Tim Watson
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So you can tell us that he did.
Well, I don't know that he did, but if you're telling me that, then that actually adds some sort of validity to what this person had to say.
We know this goes on.
Should we, as an industry, should we just accept that this is what happens?
No, I know we do, but should we?
We should just accept that everybody's out there, even though they're contracted to a particular club, that you can come and go and do whatever you like during the break or at any other time of the year, and there's no such thing as trying to induce somebody out of a contract or whatever.
We just accept that.
You're going to say you can't do it, so everyone goes and does it in a β
Well, if you get caught, you get fined.
There are massive fines in other sports around the world for tampering and talking to players in contract.
So we've got the opposite ends of the scale.
I don't know what the answer is.
It makes sense, though, doesn't it?
For some players, if your mind is β
Like you've got your break.
You've decided, okay, your manager's come to you and said, look, now's the time for us maybe to sit down and have some serious conversations.
The clubs, we've lined up a couple of clubs that want to talk to you during this break.
You've got this break.
You're away from the club.
Got some clear air for you.