Saturday, July 04, 2009

Gimme 5 as Quinn's In for City

After a week in which Motherwell sources confirmed they had accepted a £300k from Cardiff City but the Bluebirds denied it at first then went cool, Paul Quinn was confirmed as the club's 5th signing of the week this lunchtime.

As he is a right back, it looks certain that Kevin McNaughton will revert to left back this season, a position he prefers and where many supporters like to see him too. The latest capture means City have their defensive unit sorted with new keeper David Marshall and Peter Enckleman vying for the goalkeeper jersey, Quinn and McNaughton as first choice defenders and Gyepes, Gerrard and Hudson in for the centre-half spots. Cardiff have other options too in the form of promising young pro Adam Matthews, the old head that is Mark Kennedy plus Darcy Blake and Tony Capaldi. However it seemes certain that the club will be looking to sell or loan a couple of those.

Dave Jones ideally needs at least two new faces in midfield and up front to bolster numbers for the coming season. Maros Klimpl, currently on trial, may sign on a free shortly and although a centre-half most of his career, the player proved a success for Motherwell pushed in central mid last season.

However Cardiff City's midfield was the weakest area of the team last season and it is a concern that this has not really been addressed. There's still time.

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