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Contract up at the end of the year

Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:29 pm

Contract up at the end of the year?


NEIL HARRIS:

Yeah, we have a couple of players out of contract, Jazz is one. Jazz needs to focus on continuing his run of games. Performances take care of themselves with football, with contracts with Cardiff or another club or international ambitions in the summer.

Harris

Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:45 pm

Surely any new contract would have to be pay as you play or reduced when injured.
His record is awful

Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:52 pm

thomasblue wrote:Surely any new contract would have to be pay as you play or reduced when injured.
His record is awful


Thomas !00% with you.

Richards must go down as one of the worst records of injury & playing time in our clubs history.

Shocking if he gets a big new contract.

Harris is obsessed with him.

Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:52 pm

NEIL HARRIS:


Danny Ward contract is up - any preliminary talks?

"Like Jazz, Danny is concentrating on his football and he is a popular figure within the club and in the changing room with me, my staff and the players."

I’ve had conversations with Danny, just about playing a week at a time, no pressure from either way."

"He’s not looking to rush off anywhere and we’re not rushing to move him on anywhere.

"Danny is at a stage of his career when, well, what’s important to him? Location? Starting, playing every minute of every game?

"A lot for him and the club to consider."

But I’ve got a super relationship with him and look forward to working with him in the short term and we will see where it takes us."

"As to Jazz, he knows there will be a new contract here for him."

Harris
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Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:27 pm

Forever Blue wrote:NEIL HARRIS:


Danny Ward contract is up - any preliminary talks?

"Like Jazz, Danny is concentrating on his football and he is a popular figure within the club and in the changing room with me, my staff and the players."

I’ve had conversations with Danny, just about playing a week at a time, no pressure from either way."

"He’s not looking to rush off anywhere and we’re not rushing to move him on anywhere.

"Danny is at a stage of his career when, well, what’s important to him? Location? Starting, playing every minute of every game?

"A lot for him and the club to consider."

But I’ve got a super relationship with him and look forward to working with him in the short term and we will see where it takes us."

"As to Jazz, he knows there will be a new contract here for him."

Harris


I hope Harris has that back to front, Jazz on the short term, see if he stays fit , Danny, definitely will be a contract for next year.

Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Thu Feb 20, 2020 4:32 pm

Harris has to have rocks in his head to even consider giving Richards a new contract. Pay as you play would be the only contract he should have, but I'd prefer to see him walk.

Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:58 pm

They can both go.

Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:42 pm

Forever Blue wrote:Contract up at the end of the year?


NEIL HARRIS:

Yeah, we have a couple of players out of contract, Jazz is one. Jazz needs to focus on continuing his run of games. Performances take care of themselves with football, with contracts with Cardiff or another club or international ambitions in the summer.

Harris

I would let the guys go out of contract and bring the kids through but buy a decent centre midfielder and a striker

Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Thu Feb 20, 2020 8:11 pm

What kids coxe isnt up to it we have no kids good enough

Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Thu Feb 20, 2020 8:11 pm

Jazz Richards: Cardiff City defender's performances please boss Neil Harris

By Chris Wathan BBC Sport


Thursday 20th February 2020

Jazz Richards joined Cardiff City from Fulham on a three-year deal in July 2016


Cardiff boss Neil Harris has told defender Jazz Richards to keep up his "outstanding" form if he wants a Wales recall.

Richards was part of Chris Coleman's Euro 2016 squad but has not featured under Ryan Giggs.

After big injury problems, the 28-year-old has impressed under Harris.

"Jazz has enough experience to know that all he can do for himself, looking at the national team, is take care of his own performances ," Harris said.

"At the moment he's doing that."

As well as the target of pushing for a Euro 2020 place, Richards also sees his Cardiff contract expire at the end of the season.


The 14-cap international has started the last six games for the Bluebirds, his best run in the side in three years following a succession of fitness problems.


Jazz Richards made one substitute's appearance at Euro 2016

"We can all see Jazz's ability, I've known it over the years as an opposing manager," Harris said.

"We've been really pleased with his performances. We have to be really careful not to push him too hard, and be patient with him, but he's now in a position where he just wants to play football and wants to play every day because he's missed so much through his career.

"He'll be looking at it and saying I'm playing a run of games in the Championship in a side that's doing well and his own form is outstanding.

"Jazz needs to focus on just continuing his run of games. He's experienced enough to know performances take care of themselves with football, whether that's with contracts with Cardiff or another club or international ambitions in the summer."

Richards is expected to feature in this weekend's trip to Stoke, with Harris keen to maintain recent momentum towards the top-six.

"It's our aim - you have to challenge players," he said. "The players here expect a play-off push and to challenge.

"Three or four weeks ago we were thinking 'possibly' but really looking at next season - now we're not a million miles away and we want to push.

"Let's embrace the play-off challenge. While it's there for us let's keep pushing."

Midfielder Joe Ralls is contention for the game at Stoke having missed the last six matches with a glute muscle problem.

Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:15 am

DEANO wrote:What kids coxe isnt up to it we have no kids good enough



In peoples imaginations they are good enough..

Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:32 am

No a word of advice. Please check the sick record of Jazz. Only offer him a pay as you play contract or he will take you, us and the club for a ride. If he won't accept this then let him go. As for Ward I think he is worth a place in the squad.

Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:14 am

bluecityblue wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:NEIL HARRIS:


Danny Ward contract is up - any preliminary talks?

"Like Jazz, Danny is concentrating on his football and he is a popular figure within the club and in the changing room with me, my staff and the players."

I’ve had conversations with Danny, just about playing a week at a time, no pressure from either way."

"He’s not looking to rush off anywhere and we’re not rushing to move him on anywhere.

"Danny is at a stage of his career when, well, what’s important to him? Location? Starting, playing every minute of every game?

"A lot for him and the club to consider."

But I’ve got a super relationship with him and look forward to working with him in the short term and we will see where it takes us."

"As to Jazz, he knows there will be a new contract here for him."

Harris


I hope Harris has that back to front, Jazz on the short term, see if he stays fit , Danny, definitely will be a contract for next year.


Based on what exactly, because he runs around a lot when he makes his customary cameo appearance?

He and Jazz need to look elsewhere.
A bit worrying though when our manager says this about Jazz Richards... "He'll be looking at it and saying I'm playing a run of games in the Championship in a side that's doing well and his own form is outstanding".

Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:03 am

I think Harris should have a total clear out, ofc keep the class players to build around. I dont think many will hav ea problem seeing us play with some youngester for a change, wether from the academy or if he brings in his own players in the summer.

If contracts are up, then its costs us nothing to let them go. Can always be cheeky and offer them a reduced contract (guessing that will happen)

Re: Contract up at the end of the year

Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:11 am

Sol was given a contract before NH arrived.

He together with Richards and Ward will be released.

Also Connolly, Hoilett, Bogle wouldn’t surprise me to see both Coxe and Harris too.

Might be a couple of the others sold on as well. Little snippets by NH indicate that.