Di Canio wards off Bodin suitors (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)
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SWINDON TOWN: Di Canio wards off Bodin suitors
6:00am Saturday 4th February 2012 in STFC By Gary Rose
PAOLO Di Canio has ruled out Billy Bodin leaving the club again on loan this season, and instead suggested that the young forward will be offered a new contract at Swindon.
The Wales Under-21 international scored his first-ever Town goal on Tuesday night in the 4-1 win over Southend and could be given the nod to start alongside Paul Benson in today’s game against Burton.
Earlier this week, Torquay boss Martin Ling said he would make one final call to see if he could take Bodin back to Plainmoor on loan for the remainder of the season.
But Di Canio has ruled that out and instead slapped a £250,000 price tag on Bodin to deter any potential suitors.
“They had their chance but now every club who asks about our players will have to spend money,” he told the Advertiser. “Billy Bodin will stay here, he has done well for us.
“If another club comes with a piece of paper asking for a loan, but then give us £250,000 at the end of the season, then we can consider this. Otherwise we do not give a gift to anyone.
“Billy will be with us until the end of the season.”
Bodin’s long-term future, however, is still up in the air, with his contract due to expire at the end of the campaign.
However, Di Canio is open to offering Bodin a new deal, should the Swindon youth team product want to accept it.
“Obviously we will have to consider this situation,” he added.
“We will not let him go free or maybe we will try to keep him here with a new contract if he will accept it and wants to stay.
“Even if Billy decides he wants to leave then he needs to do everything to help us to go up until the end of the season.
“If we go up and he becomes free and he doesn’t want to accept our contract then we will lose the player, but it is better for that to happen than give the player to a real contender to go up.”
Comments(14)
Dazz27
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7:34am Sat 4 Feb 12
SeanG92
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7:39am Sat 4 Feb 12
Redhouse Red
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7:48am Sat 4 Feb 12
Any chance on an update on the state of the pitch.
ilovebeer
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8:17am Sat 4 Feb 12
Redhouse Red wrote:pitch inspection at 10am
Gary,
Any chance on an update on the state of the pitch.
ilovebeer
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8:17am Sat 4 Feb 12
Redhouse Red wrote:pitch inspection at 10am
Gary,
Any chance on an update on the state of the pitch.
stfc49
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8:22am Sat 4 Feb 12
smirg kcab
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8:22am Sat 4 Feb 12
I suppose if he don't sign it he will be playing upfront with kerrouche by themselves
Onwards and upwards and got to get to a very important game today ( I hope)
London Red
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8:39am Sat 4 Feb 12
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PdC had always said if Billy wanted to go and a club made a good good offer then we would consider it
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I always felt £250k was that amount and now we have it in black and white!
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Bodin can not walk for free as under 24 - as long as we offer him a deal equal to what he is on a tribunal will set the compensation level due
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To be honest I think this talk of his future up in the air is nonsense - it is only up in the air if HE wants to go
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HE made the decision to stay and I expect HIM to sign a new deal once offered one
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I understand his initial frustration at wanting to play more - but now think he realise it is better to be a squad player at us and still play 25-30 a year than maybe more at another club not at out level
red lion
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9:30am Sat 4 Feb 12
red lion
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9:31am Sat 4 Feb 12
shered
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11:52am Sat 4 Feb 12
paddyblue
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5:52pm Sat 4 Feb 12
London Red wrote:Omg, talk about blow your own trumpet... 250k. The lad scored 1 goal so dicanio saw potential andhas changed his mind on him.. Should have had more faith in him and played him like torquay did who were also same league. In future ask mystic red for Swindon predictions, Gary rose move over......
Who says he would have gone for £60k?
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PdC had always said if Billy wanted to go and a club made a good good offer then we would consider it
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I always felt £250k was that amount and now we have it in black and white!
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Bodin can not walk for free as under 24 - as long as we offer him a deal equal to what he is on a tribunal will set the compensation level due
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To be honest I think this talk of his future up in the air is nonsense - it is only up in the air if HE wants to go
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HE made the decision to stay and I expect HIM to sign a new deal once offered one
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I understand his initial frustration at wanting to play more - but now think he realise it is better to be a squad player at us and still play 25-30 a year than maybe more at another club not at out level
mikek
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9:53pm Sat 4 Feb 12
click2find
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6:52am Sat 4 Feb 12