You don't really believe that, do you? If the club were willing to offer a longer deal I don't believe [iany[/i player (who wanted to stay) would ask for it to be reduced so they could prove their fitness.

I know its true.and did i say he asked for a deal to be reduced.

hope so

So it wasn't his choice, then. He was simply offered a year and took it.

wrong again,read my original post and work it out.

2 year deal for Whiting, best utility player in the league and very important to the squad.

I'm not here to play games with you. It's widely documented that Whiting loves it at Hull and therefore he would take the longest deal that was on offer.

I reckon he'll go on to be a great coach when he hangs up his boots

Quick give him the job now

or alternatively he didnt at the time know whether he'd get much game time so wanted the opportunity to both prove himself but then look elsewhere if the opportunities didnt come?

Or he didn't want to commit himself to a longer deal with less favourable conditons (due to doubts about fitness/injuries) so took a 1 year deal to prove his fitness and therefore value to the team/squad and get a better deal quicker.

It would be fairly easy to include terms covering this into a longer deal.

He is clearly in a stronger position now to negotiate a new deal then when he agreed the 1 year extension. How would the club quantify what he has to do in order for those increased terms to kick in?

Well, if it was down to injuries/fitness as you suggested, number of appearances?

The number of apperances could be down to injuries to other members of the squad though. His level of performances would also have an effect on his value. He believed in his ability to make an impact with regular game time and took the gamble of a shorter deal for a longer term gain.