McGhee to run rule over trialists

Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee will assess a total of six trialists during their weekend friendlies against Fraserburgh and Peterhead. Most of the players have been training with the Dons for at least one week and will get a run-out on either Saturday or Sunday.McGhee has two left-backs to run the rule over - Wales Under-21 international Grant Basey, who played for Charlton last season, and 25-year-old Robbie Williams, who was released by Huddersfield this summer.Midfielder Yoann Folly is also on trial - he worked under Paul Sturrock at Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday and Plymouth - while former West Ham youth player Conor Okus remains at the club.Former Carlisle and Darlington left winger Jeff Smith, 30, and Pakistan international Adnan Ahmed, a former Manchester United youth who played for Ferencvaros last season, make up the half dozen.McGhee said: "There is no centre-half or centre-forward, which are positions we are looking to fill, so there is still a lot of work to do."The Dons boss could yet resurrect his interest in former Carlisle left-back Evan Horwood, who returned to a trial spell with home town club Hartlepool after a short stint training with McGhee.McGhee added: "He had already given Hartlepool his promise he would go on their tour to Holland."We got to him quite late, we only started to look at that area when Davide Grassi said he wasn't coming back."He has gone on his tour and we'll wait to see what happens. He had a couple of days up here and seemed to enjoy himself, but we don't know if he's coming back. He might sign for Hartlepool."

Source: Team_Talk