Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Bradders' striker search 'a hard task'
CHERRIES boss Lee Bradbury admits his search for a striker is proving more difficult than he had anticipated.[LNB] Bradbury is keen to bolster his resources by adding a proven marksman in a bid to help boost Cherries' League One promotion push. But despite making a number of enquiries, his attempts to secure a loan signing from either a Premier League or Championship club have so far failed to come to fruition.[LNB] His latest knock-back came yesterday after Bradbury had made an approach to West Brom for former Reading and Swindon striker Simon Cox.[LNB] Bradbury told the Daily Echo: We are looking to bring in somebody who could affect a game for us, whether it is starting or coming off the bench.[LNB] I spoke to West Brom about Simon Cox but he has got two or three Championship clubs in for him and wants to play at the highest level possible.[LNB] We have got to do our homework and have got a list of players we are looking at but it is hard to get them out of clubs.[LNB] We don't just want to bring in someone for the sake of it either and they would have to fit in with our group of lads and show the same work ethic.[LNB] Everybody is looking for strikers and it isn't easy because a lot of Championship clubs aren't prepared to let them out.[LNB] We have got a few we could take from the lower leagues but, ideally, we are looking for someone proven at this level.[LNB] Bradbury and assistant Steve Fletcher are unlikely to pursue their interest in Dover's Adam Birchall after running the rule over him during their Conference South win at Eastleigh on Monday.[LNB]
