City boss Peter Grant has - for now - closed the file marked Forwards after Czech striker David Strihavka officially became his sixth new signing of the summer yesterday. The Canary chief will now head into 07-08 Championship battle with his strike hopes resting on the combined shoulders of this summer s two new-boys, 24-year-old Strihavka and Jamie Cureton, plus Chris Brown, Chris Martin, Darren Huckerby and Dion Dublin. With the goalkeeping department bursting at the seams following the arrival of Messrs Marshall and Gilks, the manager will take one, last look at his midfield and defensive options before the transfer window finally closes on August 31.
To his credit, the recent frantic spin on the transfer merry-go-round has ensured that he can see how both right-back Jon Otsemobor and midfield enforcer Julien Brellier bed-in to his thinking over the course of City s seven pre-season games - kicking off this Saturday with the long-haul down to Exeter City of the Conference. All eyes, you suspect, will be on that vacant No5 shirt and whether or not Youssef Safri will be happy to potentially play second fiddle to Brellier in African Cup of Nations year.
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