... at least he's listening, albeit his words are tempered with caution. Some will say he's preparing the supporters for the usual summer of inactivity in the transfer market - i sincerely hope this isn't the case! - He says...

"Is a lot of strengthening a number or quality? - we want to improve in quality, not necessarily a big number of players needed."

"What the fans want concerns me. We both love the club and want the best possible team, but we live in a world not to be crazy.

"We have to pay our wages at the end of the month and we have to respect our business rules."