BURNING A HOLE

Last updated : 23 June 2002 By editor
"We have some hopes but there are several difficulties with bringing in players
nowadays. First of all it's money, some players are over priced. When you see £48 million spent on one player, as Real Madrid did with Zidane last season, you know you're in a game where it becomes very difficult to get the very best players unless you go to that level.

"Salaries, agents, the fee - all these things come into the equation when you are looking to bring in new players but we are looking at a few things.

Over the years people have sometimes seemed surprised with certain decisions I've made over players, but I always do what I hope is best for the team," he told the club's official magazine.