Well firstly it can’t be an official strike secondary he won’t cross it because he is on strike.
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Isn’t he feasibly the only one who could be on the picket line too?
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Well quite.
I suppose it could be a strike by the way then again
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I mean it´s not Isaks fault that they could not sign a replacement so far, the whole drama could be long over tbf
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They can only fine two weeks, is that correct? Or can they fine, and then fine again?
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to be fair to the club/ owner, its their right not to sell him. But in practical terms it would have been much better for them to plan for doing so from the point he told them he wanted to leave.
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I dont know. Clubs are well within the rights to hear that from a player and say no. I mean that is what the contract is for.
Where it gets iffy is why Isak told them he wanted out and how the club responded at the time. But important consideration is that the Isak side have been floating that this is driven by promises not being kept regarding club progress and an offer of a new contract. You cannot really put your hopes of leaving a club who failed to keep their promises to you on the basis of them making other newer promises to you about helping you find a good exit.
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Dont know about that. Think he’d rather sell the player and get it over with but it’s the owners who aren’t budging. Beheddie is the one who will have to deal with shitty squad dynamics and the fallout if they don’t sell him.
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They can fine more than 2 weeks only in consultation with the PFA.
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You know what? Fuck 'em. Their fans tying themselves in knots to justify being happy with a disgusting theocratic oil state regime buying them should never be forgotten. I sympathized with them through the Ashley years - he was a cunt and nearly destroyed the club, but that doesn’t mean you get a pass for supporting sportswashing scum buying your club.
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Are there any guidelines or limits to that?
Presumably the PFA would quite lenient on the player, to protect him from the ‘rage’ of the club?
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No guidelines as such as it’s case by case. There’s a natural balance of power though that tends to keep things in check.
If it gets to that stage a player’s exit is almost inevitable.
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Just sign a freaking CB, and we are done for the season.
Also, need to sell a few players too.
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Well, he is a striker.
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Fucking big six cartel, making us have no coherent recruitment 
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Yet he isn’t striking much at the moment 
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https://x.com/TimesSport/status/1956075324434997675
https://x.com/ptgorst/status/1956095781989155033
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Is he talking about Isak in the past tense?
So many contradictory statements, sometimes it seems as if he has come to terms with the fact that Isak is leaving and then he has hope again to fix it somehow.
Maybe they just want to wait it out and hope it goes away?
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Eurgh Matthew Syed what a pillock.
What I’ve taken from is that Eddie Howe needs a new dictionary.
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