Before setting off he told the Echo of his meeting with Lennie
"Lennie and I have already spent a good many hours talking about the team and what to do. There is a lot of soul searching to be done - how brave do we want to be?"
It was the third such meeting between Chairman and Manager as they look to finalise their transfer plans.
It's unknown if Sam is looking at a particular player or the best of Englands youth in general. The line up includes former target Bobby Zamora.