It is always a potential issue with the timing of contract negotiations, however (perhaps leaving aside Richie Barnett), the impact is more often on the performance of players who are told they are not going to be retained.

Deadcowboy!

Abdul to HKR, possible conflict of interests as they look most likely to be challenging us for the drop.

Looks very much like its refereing to the man in question directly not the principle, maybe you should try reading posts yourself