There hasn't been any interest since 9th August at the earliest. That's when Andy Naylor said his counterpart in Burnley confirmed there was no fresh bid.
There's not a hint of anything since then.
Charlie wasn't here then. It was Nathan Jones.
Dale got an injury at Crawley. I saw him with his knee strapped up, when the club had an open training day. He wasn't doing half the exercises the others were.
What did they learn from the Bridcutt saga? He was sold, which we knew, and admitting he was sulking didn't harm the price.
There certainly isn't vague waffle. I can categorically say he didn't refuse to play and needs extra fitness training
There's nothing vague about that.
Why do you think the club hasn't said 'His head's not in the right place'. They did with Bridcutt. It didn't harm his transfer or lower his fee.
Now, why has Chris Hughton categorically said, it was his decision not to play Dale, as he needed more fitness training, and that Dale hadn't...
There is nothing amibiguous about Hughton's reply to this.
“One thing I can categorically tell you is he did not refuse to play. Dale has been excellent for us, he’s not that type of individual. He trains hard every day, he’s a very good professional.”...
There is the January window, which is when Barnes went. That also gives us 5 months playing time, an indication of whether we can go for promotion, and 5 months haggling time to offer better terms.