Harrisblade
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From PA in Sheffield United Way:No, we should've offered them contracts earlier than we did. Leaving it to the last minute was stupid beyond belief.
"Sometimes we think, okay which league we’re in – some players are good for the Championship, some of them are good for the Premier League. So that has to go into the thinking. Also, what’s the age of the player. Should we renew now, or shall we see how he performs in the next one or two years.”
He expanded:
"It’s never because we forgot, or don’t care. It always has a good reason. Sometimes the player refuses. Like with Iliman, we offered him a contract last year, before the season started. We tried many times. Even with Berge. They preferred not to sign, they said maybe we will not be promoted – they gave me different reasons. You don’t let your good players go into the last year of the contract, but sometimes the players do not accept [an extension].”