Southampton Gull wrote:Danny, loyalty doesnt really come into it mate, these players have to think of their financial security before thinking of any kind of club loyalty.
Wouldn't they be better off staying at Torquay then? Say they do go to Northampton for a larger amount of wages, but they get relegated. Surely this means that wages will have to be cut and they will evidently both want to leave to play in the FL. Staying at Torquay means you will be; playing better football, enjoying your football, fighting in a promotion battle, therefore more teams will look be looking at you in the higher leagues, promoted or not. But I guess that's the chance you take. If it was me, I'd stay with TUFC and see what happens in the summer.
No mate. Their contract would say they get paid X amount of pounds for the duration of that contract. This is the reason for clubs like Argyle getting in trouble, Walton for example is still on the same money as he was on in the Championship.
With Northampton having signed centre half Clarke Carlisle on loan from Burnley for the rest of the season I am hopeful that this would end any interest in Mark Ellis.
I reckon the only business that we will do today will be the sale of Robbo to PNE - with the transfer fee @ £60k - I don't think we have done too badly in all honesty. To retain the likes of Olejnik, Ellis and O'Kane for the rest of the season is a real bonus as there was plenty of speculation that they might leave us during this transfer window.
As for any incoming transfers, well to be fair to Martin Ling he has only ever said that we would like to bring in Billy Bodin - which now looks unlikely certainly on a permanent basis but tbh I don't even think Swindon will let us have him on a loan either - so he (Ling) has always said it was more likely that we would look to do business in the loan window when it reopens in 7 days time. So, I would imagine that that is what will happen now - a replacement for Bodin (as planned) and I guess another centre back to replace Robbo now as well.
