Smith: Players More Likely to Sign as Season Nears

Walsall manager Dean Smith has spoken to the local press as he continues to prepare for the 2015/16 Football League campaign, and has insisted that it's often easier to attract new players after the start of pre-season training.

Walsall manager Dean Smith has spoken to the local press as he continues to prepare for the 2015/16 Football League campaign, and has insisted that it's often easier to attract new players after the start of pre-season training.

Speaking to Joseph Masi of the Express & Star, Smith said; “It’s the same every year – after the first two weeks of pre-season training you often get a second wave of players becoming available.

“Our options will increase because players will go back to their clubs and realise they aren’t part of their managers plans. While the out-of-contract players, who haven’t yet been fixed up, will now be getting very nervous.

“It will be two weeks without wages for them now so, all of a sudden, they become more keen to get something sorted and the demands come down.”

 SOURCE: JOSEPH MASI/EXPRESS & STAR 

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This post was first published at 10:46 am on Saturday, 18 July 2015.