And on that note, hot news from Barnham Broom

One supporter wanted to know whether there would be an exodus if the club failed to get the results required against Birmingham and Fulham. Vice-chairman Barry Skipper was unable to give any cast-iron assurances, but insisted they would not have to sell any player out of financial necessity.

"The affairs of the club have been organised in such a way that if we do get relegated we don't have to sell any players to balance the books," he said. "We have said that before and it's an absolute matter of fact.

"But you can't legislate for the fact that a player might want to go and Nigel will tell you that if a player really does want to move to another club there is very little you can do to keep him. All you can really do then is ensure you get the best deal that you can."

Chief executive Neil Doncaster added: "It's also fair to say that every single one of our younger players, our top prospects, is on a long contract. So effectively we are in the driving seat."

As I read that, it's code for "If Ashton wants to go then he'll go but at least we'll get a lot of money for him"

Posted By: Old Git on May 4th 2005 at 09:10:19

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