It feels like there is a premium on this lad because he is from Cumbria and pretty much dragged them up via the play offs. The only 2 valuations that matter are Carlisle and ours. I suspect this one has run its course but as others have said, this could just be a negotiation tactic. Time will tell...
I suspect it was a move to cover the transfer of Virtue. It still wouldn't surprise me if we went back in for him, ultimately money talks and if the lad doesn't sign that extension, I'm certain they wouldn't want to lose him for nothing.
I think you have to let go of Madine. He'll have been out 8/9 months assuming no set backs and then he's got to get match fit. He won't be of any use until February at the earliest, possibly even March/April.
Depends how we play. If it’s one central striker with wide players then we’re probably covered through the middle with Joseph, Lavery and Beesley and wide players are needed. Between the three of them we could be looking at 25+ goals from that position overall.
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That is a softening the fan base up for his departure type statement. It's the classic, we tried everything to keep him but he'd made his mind up and there was nothing we could do about it.
Mate of mine is a Stockport fan and he was telling me that he is the player we need to go after.
Carlisle fans keep talking about how he's a fan, but they forget that when it comes to football it's a short career where they need to make as much money as they can. I'm sure we can offer better wages, but we will wait and see.
We've been in their position many times; similar to losing Yates and Bowler recently. As much as we didn't want to lose them, it was clear they wanted to move. It just looks like a face saving exercise to me...
I agree, but the only difference is that they both went to high divisions. I was reading their forum the other day and their fans would be happy for him to go to a Champions club but furious if they sell to another league 1 club. I agree about the face saving exercise, I just think they will hold out as long as they can to keep the fans buying season tickets and shirts for as long as possible.
Should have happened by now.
Seems were trying to get his replacement in before he goes.
Very non committal on his future and sounds like he’s not ruling anything out.
Sounds like this one might not be as done and dusted as we though.
I'll go with the fools option
All starting to be a little bit late for my liking ... dangerous game by Carlisle as a bad injury in that opening game and there's £400k down the drain!
I sincerely hope that this isn't an either/or situation. We need a striker that's a priority and Banks fits that role well. Moxon by all accounts would be a very good acquisition but he's a midfielder, and we've got plenty of midfielders in the squad.
With Virtue likely to head out and who knows if Trybull is going to stick around, I'd say we do need a midfielder. Critchley has already said he expects his squad to look very different by the close of the window.
It’s the bowler situation 12 months ago, reversed.
Maybe they need to line up his replacement? Like KJ for JY
When did he say this?
In his latest interview with Andy Bayes, Radio Lancs.
Would explain the rumour that they wanted one of our players as part of the deal, at the time it was thought to be Virtue.
That seems somewhat different to what he said to the Gazette:
BBC Radio Lancs I would guess!
Puts pressure on the lad to stay, he's a Carlisle fan and so are his family. Simmo stating this publicly is taking pressure off the club and putting it all in Moxon.
talk about deluded.get real ffs.
