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According to Sky Sports, Hitman Harewood is likely to complete a 3-month loan move to Newcastle by the end of the week. Phil Sproson, the striker’s representative, said: “I believe we are close to agreeing everything and hopefully the move can be finalised later this week. “Talks are ongoing between both clubs and I think [...]

According to the latest reports, Fulhams’s Diomansy Kamara heads Hughton’s wish list for emergency loans, with Marlon Harewood and Daniel Cousin also on the interim manager’s radar. Fulham signed Kamara from West Bromwich Albion in July 2007 for £6m but he injured a cruciate ligament in June 2008 which kept him on the treatment table [...]

It was rumoured a few weeks back that Harewood was one of Hughton’s targets to beef up his injury-stricken strike force, but the deal was reputed to be off a few days ago amidst doubts about Harewood’s fitness. However it now seems the deal might be back on again. Apparently Hughton has received reassurances from [...]

It’s handy this emergency loan system. I’m not sure exactly what we did to qualify, which is apparently dealt with on a case-by-case basis, but it seems we do. That means we can bring in any number of players on a maximum 93-day loan at any time from a week after the transfer window closes [...]

Today is of course deadline day for the transfer window, so what can we expect? Well I’m not convinced we’ll actually buy anyone but I would hope there’ll at least be one or two loan signings to strengthen the squad. Hughton told The Journal: “We have good players here and it’s only right the young [...]

Chris Hughton has told The Journal that he thinks the fire sale has ended and that no more players will leave before the transfer window closes on Tuesday. Hughton said: “It would be wrong of me to say it would be an impossibility anybody could leave, but I would be very confident – very confident – [...]

The takeover farce is, as usual, suffering from conflicting press opinions. First we hear from newspapers like The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Journal that Ashley arrived at the training ground in his gunship to join Llambias and Moat in takeover talks. Then The Chronicle comes along and says Ashley isn’t there for takeover talks at all but is [...]

As far as the sale saga goes, this week really must be it. I can’t believe Ashley would let it run into the last week of the transfer window to sell the club, leaving mere days to strengthen the extremely threadbare squad. According to press articles of late, ‘D-Day’ is either today, tomorrow or Friday. [...]

The Mirror claims that a new bidder is going to enter the race to buy Newcastle United before Wednesday’s deadline, although they say Barry Moat still remains in pole position. Apparently the bid will be made direct to Ashley, rather than Keith Harris at Seymour Pierce, and – I presume – without having performed a [...]

According to The Journal an embargo has been placed on all transfers until the new owners are in place. They quote a ‘senior United source’ who says: “There will be no players coming or going until the takeover has been completed. There will not be a firesale and it is up to the new owners [...]