…now is the opportune moment for it, since with a new contract it will be harder to dispense of him if we struggle next season and crowds fully turn.
It would also be costly, and it may be this that swings it really.
Note: However, I actually expect the Board to stand by him for reasons I described elsewhere.
That’s what I mean by ‘harder’. If we struggle before Christmas and crowds turn then we’re in a situation where we have to consider other options, and that will mean paying out a contract that we don’t have to do if we decided to part ways now.
