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I can confirm that Sandell is not gone but certainly would seem he is considering his options. He has a choice to make and whether that would be staying with us or moving on etiher way we have gained from the experience. As far as I know he is not available on a Free Transfer if he moves on and you would think a 20+ Goals a season striker would command a tidy fee and if he stays we have Pratt and Sandell with Grif as an option from the bench and that my friends and fellow supporters is a strikeforce to rival any in the Southern Prem and possibly higher
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Personally I hope he stays too although at this time with the Pratt signing under our belts Grif staying another year and Whitehead looking promising also the new guy from Paulton Solomon seems like a Forward player as well I would assume the club are preparing for life without Sandell however if he does go I really hope we get his worth Tyrone Mings was the last player to leave us for a considerable fee and that was 10k where do we estimate Andy Sandell a proven goalscorer at this level, getting on a bit and considerable league experience with Newport County if I was a manager I would expect to be paying at least 4 grand and maybe a couple of loan signings for the season? Of course I am not a manager, just a fan but I think Pratt coming in has certainly softened the blow of losing Sandell if of course it happens we just need to reap what we can out of the deal. Rumours of Sandell returning to Bath possibly fuelled by the Pratt transfer and wishful thinking on there part. If the papers are correct they couldn't match our wages for Pratt so how could they for Sands? I am really looking forward to seeing the team assembled for pre season
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I personally can't see us having all three of Pratty, Sandell and Griff next season, especially with Whitehead showing promise. If Sands stays then I reckon Griff may return to Malmesbury (or retire altogether) considering his back problems.
Even if we did have all three strikers together I'm not sure it would work out anyway... remember when we had Gilly, Powell and Griff?
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Is this "cloud cuckoo land" on here? We might have a competitive budget, and hats off to the club for getting Pratty back (a great coup for us), but he's a replacement for Sande££ I would safely assume.
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Well I'll take that back! Fair play!!!
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yes - pleasantly surprised that we can have both Pratt and Sandell with the option of Griffin too. Should make us a force to be reckoned with.
Maybe budget allows Pratt instead of Ballinger then? Think he was out of favour later on?
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Well that's news I just didn't expect. Great stuff!!
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Brilliant news. Well done Chairman board and manager. Exciting times ahead now.
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Fantastic news that should quieten the doubters. Well done Neil
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Well. I did not expect that. The thought gives me goosebumps. Roll on the new season. I think every club will be watching us now with envy. Well done the staff and board as im sure all of this has taken a lot of work. Lets hope a few supporters come back because theyre excited as I am.