I felt quite optimistic after that.

I reckon the ball was travelling at 400mph, and I bet it burned the keeper's eyebrows off.

He looks a very good player. The lad was neat and tidy and worked his socks off. Now I've got to think about the state of my club and whether we've got the finance and what we can do.

But after meeting with the board I'm delighted. I had 10 questions for them and they answered with what I wanted to hear. This club is heading in the right direction.

It's very difficult to bring in players with the current rules and even if you want to bring in a loan you often have to pay loan fees.

We played him in a match situation and he really impressed me. We have signed him to the end of the season so we can have a good look at him.