Thetownend.com

http://www.thisisstfc.co.uk/News_Headlines_Story.asp?NewsID=4390

This is all a bit confusing. King says that if a club bids the set figure in SSP's contract then they can talk to him, but we are under no obligation to sell?

how the hell does that work? I dont really see the point in it.

I've just posted this damn you! :twisted:

my threads better though :wink:

No, mine has the word 'cool' in therefore rendering any other thread on the subject un-cool, ergo mine's better!

Good stuff Piemonte, thanks for the link, very interesting read.

So it seems that we may not lose SSP in the summer after all. If we're looking for close to £1m for him, I honestly cant see anyone paying that for him.

Which makes me think we'll lose him for nothing in the summer instead :?

I reckon they're trying to cover that debt that needs to be paid next year (£700K?) and maybe enough to get a decent replacement in.

But didn't he say he would sign an extension if no-one bought him this summer, what a legend  :)

All ifs and buts if you ask me.

Nice to see the club trying to ward of any chancers offering low bids. SSP is probably our only asset on the playing side. They surely won't let him go gratis at the end of next year if my assesment of the current financial state of play is true.

I also can not see the board being able to stop Sam if he wants to move to a higher league club and slaps in a transfer request.

yeah a legend if he stays on after this season!

I hate to say it but i would rather see him go for money than nothing...is the "if no one buys me il sign an extention" true?

You'd rather see him go for money, than stay for a year and score the goals to gain us promotion next season?  Interesting point of view from the Liverpool fan.

Getting a bit carried away there Jan, his goals haven't got us promotion in the last three seasons, admittedly there is a better chance of success with him here, but no guarenteed promotion, that's for sure.

promotion? were having a laugh!

I dont recall him ever saying that if no-one buys him he'll sign a new deal. The club spoke to him about extending when all the other players were offered deals but he said he wasnt interested at that point.

Still, if we get some decent players in and have a good start to the season then he might consider signing on for another 2 seasons. Thats a big IF though.

I know, I was being difficult, for the sake of it.  Ok then I'd rather he stayed and scored the goals to keep us up.  Another year of Sam would be grrrrreat.

Hmmm, no but the fact is half the team that have supported him are off, most importantly probably grant smith. You dont know who will be brought in and he could have a very frustrating year. Why let him for free when we could a fair amount from him and re start a complete fresh if that makes sense?
I do see what your saying but that money could come in handy. And promotion..i think not.

If Parkin stays Smith will I think, they've been quite open in saying they regard each other as very good buds.

I hate to agree with her, and in everything else in life we dont agree but she is spot on here! A million would make us survive another year, end of!

No one player/person is bigger than this club

JA = Devil's Advocate.   :twisted:

Agreed Marie.

yeah but Jan Liverpool are better than Hibernian! and personally id prefer it if people supporeted them and not stupid scottish teams that no one cares about  :soapy tit wank:

Sometimes Rich you don't half come out with some shit.  Imagine if a Utd fan spoke of our club like that, you be going mental.  Think before you type you fucking half wit.     :|    :shock:    8)     :P

I take it Rich is the younger of the Pieman brothers?

true i would! what i was saying though is that you may hate Liverpool and scousers but others hate Scottish teams and Scots!   :|  8)  :P

yeh  :D

You can't say that, both Parkin and Smith are now officially Scots, you don't hate them....yet.

So if you don't support Swindon you should support Liverpool, Man Utd, Arsenal, or Chelsea then Rich.  Because some other people may hate Scottish teams?  Erm... good point...

i dont see the letter "I" being used there do you Tom?  :D

That's nit-pickin and you know it, you were implying it, the ommision of 'I' is nither here-nor-there. :mrgreen:

soapy tit wank never mind! am swindon fan anyhow as we all are!

typical Swindon....here is what I see happening

We slap big price tag in Parkin, no one bids that amount we keep him....

Come January (transfer window?!) we are shit and midtable, then we try to flog Parkin....we lower the price and sell him for about 300k as if he isnt cheap teams will just wait untill the end of the season and pick him up for free

I'm not really sure you could say it would be typical Swindon DV85, that would be selling him for half his value!

I agree with your point though.

Great news.

I'd rather take the gamble and keep him until Xmas then see where we go from there.  Chuck him a new contract or get a written agreement that he will extend his current deal if we win promotion.

Otherwise if it's mid-table rubbish on the menu then sell.

I don't think we have any real serious hope of mounting a challenge without him next season and he'll be invaluable when it comes to not only  players to stay but also when bringing in new faces.

I can't decide if the club is bluffing or not, I don't understand what the clause in his contract is, as it seems entirely pointless to agree to something where the player can talk to the club but you don't have to sell, it's only going to unsettle them surely? £1m for Sammy would be ace though and much more accurate of his worth.

well, he has said he isn't signing a new contract, so he will leave at the end of next season. So swindon i hope get 1 million this summer, better than nothing and i think he will be wasted next season here at swindon.

Maybe we just have to make our "Best endevours" to sell him.... Sound familiar?

Am I right in thinking he only has 1 year left in his contract?

Burnley (Boo - Dingles!) were willing to pay £300k before the end of the season which was rejected.

The club will try to claim they don't need to sell to bump up the price, but they also won't want to lose him on a free transfer in 12 months.

My guess is, he will be sold for £300kish, plus a few players in exchange.

A real shame, as the money won't clear the debts, and we will have lost him.

The transfer system today just doesn't help clubs at all.

Considering Webber has just left Watford for Sheffield United for 500K, I don't really see how we can expect 1 million, especially with clubs knowing our financial plight.

I think deep down Swindon are still expecting to lose Parkin this summer but hope that by putting a million price tag on his head they might be able to maximise the price they receive by persuading other clubs they are not in a hurry to sell.