foot-loose wrote:Yudster wrote:foot-loose wrote:Secondly - why all the talk of contracts?..................Is it even negotiation time?
The one year contract he signed last year ran out on 9 July.
And it's now the 14th? And he is still on air?
Am I missing something?
Of course you aren't, but the point is that considering the fuss that was made about it last year both on the show and in the wider media, and the fact that for a year since Chris has been at times actively encouraging speculation about his future on the show (which again has been picked up on in the wider media and responded to by Chris on air), it seems strange that the only time he has kept his mouth shut about whether or not he'll be staying on is now. If he himself had never mentioned contracts and his future at the BBC then there wouldn't be anything to comment on, but he has, many times, so its no wonder people are expecting some kind of announcement. Whether they'll get it or not is another matter, but given the circumstances its no wonder the expectation has arisen.