Penney plays down crisis
12 Dec 2006 - 11:00:02
Darlington manager Dave Penney has played down talk of an injury crisis ahead of the busy festive period.
A makeshift Quakers defence conceded five goals in Saturday's thrashing by Stockport County.
During the defeat Penney was forced to play a number of players out of position and has revealed his frustration at not being allowed to bolster his squad until the new year.
"We've a lot of injuries defensively, even the ones we've fetched in are injured, so we're going to have to work with what we've got," he told the Northern Echo.
"Footballers should be able to play anywhere to be honest.
"It should be easy to pass a ball to someone wearing the same colour as you. It doesn't matter what position you're playing in.
"From the end of November you can't sign anyone except goalkeepers on emergency loans but that does not help anyone that has a small squad, especially when you get injuries.
"The system is wrong for us. Big clubs carry big squads but at this level we can't afford to do that."
