Sorry if other people have picked up on this but it wasn't long ago when he signed the new contract. It's a possibility that they asked him to sign a new contract before the window opens, because they knew they would recieve big offers for him. With JCR signing a new contract, it means barnsley recieve compensation for it,
Just what we should have done last season with Howard. Good business sense and forward thinking. Good to see it at Oakwell for a change.
Agreed Mark. We left his contract situation too long. Fancy not offering our club captain and top scorer a new contract until so late.