Chesterfield next season, is this feasible?

[Peter Venkman]

Chesterfield owner outlaws loan deals.....

http://www.football-league.co.uk/league1/news/20120508/chesterfield-owner-outlaws-loan-deals_2293324_2763885

Chesterfield will not use any loan players next season as the club attempts to return to npower League One at the first attempt after suffering relegation.

News of the decision was announced at the fans' forum on Monday evening when 300 supporters attended the event at the b2net Stadium.

It will mean a busy summer of rebuilding, with owner Dave Allen highlighting three key areas which need strengthening.

"We are not having any loan players next season. We will have 20 outfield players and two goalkeepers," said Allen.

"What we pay will put us in the top six of the teams next season. There are one or two very interesting names that we are going to try and get.

"We need a 20-goal striker, a quality midfielder and a quality centre-back who can play alongside Neal Trotman."

Can any club at that level compete with others when it has such a policy? I know we have had some shit loans in the past but for every shit loan we have had a successful one that has helped the team in one way or another.

I personally like the long term loan and even some short term loans have been brilliant, without them we would never have had Foderingham, Carrick, Milner, Holmes etc

I think they can add to lower league teams squads and sometimes for little or no outlay in wages.

Yes I know that no club should rely on loans but they are a large part of lower league squad makeup these days and I would not like us to stop them completely.

[Ginginho]

Does seem daft.
By all means, develop a squad of permanent players (much like we're doing), but to completely rule out loan signings altogether?
I'm sure he'll change his mind halfway through the season when they start to get a few injuries.

[Flashheart]

As we well know loans are a great way to have a good look at players before signing permanently, and a way to help the player feel settled in enough to join on a permanent basis.

Fodderingham, McEveley (due), Caddis, Ferry and Holmes (due) all came to the club in this way.

And what if a player they like becomes available after the transfer window closes? Are they going to just let that player go out on loan to another club and quite possibly like it there?

Methinks somebody hasn't thought this through properly.

[Peter Venkman]

Without us loaning them Clarke they would have been relegated by Christmas.

A couple of loan signings can change round a season, look at when we got rid of Clarke and got in Jervis, Foderingham and Ridehalgh.....our season took off.

[Trashbat?]

If they brought in a 20 goal man and he broke his leg in the first game, I'm sure they would change their tune.

[Ardiles]

This reminds me of our own policy a few years ago of bypassing football agents.  A very noble sentiment, but it didn't work.

What does Leon Clarke do these days, anyway?  Is he still playing football?

[reeves4england]

Anything but running.

[Saxondale]

Back at Charlton?  2 games on loan to Crawley, 1 goal. 

[Bob's Orange]

Have a feeling Chesterfield will try and sign him as he was a big hit there last season (and nowhere else)

[Nick Bamosomi]

I can't see it working myself - a suspension or two and a couple of long - term injuries could really scupper their season.

[Costanza]

It's obviously budget.

If Sheridan chooses to use up all the money available to him and then gets sacked in October, would the new manager get any financial assistance?