Outgoings.

Hobbs: Being recalled on Monday, we've received a bid from Reading for him. Up to Forest to match it.
McLean: Received a bid from Bradford.

 

I thought McLean was available on a free transfer?

 

Excellent news that McLean may be on the way.

 

The Forest forum I found seems to think that the bid from Reading was in the 600,000 range.

 

Wouldnt be a true free until the summer. The article says an offer, that offer could just be picking up his salary.

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull...c-Shane-Long/story-20431267-detail/story.html

 

Why wouldn't it be a true free? The OP said "bid" which means a fee is involved.

 

Then we should tell Forest they can have him for £700k just to see Davies' head go purple.

 

Because he is still under contract until the summer. We arnt going to let anyone go without some sort of fee.

 

If we sign both Long and Jelavic I imagine McLean, Prozzy and Fryatt are all on the way out. A strike force of Long, Jelavic, Aluko, Sagbo and Graham is more than enough. Unlikely but I'd also get rid of Koren brings nothing to the team and we can still get £300k from a championship club

 

Hobbs should be recalled to put pressure on Davies. Davies is a pratt of the first order and anything which cranks his chain is great news. Bids from Forest, Wigan, Reading and any other Championship club should put his price up to nearer the million pound mark which is what he's worth. Maybe Hollowhead may make a bid!!

 

Would he get in the team if recalled or would that scupper a possible deal?

 

With McLean I think we will. And if it's Bradford I wouldn't be surprised if we had to cover some of the wages too. I'm told Bruce is very keen to get him out of the place.

 

I would think it would, since it would mean any club bar Forest would only be able to get him on a loan?

 

We previously announced he was available on a free. Maybe google "free transfer"

 

Well I stand corrected if we announced that. I had not seen anything that we were willing to let him go for no compensation.

 

Should have recalled Hobbs on Friday before he damaged a hamstring,I hope it doesn't stop a sale.

 

it was announced in the Summer, but there were no takers

I suspect that the HDM use the term "offer" to mean that Bradford will sign him now but will require us to pay a portion of his wages until the summer, when his deal with us is due to expire. This is fairly common.
For example, Man City are still paying a portion of Adebayor's wages, as he wouldn't agree to a drop in wages when he transferred to Spurs.

 

Yea I know it happens. Just didnt know that we had made it known that he could go like that.

 

Would be a mistake to get rid of Fryatt. The lad has something to offer if given a chance, and for the last 2 years we haven't seen much at all of Aluko due to injuries.

 

It was announced previously as something like he "was free to leave".