Bristol Rovers boss Mark McGhee 'positive' about his future at the club ahead of January transfer window
BRISTOL Rovers manager Mark McGhee wants to improve his squad in the January transfer window – if he is still in the job.
Under mounting pressure following Saturday's 1-0 home defeat to Dagenham and Redbridge, the Pirates boss is fast running out of time to turn things around at the Memorial Stadium.
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Bristol Rovers manager Mark McGhee
But he retains the backing of chairman Nick Higgs and, so long as Rovers pick up some points in the meantime, the Scot will be given the go-ahead to wheel and deal in January in a bid to climb the League Two table.
Of his own position, McGhee, pictured, said: "I remain positive about being here and the future here.
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"Either I will turn it around with what I have here or if people here think I am not going to do that, what has happened before will happen.
"Someone new will come in and be given the support I would be given and they will turn it around."
There are a number of players on short-term contracts and loan deals which expire at the turn of the year and McGhee has an opportunity to move some out in order to free up cash to fund new signings.
He said: "We have been trying to do things and we know that at Christmas we have to make some changes.
"If I am given the opportunity to do that, improvement will come. We will go into the New Year period and, hopefully, bring in one or two new faces.
"I know the job that needs to be done here and I am looking forward to doing it.
"I have not been here a year yet, and with the transfer windows it doesn't happen overnight.
"I know we are expected to be better off than where we are, but we need time to complete the job."
McGhee certainly has scope to make changes. Signed on loan from Bolton Wanderers earlier in the season, striker Tom Eaves is due to return to the Reebok Stadium at the end of this month.
Guy Branston and midfielder Matthew Lund also arrived on loan from Aldershot and Stoke City respectively and their deals are coming to an end, while striker Derek Riordan and midfielder Wayne Brown are out of contract in January.
McGhee said: "It is not so much about funds; we have people coming out of contract and people on loan, so we have the opportunity to change a few around.
"It is my responsibility as to who we sign, and from the day I got here I was given full autonomy to make those decisions.
"The board have backed me fully in that and they have been fantastic to try to stretch the limit of our funds. We have a budget in this league that is competitive and I have no complaints with that."
Comments
by kingswoodgash
Friday, December 14 2012, 7:22PM
“well said blueface and davenport blue the board should be saked”
by denny
Friday, December 14 2012, 3:57AM
“never been so worried about the gas ever going down than i am this year seems they got know fight come on you blues fight”
by manchestergas
Friday, December 14 2012, 3:06AM
“Rather than talking about points how about just going out and winning some points for us please.”
by Mike_Hock
Friday, December 14 2012, 2:56AM
“It makes me flaming mad to read all this again. McGhee only retains the backing of Nick Higgs because Nick Higgs doesn't know what to flaming do. He's got to be the worst chairman Rovers have ever flaming had. He must think Gasheads are flaming idiots to keep telling us he's hoping things will turn around when he signs a few new players in January. What kind of flaming players want to come to Rovers the state they are in now. It's all down to Higgs that he's ruined the flaming club and alienated anyone who gets in his way. Flaming big ego he must have. All those fans going up to York hoping for a good game and a win and Higgs swanning around telling us it's all bad luck and injuries instead of saying he's brought in a flaming duff manager and no good players want to come because the club is a flaming shambles. Merry flaming Christmas.”
by davenportblue
Friday, December 14 2012, 1:10AM
“blueface
totally agree, its what i have been saying for years
mr dunford the club has had no ambition for the last twelve years minimum i am afraid to say.
ollie, pt and sc all managers with heart and passion have been discarded. its no wonder we are where we are”
by concordgerald
Thursday, December 13 2012, 9:50PM
“These dipsticks on the Board are to blame for putting McGhee in a state of confusion. Having thought about it they came up with the plan for tightening up the defence.
After signing Gough,Walker,Etheridge,he was then looking for another keeper.After asking Higgs what the plan was they had in Mind Higgs admitted that after watching FOOTBALL FOCUS earlier he had noted ALAN HANSON to say if a certain teams defence was suspect they should play 4 at the back.
Read the heading "McGhee remains positive about being here in the future" and "Managers update on players".He goes on to quote" Either I will turn it around with what I have here or if people think I am not going to do that what has happened before will happen!
Someone NEW will come in and be given the support I would be given and they will turn it around.
Riordan needs to do a little Bit more to convince me he has the desire to be here.It has been difficult ,his wife had a baby and his problems with the law has been a distraction,I think it has impacted on why he hasnt scored in 12 appearances.
Next wake up call "we do not want Young players we want players who are "PROVEN"at least at our level and can come in and make an "IMPACT NOW".
This rings out a cry for help or he has completely lost it.
Would somebody ring the men in white coats to take him away please.
The supporters have been saying this for a while now so I do not know where he is coming from
ARBIE 0489 your comments are spot on.
dickpuller do you not realise JOHN TERRY and FRANK LAMPARD will be available soon.”
by Jimbogas777
Thursday, December 13 2012, 3:39PM
“Talk is cheap We will not win a game while this bloke is in charge.”
by dickpuller
Thursday, December 13 2012, 1:10PM
“which quality players will come to a club bottom of league 2 as we will be come saturday.please name them i'd like to know....”
by ARBIE0489
Thursday, December 13 2012, 1:02PM
“Anon....Jo Anyinsah is abattler and can to a degree hold the ball up well, when playing 'up top' BUT....he lacks speed and NOUS, to turn chances into GOALS. Alas...not good enough.”
by Anon12345abc
Thursday, December 13 2012, 12:48PM
“Guys, City fan in peace here. For what it's worth I think you'll stay up, but if you were relegated is the new stadium still a realistic proposition? A 20,000(ish) seater in the conference doesn't seem to make much sense seeing as attendences will unavoidably drop.
Also, I noticed somevody earlier said you had no right wingers - is Anyinsah not getting a game then? I thought he was a youngster with some potential when he was at City.”