Crewe target mystery left back

Last updated : 23 July 2003 By Simon Turner
Dario Gradi is still looking for a left back after a £125,000 bid for Stockport's Anthony Tonkin collapsed last week.

"We've got someone else in mind whom we could pursue there," confirmed Gradi. "The bid for Tonkin is pretty dead, but it depends on the outgoing chairman at County, who was going to sell him at first," he continued.

"He then decided he wasn't going to sell him, so who knows what has gone on there."

In other news, the club had long term target Luke Rodgers of Shrewsbury watched last week in a friendly at Rhyl, but a replacement for Rob Hulse is not a priority for now with young guns James Robinson, Paul Edwards and Luke Varney given the opportunity to stake a claim.

Edwards and Robinson in particular have impressed in the two recent testimonials, so Dario is sticking with youth for the time being, with a left back being the main priority.