@hammertime said:@ricksen said:It definitely seems the most realistic of the media pieces over the last 48 hrs - though given the garbage in the Telegraph, that's not difficult.
I still fancy that he won't be here in 2016, and this is just the club trying to negotiate from a position of strength.
For him to be not here in 2016 would require
1) A Legal suit. One which Robbie can't entertain if he truly loves the club like he says he does. It's possible though as I think he loves himself more…
2) Another Sydney club stumps up a decent offer. That would have been done 4 months ago when this all started. I believe the current situation is just Robbie's last ditch effort to try to get rid of taylor, he doesn't really want to go.
He really would be shooting himself in the foot if he turns down Pascoes offer (if true). It's an income stream beyond his playing years and the chance to stay at the club he loves. He won't get that if he goes to another club, nor will that club offer him the same.
I'm assuming that Farah/Ayoub have actually got something tangible from elsewhere if they've finally come out with the request for a release, and that the request is simply a notification that they're willing to come to the table and start negotiating on the payout. The stuff both their camp and WT have released publicly is simply posturing in an attempt to get the upper hand.
That said, assuming anything is wrought with folly when Ayoub is involved, so who knows.