Glasgow asset Ross Brady looks set to become a pawn in a game of chess between his parent club and Edinburgh over the next few weeks.

Brady has made no secret of not wishing to return to ride for Glasgow in the future and given the current financial climate at Ashfield, the Tigers promotion understandably want to recoup at least some of the £12,000 transfer fee paid for Brady at the start of 2003.

However, a story in the Edinburgh Evening News quotes Edinburgh's John Campbell as saying: -

Glasgow have a determination to sell Ross and we have a determination not to buy him. We have other options available to us which means we don't have to spend large amounts of money on transfer fees.

Whilst in reality this is probably only the opening gambit in negotiations between the two clubs, if Edinburgh and Glasgow both stick to their guns it could mean Brady might find it difficult to get a team slot in 2006.

It is believed that loan fees between premier league clubs tend to be at best minimal which probably explains Edinburgh's reluctance to pay for Brady's contract. However the Glasgow promotion have learned the hard way in the past few years that finances must be controlled and this must surely include selling the contract of a reluctant rider whilst the club can still get some money for him.

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