Danny Simpson still in the dark on future at NUFC

Nov 20 2009 by Mark Douglas, The Journal

DANNY Simpson is desperate to further his footballing education at Newcastle United after admitting that he has only fulfilled a fraction of his potential during a three-month stint at St James’ Park.

The on-loan defender would love to convert his temporary switch into a permanent move in January, but admits he has no idea whether Chris Hughton is prepared to use a sizeable portion of his transfer budget to make it happen.

The Journal understands that tentative enquiries have been made to Manchester United, but with just a few weeks of his loan spell left, that message has apparently not been transmitted to the player himself.

The uncertainty appears to be having little effect on his football, however, with Simpson one of the most consistent performers during United’s table-topping start to the season.

It has been enough to convince most black and white observers that he is worth the £1.5million asking price.

But having been brought up in the Manchester United tradition of rigorous self-analysis, Simpson has declared himself far from satisfied with his form.

He believes he should be having more of an attacking impact during games and feels with more regular football he will improve.

“I still think there's more to come from me. I think I can do better and that will come with more games,” he said.

“We always get our statistics back and I think there's room for improvement.

“I want to score more goals, get more assists, be more influential in our attacking play. And I want more clean sheets as well.

“But yeah, I'm really enjoying my football, which you can probably tell. I've still got a long way to go.”