Ade demands to see the chairman

Last updated : 03 February 2005 By Rob Stanway
Ade said: "I have been in John's office every day for the past few weeks and each time I've been sent away and told to come back tomorrow.

"I finally decided that the only way to get any answers was to make a silent protest and I insisted on speaking to the chairman myself.

"So I sat myself down in John's office, made myself comfortable and refused to move. After about an hour, just as I was about to doze off to sleep, John finally gave in and agreed to call the chairman."

Ade believes the talks were productive, despite an improved contract not being offered to him.

He said: "I felt we had a positive and productive conversation in the sense that he understood where I was coming from and about the general atmosphere at the club and how it was affecting us all."

Rudge said he is determined to keep the striker at the club - "He is a very important player and done exceptionally well for 18 months. He gets on well with Tony Pulis, who gets the best out of him. It is a joint partnership that works well."