Further investigation at the start of 2005 allowed Stoke City MAD to reveal that the contract hold-up was simply something with his solicitor that needed to be written up.
As we quickly approach may, Tony Pulis still hasn't come to an agreement with Chairman Gunnar Thor Gislasson - or if he has, it still hasn't been signed.
Gunnar, though, has more important things on his mind than sorting out contracts that are out at the end of the season - he's in florida. Pulis said: "The chairman is away for a couple of weeks in Florida, so we just have to keep batting on with what we've got and what we haven't got."