It's symptomatic of the way the club was ran under the previous board....unfair that guys like Gary Warren should have to be forced out as a result.
Yes, he was given a long contract which, I presume, didn't contain a relegation clause. You can hardly blame Gary for signing it!
This is the same group of people that thought giving Richie Foran a 4 year contract as a rookie manager was a good idea, don't forget!
I don't have a problem with the club saying to Gary "look, if you get a move to another club that suits you & your family, we won't ask for a fee & will let you go for free", but I DO have a problem with the club going public &, basically, forcing him out - it's a pretty shoddy way to treat a long serving player & captain, who would, clearly, run through a brick wall for the jersey!
Said it before, but I feel that Gary still has a role to play at the club, even other than as a player. He's a great example to the kids on how working hard will bring you success.