Jevons Above!

Jevons had 12 months left on his contact, negotiated in the heady days of ITV Digital, and had been talking to Town in the last few weeks to try and kick-start his career after a disappointing season spent on loan at Hull.

But these negotiations hit a brick wall when Jevons accused the club of reneging on the agreement to have his pay cut by asking him to have his salary deducted further. Jevons offered to forgo his appearance money until the outstanding balance on his transfer fee was settled with Everton, which meant writing this off himself.

"I had said I would take a pay cut of over a third but wanted an extra year on my existing contract and was left like that. But the Club came back to me saying I could have the second year but the wage cut had to be nearer the 50 per cent mark. I replied to all this that’s not we agreed and I could afford it!"

"After all this the Chairman came into the treatment room and started flying off the handle at me in front of the lads, the coaching staff, and even the YTS lads

"I asked him not to say anything in front of the lads and he replied he is the chairman and can do anything he wants. As he walked away he warned me of the consequences of not agreeing which were I couldn't play for the First Team, I couldn't train with the First Team, and I couldn't play reserve team football for Grimsby Town.

"He also said I wouldn't get a squad number and if I got injured I wouldn't get any treatment. As he was walking out he told the kit man not to give me any kit at all"

"This has left me bewildered. We've gone from agreeing to a cut of 30 per cent, now for Town to tell me to take a 50 per cent cut, and now to this with the chairman saying he going to let me rot. I'd agreed to waive my appearance money until the transfer fee was paid meaning I was paying Everton my own transfer fee!"

It appears there’s no way back for Jevons after this unsavoury incident and he is now looking for another loan move away from Blundell Park

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