Only £2.5mill for Roy should he go?

[ImperialWhite]

Yet another Grauniad article saying Roy is top of the list - I think we're all bored of those by now, but what did catch my eye (and I think is worth mentioning) is that the fact that the release clause stipulates compensation of a mere £2.5 million.

(http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/09/roy-hodgson-liverpool-kenny-dalglish)

Am I alone in thinking that this is ludicrously low? As a footballing whole, he is by far our biggest asset (bar Craven Cottage/MAF I s'pose). I'm sure that no one here would let Roy go in preference to a player. Surely if managers were bought and sold more like players he'd be worth £20-30mill?

Reminds me of the fuss Colchester made when Norwich pinched Paul Lambert from them:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/colchester_united/8715286.stm

[NorthernWhite]

He's on a one year rolling contract and that figure of 2.5 million is probably specified in his contract as his release clause. He only signed a new one last year and I'm guessing he didn't want a long term contract so that he could be free to leave for England or a big club if they came calling.

I still think if he's offered the Liverpool job he'll take it, so I'm hoping the scouse board go with Dalglish.

[Rupert]

The compensation fee is likely to be the balance of his contract, as he is on a one-year rolling contract (which means that every day he clocks on at Fulham he is contracted to the club for the next twelve months) this indicates that he earns £2.5 million a year as our manager. Similarly, should we want to give him the tin tac, he waould be due a £2.5 million golden handshake. If/when he goes from Fulham to the England job in 2012, the FA will pay Fulham £2.5 million, unless a pay rise has been negotiated in the meantime, in which case it will be more.