[spireitematt]

This could really affect us on the pitch. Portsmouth should have waited till after the season was over because they have nothing left to play for but we've got a real chance of making the playoff final and possibly getting promotion to the Championship.

This should be used by the coaching staff to motivate the players by saying that if they want to keep him then getting promoted will be the best way to achieve that!!  Its a strange rule where you can talk to a manager but not a player outside the transfer window, maybe the same rules should apply.

Sounds to me like there is more to this than meets the eye.