If you talk to those in the know, you will hear that one of Sam's major problems is that he knows best. He appears to fit snugly in the " it is everyone else's fault " box.
I wish him good luck, we let him go and he stayed until that time.
Is it my imagination, that whenever we are chasing someone, it doesn't happen quickly. Other clubs seem to get targetted players far more quickly.
For example we got Frost with minutes to spare in the trading period, also Lumumba took until the second last day and now 5 DFA's have been signed and the one we want is still unsigned.
Agree and I would prefer another Tom McDonald at 53, to a player who won't play a game this year and can be rookied and brought back, if he can ever play again.