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SWINDON TOWN: Wilson thinking outside the box with loan targets?
6:00am Wednesday 13th October 2010

By Anthony Marshall »

DANNY Wilson insists he doesn’t always need to move for obvious targets in the loan market, citing Matt Ritchie’s early promise as the perfect example of that theory.

With Charlie Austin sidelined through a dislocated shoulder and Thomas Dossevi away on international duty, Town have seemingly been crying out for a striker to fill their goalscoring void.

And although Wilson was keeping his eye out for a forward, the manager first brought in wide man Ritchie on an initial month’s loan from Portsmouth, changed Swindon’s formation to a 4-3-3 and watched them reap the rewards with encouraging back-to-back wins.

“Matt has given us a real lift and he has been a spark for us,” explained Wilson. “It doesn’t have to be the type of person the fans expect. It doesn’t have to be a 40-goal striker coming in.

“Sometimes it’s other departments which can help the rest of the team, and he has given us a real lift there.

“Matt has got the experience of a Premier League player at the moment. He went with (Portsmouth’s) first team a few times last year, has played in the Championship this season, and the boy can play - there is no doubt about that.

“But he needs to play and that’s why we’ve brought him in. We trust him and think he can develop into a decent player, and he suits how we want to play.”

Meanwhile, teenage centre-back Sean Morrison is rapidly becoming one of League One’s hottest properties after another impressive performance on Monday night.

The 19-year-old scored in Swindon’s victory over Bristol Rovers, where he was watched by Sunderland scout Bernard Paintin, along with a Newcastle representative for the third consecutive league game.

The Advertiser understands Bolton are also keen to cast an eye over Morrison, while QPR assistant Mick Jones was due to be in attendance on Monday night but pulled out at the last minute.

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SWINDON TOWN: Wilson says it's best for Morrison to mature with Robins Anthony Marshall »

TOWN boss Danny Wilson believes in-demand defender Sean Morrison would be better off staying put and learning his trade at the County Ground.

Premier League pair Newcastle and Sunderland are both keeping tabs on the teenage centre-back, while QPR and Bolton are also believed to be keen after a series of dominant displays at the heart of Swindon’s defence.

And while Wilson is unconcerned about any rumours linking Morrison away, he hinted that a prolonged stay in Wiltshire could aid the youngster’s development.

“It’s of no consequence whether we think we can keep hold of him or not,” said the boss ahead of today's trip to Peterborough.

“Sean is under contract to us and as far as we are concerned he has a minimum of two years left on his contract, so I’m not even worried about anybody coming in for him.

“People will all come and look at your better players. He is a young lad, a boy who has played first team football at that age and everyone will take notice of that.

“I’m sure that if anybody from any club wants to make contact with us, then either myself or Andrew will be the first to know. But nobody has made contact so I’m not even going to worry about that at this moment.

“He’s got a lot to learn yet and is nowhere near the finished article, but Sean knows that himself.

“But the more games he gets under his belt and the more experience he gets at our level, the better he will become. There’s no doubt in my mind about that.

“If that is the case, to step away from us at this moment in time, would that be the right move? I don’t know.

“I’m not even going to speculate on that myself. But we think we can help him to develop more at first team level at this football club than possibly if we moved away.

Another youngster not going anywhere is full-back Nathan Thompson.

The 19-year-old made his Town debut as a first-half substitute in last week’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy tie victory over Torquay, and gave a mature and impressive display.

With Paul Caddis and Kevin Amankwaah also naturals on the right-hand side of the back line, a loan move could seem to be on the cards for the teenager in order to gain more experience, but Wilson has ruled that out.

“Nathan is learning very well here at the moment and coming up to the standards we expect of him and thought he could get to,” he told the Advertiser.

“At the moment in time I don’t want him to go out anywhere.

“There was an opportunity (of a loan move) a month or two ago which we deliberated over, but certainly now he is warming to the task and warming to the challenge.

“Maybe he was third choice before - is he third choice now? Could you throw him in straight away?

“He played very well against Reading (in a reserve game) on Tuesday against a very strong side so he’s settling down very nicely and I’ve been delighted with him.”


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