Speculation remains over the future of the ground, there's still an interim manager in place and season tickets have yet to be put on sale, yet Bradford City today have made their first signing of the summer. Welcome Ross Hannah.
An awful season might have only come to an end five days ago, and suggestions are that a new manager won't be in place until perhaps June, but that has not stopped Peter Jackson lifting some of the gloom and uncertainty by capturing the hitman Hannah. A former Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United trainee, he netted an amazing 52 goals in league and cup last season. Yes, 52. That's three more than our entire team.
News of the signing first came through on Twitter this afternoon only days after Hannah himself had posted on his own account earlier in the week that he was in talks with us and his current side Matlock Town. A number of fans this afternoon posted news of Hannah's signing even before it broke on the official website or in the local press. Twitter has brought fans so much closer to players than in a long time - perhaps since the outset of the Premier League.
But it will be on the pitch we really judge Hannah. Such a phenemonal goalscoring record will give Hannah something to live up to but shows we have bought ourselves an exciting proposition. And Hannah will follow in the footsteps of our better recent signings, all coming from the semi-pro ranks, such as James Hanson, Steve Williams and Dave Syers. Combine that with other recent top-performers like Joe Colbeck and Luke O'Brien from our own youth ranks, and it's easy to see where we should be trying to pick up our talent.
Welcome Ross Hannah. And the very best of luck.
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