Kidderminster Harriers boss Yates excited by a fit again John Finnegan

Aug 15 2009 by Nick Pullen, Birmingham Mail

KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Mark Yates can’t wait to get summer signing John Finnegan up and running.

Yates pulled off a real coup by capturing former team-mate Finnegan from Cheltenham Town.

Finnegan found himself out of favour with Cheltenham boss Martin Allen. As a result he missed out on pre-season training.

Yates said: “John’s fit, but he’s not match sharp at the moment and I’ve no intention of rushing him back.

“I know what a good player John can be and the sooner we get him on the park, the better it will be.’’

Yates accepted Harriers didn’t get out of first gear in the 1-0 defeat at Salisbury this week.

Yates claimed his side were uncompetitive and said: “They were miles better than us on the night.’’