Why are people getting het up about Lucas Neill?
In the words of Fleetwood MacAvennie: "Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone."
Yes, he told Brownie fibbers (probably because he knew it was going to be all over this website afterwards), yeah he ran his contract down to get a mega-dosh move, yeah he's not satisfied with earning only 55k a week at West Ham. From what I remember though, he said he moved to have a new challenge, not necessarily to win things, and he didn't want to be a substitute.
"Modern-day footballer out for himself, not fussed about leaving current employers shocka! Read awl abaht it! 55k a week not enuff!"
It's a wider pehnonemon than just Lucas Neill.