Grimsby Town loan signing Scott Neilson in frame for Luton clash
SCOTT Neilson will go straight into the Grimsby Town squad for tomorrow night's crunch clash against Luton.
The Crawley Town winger has completed a 93-day loan deal and will train with his new team-mates for the first time today.
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Scott Neilson
And after successive promotions with the Red Devils, Town joint boss Paul Hurst feels Neilson, pictured, will be a fantastic addition to his squad.
"Scott's a winger and, although he's right-footed, he has played quite a bit on the left and can operate on either side," Hurst told the Telegraph.
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"He has got a bit of pace, and obviously knows the league having won promotion from it – he is just what we've been looking for.
"From speaking with him and his agent, he's obviously not had as much game time as he would like, and hopefully coming here will allow him to show everyone what he can do.
"From what we've been told, he's a lively character, but ultimately it's about him coming in and getting minutes under his belt.
"Players are always going to be far happier when they play – that's human nature.
"He'll go straight into the squad for tomorrow night's game and we'll make a decision on whether he starts or not – but he will definitely be involved in the 16."
After making more than 30 appearances for Crawley last season, Neilson's first-team opportunities have been restricted to the bench in League One this campaign.
And Hurst concedes it has been a frustrating wait to for him and co-manager Rob Scott to get their man.
"He's been involved on the bench at Crawley and played in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy recently against Gillingham when he scored," he added.
"It took longer than we envisaged, and had hoped, to get a winger – Scott's one that we've been trying to get in for a little while.
"But we've just had to be patient and wait a bit longer for him to become available.
"It gives us a lot of options and it's up to who's on form to fill those spaces. Joe Colbeck's another that's played on the left, so it's between those two, Frankie Artus and Louie Soares for that spot."
Comments
by Glebe82
Thursday, September 20 2012, 8:34PM
“Fenty subsidises the whole club not just loan signings, and i'm not sure how you think using the loan system is a problem. The manager's have a budget to work to for the season and they can use it how they deem fit on permenant signings or loans.
The idea that you just work with what you have in September is ridiculous and would be very short sighted management. No conference team has a squad that can absorb the loss of a player of the quality of Hearn and the managers have consistently said they wanted another winger since August. The fact it has taken so long shows they are not just chucking cah around as Dexx seems to cack handedly suggest.”
by chezzy1974
Thursday, September 20 2012, 4:05PM
“we need more creativity in team !!!!! this lads a top signing not like alot of the dummies tat the two ronnies av signed b4 need to beat teams at bottom but we still seem to be tactically innept..... another season of mid table drosh and moans unless they sort there tactics out”
by Dexxx
Thursday, September 20 2012, 2:20PM
“I wonder how long Fenty will continue to subsidise these never ending loan signings .All this system does is to disguise poor recruitment .We have a large staff ,get one one long term injury and have to recruit two loanees WHY? too many.unsuccessful players signed,what next as we only have three full backs a couple more perhaps ,certainly we are light in quality and quantityin midfield so a few more would be useful as would some more forwards We already have more players than I've had red ticks How long can this go on for perhaps the subserviant glebe will tell us .We are the.Man city of the conference in staff if not in style”
by 574usfg
Thursday, September 20 2012, 1:51PM
“I'm not averse to signing another player short term. And maybe this dude will turn out not to be another 'journeyman' who comes with a great reputation but then inexplicably turns to mush when he puts on a Grimsby shirt. In Scott & Hurst we trust, but patience is wearing a bit thin when we can't take three points off an outfit like Kidderminster. We never quite manage to be one of the really heavyweight teams in this div.”
by Glebe82
Thursday, September 20 2012, 11:34AM
“And yet another predictably negative comment from you!”
by Dexxx
Thursday, September 20 2012, 10:03AM
“And yet another mouth to feed !”