Jewell: Loan Market Proving Difficult
Friday, 11th Mar 2011 08:54
Boss Paul Jewell admits that he is finding it difficult to add experienced loan players to his squad. The Blues manager is looking to bolster his midfield ahead of Saturday’s game at Leeds, while he has confirmed that he did eventually make an approach for Aston Villa striker Nathan Delfouneso as well as West Brom’s Simon Cox.
The Blues are without skipper David Norris for Saturday’s game due to suspension, while Jimmy Bullard (hamstring) is a doubt and Colin Healy (torn stomach muscle) is unlikely to be back.
Jewell could look to youngsters such as Luke Hyam, but the Town boss says he’d prefer to bring in one or two more seasoned campaigners as cover: “Luke’s played for the first team a couple of times and I’ve no doubt he’s going to be a good player, but we’d like to have a bit of experience in there going into a game, which is why we’re trying to use the loan market. But at the moment we’re finding it very difficult.
“We tried to get Nathan Delfouneso but he went to Burnley. You look at the league table and you don’t blame him for that. We tried to get Simon Cox too.
“We’ve made a couple of enquiries for Premier League players in the middle of the park and a couple of them having been knocked back by their managers because they’re in their 25 and they want to save them until after this weekend with the cup matches going on. We could do with a couple in though.”
As of yesterday, the attempts to add to the squad were continuing: “Even as we speak Steve McCall and Chris Hutchings will be on the phone trying to get someone in. Whether we can or not is another thing.”
Jewell says that Tuesday’s defeat to Reading told him nothing he didn’t already know regarding his squad’s strengths and weaknesses: “I knew before Tuesday’s game that I needed one or two more. When we were winning games and people were getting excited, I was trying to keep a top hat on it.
“If we can get three wins that gives us 54 points. I’m not being negative, I’m just trying to be realistic. When we came in we were in a little bit of trouble and we’re still not out of that, and we’re not out of that because we’ve got to improve in certain areas.”
The Town boss is hoping the season ends positively, although preparing for 2011/12 is his main concern: “We want the season to finish well, and then we put in a performance like we did on Tuesday and that was disappointing.
“It’s a long-term thing, as long-term as football management ever gets anyway. Nothing’s about this season, it’s about making sure we consolidate this season, put this season behind us and start building now for next season. But we’ve still got to make sure we get the points on the board.”
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lezoad added 09:14 - Mar 11
why waste your money we probably won't get promoted and won't get relegated save your money for next season so we can BUY someone with lots of talent such as Bullard |  | |
andynorman7 added 09:25 - Mar 11
we have just signed a premier league star on loan - in squad tomorrow.... | | |
andynorman7 added 09:31 - Mar 11
who would like to know who..... | | |
dreblue added 09:31 - Mar 11
If only you knew that for sure andynorman7. I like how optimistic you are tho!
Good effort to get people excited. :) | | |
andynorman7 added 09:32 - Mar 11
you won't believe it boys and girls... | | |
JayITFC added 09:32 - Mar 11
And you know this how/why? |  | |
andynorman7 added 09:34 - Mar 11
as good if not better than bullard... | | |
andynorman7 added 09:35 - Mar 11
will play centre mid or just off the front man - and he has played for england. pure quality..... | | |
andynorman7 added 09:36 - Mar 11
come on guys.....jewell is our saviour. what a bit of business this is | | |
bedsitfc added 09:37 - Mar 11
Andynorman7
A star premier player would not be released to go out on loan. | | |
dreblue added 09:38 - Mar 11
andynorman7 - I can see a punch line coming with all this | | |
ArnieMsBigToe added 09:41 - Mar 11
I know who it is andynorman7. It's David Beckham init? |  | |
brandonlee added 09:41 - Mar 11
i know who it is as well - come on you blues..... | | |
brandonlee added 09:43 - Mar 11
with all our midfield boys out he will start tomorrow - what a coup jewelly | | |
ArnieMsBigToe added 09:46 - Mar 11
Not chuffin' David Nugent!! Surely | | |
brandonlee added 09:46 - Mar 11
andynorman7 - where you gone? are we talking about the same guy. bubbles and all that... | | |
dreblue added 09:47 - Mar 11
Andynorman7 and brandonlee must be sitting next to eachother at work having a good old laugh.
If you knew for sure you would be shouting their name out straight away. | | |
andynorman7 added 09:48 - Mar 11
we will all be blowing bubbles tomorrow. lol. | | |
n5normy added 09:51 - Mar 11
Quality signing, he'll need to get he's boots back from the North stand | | |
andynorman7 added 09:52 - Mar 11
theres only one ......., ........theres only one .........., .......... theres only one .........,thers only one....... | | |
dreblue added 09:54 - Mar 11
Kieron Dyer | | |
andynorman7 added 09:55 - Mar 11
dreblue you are the winner | | |
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