SE excuse. ( Allegedly) " I was hoping to bring in a couple of decent players in on an emergency loan basis from one of the bigger Manchester clubs should they be docked a s**t load of points."
"The loan players would go straight into the first team to keep them match fit. This would give a couple of our players time to rest and recover from their niggling injuries."
"I haven't spoken to the club in question or their players. This would be quite unethical you understand. Therefore we go with the players we've already got. I'm sat watching and waiting for news to break at some point re the verdict concerning this big football club. "