Signing Sol Makes Sense

After Sol Campbell made himself a free agent by walking out on Notts County, there has to be a possibility that Zola and Clarke will fancy enlisting his services. The loss of Collins is hitting us harder than the dynamic duo anticipated, with three goals conceded in each of our last two games, and we really lack an older head should Upson be injured now that Lucash has definitely passed on to pastures new.

Sol would also offer new marketing oportunities for the club and fit into a long and proud tradition. We have to harvest every available buck we can and, it seems to me, that football, because of a misplaced sense of machismo, has been slow to exploit the burgeoning pink pound.

With Sol recruited to our ranks we could perhaps add a pink side vent to our shirts and introduce a mardis gras flavour to the half time entertainment. Maybe six packed Hammer Boys could replace the Hammerettes and we could introduce a new mascot, a Feddie Mercury lookalike called Bubbles. The stands could also be renamed, recognising the special qualities that Bishop, Morley and Justin Fashanu brought to our wonderful club. Just a thought but if he reads this, Duxbury might just buy into it if he hears Sol using Mr Humphries catch phrase, "I'm free"!