He’s only 5ft 3
Great news to wake up to this morning with Chris Solly signing a new 4-year contract. Stories around SE7 on Saturday afternoon suggesting that his absence from the side was a sure-fire signal that he was off was counterbalanced by another rumour that he had agreed to sign a contract extension.
This obviously has to have been negotiated over a period of time with the player, his agent and the board navigating their way through the transfer window. If Solly is now sold at some time in the future, then the club will get a fee that is appropriate, equally we get to enjoy one of our most popular players in recent times for longer.
One lesson from this is that I just wish the board would be more communicative. They are getting slated by fans, including me, but perhaps behind the scenes they are doing the very best they can for the football club’s future. Evidence doesn’t necessary point to that, but it would be nice to know.
CA, while certainly on the short side, particularly for his position, Chris Solly shows in all records as being just a hair over 5′ 8″. As far as the board being communicative, it seems this deal was sealed a week ago.