Myler Signs Contract Extension

Quote: sally cinnamon "Sounds to me like the headline writer has misinterpreted things there. It looks like they've contacted his agent Martin Offiah and he's given the classic no comment saying he has signed a contract extension (meaning earlier in the year). If he had signed another contract extension then the club would have announced it and nobody signs a contract extension a few months after signing up for four years.

When something's afoot the classic no comment answer is just to say what the current 'official' state of play is. Like when a player who is in talks with another club is asked about their future, they get told to say "I have a contract with X club, I'm still an X club player and am committed to bringing success to X club".

That story on the Mirror website is saying nothing so no it does not put the rumours to bed.

The way to put the rumours to bed would be for Richie Myler or the club to come out and explicitly say that it was all a fabrication, nobody is doing this, so there is probably something going on even if it is not directly as has been reported on forums and twitter.

The difficulty will be, as we paid a big transfer fee for Myler (in RL terms) and have him on a four year contract, moving him on represents a big loss for us unless somebody else pays a high fee for him, and other clubs might be looking for the opportunity to get him on the cheap. Man City are this position with Tevez but their dirty laundry has been washed in public with Mancini telling the press what he thinks of him etc, whereas we aren't doing that.

But in light of the above it may be not an appealing option to let a quality young player go on the cheap to a rival who has taken advantage of the situation and so the best option might be to keep him on our books and if something has gone on behind the scenes, hope that the repercussions fade over time.'"

Accurately summed up I think.