(30-12-2014, 20:21)Stairs Wrote: I would love him to stay, assuming he was focused, spoke lovingly of building his career at The Albion and was currently first pick and scoring goals.

Sadly like so many players of his age, he has started to believe his own press and is in a total mess.  I don't know, but I guess he is becoming a little arrogant. Add to that he has a court case hanging over his head and no matter what people around him might say this must be a huge pressure when a possible prison sentence could be dished out.

If we had a larger squad and our strikers were scoring goals, we could let him relax and work it all out - investing in him for the future.

Sadly we don't but another club might. If they will pay 20m and let him take a back seat for a while then its best for us and him.

(30-12-2014, 20:52)Ska Wrote: If we keep Saido, he might suddenly grow up with good man-management, bang in goals left right and centre for a couple of years and then go for twice his current mooted price.  Then again, he might turn into a sulky misfiring mess who we'd be lucky to get rid of for a couple of million.