Money shot finds its mark

As previously flagged up by Ben, we have now concluding the "spunking" of £4m on Bolton captain Kevin Nolan.

Whilst Ben may be right in suggesting Nolan is probably in a fairly small pool of people who consider he should be in the England squad, my own take on it is that Nolan is a proven Premiership player, with drive, determination and leadership qualities, who works hard for the team and averages a goal every seven games, whilst also being young enough to have his best years ahead of him.

Given that our central midfield options currently consist of a players who are (a) injured, (b) knocking on a bit, or (c) desperate to leave, then any new blood has got to be a good thing.

Hopefully we can bolster our squad further with the addition of some full back cover before the transfer window closes, whilst also shipping out those players who now clearly don't want to be with us.