Ousseynou Cissé, still not signed on for a club for next season.

[Dohnut]

Personally I do beleive that he’s the missing link in that midfield. Loads in here hate Clay, I like him cos I can see the sh*t he does that enables others to express themselves better. Note how he improved considerably when Chase turned up. Case proved.

Absolutely the case. Clay improved beyond recognition when Cisse arrived. Plain for all to see.

[HeyO]

Cisse’s presence in our midfield proved to everyone, including Ling, that this type of player is exactly what we need. It even allowed Clay to become more effective. Whether it’s Cisse or A N Other, I am sure we will be looking to sign someone in this mold.

Cisse now please.

[DuvB]

Negotiating in this football climate must be an interesting conundrum for players/agents and the clubs.

Cisse probably has an offer from us and is now trying to better it. His agent comes back to Ling and says, he has an offer in hand of £200 p.w. more but wants to play for the O's. What would you do? .

[BIGRON]

Negotiating in this football climate must be an interesting conundrum for players/agents and the clubs.

Cisse probably has an offer from us and is now trying to better it. His agent comes back to Ling and says, he has an offer in hand of £200 p.w. more but wants to play for the O's. What would you do? .

Don't matter Ling will no doubt say no

[Smendrick Feaselberg]

Negotiating in this football climate must be an interesting conundrum for players/agents and the clubs.

Cisse probably has an offer from us and is now trying to better it. His agent comes back to Ling and says, he has an offer in hand of £200 p.w. more but wants to play for the O's. What would you do? .

It's a tough one given no evidence of these better offers, that's for sure.

But, subject to how much we'd already offered, for just under £10k extra per year we'd get a big upgrade.

[AckneyAwks]

Would guess his wages are already near the top or better than most of our players get paid. Is there a maximum salary of £62.500 that a player can be paid during a season in division2 ? Will probably all depend on what transfer fees we get for one or two of our players. Then playing budgets for us may take us in different directions, squad size etc.

[Dohnut]

Would guess his wages are already near the top or better than most of our players get paid. Is there a maximum salary of £62.500 that a player can be paid during a season in division2 ? Will probably all depend on what transfer fees we get for one or two of our players. Then playing budgets for us may take us in different directions, squad size etc.

New rules or not there will be sufficient wriggle room to get Cisse if the club really want him. Personally he is one player worth that extra. I’d be happy to keep him and dump Ekpiteta personally if money was an issue.

[AckneyAwks]

That's sort of what i was saying Dohnut, if one or two leave for a transfer fee plus thier wages of the pay roll it will free up much more money. I can see us and some other clubs going with smaller squads but hopefully better quality (signings) and covering the shortfall with loan signings, paid for and provided by Premiership clubs.