Football Department Review

[PaulP]

Agree, however I reckon that was all before Haw said to him they arent going to renew (which is a first). Up until now, I reckon he hasn't wanted to go anywhere and has always had a gentlemen's agreement to keep rolling onto a new contract. Now that they have told him they wont extend, that might have changed his thinking. I think he will honour it but you never know.

I guess so, but you would think the Hawks would be pulling every financial, legal, emotional trick to get him to honour his word, knowing full well that half the competition is talking to Clarkson's manager as I type. They'll be left in the lurch if next year becomes a holding pattern, with Mitchell having to come in too early, or Bolts or Newman or someone else to fill in.