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Thursday Diary — Announcements still awaited, weekend rail problems
Thursday Diary — Announcements still awaited, weekend rail problems
Thursday, 20th Jan 2011 23:54 by Clive Whittingham

QPR fans still wait with baited breath to see if any of the prospective transfer deals the club is involved in come off in time for the Sunday visit of Coventry City.

 

News

Rangers are said to be close to agreeing deals to bring Danny Shittu, Wayne Routledge and Ishmael Miller to Loftus Road while several other players have also been linked.

Neil Warnock today spoke to the Uxbridge Gazette about the Routledge deal and admitted it is a long way from being completed.

He said: “We've nothing definite yet and it's far from being finalised. The clubs have agreed but I think he has a personal issue to sort out with Newcastle. We could be ten points clear or back in sixth place in ten games time. In many ways the run in starts now and I'm looking forward to it.”

West Brom have confirmed that Miller could be on his way to Loftus Road for the rest of the season but manager Roberto De Matteo told his club’s official website it may depend on them bringing in their targets, John Carew of Aston Villa has been linked, before the deal can be done.

He said: “Ishmael trained yesterday for the first time. We're deciding on the QPR move - it is an option. To a certain extent it will depend on us bringing someone else in. If if happens it will be for the rest of the season. In the last 18 months he hasn't been able to play one game of 90 minutes. He needs to play consistently week in, week out to be able to reach his full potential and match fitness. We can't give him that at the moment. The stage where we are means we haven't got the time to do that. To play every week will be good for him."

Pascal Chimbonda, who seemed certain to be heading QPR’s way earlier this month, may now be reunited with former manager Paul Jewell at Ipswich once a dispute over money (not like him at all) is settled with Blackburn Rovers who are keen to end his contract.

Elsewhere Warnock has told the Kilburn Times that midfielder Akos Buzsaky should be back in contention for selection in February after his recovery from knee surgery. Warnock said: “Akos has just started doing a bit more. It’s really good news for us. He’s stepped things up and, while we’re not going to rush things with him, having him back will be a big boost.”

Championship Shorts

- Middlesbrough’s hopes of beating the drop have been dealt a blow today with the news that highly rated centre half David Wheater has moved to Bolton for £2.3m. The fee could rise as high as £3.8m depending on appearances. Wheater said: “I had a look around the facilities and it was a really easy decision to make. From what I've seen there is a really great atmosphere at the club and a real buzz about the place and I'm looking forward to working hard and showing the manager what I can do."

- Barnsley have also lost their prized asset today with midfielder and spectacular goal specialist Adam Hammill joining Wolves for £500k after the Molineux outfit activated a release clause in his contract. Hammill, who has scored eight goals for the Tykes this season and is a former Liverpool trainee, said: “Wolves are a massive club and I'm pleased to be getting the chance to try and play Premier League football. I think my ambitions go hand in hand with the club's."

- Millwall have signed Norwich defender Jens Berthal Askou on a one month loan deal, potentially paving the way for Danny Shittu to move to QPR at the end of his three month deal at the New Den.

- Notts County defender Ben Davies is attempting to force through his move to Derby by submitting a transfer request. Notts had previously turned down two cash offers from the Rams and manager Paul Ince said: “"I said to him 'I don't want you to go, you're part of my plans' but he's put in a transfer request. It's sad but sometimes you cannot do anything about it.”

- Scunthorpe have signed Morecambe winger Mark Duffy for an undisclosed fee.

- Palace have confirmed that they are looking to build a new ground on the site of the Crystal Palace athletics stadium which will become redundant once the Olympic Stadium is built, if its running track is retained after the games. The plan throws a further spanner in the works at Spurs who were hoping to build a new stadium on the site of the Olympic one, and invest in the athletics facilities at Crystal Palace by way of compensation.

Parish Noticeboard

Matchday tube closures:

Hammersmith and City Line – No service on entire line all weekend.

Circle Line – No service on entire line all weekend.

