Becuase he signed a new contract then 2 days later decided he'd rather he hadn't signed it which had a sizeable impact on buggering up FC's recruitment for that year. AKIF none of the players you mentioned did that?

That's the same Carvell who was all set to sign for Saints, then accepted (and did sign ) a new contract with FC which meant that FC got £50k for him when they'd have got sod all from Saints. I should imagine that the £50k 'had a sizeable impact on assisting FC's recruitment for that year'. Merely part of the professional transfer merry-go-round. Players 'change their minds' all the time about who they'll play for. You're simply naive if you think otherwise.

all set to, and actually signed being two different things of course.