Old boys network leads Bully to gem
Stafford manager Steve Bull has tapped into his Wolves old boys network to unearth a potential striking gem from the Championship.
Stafford manager Steve Bull has tapped into his Wolves old boys network to unearth a potential striking gem from the Championship.
Former Wolves warrior Keith Downing has put Bully on to the path of a mystery Nottingham Forest frontman to relieve his striking crisis.
But the Rangers boss had better move quickly, with Blue Square Premier outfit York and a Football League club also thought to be interested in a loan move for the player.
Bully has so far "met a brick wall" in all of his efforts to bring in some much-needed firepower and his need has heightened, with Nick Wellecomme serving an eight-momth prison sentence and top scorer David McNiven packed off to Fleetwood on loan for a month.
Downing left as boss of League One outfit Cheltenham last month by mutual consent and is currently scouting, whilst plotting his return to management, so has offered to help the man he played with for six years from 1987-1993.
As a result, the Stafford manager is now talking to Forest manager Colin Calderwood in the hope a deal can be done.
Bull said: "Keith called me yesterday and asked me what I was looking for, so I told him and he told me to leave it with him. This morning, he left me a number and I spoke with Colin.
"I have put the feeler out and now Colin will let me know. I played against him during my Wolves days, so I know what he is about and we are on pretty friendly terms.
"The problem is that York, who are a league higher than us, and a Football League team are also looking at the player. Colin has said that the player can come to us, but it is getting him to come.
"I will keep at it, so hopefully we can get the player in. We are not laying all of our eggs in one basket though. I am also speaking to Steve Holland at Crewe to see if he has anything available."
Bully was also quick to thank Downing, for helping him in a difficult situation in his fledging months as a boss.
He said: "Keith is a friend and it is great that he is helping. We friends in football stick together."
