Lee Wallace 900k bid rejected from Forest but holding out for 1.4 mill?

[JM1872 3,705]

Derisory offer. Shouldn't even have been considered. We paid more than £1m for him if I recall correctly and he has improved hugely since then and is probably our biggest playing asset. £2.5m at least, money up front.

Sadly, he can be replaced and will be replaced just as others have been should be depart. Would be deeply upset to see him leave though but appreciate the circumstances we are in may dictate things.

[simplythebest 11,453]

Just like Alan Hutton then!

Well that was a bit different as we kept accepting bids for him after he said no whereas there's two days left in this transfer window so hardy time for that. But yes at the end of the day a contracted player can't be forced to leave, including Alan Hutton...

[simplythebest 11,453]

Derisory offer. Shouldn't even have been considered. We paid more than £1m for him if I recall correctly and he has improved hugely since then and is probably our biggest playing asset. £2.5m at least, money up front.

Sadly, he can be replaced and will be replaced just as others have been should be depart. Would be deeply upset to see him leave though but appreciate the circumstances we are in may dictate things.

Not many transfers are full money up front these days

[Frank Reynolds 3,359]

Why would we?

It was a joke, every time there's something unsubstantiated, the response is to open the forum again

My bad, I'll stick to puns - they're their own reword.

[trueblue68 2,497]

He said no and was eventually forced out.

If we get a bid of around £1.5 million, I fully expect Wallace to be encouraged to leave.

So the board are to blame and he ain't even left yet. Nice.

[simplythebest 11,453]

He said no and was eventually forced out.

If we get a bid of around £1.5 million, I fully expect Wallace to be encouraged to leave.

Was he marched to North London with a gun to his head? We did try hard to push that through I admit (no wonder for £9 million) but Hutton still chose to go in the end.

Wallace might be encouraged but encouragement can only go so far, by all accounts his young family are very settled where they are and he himself is a home bird. McCoist is hardly going to drop him if he refuses to leave either, so it shouldn't be that hard a decision.

[G.E.C. 18,711]

Hard to believe that Huttons departure was 6 years ago, feels like only yesterday.

[Blue Nosed Babe 20,525]

Well if we are in a position to reject take the piss bids then things can't be as bad as the rhebel says.

[davekerrthebear 124]

a tactical bid made near the end of the window to unsettle him i reckon. we should keep hold of him, at least until we are back in the top league. i think lee himself would have taken the opportunity to fuck off 2 years ago if he really wanted to play for another team

[Christchurch Rangers 1,229]

I dont think Wallace is going anywhere

he's way too important a part of the team and he must stay

end of discussion

[Right_To_Censor 1,951]

He's a goner then. It's a shame we can't make a profit if that is our actual value of him.

maybe things really are bad

[Wilbert 416]

Dont sell Wallace..........

[CoatbridgeBear 7,113]

Shambles

[skinnymate1690 620]

he is our best player by a mile but i'm not going to lose any sleep if we sell him . these things happen and yes we probably should get more than 1.4 million assuming that figure is right but with our financial problems being public and add to that the fact we are in league 1 we will be lucky to get that for him

[ClydebankBearWATP 877]

I've not been 'gutted' at a player leaving since King Carlos, but if Wallace goes I'll be sick!

He's said repeatadly he wants to stay, if this happens how can Rangers expect us to keep paying big money for ST's etc when we sell our big players?

WE ARE NOT A SELLING CLUB!

Yes we really are. Anyone who thinks we aren't a selling club is delusional

[Beaujolais 1,371]

I would be very sorry to Lee Wallace leave.

But if leave he does for around the 1.5 million mark then Financially the Club is instantly in a stronger position, especially in terms of trading profit and loss. The Club and the team should not be so reliant on one player. This player is a significant asset. Our only significant asset and one who is currently in good health and form. This is a game in which prized assets can very quickly, through injury become both unavailable for selection and devalued. Whilst it has been great to see his loyalty to the club, and his performances on the pitch it should be said that at this point in time having a player of his calibre on our books is a luxury we do not need and cannot afford. I can see the argument that selling Lee is a short term option, however the Club has to comfortably survive the short term to be able to have a strong long term future.

[WilliamFyfe 1,438]

Wouldn't surprise me if he goes. He deserves to play at a higher level.

Maybe he'll shock us but and say no. I wouldn't blame Lee if he leaves.

[the goal machine 7,791]

I'd be pretty gutted if he left but if it has to be done, it has to be done.

[MrMccoist 204]

1.4 milion for the best left back in scotland

for our best player, for an international defender,

I had high hopes he would be the next rangers captain.

The bidding should start at 2.5 million and no less.

If this does come to pass, expect the board to get a hard time, but if we do need the money its difficult to see who else we can sell.

[the goal machine 7,791]

1.4 milion for the best left back in scotland

for our best player, for an international defender,

I had high hopes he would be the next rangers captain.

The bidding should start at 2.5 million and no less.

If this does come to pass, expect the board to get a hard time, but if we do need the money its difficult to see who else we can sell.

We're hardly in a good negotiating position mate.

[MrMccoist 204]

We're hardly in a good negotiating position mate.

I know pal, but would hate to see us ripped off.

Hate to say it but who else do we have that is worth any decent money?

Law or Bell maybe but again, wouldnt expect to get big money for either.

[NixonRFC 1,309]

I got a bit of a roasting on here for suggesting I think all we could get for him in our position is around £1.5m, looks like we'll be lucky to even get that, its a shame as he could easily be the skipper of the team but the need of Rangers is greater than anyone player, we need to live within our means and if that means being prudent for the next 18 months so be it.

Reading on twitter that the £900,000 wasn't even upfront, it was a deal that could reach £900k....fuck sake, I'm glad we've rejected it but its only early doors, closer the window gets to closing that same figure might just become an acceptable price.

[NixonRFC 1,309]

A lot of fans on Social Media were quite proud that we could just take all these SPL players and take them into the lower tiers, take all those Judas clubs best players off their hands, now it looks like we'll be losing our prized asset because we went down the road of signing all those SPL players on major contracts

[TheBluebells 6,898]

We cannot afford to lose him and that's that.

[NixonRFC 1,309]

We cannot afford to lose him and that's that.

Really? We'll piss the league and next year's without him, can we really afford to keep him? The health of the club comes first, as gutted as you tho'