Sturrock lays down the law

Last updated : 19 July 2009 By Paul Stevens

Paul Sturrock is getting tough and will not tolerate another campaign like last season that saw the club flirt with relegation.

He said: "Last season really hurt me because it was the first year when I've lost more games than I've won. I don't like that.

"There were things I did last year that weren't me - things I had to do because of the situation we were in.

"A lot of things that I bit my lip on would have left blood running down the side of my mouth.

"I'm making sure that this year none of that will happen.

"We're going to have discipline and organisation at this football club, like when I was here before.

"At the end of the day, we're going to make sure we're an organised and very, very fit club.

"I've had a meeting with the players where the rules and regulations of this football club were handed to them.

"They'll be taking them home to read and then we'll have a discussion about it.

"We're doing a number of things different this year: we've brought in a psychologist, a fitness trainer and have changed a lot of the job spec of our coaching staff.

"We're going to be a much tighter ship and a more organised ship."

The squad are back now for pre season at the dawn of a new era with new owners at the helm of the club.