Brighton vow to be more 'flexible' to try to allow Matt Sparrow to rejoin Scunthorpe United
HE MAY not be Father Christmas, but Brighton & Hove Albion manager Gus Poyet seems willing to grant former Scunthorpe United midfielder Matt Sparrow a belated Christmas wish.
The Seagulls boss has hinted his side will do more to try to broker a deal for the 29-year-old to return to Glanford Park when the transfer window re-opens in January.
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Matt Sparrow has not played for Brighton & Hove Albion since March and appearsa to have no future with the Championship club.
As reported by the Scunthorpe Telegraph last week, Iron boss Brian Laws had strongly suggested he would go back to the Championship club to try to re-sign Sparrow in the New Year, having seen their attempts in the last few weeks rebuffed because a financial package to pay the players' wages could not be agreed.
"All clubs are crying wolf at the minute because finances are tight, but if Matt came back into the equation, of course I'd be interested," Laws said previously.
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Poyet's stance on funding the deal seems to have mellowed with Sparrow frozen out at the Amex Stadium.
"I think we are coming to a point where everyone is losing and we need to be more flexible, Matt, us and them (Scunthorpe)," he told the Brighton Argus.
"We are losing because we have a player we are paying week in and week out and not using. He is losing because even if he is getting paid he is not playing football and any other team, including Scunthorpe, are losing because they don't have the player.
"I think we all need to be a bit more flexible in terms of an agreement and find a solution. Let's hope we can do it in January."
Comments
by delboyseven
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 5:58PM
“remember bobby "spit my dummy out " grant, now plying his trade at league two rochdale, 13 goals so far this season. just thought youd! like to know.”
by scunnyexile
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 5:24PM
“Technicality, Is he not 31 years old now? Still could do a good job for us to help avoid the drop though.”
by DFlated
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 4:35PM
“He will be sold as he is the only saleable asset we have whilst being the best of a bad bunch. He will go in January as we have a history of making the most of their cash value not how they can help us to finish the season. Martyn Woolford was our leading scorer when he went and was sold whilst we were in a bunfight at the base of the NPC.
We are in another bunfight and Duffy is our leading OWNED player and is saleable (I doubt to a NPC club but certainly a more ambitious League One where is guaranteed staying at this level.)
As previously money will surpass survival and 50 grand is fine short term but there won't be an eye on what the cost is dropping to the Fourth tier.”
by xcahoot
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 3:33PM
“Surely Mark Duffys skills on the pitch would be better value for the remainder of his contract.
Lets be fair to the lad he always gives 100% & often is the best footballer on the park.
No one can blame him for having ambitions to play at an higher level”
by DFlated
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 9:08AM
“It makes a change we are looking at higher divisions for their rejects unlike what we did in the summer. It is the only way we can get out of this mess that Knill got us into. Sparrow will add an immense amount to the midfield especially after we will sell Duffy for a couple of bob in January instead of letting him go for free in the summer.”
by ironite
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 8:57AM
“This is obviously big news, it made it all the way top the BBC Sport Gossip page....”