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"But I'm totally frustrated at the way things have been handled, and I've been left with the impression the powers-that-be don't give an a*** about me."
"I've actually been given three final offers. How many final offers are there?
"I am not being greedy. It's common knowledge I am the worst paid of the senior professionals. I am just asking for parity with the higher earners now, not what some of the recent transfer targets would have come on.
"I would have bitten their hands off at the start of the season for the contract they are offering me now, but at this stage I am too frustrated and have turned it down to concentrate on football."
"I'm not saying I'm leaving. I'm just keeping my options open because I'm sick of being passed around," he added.
"The time to be sorting contracts and signing players was when we were top in September, not now we are in a sticky spell.
"I have been playing with injuries because I wanted to play for this club, but should I be risking my career for people who don' t give a damn for you? That said, I shall always give my best to the manager, the team and the fans every time I am picked.