Source: FOOTYMAD
Managers Are Never Satisfied
No matter what size of squad, managers will always want somebody else 'just in case' Pat Fenlon says he is "more than happy" with his new-look Hibs squad - but that does not mean he is not looking to improve it. The Hibs manager brought in eight players in a summer of transition, with Finnish striker Shefki Kuqi the most recent signing. Hibs lost their first game, against Dundee United, but have steadied the ship with a draw against Hearts and a 2-1 win at St Mirren last weekend to create optimism ahead of tomorrow visit of St Johnstone. Fenlon still has ambitions to add to the squad before the transfer window closes. Pat Fenlon (c) Ger Harley | SportPix He said: "I think I'm still driving everybody mad about bringing players in; I think the board will be very happy when the window is done and dusted. But we're still trying to improve the squad. I still feel there are one or two areas where we need to strengthen. I think last week was a good example of that, where we didn't have a midfielder on the bench at St Mirren. Both Gary (Deegan) and Jorge (Claros) haven't played a lot of football and we had to leave them on where we could have taken one of them off. There are one or two areas we want to improve on. In fairness to the club, they are working hard with me to see if we can rectify that. We're looking at the midfield and one other area. It depends on where we are at the end of the window as to what we can do." Despite looking for new faces, Fenlon was full of praise for the players he has already at his disposal. He went on: "I have to be honest and say I'm more than happy with the squad we've got at the moment. I think the players we've brought in and the ones we've kept have worked really hard in pre-season and in the games. I'm delighted with them. Adding to the squad is about helping them and making sure we're strong on numbers so if we do have any injuries we can cope - but also being mindful of the fact we can introduce young players in as well. So we need to get that balance right and make sure we're covering all the areas. It maybe a case that if we can bring in one or two then some of the younger lads will be able to get some experience somewhere out on loan."
