Two or Three Signings Possible Before Coventry
Thursday, 6th Aug 2009 10:48
Town boss Roy Keane says the Blues could sign one, two or even three players before the season starts on Sunday when Town travel to Coventry for a live Sky game (KO 12.45pm).
Keane says the club have been in negotiations regarding several possible additions to the squad: “There have been talks for a number of days with a couple of clubs about different players, but I wouldn’t like to comment on certain individuals. However, we are hopeful of signing a new player, maybe two, maybe three, in the next 48 hours.
“There are still big ifs - whether we’ll get permission to speak to these players, we have to discuss personal terms, there’s medicals involved - so there’s a long way to go on any of these deals.”
Strikers are clearly top of Keane’s wish-list with Watford’s Tamás Priskin and Sunderland’s Daryl Murphy two of the players likely to have been the subject of the talks: “You look at the goals we scored last season, I think it was 62, we need more than that - goals win games.”
Sunderland loanee Jack Colback will come into Keane’s thinking for Coventry, having joined on loan until January, not as initially believed for the full season.
The Town boss confirmed that the central midfielder will be considered for a role at the Ricoh Arena: “He’s a young player I know well. We’re looking forward to him coming down, he’ll train today and he’ll go straight into the first team squad.
“He’s a very good young player, tenacious, good energy, can tackle, he’ll do well for us.”
Town’s only new injury concern is midfielder Colin Healy, who is suffering with blisters after last week’s sessions with the army, although the former Cork City man would miss the game in any case as he has a suspension carried over from his time in the League of Ireland.
David Wright came through the reserve game at Bury without a problem, while Ben Thatcher is unlikely to be involved with the first team as yet and Pablo Couñago is sidelined with his groin problem.
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streety86 added 12:36 - Aug 6
Anyone know how many tickets have been sold for cov? |  | |
europeantour added 12:44 - Aug 6
It could be Jack Bell, he has just been spotted coming out of the Blue Oyster bar in Ipswich with Abbott |  | |
bostonusablue added 12:54 - Aug 6
It does not say that Gio is joining us! |  | |
bluelad7 added 12:55 - Aug 6
europeantour - LOL - Abbot we don't mean it, please don't get amny sort of complex! |  | |
bizman added 12:57 - Aug 6
it actually does say Gio is at ipswich on loan doesnt it?! maybe a mistake fo sho! | | |
bluelad7 added 13:01 - Aug 6
Does seem weird they would say he was at ours 2009/2010 especially after they it like
Ipswich 2009/2010
Spurs 2009/2010
Ipswich 2008/2009
very odd but fingers crossed
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bizman added 13:03 - Aug 6
exactly! fingers crossed | | |
MAVERICK added 13:20 - Aug 6
Get on the pitch ! Gio would be good news, Come on Keano and the boys ! |  | |
barmyarmy added 13:25 - Aug 6
GIO will NOT come back to town, this jack bell sounds like a bellend just like abbott who keeps talking about him on pages 123. beckford is too expensive, prisking is pretty much an done deal and murphy is worthy of a kick in the balls! |  | |
bizman added 13:28 - Aug 6
thanks for your worthwhile post there! | | |
SMS added 14:02 - Aug 6
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EatonBlue added 14:05 - Aug 6
Ok, thats good, but just sodding get on with it, otherwise it will be well into september before we find our best side. |  | |
keanotheenforcer added 14:18 - Aug 6
I think if we sign Priskin and especially Gio in the next day or two it will definitely send out a sign to other teams in the division that we mean business this season.
After those two signings I think we are set for the start of the season and wont require anyone else to come in till January, where hopefully we will be in a strong position in the league and can purchase a higher calibre of player if required and get us promoted to the Premiership. |  | |
StavangerBlue added 14:21 - Aug 6
Keano seems to be on the right track here. We have optimism for once compared to the doom and gloom of JM.
Looking forward to the season especially if we can win the first two games.
Mr Kean only needs to finalise his line up and get the right balance. |  | |
noitan added 14:35 - Aug 6
That has been on their website for weeks. |  | |
SomershamBlue added 14:37 - Aug 6
Anyone who saw him play for us would love Gio to come here, but sadly I doubt that it will happen. He shows all the signs of becoming a great player - pace, ability and energy. If we could get him, then we'd be in for a very entertaining season! |  | |
welshtractorboy added 14:54 - Aug 6
Totally agree once we finalise our team,get the balance right(players playing in correct positions) Do not constantly change our team like we did most of last season,we will have no better opportunity to get promoted to the promised land.
Consistancy will win us the title | | |
Plumbers_Crack added 15:04 - Aug 6
Degausser - anything from the East Anglian Daily Twitter yet? |  | |
Gooseman1 added 15:12 - Aug 6
cant wait for season to start!its the best bit the anticipation and excitement,Rumours! Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |  | |
B1TFC added 15:14 - Aug 6
that Ipswich bit on the spurs website has been adjusted, no longer showing town at the top for this coming season, lets hope that its cos nothing is official and that someone has brought it to spurs attention so they have removed it, but will put it back on later (today maybe) |  | |
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