Beat the clock
8:30am Thursday 24th January 2008 in Sport By Gordon Sharrock
GARY Megson is facing a race against time to find the striker he needs to spearhead Wanderers' battle for Premiership survival.
With the transfer deadline just a week away, the Reebok boss would seem to be no nearer finding a goal-scorer to replace Nicolas Anelka.
He is reported to be keen on St Etienne's £3million-rated Guinea international, Pascal Feindouno, who is currently playing in the African Nations Cup in Ghana. But, after spending more than £8m on three players in the first 17 days of the window, things have quietened down on the transfer front, despite the manager getting the go-ahead to "carry on spending" by his Reebok bosses.
The £15m Wanderers banked from the sale of Anelka to Chelsea has given Megson scope to spend big on a replacement striker, but a shortage of proven goal-scorers - traditionally the most difficult position to fill - appears to be frustrating his efforts.
Read the full story in Thursday's Bolton News.
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