Paul Simpson
Paul Simpson
players position
We are not in a position where we have to let players go and we have let Livingston know that.
bonus clear cup final happens knowledge lovely monday morning points position surprised three turned whatever
It has surprised even me that it has turned around so quickly. We are going to Cardiff for a cup final which has been a real bonus to us. To go there in the knowledge that, whatever happens this weekend, we will still be three points clear on Monday morning is a lovely position to be in.
area bring certainly loan looking week
We just need to get through this week and then look to bring in loan players. Right-back is certainly an area we'll be looking at.
allow
We have had an enquiry from Livingston but it isn't enough of an enquiry for us to allow Derek to go.
mark thank time
I'd like to thank Mark for what he's done in his time here.
approach games learn quick team
When you play a team so often in quick succession, you learn a lot about each other. But all the games are completely different and we will approach them all properly.
contact players
There has been no contact about any of our players at all.
business
But not all of them do business in Bloomington-Normal or in Springfield or in Peoria.
blame football fortunate job management panic tough
Football management is a tough job and I was fortunate that they did not panic when we got relegated and look to blame me. They thought we were doing the right things,
address dropped gave good opportunity squad stronger
It was a good thing we dropped out of the League. It gave us the opportunity to address a lot of things that were wrong. The squad wasn't good enough for this level. We have a squad now where they are all of our choosing. We're back stronger than we ever have been.
added gone improve looking squad
We have just tinkered and added to it as we have gone along. And we are still looking to improve the squad all the time,
couple players pleased squad
We are really pleased with the players we have got in the squad and with just a couple more additions we feel we can keep on going upwards.
gone mentioned since
That's gone now. It's not been mentioned since Wednesday.
competing daily emergency events level practice skills
Competing at this level is an honour. The skills we practice for these events are those we use in daily emergency responses.