No news on Dean West

Last updated : 15 July 2002 By Tony Scholes

Two of those three, Gordon Armstrong and Mark Rasmussen, have now signed new one year contracts but there is still no news on Dean West. It was suggested that the whole thing had been delayed because of holidays but that Fred was keen to stay. However we have now been back in training for a week and there is still no positive news on last season's player of the year.

There are now strong suggestions that he could have played his last game for the Clarets and is looking elsewhere for a new contract with fellow First Division club Wolves having previously been linked with him. Dave Jones will be looking for a right-back with Kevin Muscat having moved on and Fred could well fit the bill.

With no sign of any new players at Burnley, and the strong possibility that there won't be any, a further reduction in the squad would not be good news for the fans. We are now just six days away from the first pre-season game and it is beginning to look as though Mark McGregor could be slotting in at right-back and getting a game against his former club.