Morison keen on a few more new boys

CARDIFF City manager Steve Morison has confirmed the club will add “a few more new faces” before the transfer window closes.

The Bluebirds have already seen nine new players through the door this summer, but are not resting on their laurels as they prepare to make more additions in the coming weeks.

Speaking to the club website, Morison said: “The plan was to get as many in the building as early as possible, because I’d rather have five good weeks with them than five weeks with some, four weeks with another or a few days with some.

“We’ve got additions coming. There will be a few more new faces, but they will just be adding final pieces to he jigsaw. The core group will have been together for five weeks and we will add some sprinkles to the group.

The week-long trip to Scotland has been as much about imprinting the new style and philosophy as it has been a team bonding trip with so many new players in the squad. Morison said they are all settling in well, while a few in particular caught the eye of former Bluebirds winger Chris Burke.

“They are all enthused, they are all enjoying it. it’s a good group. We spoke to some of the older heads and asked them about the group, how do they feel, they said, ‘yeah, really good’. They’ve all been enjoying their time together, working hard and pushing each other, which is great, seeing lots of players with smiles on their faces.”

Asked about the new signings, Morison said: “Excellent. They have added a real impetus to the group and mixed in really well with the others.

“There are some great characters. They’ve really added to the group. It was interesting we had Birkey [Chris Burke] up here the other day, watching training, and the players he picked out were a lot of the new players who he didn’t know. The likes of JC [Jamilu Collins], Ebs [Ebou Adams], Andy [Rinomhota], people like that, they really caught the eye.

“I’ll be really pleased to see them in the fist game in a couple of weeks.”