Quote Originally Posted by SBRed48 View Post
No one can claim to know the truth as you say Shads but O'Kane in the Chronicle reported a £2.5 mill bid from Coventry for Kitching was turned down, Football League World reporting £3 mill. Early rumours had it at £3.5 mill.

O'Kane also confirmed Styles has a release clause amount in his contract and he understands it to be £2mill. If a buying club meets that and Styles agrees personal terms there is bugger all Barnsley can do abart it. It seems no one has bid £2mill yet or Styles didn't fancy the move to wherever.
Exactly, you are confirming SB the point I am making, it seems we are trying to hang out for better brass ,although turning down the alleged offers for Kitching appears to have affected his form unless it is coincidence , regarding Styles , the valuation of Styles has not been met with Gary Rowett confirming earlier in the summer that Millwall would like him back at the Den but obviously not at £2million ,however unhappy players can cost you on the pitch, but at the end of the day it is the old saying that a player is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay & to be honest I have a degree of sympathy with clubs on this one because if the club sells the usual cry from the fans is that we have sold the player on the cheap but on the other side of the coin if a player is clearly not playing to his best then the fans demand he be moved on which is not always that easy.