What is SSP?

Statutory Sick Pay?

Statutory Sick Pay

Cheers.

My view is that we should pay up his contract for next season (before a game is played so that the payment doesn't count on the cap) and replace him. I was extremely sceptical about the signing in the first place and it has been shown to be a mistake. That said, the club entered into a contract with him, and they should honour that by paying him up.

I totally understand the sentiment, however, if it were you or I would an employer go to such expense and pay us a year in advance, he cannot meet the terms and conditions of his contract, therefore why [ishould[/i we pay him up?

Wouldn't that then count on this years cap?

The deal should have been done so that we could release him if he was not upto contract obligations etc .



Can't see him playing for us again though

I don't think so. I feel sure I read somewhere that if a player is paid off between seasons it doesn't count on either season's cap. Or I could just be making it all up...

Presumably because of the terms & conditions of his contract?



Or should we just ignore any such thing?

Because we entered into a contract with him knowing that this was a possible (likely?) outcome. Also, if the guy had a physical illness (MS, Parkinson's, whatever) would you be calling for his contract to be terminated without any compensation?

Not if it's in the T&C's of his contract, of course not, but would you not agree that we've been bloody naieve if we don't have clauses in our favour to the same extent as players have them in theirs?