[SaltergateBorn]

With the rumours about McFadzean, I was beginning to think that the BBCmust have commissioned us to recruit the cast for a remake of Dad`s Army and that maybe we should be thinking of offering our services. Surely, what we need is a defender with pace who is quick on the turn - that`s where we were vulnerable last season - and at 37 I very much doubt whether KM falls into that category. I may be wrong, though. It has been known.

I`m delighted as well about Akinola. I always rated him from the first time I saw him at Oldham a couple of years ago and was amazed that we didn`t seem to make more of an effort to sign him when he left Arsenal. Better late than never, I suppose.