Turks to take Toon target?

So it now looks very much as though Johan Elmander's spell at Bolton will be coming to an end this summer, with even manager Owen Coyle effectively openly admitting defeat in the battle to tie him down to a new contract. But we'd be well advised to avoid getting our hopes up of signing the Swede, who's been on our radar for some time now, because Turkish giants Galatasaray have claimed on their website to have an "understanding in principle" with him. Still, it's not a done deal yet so we'll presumably continue to monitor developments.

Meanwhile, Kevin Nolan has paid much-deserved tribute to physios Derek "Thunder Thighs" Wright and David Henderson for "managing to get me out on the pitch as many times as they did". The pair must be the most overworked people at the club...