Craney Vows To Return
Craney Vows To Return
Craney Vows To Be Back |
Ian Craney headed off to Accrington Stanley on a three month loan spell insisting that it was not the end of his time at the Liberty Stadium and that he would be back when the loan spell ends on January 1
Craney was heading back north less than twelve months after making the reverse trip on loan. He arrived in November last year but has failed to impress despite a large number of starts. His goals have dried up and it is probably no major surprise that a move like this has come about, even if it isn't the end of his Swansea career.
Speaking to the Evening Post, Craney said This doesn't mean the end of me at Swansea
"This is about me going out to get a few games under my belt, getting myself going again and then coming back and hopefully helping Swansea get into the Championship. "I'm not leaving for good. I'm leaving to get playing again and then to come back to Swansea refreshed.
"There have been a few clubs mentioned, but I felt Accrington would be best for me in this situation
"I thought there was nowhere better to go when I'm just leaving for three months to get some games. "At another club it would have taken time to get to know the lads, but at Accrington I know them all, I know how they play and I know the manager. "It's been me pushing for this loan move. "Roberto didn't really want me to go and he is keen for people to know that it's not a permanent thing.
"I said at the start of the season that I wanted to stay and fight for my place
"But the last couple of weeks have been really frustrating. "Every player wants to play every game, and with a couple of midfielders missing I thought I might get a chance. When I wasn't I thought it would be better to go on loan than play reserve football. "Roberto has been fully supportive. He's told me I still have a big future at the club and that's good to know.
"I played a slightly different role at Accrington, and every time I played I was expecting to score a goal "It hasn't quite happened for me at Swansea, but hopefully I can rediscover my goalscoring touch in the next three months and that will benefit Swansea in the future. "You do question yourself when you're not playing, you wonder what you've done wrong. "But I've fought hard to become a professional, coming from an office job, and I'm not just going to throw it away. That's why I'm going on loan."
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