To be honest RS seems to have sympathy with Austin in his interview. It appears they had made no decisions on whether they would offer him a contract or not for next season and that 'he was still an option' how can that be at this stage and with players needing some certainty on their personal futures. Blake youre still an option until we can find better, but they're turning up nothing on their search for a half back, and now he's made the call on his own.

Maybe so but to say it’s as bad as that situation is IMO over egging it.



Since then weve win a CC final, got to a GF and been in a GF Semi.



This year has been disappointing but we are not in as bad a position as we were then. We have some good young olayers in the team and sime coming through back then it looked like a lost cause totally and ended up in a relegation scrap that year.

"I hadn't explicitly told him that he wouldn't be getting a contract," Smith added.



It's just not a good way to look after players. They should have given some clarity by this stage and I cant blame austin for making things happen for next year. Though I'm sure the video played it's part in the loan.

having you thought of working in PR christopher? you'd be fantastic at it

Austin and his agent could have sorted himself a deal elsewhere for next year, hes had that option for a while

He has, though he also stated he wanted to stay at leeds so I'm sure left it as long as he could. Why haven't leeds made a decision on their halves and whether they'd want Austin as part of that next year with only 7 games of this year to go? It's madness.

I do sort of work in PR





Look just because i don’t think everything has gone to doesn’t mean im not concerned about next year (im not fussed about this year TBH)



I personally just don’t see the point of making too many assumptions or getting overly worked up and thinking everything is bad like this happens

Because christopher, we made a few presumptions some months ago that were pushed aside and all we're seeing is the fears being played out that we're being poorly managed.

We don’t know why they haven’t made a decision, they may well be waiting on other things, Austin takes up a quota spot so maybe that’s a factor.



Austin may well have wanted to stay but he’s gone a weird way of going about it, and made a u turn from him saying he’s happy with one year deals as well, again all said in public.

Hey Tad, Christophers faith is a good match for yours that Leeds Utd wouldnt get relegated last season. Lets see how this one plays out...

If having no starting halfbacks contracted for next season at this stage (given clubs have had months to see who might be available then make a play) doesn't concern you im not sure what would. Has he made a Uturn? He wasnt offered any deal was he let alone a one year deal.

I’ve never said it doesn’t concern me.