Coventry City manager, Chris Coleman has warned players and fans that he won't be swayed by reputations or fans feeling for players when he attempts to strengthen his squad in January.
Mr Coleman has promised to bring in fresh new blood to a squad he claims is already stronger than when he took charge in February 2008.
He has hinted that there may be some surprises in January when he tries to offload some players to raise funds to bring in new faces.
Chris Coleman told the Coventry Telegraph, "You've always got to make sure the players you've got are giving more than they're taking. If you've got someone who gives you everything he's got on and off the pitch, you've swam the Channel really."
"But if you have a player who's capable of giving a lot but he's taking a lot out of the squad as well, you've got a problem. I've been in situations before when you look at your squad and see somebody who's perhaps the fans' favourite but he's taking too much out of the dressing room."
"He might be playing all right in flashes but over 90 minutes, over the course of the season, he's letting you down.That can affect team spirit, so you've got to act on that. You've got to say 'right, I don't care how much the supporters like you, you're out the door because you're not doing it for us."
"That's the job, those are the kind of decisions you're paid to make. You've got to be strong and hopefully the changes you make will help - if they don't, you'll soon be following them out the door."
Mr Coleman denied there were any problems in the dressing room of the sort reported widely in the press about friction between players and managers at Stoke ans QPR. He told the Coventry Telegraph, "There's always a bit of tension there, it's happened in every dressing room I've been in as a player or a manager. Sometimes things happen in games and spill over and if that tension isn't healthy you've got big problems."
"But as long as you're working to the same ends and you respect each other in training and when you're on the pitch, you don't have to be best friends. Problems can always flare up, because you're dealing with human beings, but in the main it's worked for us. I haven't had too many complaints."
The manager spoke about his support staff and his style of management, saying, "Sometimes players can over-analyse themselves, and as a manager you've got to draw a fine line between brushing things under the carpet and showering them with too much negativity."
"You mustn't go too heavy, mustn't go too soft and sometimes it's very difficult to get it right. I'm very fortunate because I've got really good staff here, people I can confide in. Steve Harrison has got so much experience - no disrespect to us but he's been at big clubs, worked with big players, so he knows how it all works. 
Steve Harrison
"Then you've got people like Frankie Bunn and Steve Ogrizovic who have seen it all in their time. I can sit down with them and say 'right, this is what I'm thinking, what's your opinion?
"We don't always agree and sometimes after I've had a chat with them I'll see that I'm wrong - but once we walk out the office they'll follow me whichever way I'm going."