Good news, now tie BWP up as we don't want a distraction through the season of his contract being up a the end of the season and him being linked away or doing a "Murray" and getting us promoted only to leave for Palace.
Good news and not just because we've secured a good player on a longer deal.
The bigger picture is that we've signed a few players on two or even three year deals this summer. That's something we couldn't really do much of pre-takeover.
With so many out-of-work players at this level many players will be happy to come to the Valley for a longer deal so we become more attractive.
It means we can build over the mid-term rather than one season.
And it means the Mysterons are willing to back meduim term expenditure. OK Jackson maybe on only £150 to £200k per year (my guess not a FACT) but that extra two years is another £300k to £400k to be found. Significant investment?
Very good news that Jackson has signed an extension. Was sorely missed from February onwards last season and no coincidence in my mind that our form and performances took a nose dive when he wasn't there.
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Excellant news hopefully our captain this season .
The bigger picture is that we've signed a few players on two or even three year deals this summer. That's something we couldn't really do much of pre-takeover.
With so many out-of-work players at this level many players will be happy to come to the Valley for a longer deal so we become more attractive.
It means we can build over the mid-term rather than one season.
And it means the Mysterons are willing to back meduim term expenditure. OK Jackson maybe on only £150 to £200k per year (my guess not a FACT) but that extra two years is another £300k to £400k to be found. Significant investment?
I think the club will want to see how BWP's knee holds up this season before committing to a longer-term deal, that's probably a sensible move.