Iain Dowie has been trying to make his first signing since taking over the helm but he is being frustrated by red tape. Notts County's Dutch player Marcel Cas is the player in question but as County have been placed in administration there is no-one willing to speak with Athletic.
A six figure sum has been offered but a spokesman said, “You would have expected the administrators being keen to talk to another Club who were willing to spend some money with them but unfortunatrly that is not proving to be the case”.