As for the clauses, I understand people are unhappy with them, but they may have been necessary to get him over the line.
My policy to sign up players, the important thing is to capture them at first instance, tell them anything, suck them in and work out the details later.
Because once they are here, you have a lot more time to work on them ( if they are good).
Whatever it takes, the player we want- at the right price.
Lie, fib, cheat, bribe, bait and switch, confuse and sneak, just sign the player.
Smash the competitors, show no mercy, recruitment and retention is as competitive as any game.
The only thing stef has said is that he wants to stay and he’s grateful for our faith in him. It’s not a zac lomax scenario.
But no player is sacred except maybe Api, who’s not just a player, but the physical manifestation of some kind of footy spirit.
Club first, sucking up to players and managers second.