Stanley after Luke Rodgers

With the transfer window just days away, there will be much speculation on players who might be moving to new clubs.

Accrington Stanley are said to be looking for a new striker. They should be able to afford to pay a fee with money likely to come to them from the transfer of Gareth Roberts to Ipswich and Ian Craney to Swansea, assuming those deals go ahead.

How much the Accrington chairman, Eric Whalley, will allow manager John Coleman to spend is debatable with Stanley almost certainly losing money at present partly because their gates are so low.

Luke Rodgers has been mentioned as one of their targets. The former Shrewsbury striker now at Crewe seldom features in the first team.

"We have asked about him and I think another League Two club has. We will have to wait and see," Coleman told Sky Sports.

"We have again picked up bookings left, right and centre which I feel are harsh and we might not be physically able to put a team out in the next few weeks."

Coleman recently failed in an attempt to sign Michael Twiss from Morecambe but does have former Hereford striker David Brown back at Accrington after a loan spell at Burton.

Meanwhile Wrexham, who visit Edgar Street on Saturday, are another club who would like to sign a couple of players in the transfer window.

"The sides near the bottom of the league are direct and physical and we haven't the players to deal with that," said manager Denys Smith.

"We hope to rectify that in January, but we'll have to wait and see.

"There are too many kids here so we're looking for the more experienced guys. There's money for them, but if we can land the right ones is another thing."

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