Can anyone explain this ?

[HAPPYMAGPIEHAPPY]

[Chicken Balti Pie]

It's been quoted that Collin was on something like £3000 a week, it's a lot of money for a goalie who roots himself to his line, has poor positional sense and has problems getting down to low shots fast enough. I suspect Nolan has been told if he wants his 25+ goal a season striker, he can't be spending that much on an average keeper?

[HAPPYMAGPIEHAPPY]

It's been quoted that Collin was on something like £3000 a week, it's a lot of money for a goalie who roots himself to his line, has poor positional sense and has problems getting down to low shots fast enough. I suspect Nolan has been told if he wants his 25+ goal a season striker, he can't be spending that much on an average keeper?

Sounds a reasonable explanation

[iamITK]

It's been quoted that Collin was on something like £3000 a week, it's a lot of money for a goalie who roots himself to his line, has poor positional sense and has problems getting down to low shots fast enough. I suspect Nolan has been told if he wants his 25+ goal a season striker, he can't be spending that much on an average keeper?

may not all be totally football related either. The guy who pays the bill may require other qualities in character too, but agree, thats a lot for an average keeper.

[Elite_Pie]

It's been quoted that Collin was on something like £3000 a week.

Out of interest, where was this figure quoted and who by?

[jackal2]

Interesting, if the situation is as it reads. Maybe the club were not willing to meet Collin's ongoing wage demands even though Kevin Nolan et al personally wanted him to stay?

In the official press release there were references to the decisions being made "as a management team", so maybe there was a lot of push and pull between the football management side and the club management side, leading to these decisions.

[HAPPYMAGPIEHAPPY]

Interesting, if the situation is as it reads. Maybe the club were not willing to meet Collin's ongoing wage demands even though Kevin Nolan et al personally wanted him to stay?

In the official press release there were references to the decisions being made "as a management team", so maybe there was a lot of push and pull between the football management side and the club management side, leading to these decisions.

But Shirley the Manager has the final say or am I wrong ?

[iamITK]

Chairman sets the budget. If Collins wages are over the wage cap or something, then its a simple decision.

[HAPPYMAGPIEHAPPY]

Chairman sets the budget. If Collins wages are over the wage cap or something, then its a simple decision.

So we are looking to pay a transfer fee for two regular goal scoring strikers but our wage cap maybe 3k a week,
Going to need some Luck with that one !

[iamITK]

if you are using money for a striker, you have to take it from somewhere. Maybe they thought they could get an equally good keeper for less, and use the difference for a better striker?