If he doesn't sign so be it. He'll do what he feels right for him and his family. This will open the door for someone to stand up and make a claim whether that is Noble, Husin or new lad from Man. City. We can cope.
It's one of those things, really. I'd still like to keep him with us, but Alan Hardy is absolutely right not to get into a bidding war for him. We've made two offers, and if he's still looking elsewhere, whatever the reason, then it's obvious his heart isn't really in staying at Notts County.
If he doesn't sign so be it. He'll do what he feels right for him and his family. This will open the door for someone to stand up and make a claim whether that is Noble, Husin or new lad from Man. City. We can cope.
I get the impression that Kevin Nolan is gearing up to play far more football on the ground next season, looking at the type of players he's signed, which would suit O'Connor, so it would be a strange time for him to leave for Lincoln, who were even more physical and direct than us last year.
If Kevin Nolan shared the player's confidence that he was now injury free, then presumably he wouldn't have asked for the contract extension to be based on appearances, if indeed this is the problem. We have been here before, haven't we, with expensive players who never play eating up the budget. The club is different now, and that's no bad thing.
It would be a see ya from me...
Surely we would want players that are committed to the cause.
Stuck with him through injury,always made him involved,got him back into first team action,and then ponders over a contract..
There’s the door son
Get yasen another club
In that case, it's pretty standard and fair enough from the club's POV.
Pity it's Lincoln, a promotion rival MIGHT be getting an asset we need ourselves. If he's back to form and fitness, it would strengthen them. Watching the play-offs, I thought that bearded guy in CM was a weak link for them.
All things considered, I'd say risk it and let him go. He was part of Shezza's record 10 (part of it suspended, I think) and wasn't all that impressive in games I could get to before his injury, IMO.
Who knows, he might opt in after all, but definitely not worth a bidding war
We are assuming of course that tallpie isn't telling porkies. I doubt AH would just drop that information into a casual conversation.
Two songs come to mind;
1. Time to go, time to go .........
2. Cheerio, cheerio, cheerio ....
Don’t get me wrong, would love to have him for another year. But as KN says, we only want players that want to be here.