Source: Team_Talk
Town chief dismisses Lambert deal
The 27-year-old, who scored 29 times for Rovers last season, has been repeatedly linked with a summer move to the Galpharm Stadium, but Rovers' asking price combined with Lambert's age has put Hoyle off.
He told the Huddersfield Examiner: "A move for Rickie Lambert is a no-no. No disrespect to a very good player, but it's a simple matter of economics. Any deal would cost a minimum of £750,000 plus add-ons for a player who is 27 and who would want a three-year contract.
"Even if he scored 30 goals a season for those three years, by the time the contract is at an end, the player would be 30, and therefore there would be little or no resale value.
"That means that even before meeting wage demands, the signing would cost £5,000 a week, and this club cannot do that kind of business.
"If Rickie Lambert was 22 or 23, it would be a different matter, but he's not and suggestions that we will sign him are nonsense."
