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Is on his way. He turned down a contract because he wants to be closer to home for personnal reasons. It's in the WDP this morning.

Can't say i'm at all bothered, I thought he was shit to average anyway. I much prefer the welsh hobo Jenks at right back. The only trouble is we've now lost cover in that position.

yeah i think jenks is a good player. i thought garrard was a home grown "talent" so how can he be far from home?  :? we have cover in sean o hanlon for right back

Swindon's all of an hour from London - How gay!

He grew up in london. And yes hes rejecting it. hasn't officially yet but will soon.

aww poor luke! Sam Parkin makes the effort!

Lukes 19!

GET OVER IT, IF HE WANTS TO MAKE THE GRADE IT DOESNT MATTER ABOUT AGE....PROBABLY MISSES HIS MUMS COOKING - ACTUALLY IM HUNGRY AND MISS MY MUMS COOKING IM HUNGRY NOW EVEN...muuuuuuuuuM

I'm hoping the money freed up from all these fringe players being released or turning down contracts is partly used to keep the likes of Grant Smith and Matt Heywood at the club. I don't mind the shit going but we really need to try and keep the nucleus of the first team.

some people leave home when they are 16. many go to uni at the age of 17/18. if you want to be successful, you have to put in the effort. London isn't exactly far either.....

thats true but i think Smith and Heywood are off to the scum

Hopefully not, smith could be massive next year

yeah but brain the twat tinnion has noticed that to and hes guna offer him lots more than we are so hes off

Don't take too much notice of what comes out in the media, the reality is that the money on offer is probably less than what you can get playing in say the Ryman league at some clubs.....get a job or further your education and you'll be better off.

Other than SSP, Smith is the one player I am most concerned about. All other out of contract players can be replaced with the same quality of player. But Smith has shone and is not easily replaced with our budget. I think he will stay if he's at least offered what he's on now because he sounds like a good lad who enjoys it at Swindon. As I said before, I hope there's a bit of cash freed up from players leaving to offer Smith a contract that is at least what he's on now otherwise I fear we will lose him.

There is no doubt if Shitty want him he'll go there.....he lives in Cheltnum and seems to like it there so no travel problems and on more money.

It's such a fucking bummer supporting Swindon sometimes. I reckon were all getting punished for something horrific weve done in a previous life. Hoddle was right! My disability is being a Swindon Town FC fan.

I couldn't agree more!

And i'm a bit mentally retarded.

Well someone in my family must have done something terrible, because my father grandfather and now son are all or have been fans.

You have a family of previous life serial killers then Reg!

Problem is that you have less money to spend on squad players. If we're gonna be on a smaller wage budget anyway next year, and you use most of the money from fringe players to boost the wages of a few then we could end up with 5-6 good players and 5 distinctly average ones = squad of 11. Could be a recipe for disaster with injuries etc.

If Kingy hadn't fucked him about for so long he might be more willing to stay.Luke Garrard-its another Beauchump situation!

The best thing about this story is finding out that Luke Garrard lives in BARNET.  What a coincidence.

Is that because you live there?  Or is it because he has a dodgy Barnet???

B.  A man with a mullett like that lives in Barnet, brilliant.  He must have a great sense of humour.

Bugger.  Ahh well never mind, can't say it's something were not used to.

Looks like he was offered a contract then, thought he may be on the fringes.  Perhaps he was one of the two King's quoted as saying "they won't like it".

Probably a lot more on offer down Barnet way if that's where he's off.  

Didn't we sign the lad from Spurs?

In fact reading the adver again it seems he may not be to stressed about another club.



Could even be the mystery tapped up player that was out of contract.

If we have offered a contract, won't we due a fee of some sorts?

no doubt he will slip away in to non league, yet still earn more than he would have done here....

Supposedly because he's under 24 we would should be entitled to claim some compo back.

It's one of those where if he's dropping a level it's probably not worth pursuing as it may hamper the lad getting a deal and wouldn't be worth much.

Bit like the Ruster situation.