Paolo Di Canio knows that he faces a tall order to get Swindon Town promoted, during his debut season as a manager, yet signs are already evident that he is in it for the long haul and that he is planning to make Swindon Town a force in football once again.
Paolo has already been in contact with Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp, and rumours are that Harry may allow young striker Harry Kane to link up with The Robins on loan next season.
Harry spent last season on loan at Leyton Orient and scored five goals in 18 appearances for the O's including two over Bristol Rovers in a 4-1 win at Brisbane Road. He is an England Under 19 International and looks a very good prospect for the future, and a player who would lead the forward line well for Swindon Town - something we have not had since Charlie Austin departed for Lancashire.
Whether or not Tottenham Hotspur would allow Harry to play in League 2 next season remains to be seen, but if he does let us hope he performs better than the last Tottenham Hotspur loanee - namely Jonathan Obika.
Silly season has started on the Football Rumours site, and I cannot see us going for Ryan Mason, Dominic Adiyiah, Andreas De Vito nor Mattia Vatoli. These players would walk into most Championship sides - people need to get real about who we can realistically get and how much the Board will allow Paolo to have in transfer fees.
Shabir Khan (Worcester City left-back) and Reece Styche (Forest Green Rovers striker) have also been linked with us. Shabir, 25, is a Pakistan International and has played over 100 games for Worcester City. He has recently attracted the attentions of Bradford City and Notts County, so he has the potential to play in the Football League. Reece is based locally and plays for neighbours Forest Green Rovers and is a full England C International aged 22. Very highly rated by Forest Green Rovers manager (and ex-Swindon Town player) David Hockaday, maybe Reece has the potential to move into the Football League as a Swindon Town player?
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