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Watched Hull v Ipswich. Sarmiento played the last half an hour. Well involved and had I think 4 shots, but without scoring any. Including a real sitter. The star of the show was Hutchinson for Ipswich, right sided forward on loan from Chelsea. Looks really promising.

The life of a third choice keeper is an odd one. Presumably paid much less than first and second choice keepers, but enough of a bump above lower league first choice keepers to make it worth their while to stick around and sacrifice their ambitions to play week in week out. With McGill it's...

With Moran it feels a bit... Gyokeresey. Standout at U21 level. Clear talent but shows it inconsistently, so chances are limited. Underwhelming Championship loan means hes unlikely to step up to the first team next season. So I can see him being sold to another Champ team and pushing on to...

What on earth is he talking about? Mixing hope and reality... Build it they will come... Someone needs some media training, made himself look like a right fool. I think he wouldn't have said it if there weren't discussions happening. But to blurt it out in the media that he's staying without a...

Yet another goal for Deniz.

There doesn't seem to be much discussion on it. The quote from an article linked: "Maloney confirmed a proposed loan move for Brighton defender Odel Offiah has not come to fruition. "Unfortunately, that's not going to happen" he said. "I really liked him, he's a really good player, a really...

How to piss off the club who loaned your player and make them resistant to future business. Is he really going to gain that much more at Wednesday for the second half of the season than at Oxford?

It's been a real mixed bag of loans this first half of the season. Some standout performers (Sima, Undav, Moran, Rushworth, Beadle) and some who aren't even seeing the pitch. Peupion already recalled. Possible recalls from disappointing loans?: Ayari, Kozlowski, Weir. Turns doesn't seem to...

I think given his goalscoring record and age, he'll be sold on to a club with deeper pockets.

That would be cruel on Northampton, who we've sent a few players to over the years.

Interestingly none of them seem to doubt his talent. Issue is that he's too lightweight and lazy defensively. Don't really know where that leaves him, I wonder if maybe he'll get a new loan to a less physical league in January.

Mitoma will go to Asian Cup and Adingra to AFCON. March out for the season. Hopefully Enciso and Fati will be back by then, but I think we could still do with another body in there. Sarmiento has been getting mixed reviews from the Baggies, and generally comes off the bench. But this shows...

How is Turns getting on at Orient? With the CBs like White and van Hecke (even Ostigard, even if he didn't end up staying), the progress up the ranks through loans has tended to be more gradual than with the attacking players. Turns seemed to be on that trajectory and impressed in League Two...

Indeed he did and now he's stagnating at the bottom of the Eredivisie. Maybe he should have chosen differently, particularly if he planned on eventually stepping up to the PL.

One thing about Steele's new contract and the signing of Verbruggen is, does that leave room for the progression of both Rushworth and Beadle? Both exceptional young keepers. Rushworth in particular should be pushing for PL squad next season. Beadle maybe a year or two further away. Similarly...

At least with his goalscoring record we should be able to sell him on for a half decent fee. At this point I think it's unlikely he'll play for the first team.

Not seen much on Kozlowski's performances for Vitesse. Seems to be playing regularly but Vitesse have had a tough start to the season. Middling performances for Kacper going by WhoScored ratings (so not the most reliable).

Just had a quick look on the Northampton forum too. Rave reviews, saying Leonard has gone up a level in his play quality since last season and his ability to dictate play and select a pass from deep midfield is his most valuable attribute. Very encouraging to hear, I wonder whether he’ll be...

Yeah disappointing nobody in the Championship took him on. Might be another youngster to make much more gradual progress.

You need to update the original post with Weir's loan to Blackpool! I wonder what's in the offing for a few of our remaining youngsters - Peupion, Offiah, Samuels and Moran could probably do with a loan as their next step. Ayari and Buonanotte maybe too if we have another couple of first team...