Chris Mepham is due to have a medical

[Dubbag]

And just as I post I see Ipswich are planning to buy Furlong for 4 million. More money if it happens. Big miss but as with Heggem no one is indispensable.

Well I think that is a very good price if it goes a head. He has been a good player for the club.
All the best to him if he moves on.

[Omegstrat6]

We all know that Furlong can be poor defensively, but-as Boingy pointed out-the fact that he was given an extended contract and made vice-captain surely shows his value within the squad. There is also more to his forward play than just his long throws and he has been a key player for us in recent times.

If he does go (and, as Dubs says, ?4m isn't a bad price) then I wish him the very best but just hope that Mepham -who normally plays as a central defender- is a genuine up-grade both in a wing-back role as well as defensively.

TBH, if the move falls through and we end up with both Furlong and Mepham, I wont be too unhappy. Furlong will get long-overdue competition and aside from injury cover, it gives Mason options (if we can afford it!). On the left wing, he often plays both Mikey and Grant, substituting one for the other. Both have their own limitations and qualities and he plays them accordingly. Could be the same with Furlong and Mepham?