Or us.....
Like your thinking, Kryan!
I don’t want to upset supporters on here, by using that dreaded two letter word (opposite of down), or another 9 letter word (opposite of relegation), so will substitute them for the word ‘Ascend.’
If we were to ‘ascend‘ this season, maybe there will be more funds than usual, available to make the Arse a decent offer for Ballard? As another poster rightly said on here, Ballard’s game time with the Arse in that division will probably be limited to a few games/cup games in a season. Ballard may realise that, and be willing to sign for us, if he becomes surplus to the Arse’ requirements!
It seems he loves the club and the fans, and he knows what the fans think about him, so it could be a marriage made in heaven! All players want to play all the time (it’s a very short career), so what could be better for Ballard to play two (maybe four) games a month, in front of 15,000+ home fans, knowing that, bar an injury or a run of poor performances, he’s pretty much certain to play every game?