After the power cut against Rangers, Alex Neil chatted about squad strengthening ahead of the new season…
RIGHT DEALS
"We know we need to add more, that's obvious. The difficulty you've got is to get the right deals, at the right price, within the structure we've got, sometimes you need to wait a little bit. We've got two players [Ballard and Clarke] who are on the up, their careers going in the right direction, and that's what our model is. To get those players is not easy and a lot of hard work has gone into that. So we're really pleased with that, but equally we know there's a lot to do. There's clearly positions where we need more cover and competition. Go up and down the country and I'm pretty sure every team would say the same, though."
DISCUSSIONS ONGOING
"Listen, there's no one round the corner ready to come in tomorrow morning. We have got discussions ongoing on a number of players where we're talking on a daily basis, so we just need to wait and see what happens. I'm optimistic about what we've got currently, how they're working and what they're doing. That side of it has been really good.
ASAP
"Every coach wants their players all in as soon as possible but to be honest, a lot of those decisions are not even in our hands at the moment, it's about the club you're dealing with. What happens is, and we're the same, the younger lads who you might consider loaning out for example, you keep them with you to supplement the group and to see who shows well, who might kick on and get an opportunity. And then naturally as the window starts to wind down, then teams make their decisions. We're no different but that can unfortunately happen later in the window."
