I don't understand why people don't get this. Like they would accept circa 40 percent pay cut to leave their current jobs in real life.
A while ago now, but I actually took a gamble in my career and took a 15% cut to go to a startup that I felt had better potential and it worked for me but I understand it won't be a common course of action.
The situation Harry's got now could well make sense to take the WH offer, even on reduced terms after negotiation with us. Otherwise, OK, he might be the highest paid player in the world of reserve teams but that WH offer will look huge because his value will absolutely crater after not even benchwarming, no England appearances, legal issue.
So on a total return basis, it may well make sense.
It doesn't help his cause with the fans that it appears he's using the 'we need to sell in order to buy' as leverage. He's probably entitled to do so but taking that action is being seen by us, the fans and consumers as directly damaging our club's strategy.
I'm of the generation that held the view that nobody was bigger than the club. Nobody. And I think it's sparked a wave of that in our fanbase.
Sometimes the 'best deal' isn't always the one that delivers the most cash. I learned in my former career in trading that sometimes the best trades are the ones you don't make.
If he's going to sit around when it's obvious his services are no longer required he will have to be in the reserves as I think it's poor for morale and to be honest, after that, he may as well retire.
I think he'd struggle to stay motivated and in top fitness and weight, he's aging and we've seen he's lacking in speed already.
I feel he's not getting great advice on the big picture, almost as if he's mentally checked out already so this wrangling seems a bit 'cheap' (poor choice of words, but you know what I mean!).
Strikes me as petulant and it won't help his cause with any of our fans who were non-committal.