Dexter Blackstock still waiting to hear from Nottingham Forest
DEXTER Blackstock today insisted he is ready to talk about a new deal at Nottingham Forest – but says he has heard nothing from the club.
The striker's contract expires in the summer and, in just a few weeks, in January, he will be free to talk to other clubs about a free-transfer move in the summer.
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Dexter Blackstock
Blackstock, who scored as the Reds beat Burnley 2-0 last weekend, is keen to remain at the City Ground, where he is a popular figure with supporters.
And he urged the club to open talks over a new deal, saying: "It is not that hard to get hold of me. People know where I am!
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"There has not been any movement. There have not been any talks. I don't know what I can say… I am here.
"We are in mid-December now, almost. January is almost here. But what can I do?
"I have a great rapport with the fans, I love being here. It is a great club to play for and I hope that continues. But I have not been offered a contract."
Blackstock says he is relaxed about the situation and will continue to give his all on the pitch, regardless of what happens off it.
"It is not a case of being disappointed. I don't run the club, I do not control the finances here. I don't know what the club have planned," he said.
"These are decisions that need to be made by the hierarchy of the club. I am not going to be disappointed about something I have no control over.
"I have a contract that runs until the end of the season. I am fully prepared to work hard to fulfil that. I have not officially been offered a new contract. What can I do?
"We have had conversations in the past about players leaving the club for nothing. But it is out of my hands."
Regardless of his own long-term future, Blackstock does believe he will be part of a challenge for promotion to the top flight between now and May – as long as the squad manage to transform their individual quality into team performances on the pitch.
"When you look at the players who are in the squad, who are on the bench and who are not even involved, we have one of the best squads in the Championship on paper," he said.
"But paper teams win paper cups, don't they?
"It is about doing it out there on the grass.
"You have to produce that quality on the pitch and that is what we are aiming to do. We believe that we can."
Comments
by rednight
Thursday, December 13 2012, 3:17PM
“OutfoxedYa2 Poxy foxy talking about attendances I recall you didn't even get 20,000 when playing the sheep at your flat pack crisp site and thats for a local derby what a disgrace and thats with giving away free packets of salt and vinigar your a joke club that has never won anything in its history, just a small town in the east midlands.”
by TrentEndRed
Thursday, December 13 2012, 11:51AM
“I wish they'd implement a button that if clicked x number of times by different users would ban that person. Sick of the smell of these flea infested fox and sheep.”
by AxlPose
Wednesday, December 12 2012, 3:48PM
“Oh the irony of being critcised by a Leicester fan.
That's the same club that's won 2 trophies in its entire history, courtesy of a Forest legend, and plays in a soulless, architecturally generic stadium that's far too big for them.
They're not called the Scrappy Do's for nothing. Always wanting to fight the big boys, always looking foolish.”
by ToneToneTone
Wednesday, December 12 2012, 2:48PM
“I see the bloke from the little club near Coventry is still posting on the Big Clubs site
I still think that their moaning fool of a manager Pearson will be gone by the New Year now that Fester are in freefall”
by dannycarter40
Wednesday, December 12 2012, 12:55PM
“Low gates? Have you checked the average attendances for the championship this year? You might be in for a surprise if you did.
Premiership football? Is that what you played when you made a fleeting visit and broke all records?”
by Tonynottmf69
Wednesday, December 12 2012, 7:47AM
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God its getting boring AGAIN.”
by snennyram
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 10:31PM
“No wonder Blackstock is keen to talk about a new contract. Would any decent, big club be interested in this mediocre championship striker. All I remember him doing at the rented tip in September was moaning at the ref and then being sent off for a dirty elbow.
Are the new owners already getting bored with their purchase and wondering why they bothered buying a tin pot club with low gates and no prem football for 14 years?
Can't stop laughing.”
by OutfoxedYa2
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 9:57PM
“Come on you know it makes sense to merge with Notts County.
Not only are they the original football club from Nottingham but they have a much better and more modern ground than you.
They have REAL history not just some lucky blip and have true supporters not just a bunch of glory hunters that have hung around in their dozens since the late 70s early 80s cause they're too dumb to see that you'll never ever win anything again.
What's more the Al-HaHaHaHasawis will be happy cause that's the Nottingham club they really wanted to buy till having to settle for second best cause they couldn't afford more than a couple of quid.”
by flipflopper
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 9:42PM
“Foxy, what's it like living in a foreign land.”
by OutfoxedYa2
Tuesday, December 11 2012, 9:22PM
“At last, some imaginative banter from you Florest fans.
Quite funny but if you want to talk attendances, we had just under 24,000 on Saturday against a relegation threatened team. You managed just over 19,000 amd that was with kids for a quid!!! Even Derby managed more than that and their game was in TV!
Maybe you should consider merging with Notts County?
You could call yourselves... Erm... Notts County then your players and their agents can get paid and the Nottingham city council can have their tip back.”