Overground – No service between Shepherds Bush and Wealdstone, Queen’s Park and Watford, Richmond and Stratford or Gospel Oak and Barking.

District Line – No service between Earls Court and Dagenham East.

Bakerloo – No service between Queen’s Park and Harrow and Wealdstone

Jubilee – No service between West Hampstead and Stanmore.

Metropolitan – No service between Aldgate and Harrow.

DLR – No service between Stratford and Bow Church, or Westferry and Beckton.

Transfer Window

Championship deals done so far:

David Wheater, Middlesbrough to Bolton, £2.3m

Aaron McLean, Peterborough to Hull, £1.3m

Matty Fryatt, Leicester to Hull, £1.2m

Adam Hammill, Barnsley to Wolves, £500k

James Chester, Man Utd to Hull, £300k

Michael Morrison, Leicester to Sheff Wed, £250k

Sean Morrison, Swindon to Reading, £250k

Jon Parkin, Preston to Cardiff, £100k

Brett Williams, Eastleigh to Reading, £50k

Sol Bamba, Hibs to Leicester, undisclosed

Seamus Connely, Galway to Sheffield United, undisclosed

Mark Duffy, Morecambe to Scunthorpe, undisclosed

Jermaine Easter, MK Dons to Palace, undisclosed

Abdisalam Ibrahim, Man City to Scunthorpe, undisclosed

Liam Lawrence, Stoke to Portsmouth, undisclosed

Alex Marrow, Blackburn to Palace, undisclosed

Josh McQuoid, Bournemouth to Millwall, undisclosed

Andy O’Brien, Bolton to Leeds, undisclosed

Paul Reid, Colchester to Scunthorpe, undisclosed

Matt Ritchie, Portsmouth to Swindon, undisclosed

Theo Robinson, Huddersfield to Millwall, undisclosed

Marc Tierney, Colchester to Norwich, undisclosed

Marcus Tudgay, Sheff Wed to Forest, undisclosed

Tommy Smith, Portsmouth to QPR, undisclosed

Miguel Comminges, Cardiff to Southend, free

Steffen Iverson, Rosenborg to Palace, free

Paul Keegan, Bohemians to Doncaster, free

Lubo Michalik, Leeds to Carlisle, free

Eddie Nolan, Preston to Scunthorpe, free

Zac Thompson, Everton to Leeds, free

Petter Vaagan Moen, Brann to QPR, free

John Akinde, Bristol City to Dagenham, loan

Marcus Bent, Birmingham to Sheff Utd, loan

Jens Berthal Askou, Norwich to Millwall, loan

Cian Bolger, Leicester to Bristol Rovers, loan

Liam Cooper, Hull to Carlisle, loan

Mark Cullen, Hull to Bradford, loan

Ritchie De Lait, Man Utd to Portsmouth, loan

Liam Dickinson, Barnsley to Rochdale, loan

Nathan Ellington, Skoda Xanthi to Preston, loan

Corry Evans, Man Utd to Hull, loan

Ben Gordon, Chelsea to Scunthorpe, loan

Brad Guzan, Villa to Hull, loan

Ben Hamer, Reading to Exeter, loan

Oli Johnson, Norwich to Yeovil, loan

Julian Kelly, Reading to Lincoln, loan

Tom Kennedy, Leicester to Peterborough, loan

Kevin Kilbane, Hull to Huddersfield, loan

Matt Kilgallon, Sunderland to Doncaster, loan

Marc Laird, Millwall to Brentford, loan

Shane Lowry, Villa to Sheff Utd, loan

Vito Mannone, Arsenal to Hull, loan

Joe Mattock, West Brom to Sheff Utd, loan

George McCartney, Sunderland to Leeds, loan

Ben Mee, Man City to Leicester, loan

Danny Philliskirk, Chelsea to Sheff Utd, loan

Rowan Vine, QPR to Mk Dons, loan

Andreas Weimann, Villa to Watford, loan

Callum Wilson, Coventry to Kettering, loan

Yakubu, Everton to Leicester, loan

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