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Bluebirds chairman wants Hasselbaink resolution Cardiff chairman Peter Ridsdale claims he came to a verbal agreement with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to waive the contract clause that is currently the subject of a Professional Footballers' Association mediation. The two parties are engaged in dispute as Hasselbaink wants a new deal at Ninian Park; a request that should have been facilitated by terms in his contract that entitled him to another year if he featured in more than 23 games last season. Cardiff released the player in the summer, against his wishes, after claiming a verbal agreement had been struck to have the clause removed following talks with both the player and manager Dave Jones. Open and amiable Ridsdale told the South Wales Echo: "(Jimmy) was open, amiable and acknowledged what we said. He told us he felt 42... [read full story]

