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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
He shouldn't claim it because it could well be the straw that breaks the camels back and forces them into oblivion, after the fans supported him and the club gave him a nice swansong to his career they obviously mean very little to him. I mean how many millions does one man need, there are plenty of players who are a lot poorer than him who have gratious gestures to clubs who have hit upon hard times, not old Sol, sooner he retires and disappears into obscurity the better.
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A loyalty to his former team does not excuse the club from honouring the terms of his contract. There were indeed some players who in the past took wage cuts to help their club but it's not the case that any player who doesn't do the same has
no class, no loyalty and no respect. No one is saying he is a saint but it's hardly doing anything wrong either.
Compared to vast amount of debt owed to other clubs and the government the sum Sol Campbell is claiming is small. Trying to claim it will be what sends them under is somewhat exaggerating the issue. If they were recently taken over by a fans group/decent owner and desperately trying to keep the business afloat then I would agree with you but the sad fact is that it's going under and if it wasn't this it would be something else. They are in £60 million pounds of debt. They owe money to Liverpool, Spurs, and Chelsea amongst others and a £7 million pound VAT bill. So if they go into adminstartion it's not because Sol Campbell is claiming £1.7 million.