Penney promises changes
01 May 2007 - 14:37:46
Darlington manager Dave Penney is confident that the Quakers will be challenging for promotion next term as he continues to revamp a squad he inherited midway through this season.
The former Doncaster Rovers chief replaced Dave Hodgson in October and insists he still has work to do as he tries to revitalise an under-achieving squad.
"We weren't able to make that step into the play-offs, we were on the edge all season," Penney admitted to the Northern Echo.
"Once you're just outside you need to kick on and get into the top seven because, once you're there, it's easier to stay there.
"But next season, if we bring in the kind of players we want, we'll be a lot better than we are, a lot better.
"It's been a transitional period for the club and a learning curve for me. There's things happened off the pitch, and there's been a high turnover of players and that will happen again over the summer."