Bigshow82 wrote:HH3 wrote:I think people have to realise that AFL is a profession. Yes Adelaide put a lot of money and effort into getting him to reach his potential (which he is still yet to do), but Adelaide is obviously not the place he wants to be anymore.
Im sure the same fans dont attack the club when they cut players that arent what they're looking for. AFL clubs destroy hundreds of young mens dreams of being a professional footballer every year. When the player is the one making the decision, hes a backstabber, yadda yadda.
If he resigned with the Crows and then came out and played poorly, the fans would be berating the club for spending so much money on a crap player.
In the end its a business. If you had the option to do the same job you're doing now for $250k a year extra, you would do it too. Im not a Crows or Tippet fan, so I guess my point of view from the outside looking in means I dont have emotion clouding my judgement.
Just did a calculation. If Tippet gets $1 million a season, he gets $19,230.77 a week guaranteed for 3 years. Pretty sure most people would move footy clubs for that kind of money. Kurt and his family will be set for life even before signing his next contract.
I think most Crows supporters can deal with the fact of him leaving IF he goes back to Queensland as thats whats been his issue about re-signing. Talk about him getting $250k more to play else where is rediculous. He was offered $800k a season to stay at Adelaide, so you are saying someone is offering him over $1m a year? Latest I have read is Gold Coast are offering $3.5m over 5 years, thats $700k a season so less than what Adelaide offered him. I think most supporters would take back a few things they have said about him if this turns out to be what happens.
There have been rumours of million dollar a season offers. Surely anyone outside of Queensland would have to beat Gold Coasts offer to keep him from going home.
