PAUL Hurst is hoping to have another look at Jon-Paul Pittman tomorrow evening – provided the striker himself is keen to stay on.
The former Wycombe Wanderers forward joined fellow trialists Joe Ironside and Craig Clay in Grimsby Town's squad for Tuesday night's defeat to Doncaster Rovers.
And after a lively display from the Oklahoma-born frontman, the Mariners' boss would like another glimpse of the 27-year-old against Mansfield tomorrow evening.
"I've said I want to have another look at him, but whether he thinks that I've had that chance now I don't know," remarked Hurst.
"He might even think 'I'm not so sure about the place' – I just don't know.
"I'd like to have another look at him tomorrow. I thought he showed enough (against Doncaster) to certainly warrant that, so fingers- crossed he'll be open to that idea.
"He showed he's not bad in the air without being an obvious big man. He's got good spring, he brought one down on his chest very well and he can hold it up."
Hurst also admits that the clash with the Stags at Blundell Park could be Ironside and Clay's last opportunity to impress.
He added: "I've seen both of them on a few occasions now and I've got a rough idea what my decision could be, but it's not final.
"There's nothing more happening at present. There are decisions to be made on those two and Jon-Paul, and they are in the box seat for deals I suppose.
"That's not to say I haven't made a couple of calls about other players, but as it stands we've got a squad we've been working with and I'm not sure we'll be adding to that before tomorrow."
The Town manager has been keen to keep his choice of trialists relatively low-key – something that is particularly difficult in this day and age of social media and message-boards.
"It's great for fans wanting to know and I understand that, but at the same time we don't always have to alert other clubs," Hurst said.
"They might be willing to put an offer on the table. We don't who else might come in or if another offer might be more enticing for them.
"Most people have an idea of who they but we don't want to make it 'too' public because each situation is different from the others."
