Greenline's Blog

Kevin Blackwell has indicated (should he get the job) that his summer transfer targets are likely to be from the championship which is in complete contrast from the transfer policy of his predecessor Bryan Robson.A valid criticism of Robson was that some of the players he tried to sign were always going to be reluctant to come simply because they did not want to play outside of the premiership whereas he may have had more success in bringing in some of the championships better talent.Blackwell certainly knows the championship inside out so in that respect he may well be better suited to identifying and recruiting the kind of players that will help to mount a serious and sustained promotion challenge next season.It is a sensible strategy for any championship club with premiership aspiration...