But the departure of Paul Buckle at League Two rivals Torquay United to Bristol Rovers, and Luggy's obvious links to the Devon area following his two previous spells at Plymouth have set the tounges wagging.
However, Sturrock told BBC Essex: "Two and two get put together and make five, rumour-mongering is something the papers do very welI. I came here to put a team together and structure a football club. I haven't put the team together as I would like it and that's something I want to do this season."
And that should be the end of that.