SAM Allardyce has hinted again that veteran keeper Kevin Poole (pictured) - signed last October as a stop-gap measure - could have a future at the Reebok.

The Wanderers' boss was impressed by the 38-year-old's performances against Aston Villa and Everton when Jussi Jaaskelainen was suspended, and, asked if he could be ready to offer him a contract in the summer, he said: "On those performances, yes!"