| Those attempts could see trialists arriving at Dens in the near future, but may also mean immediate signings if Alan is able to attract men he already knows.
“There is a possibility of players coming here to train for a few days, but some of the people I’ve been talking about I know what they can do already and that could speed up the process,” he said today.
While he had nothing concrete to report on that front, since being appointed on Friday he has been speaking to agents and is awaiting one call in particular from a player he would like to have in his squad.
And, although little about the identity of the man in question has been given away, it is a fair bet he is a striker.
With Gerry Britton being released last week, that leaves only regulars Simon Lynch and Tam McManus as well as back-up Andy Ferguson for the attack, and the manager would like more depth in that department in particular.
The players already on the books were put through another hard session today and one bonus for Alan is the fact all the players who have been playing recently are fit.
“They had five days off after the Airdrie game last week and that means any knocks they picked up have had time to clear and, so far, everyone who was expected to be fit is fine,” he added.
One player he has still to meet up with is goalkeeper Kelvin Jack, who will not be back from World Cup duty with Trinidad until the end of the week. He is expected to be in goal for the Caribbean side in Costa Rica tomorrow. |
