Jamie Ward could well be in line for a positional switch, if new boss Gary Speed can sign the players on his wishlist before the transfer window closes next week.

The Gaffer is confident the former Chesterfield man, who made his name as an out and out striker at Saltergate, could be better utilised as part of a front two, rather than being the creative spark from out wide:

"Jamie is probably our sharpest forward player at the moment and I would like to use him down the middle instead of on the flanks.

"If we can manage to get a couple of players in to fill those positions, then it would release Jamie to be more potent in those central areas.

"When he drifts into that position he gives us that extra dimension and he can unlock defences with his pace."