Albion manager checks on Cox
Thursday 23rd April 2009, 11:37AM BST.
Albion manager Tony Mowbray has made personal checks on Swindon hitman Simon Cox as the Baggies start planning for next season.
Mowbray has been spotted twice at Swindon matches, with Albion among a glut of clubs keeping watch on the 28-goal striker.
But the prolific 21-year-old is just one name on a lengthy list of potential targets and the Baggies are likely to play a waiting game in the summer transfer market.
Hawthorns officials will ask fans to be patient, as Mowbray and his staff assess the market and gauge any interest in existing Baggies players before finalising their summer blueprint.
But Cox is likely to be discussed behind the scenes, after his starring role in helping the Robins avoid relegation from League One caught the eye of scouts from across the country.
The former Reading trainee has just one year left on his contract at the County Ground and, although the Robins are ready to open negotiations over a new deal, they might be forced to cash in this summer if Cox fails to agree terms.
The contract wrangle might drive down any transfer fee with Swindon officials, conscious they could lose out at a tribunal if the player runs down his contract.
Albion are likely to target a striker as they prepare for an assault on promotion next season.
The team have struggled for goals this season and will look to cut their losses this summer on £3million misfit Luke Moore.
That would at least create a vacancy in the forward line.
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if we want him lets go get him before sumbody else does,it said in sundays paper hull and sunderland where looking at him,why dont we swop him for moore,aye boing boing get him signed
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Is it April foolsday again…..
and they wonder why we can’t stay in the prem…
Quality pls, as money talks…
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Has anyone ever seen him play? Also, I’m sure I’ve read somewhere that we’ve got another Jock striker on trial from Dunfermiline, or am I making that bit up?
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Also, how long until Jim Magilton gets himself on the coaching staff at the Albion?
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Can’t help thinking that Roy Keane at Ipswich with a Chairman wanting to prove his backing, will be looking for a goal scorer and he won’t be patient.
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There’s only 1 Simon Cox 1 Simon Cox walking along singin a song walkin in a albion wonderland! :D
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Tried twice to post a humourous comment using the headline but still can’t get it published…
I bet if i post “sack the board” and “Mowbray out” it will get through though….
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7… HB I can guess what it said lol
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Thats the trouble with Albion, its always ‘lets wait and see’. We will be too late again, always leave everything to the last minute. If Mowbray has looked at him, and thinks he could do a job, sign him up, cant be any worse that Luke Moore. Look forward to seeing Ish back in the Blue and White also, we’ll never know if he could have kept us up, got injured just as he was getting to his best.
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Mowbery can watch any player he likes but JP aint interested again the board have had a good season unlike the team!
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I love the last line of the article “That would at least create a vacancy in the forward line” as we have had vacancies in the forward line all year round due to opting to play one up front most of the season.
We will wait, someone else will buy Cox. He will play against us and score. Same old story!
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3 neddy the scot striker you are on about is LEIGH GRIFFITHS OF LIVINGSTON hes trained with us for a week, 17yrs old scored 17 in 25 starts for his club …
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Always too little too late, lets just go & get him.
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COUGH PLEASE AYE BOING BOING ITS A HARD LIFE
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we will need 3 or 4 months to think about signing him
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Happy… how are you my friend ? I really don’t know what you’re talking about. Try again – third time lucky – you never know !! E&S shame on you !!!
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Same old baggies,wait till the last minute miss out and some other team snap him up, wile we dither on how much to pay for him
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12 – Cheers H. I’ve looked on the official Albion site and TM’s said that he might be one for the future……again!!
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