Walsall manager Richard Money today insisted he cannot afford Darren Byfield – despite admitting he would love to take the striker back to the Banks’s Stadium.
Money again dismissed constant rumours linking the Millwall striker with a Saddlers return and insisted the former promotion-clincher is way beyond the Saddlers’ means.
“We’d rule it out because he’s too expensive,” said Money. “I’d love to be able to sign Darren Byfield and I think he knows that.
“But, unfortunately, it’s just not in our ball game, it’s not within our budget range.”
Byfield enjoyed mixed fortunes during a previous spell of 21 months at Walsall but he will always be remembered as the scorer of the match-winning goal in the 2001 Second Division play-off final against Reading.
Speculation has persisted over a return after Byfield admitted his desire to return to the Midlands, but he is still under contract with Millwall, who are believed to have slapped a six-figure transfer fee on his head.
Byfield’s wage demands would also take him out of Walsall’s price range.
Money has, however, confirmed a possible interest in former Wales international defender Rhys Weston, who has joined the Saddlers for training.
“Rhys Weston has been here with us this week, he’s been training with his, and it’s given us an opportunity to look at him.”
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whats our budget range then? anybody?
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As usual Walsall is mean even have commission from Fryatt with sold on clause.
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Our budget is probabaly £5 and all the balti pies you can eat.
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Thank god you care get the money for him he would be sadly miss down at Millwall
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To be fair, he aint that great guys, let’s stop getting so irate about a mediocre striker! Trust in DD. Stop whinging.
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Wheres this exciting strike force Bonser… you shouldn’t really promise stuff and then back out of a relatively small fee
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If Bonser hadn’t let Fryatt go for peanuts we wouldn’t have to chase impossible dreams, 20 goal strikers are not available for free.
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surely walsall had some money for winning the league last season. lets just hope we can get players like byfield to make us a better team this season
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Millwall want £250,000. As for the comment about the Fryatt sell on, I think Leicester have to actually sell him first.
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our budget includes the hole squad wages, new players fee to agents thier wages etc mounts up
i hear this same story every season
bonsers tight got no money, would not like to be in leeds united shoes.Hes give the club a budget and its DD job in part to keep to it
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yes but with the strikers we have you cant expect us to score many goals unless we get that attacking mid fielder and right back (Frecklington and Weston) we’ll struggle all year come on bonsor sort it out !!!
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Walsall won £25,000 for winning league
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theres a difference between leeds and walsall leed hen prem spent millions and millions walsall only spend pennysand bonsor and the dirctors keep the rest for there new yearly cars
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your right mick, when was the last time we spent any real money? was it buckley for £175,000 in 1979, nearly 30 years, its the same old story if we are in trouble and the fans shout for his head he just sacks the manager and the fans forget about him until we get in trouble again.
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