Matthew Pollock

Good young player. One of our best players at present in a very poor squad.
With 3 Premier League teams reported to be interested and no doubt Championship and L1 as well we should cash in now.

PL teams spend 1 to 2M on young players without a a second thought. For me despite his qualities as others have said he lacks a bit of pace to play at the very top.

I would take a seven fgure now and reinvest in the team.

He was poor today, must be the pressure of big money attention.

Quoted from BottesfordMariner

Good young player. One of our best players at present in a very poor squad.
With 3 Premier League teams reported to be interested and no doubt Championship and L1 as well we should cash in now.

PL teams spend 1 to 2M on young players without a a second thought. For me despite his qualities as others have said he lacks a bit of pace to play at the very top.

I would take a seven fgure now and reinvest in the team.

What he said ⬆️

When we were relegated under Laws/Swain in the 96/97 season we were woefully short but had one shining asset in John Oster who's sale to Everton provided Buckley Mark II with a decent warchest to rebuild, allowing him to bring Donovan, Groves et al in.

We're in a corner now so I think we'd be mad not to accept a million for Matty as that could fund the purchase of the four quality players (minimum) we need to avoid the dreaded drop.

Quoted from Withnail

What he said ⬆️

When we were relegated under Laws/Swain in the 96/97 season we were woefully short but had one shining asset in John Oster who's sale to Everton provided Buckley Mark II with a decent warchest to rebuild, allowing him to bring Donovan, Groves et al in.

We're in a corner now so I think we'd be mad not to accept a million for Matty as that could fund the purchase of the four quality players (minimum) we need to avoid the dreaded drop.

We got a fair bit for Mendonca too. £700k? Plus the million and a half for Oster as you say.

He’s probably had his worst game of the season today. Bit too much pressure from the watching scouts maybe. They’ll be clever enough to know that was a one off though.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

We got a fair bit for Mendonca too. £700k? Plus the million and a half for Oster as you say.

Good point KM. Forgot we sold Clive that same summer for decent wonga.

In an ideal world I'd like to hang on to Matty (along with only four or five other current players) as his stock is only likely to rise but I'm not sure if we can afford to turn down a million for much needed improvements to the playing squad, which needs to be done asap.

Only 18 months left on his contract.. hate to lose him but time to cash in and good luck to the lad good move for him if someone makes a decent bid.

Needs to keep his head down, ignore OTT threads like this one and concentrate on the next game. He has been one of few highlights this season but we do him no favours with social media hype. Even if we get offers at 1 mill plus we stand little chance of using that cash in a January window. Signing goal scorers or a CB to replace him will be really hard in our current plight. Way too much expectation for this window.  

Quoted from Croxton

Needs to keep his head down, ignore OTT threads like this one and concentrate on the next game. He has been one of few highlights this season but we do him no favours with social media hype. Even if we get offers at 1 mill plus we stand little chance of using that cash in a January window. Signing goal scorers or a CB to replace him will be really hard in our current plight. Way too much expectation for this window.  

I know what you’re saying Croxton but money talks, Crawley, Fleetwood, Forest Green & Salford are perfect examples that players will sign if the money is right. To be fair that’s not the approach Hurst is likely to adopt but over the years there will be many examples of players following the cash.

Quoted from Lincoln Mariner 56

I know what you’re saying Croxton but money talks, Crawley, Fleetwood, Forest Green & Salford are perfect examples that players will sign if the money is right. To be fair that’s not the approach Hurst is likely to adopt but over the years there will be many examples of players following the cash.

True enough, Lincoln Mariner. I just think some fans are unnecessarily conflating the sale of Mattie with our need for a couple of strikers. I wonder if we would accept a striker as a part swap deal plus cash. You've got me at it now!