Andy Crosby is in no hurry to quit Albion despite asking to be transfer listed.

The big centre half says he is prepared to bide his time and wait for the right offer to come along.

The 28-year-old asked to go on the list, because he wants first team football.

The situation came to a head when Matthew Wicks was preferred to deputise for Danny Cullip in the Worthington Cup tie against Southampton.

But Crosby stresses he has not fallen out with boss Micky Adams. "It's definitely amicable," he said. "Obviously the Southampton game was disappointing for me to say the least.

"I expected to play. I went to see him after that and we had a chat, but there has been no fight.

"How can I have a fight with somebody who brought me down here? He has been superb with me and I hope I have been alright for him.

"As I said to him, I don't want to be sitting watching 43 games. I had a think about it for a week, talked to my wife and decided to go on the list.

"He doesn't want me to go. He has said that to me on numerous occasions, but he understands the situation."

Crosby, bought from Chester for £10,000 two summers ago, had only played previously in the north.

The former Doncaster and Darlington stopper lives near Eastbourne with his wife and their young daughter and he admits leaving will be a wrench.

"We have settled down here, so it's obviously a big decision," he said. "But if I am going home every day with a big face on it starts affecting your family life and you have got to try and stop it before it spreads.

"It has taken me all this time to get into the Second Division and I've played 20 minutes so far. Danny (Cullip) and Morgs (Simon Morgan) have been superb every game, so the gaffer isn't going to change them.

"It was the same last year when Wicksy (Matt Wicks) was playing. I had to bide my time then, so things might change."

Crosby has already rejected a temporary return to the basement.

"Cheltenham were in touch on Monday, but I don't think I have got anything to prove in the Third Division, especially going on loan," he said.

"I am in no rush to get away and the gaffer is in no rush to get me out, so we'll just see what happens. I think I can play at this level."

It's a hectic time for Crosby. He is also Albion's PFA rep, but he cannot shed much light on the threat of strike action by the players' union in the row over their share of TV cash from the Premier League.

"The only thing I have received from the PFA is a copy of a newspaper article," he said. "The players down here haven't spoken about it.

"It's obviously not going to affect us as much as the Premier League players, but I am sure there will be some sort of agreement in the end."