Plymouth Argyle boss Paul Sturrock has reiterated that his club would have to receive an "incredible bid" to consider selling David Norris. Town made a £1.5 million offer for Norris earlier this week with a further bid expected soon.

Sturrock said: "We are seventh with probably the biggest opportunity we have had in Plymouth's history.

"If I kowtow to the demands of other football clubs and sell, let's say Péter Halmosi and David Norris, it just does not make any sense. Everybody has a price, but it would have to be outrageous.

"I would like to say again to the fans that our top players will be going nowhere unless it is an incredible bid and we are not even close to an incredible bid at this juncture.”

Sturrock says the transfer window can be unsettling, both for individual players and for the make up of teams: "It seems to me that January has this idea that you have to go out there and grab everything you can get your hands on, and knock your team out of sync - there is an adjustment period for new players.

"You can also blow all your cash and there has to be longer term thought going into this, although this team merits strengthening because too few have carried the burden over this Christmas period.

"We have a huge meeting this evening. Our head scout has come down and we are all meeting with the board for a smoking of the peace pipe.

"I have been on the phone to lots of managers for the last three days and I have had lots of discussions with agents."

Meanwhile, Rangers attacking midfielder Alan Gow is rumoured to be another player on Jim Magilton's list of potential January signings. Gow was previously linked with a move to the Blues in 2005 while an Airdrie player, and again just over a year ago when with Falkirk.

The 25-year-old joined Rangers from the Bairns last summer but so far has made only one Scottish League Cup appearance for the Glasgow giants.

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