Lewis Grabban

[Strawberry Avenger]

He has been in Nottingham last few days but his agent playing games

He has been castigated for not really wanting to play for us. I wonder how much of this is down to the agent? I can imagine he asked his agent to get the best deal he could. Do we know for a fact that he’s even spoken to Birmingham? With harry redknapp’s splurge last season, could they even afford him ?

More smoke and mirrors than anything else, methinks.

If he doesn't want to play for Forest then he may as well say 'not interested.'  Neither the player or agent have said that. (Is this like the Pants deal where the two need to compromise? Will Forest go closer? Will the player budge?) But with a Wednesday timeline lapsing this may start to try Forest's patience.  However, Karanka, at least to the 'Post' said if the rest of the players come in this week or next doesn't matter too much.  But I'd think privately, he wants it done so he can take his players off to the Spanish training camp with the key players installed.

What's Grabban been offered?  25k a week?  He's currently on 29k according to BadDog?  

His agent waiting for someone to offer the extra 4k to make it 29K?  More a week?  In a Championship that has been slow on spending this time around with many staring at FFP restrictions?

Are Birmingham going to offer 29k a week?  Are Villa?

SA.

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@nottmtails

With regard to Grabban, #nffc are having to be very patient... but patience often pays off, doesn't it? Forest still the most likely destination. Just a tiny bit more patience...

Forest were patience with Pants.  It payed off in the end...and he looks pleased as punch to be here in the interview.  (I remember Forest signing Lichaj and he looked morose when he did his first interview.)

Hopefully the patience pays off.  (Though the vibe seems to be one of trying to get other clubs involved e.g. Birmingham.  But it may be a tactic to get him on the same 29k rather than the 25k he's been offered?  Taking a pay cut to go somewhere else than were you are.  I can understand human nature there.  You'd want the 'same' at least?)

SA.