If they were that mercenary they'd be happy enough NOT playing!! If it was all about the money, they're getting paid whether they play or not......and there aren't that many "win bonuses" being paid out at the moment!!
Cornell 2nd choice keeper 7 appearances under Hasselbaink
Ingram 1st choice keeper 15 games
Goff 4th choice keeper 0 games
Coddington 3rd choice keeper 0 games
Maloney 18 games
Buchanan 19 games
Barnett 6 games
Taylor 22 games
Pierre 16 games
Phillips 0 games
Smith 7 games
McGivern 2 games
Hanley 4 games
Kasim 6 games
Foley 11 games
Powell 14 games
McWilliams 8 games
O'Toole 9 games
Crooks 12 games
Poole 13 games
Grimes 19 games
Waters 17 games
Richards 17 games
Revell 9 games
Hoskins 9 games
Bowditch 15 games
Long 16 games
Iaciofano 0 games
Lobjoit 0 games
So JFH has used 26 players in his 22 games in charge. Only three other haven't made an appearance.......
Would agree they wouldn't be fussed about playing if they were mercenaries only interested in the money.
I didn't hear his post match interview, but from the article in the Chron it sounds to me like he's making a deliberately vague excuse for the teams results and performances. Making out he knew from day one that the squad was poor but he can't expand on that now and risk player backlash because there are still a number of games to go before he can change things around in January. Playing for time.
It also sounds a little like he's suggesting he knew what he was getting, but he's not about to walk out anytime soon.
In other words, absolving himself from any responsibility!
I can't remember, did he speak publically about the squad at the time of his appointment, and what were his views on the players then?
