Leeds United Football Club - No Smith Sale
With intense media speculation concerning his future at the club, Leeds United have once again moved to deny we are prepared to sell Alan Smith.
Chief executive and acting chairman Trevor Birch has dismissed reports that the 23-year-old will be allowed to leave the club.
A number of players have also been linked with other clubs following the disclosure that the players would not take a wage deferral unless it was still necessary after "all other avenues" to raise money to keep the club operating had been explored.
Most of the speculation has centered around Smith, whilst Paul Robinson, Eirik Bakke and James Milner's names have also been prominent in the press.
Supporters Association chairman Ray Fell is hoping the club continue to fend off "the vultures" looking to snap up Leeds players on the cheap.
"Can Leeds stay up without Alan Smith? I think it would be very difficult, " he told Radio 5 Live.
"We're down to the bare bones and we got into this position by selling players. While we have the players we have the hope but selling a couple of players would remove that.
"To lose Smith would be the last straw. He is special."
Meanwhile, Smith's agent, Alex Black, has also denied local reports that he has said his client is "open to offers" from other clubs.
With intense media speculation concerning his future at the club, Leeds United have once again moved to deny we are prepared to sell Alan Smith.
Chief executive and acting chairman Trevor Birch has dismissed reports that the 23-year-old will be allowed to leave the club.
A number of players have also been linked with other clubs following the disclosure that the players would not take a wage deferral unless it was still necessary after "all other avenues" to raise money to keep the club operating had been explored.
Most of the speculation has centered around Smith, whilst Paul Robinson, Eirik Bakke and James Milner's names have also been prominent in the press.
Supporters Association chairman Ray Fell is hoping the club continue to fend off "the vultures" looking to snap up Leeds players on the cheap.
"Can Leeds stay up without Alan Smith? I think it would be very difficult, " he told Radio 5 Live.
"We're down to the bare bones and we got into this position by selling players. While we have the players we have the hope but selling a couple of players would remove that.
"To lose Smith would be the last straw. He is special."
Meanwhile, Smith's agent, Alex Black, has also denied local reports that he has said his client is "open to offers" from other clubs.