Following on from the appointment of a new scout and physio the team rebuilding is now very much underway and McGreal is the first of what is expected to be up to eight new players to sign in at Turf Moor before the start of the season.
He was the player Cotterill referred to almost immediately after his own appointment when he said he had already spoken to one player, talks were held on the Friday just one day after the new manager took over.
A year ago
The 32-year-old defender was born in
He signed for
He enjoyed two seasons in the Premiership and a run in the UEFA Cup before coming up against the Clarets in the 2-2 draw at
Last season he was out of the side until December but then won a regular place which only came to an end when he received a knock in the first leg of their play off against West Ham that ruled him out of the second leg.
Ipswich opened talks with him but he was the first player Steve Cotterill spoke to as
So that’s nine players now – we are not that far short of a team. I suspect there will be more news in the next two weeks before the players report back for training.
It just remains for us to wish John McGreal all the best at Turf Moor.