Sad if he does go of course, but perhaps inevitable - though let's wait and see, remember the odds being given on Phil Parkinson going to Notts? I seem to remember our other most exciting winger Paul Showler ending up at Bradford City who in 1992 were a similar proposition to the Chesterfield of today.
Purely conjecture, and we may never know the actual price if he does go, but didn't Wrexham sign a "League One" standard player for 300k? Even with only half a season left on his contract, surely Colclough could be worth a six figure fee (and sell-on clause). With the setup we have now, I am pretty certain there will be people they can bring in who will do a good job.
The team we had in December was possibly good enough to challenge for the play-offs, and credit to the management and staff for achieving this, but it was never the expectation that we would challenge for the play-offs this season - we are apparently in year two of a five year plan. I remain convinced that we will stay up this season however this plays out, which is surely the main priority. If we are in a strong financial position, we will have the opportunity to improve again next season.