we're still suffering because of it.