Ruben

[Magpies1959]

It is very noble and supporter friendly to keep hold of a fan favourite and key player, but if that player wants away and does not have his heart in the club, Is it not the best idea to let him go and use the money on a hopefully lined up replacement.
I hope Ruben is happy here and will give his best still, if we can turn down all offers. Having said that, if the club was offered silly money,(half again on top of the asking price) who would turn that down.

[Notts78]

It is very noble and supporter friendly to keep hold of a fan favourite and key player, but if that player wants away and does not have his heart in the club, Is it not the best idea to let him go and use the money on a hopefully lined up replacement.
I hope Ruben is happy here and will give his best still, if we can turn down all offers. Having said that, if the club was offered silly money,(half again on top of the asking price) who would turn that down.

Your last sentence is the model now adopted at Notts. As fans we have to accept that our better players will be sold if the price is right.
I’m glad that Notts won’t sell to a team in the same league though.

[jackal2]

As fans we have to accept that our better players will be sold if the price is right.
I’m glad that Notts won’t sell to a team in the same league though.

It's a fact of life for clubs of our size, especially while we're at this relatively lowly level. The key is to get best value from them, whether it's playing for us or being sold to someone else.

[laddo]

If any player wants out and heart isn't in it, then I would want them out the club. If they don't want to play for Notts next season, go.

Last season Ruben's heart was clearly in it hence his perfomances and effort throughout, hence his fantastic return in terms of goals and assists. I have no reason to believe anything has changed in that regard.

[The-Mac pie]

Spot on laddo
Any player that wants to leave then leave
We Don’t need any more passengers

[Chicken Balti Pie]

How come Leigh Curtis is back on the case?
I thought he was covering Derby.

I suspect he got a bit of info from his contacts so wrote the story, doesn't look like Notts have a dedicated reporter any more