Championship

At times you need new players – as fleas show!

by
The LeaguePaper Team
16 December 2018

Graham Westley

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THERE was a day when a new manager could walk in the door in the pre-Christmas period as a club approached the halfway point in their season and have a strong chance to make a significant impact.
The strength of that chance was hugely enhanced by a club’s ability to act in the transfer market – whether by activity in the loan market, in the permanent market or indeed in moving players out as well as in.
Nowadays, with transfer activity curbed until January 1, a new manager has much less opportunity to take necessary action and his standing in h...

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