Word of caution on Sammy's new players
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:14 pm
A word of caution on Sammy’s intentions to sign new players in January. Any better quality players would be welcome as the league table does not lie and at present we are involved in a relegation battle. The fact that Sammy has identified 3 specific players has given optimism to supporters that we can pull away from the drop zone sooner rather then later. In fact supporters are now trying to second guess the names of the players thinking they are a done deal waiting to happen. However a word of caution, unless Sammy has already got their signatures then there is no guarantee anything will come of it. In fact each close season Sammy identifies the players he wants that will strengthen the team (basically a wish list that anyone can do) and then when the board cannot afford or attract the said players then he does not accept the blame. It is blatantly obvious this January window is going to be critical. The 6 or 8 other teams involved in the relegation dogfight will be just as determined to strengthen their teams and a number of them better placed than ourselves to afford/attract better players. If a club/manager is unable to attract better quality players then that is an ominous sign and would not augur well if that team dropped into the conference. There are enough examples of that.