Gasheads after York's Donaldson

With the transfer window opening on Monday there will be lots of speculation as to player movements.

Whether Hereford United will be involved is yet to be seen. Manager Graham Turner normally plays his cards close to his chest so the revelation that the Bulls have expressed an interest in Luke Rodgers is surprising.

However Hereford's opponents in the FA Cup next weekend, Bristol Rovers, are seldom shy of talking to the press.

Having been linked with both of Hereford's young strikers, Andy Williams and Stuart Fleetwood, in recent months, their attentions have now turned to 22-year-old York City striker Clayton Donaldson, who has scored 33 goals in 66 outings.

Clayton is understood to have turned down a new contract and has been watched by several other clubs recently including Peterborough, who according to the Western Daily Press have offered £100,000 for him, Wolves, Hibernian, Scunthrope and Cheltenham.

Whether Rovers can afford Donaldson, who is probably valued at £200,000, is another matter. Their Chairman, Geoff Dunford, has said he will be talking to his management team shortly.

"It's difficult to say at the moment what might happen because the situation is fluid and a lot depends on performances and results over the coming games," said Duffield.

"We will need to know whether there are players in the squad Lennie and Paul want to move on or others they want to bring in, but we will support them as much as we can."

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