Experienced goalkeeper Chris Day is looking for a new club after his release by Millwall at the end of last season. The 32-year-old began his career at Spurs before being transferred to Crystal Palace shortly before his 21st birthday. Day then moved to Watford in 1997 but made just 11 appearances for the Hornets in four years before joining QPR on a free transfer in 2001. It was at Loftus Road where he enjoyed a lengthy run in the first-team, making 87 starts, before signing for Oldham in 2005. A year later Day returned south to Millwall but his opportunities were restricted through injury last season. Givemefootball's Mark Shail is the man with the questions.
Q:HAVE YOU HAD ANY INTEREST FROM CLUBS YET?
A:As yet I haven't heard anything and have not had any phone calls. I've asked my agent to keep me up to date with what is happening and I'm hoping things will start to happen now that the European Championships are over. I've been following all the transfer activity on the teletext but things have been quite slow this summer.
Q:DO YOU THIINK THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE EUROS?
A:You wouldn't think that the Euros would affect what goes on in League One and League Two but because there are so many foreign players joining the Premiership, players are falling out of the Premiership into the Championship and from the Championship into League One, and so on. It's having a knock-one effect so I suppose managers are leaving it late to see who is available.
Q:WERE YOU DISAPPOINTED TO LEAVE MILLWALL?
A:I was but to be honest I knew it was coming. I had an operation to get rid of some scar tissue that had been in my ankle ever since I broke my leg seven years ago and I only managed to get myself fit for the last few weeks of the season.
Q:DO YOU THINK IT IS HARDER FOR PLAYERS TO FIND CLUBS THESE DAYS?
A:I'm not sure, there seems to be less opportunities in the lower leagues. I think one of the problems is that teams in League One and League Two are trying to take more advantage of the loan market. Perhaps they are looking to bring in up-and-coming players from the Premiership and the Championship on a temporary basis rather than have an extra two or three players in their squads. For example, for a club like Millwall, instead of having three goalkeepers in their squad they would have just two and bring in a loan keeper if they needed one.
Q:AFTER A FRUSTRATING SEASON LAST YEAR, I SUPPOSE YOU JUST WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE AND PLAY SOME REGULAR FOOTBALL?
A:It would be nice to get back playing week in and week out. I'm only 32 so I still feel I have a lot to offer. My ankle feels fine now and I believe I can go on and play for another three of four years at the very least. After that I'd like to move into coaching in some capacity.
Q:DO YOU HAVE ANY PREFERENCE AS TO WHICH LEVEL YOU PLAY AT?
A:No, not really, obviously I'd like to stay in the Football League but I'm aware of five or six clubs in the Conference that are looking for a keeper. I would like to stay full time but many of the clubs in the Conference are already full time and the top eight or ten clubs in that division actually have better financial infrastructures than many of the teams in League Two.
