ZeroTheHero
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Much as I am sure that the players are enjoying the style of football, the coaching, the winning etc with us, they are professionals. Whether any players leave will surely depend on the size of the offer made to the club, the personal terms offered to the player etc.... would you personally as a player still want to jump ship in January (if you wanted to in the first place) or have a shot at making a national final.
For example (and this is made up, I am not ITK at all), let's say our mate Chris at Sheffield United decided that he'd like to take a punt on Easty. It's already been said on here that we probably have a replacement lined up already, so let's presume that's true. Sheffield offer half a million for Eastwood to the club, offer Eastwood double his current wages and relocation to a place much closer to his family. All of that is negotiable: the club might want a million, Eastwood might want triple wages, to add in appearance money and for his moving expenses to be paid (wouldn't be much - he has no furniture!). If all three parties are happy, I don't think for a moment that the player is going to say 'That's all well and good but there's a chance I'll get to play at Wembley in the second best-regarded cup competition, so no thanks'!