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Swindon is Macca's first choice
           
           


  SWINDON Town would be Alan McCormack’s preferred destination in 2013/14, but only on the right terms.

           

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Its interesting that his agent has been negotiating with Lee Power who as far as I know has no official role in the club...yet.

I thought this.... If he hasn't passed the fit and proper persons test is this allowed?

Shouldn't mean that he can't do work for the club, only affects being a director I think.

Really can't see Macca being here next season anyhow.

He says he won't take a pay cut and has other options. Young sides need leaders and I hope we pull out all the stops to keep him. Macca is worth 2 unknown kids

But would probably cost the same as 4, 5 or more of them.  Just can't see the budget being available for any more high earners.

We are saving 3k a week now ferry is gone and he is club captain so worth offering him a decent contract i'd have thought?

Indeed on both counts. It's a shame but has to happen, he won't be the last to go either.

Bye Macca

Gut feeling is...Reduced offer-rejects-moves. Could see others do this too.

Gut feeling is McCormack or Agent considers offer not enough and tries to force clubs hand in the press.

Think Storey will sign...N Thompson, possibly...Flint I'd be surprised.

Doesn't Flinty have to accept on the basis that we've invoked the extra year or have I got that wrong?

Depends what the terms of the extension are I suppose. As he came from non-league, I can't imagine that the terms for the extra year would break the bank. They may want to negotiate a totally new 2-3 year deal I suppose.

I fully expect him to be here next season.

So what role is power playing at the club now then ?

Is he negotiating contracts despite having no official role at stfc

The playing budget has reportedly been slashed from around 4 - 4.5 million per year, to 2 - 2.5 million per year.

Ferry's £2.8k per week (£145k per year) is but a drop in the ocean of the money they need to save overall. I think we should expect a "core" squad of reasonable players with plenty of youths coming up the ranks to pad things out!

I can't see McCormack being on more than Ferry. So we should try and keep him, otherwise the only CM's we're left with are Navarro and Louis Thompson...

and Lee Cox

The McCormack situation feels a bit like the Douglas one in 2010.  Player states publicly that he wants to stay, but is offered a lower wage so goes elsewhere.

Has Louis Thompson already signed a new contract, because I thought his also ran out, but there's been no mention of him?


Injured again I believe?

Thompson has been offered a one year deal.

Cox had an operation a few weeks ago, unless he decides to try his hand at basejumping during the summer I'd hope he's fit for pre-season

Didnt that article say his wages would be increased to 140k a year if we extended it?

Ah thanks.

Cox does seem a bit injury prone.  We seem to have a few of them on our books at present, which isn't going to help the financial situation.

Cox will be back around October.

Yeah, says 6 months here :

http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Plymouth-Argyle-loan-signing-Lee-Cox-ruled-6/story-18710940-detail/story.html#axzz2StjE39vT

things can heal quicker than expected, hopefully.

My bad.

Ouch!

Douglas said on twitter last month that he wasn't actually offered a new contract from us, he didn't want to give us a bad word at the time.

PdC saw TAH as a possible midfielder. Not sure what is happening with TAH, but I take silence as bad news in these sort of things. Shame, because when you're operating on a relative shoestring...you don't want depreciating assets.

All the best Macca.

Can we rename this forum as "THE TOWNEND.COM 4.5 MILLION TO 2.5 MILLION BOLLOCKS" every fucking thread ends up discussing it :crash:

What else shall we discuss?