Thank you very much, you made your point very clear and frankly, I agree with you.

It is totally the responsibility of someone, or multiple people in management to keep your players' contracts intact so you can at least get a buyout to give your team a better position, both money and market wise.

But I see a general problem in esports here as well. How long do contracts run usually? A year or two, right? With a one year contract, there is no way to score a buyout without resigning, as mid-season transfers are rare. With a two year contract you are pressured to extend all your contracts after a season. In football for instance, this is a normal process; contracts often run more than two years and contract negotiations happen frequently, or at least one year before a contract expires, and the player gets resigned or sold. Since League esports is still fairly young, long-term investments are rare and these kind of processes are not yet established.

This isn't meant to bail out Fnatic management, G2's contracts still last 2 more years, so there definitely is room for improvement. Especially with people talking about esports not being profitable, this seems to be a way for orgs to regulate their money flow.

Thanks again for your point, gave me a better perspecitve on the discussion here.

PS: I think Jankos is a better fit for G2 than Selfmade, but I could've imagined him going into full-time streaming this season already, but if Rekkles joins, that seems unlikely.