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Cheltenham have transfer listed three more players, taking the current total to six. Striker Paul Connor and midfielder Andy Lindegaard are available on frees, but striker Damian Spencer is subject to a small fee. Spencer was due to join Crewe for £150,000 last January, but failed a medical and has failed to score for the club since. Oldham's Lee Hughes won't be joining Doncaster after the Yorkshire club spoke to his agent over terms. They've turned their attention to Bristol City striker Steve Brooker.
Stockport striker Peter Thomson suffered a collapsed lung in training yesterday, and will be out for at least six weeks. Peterboro publicist Barry Fry has told Celtic they will need to pay £15million for Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron Maclean, and George Boyd after the press claimed interest from the Scottish giants. Leeds' interest in striker Grant Holt is pure speculation, according to Shrewsbury boss Paul Simpson.
Chester have rejected a 'comical' £15,000 bid from Chesterfield for former Bulls target Kevin Ellison. Darlington and Bradford have also expressed interest, but neither has made a bid. Brentford lost £500,000 last season, a low figure only thanks to £350,000 of 'exceptional income', and have budgeted for a £650,000 loss this season. Their net debt is now over £8million.
The Conference is to review it's own activities after receiving complaints over the registrations of players that have seen four clubs docked points this season. The 'Administrative review sub-committee' will report it's findings in a month. A war of words has broken out at Weymouth. Departed owner Malcolm Curtis claims of pumping £240,000 into the club have been dismissed, with the amount classed as a loan. Curtis is also accused of reneging on an agreement to put another £150,000 into the club.
Grays have released six players as money troubles continue. Northwich, still locked out of their home, have signed three and seen three depart. Owner Jim Rushe has reached agreement to buy their home, but must now wait for the legal process to officially reposess the stadium. The Football Foundation are also monitoring the situation as Mike Connett continues to strip the stadium of the contents it helped to fund.
Leyton Orient have resigned West Ham defender Jordan Spence on loan until the end of the season. The England u-19 international played once in a six week spell earlier in the season. Swindon striker Barry Corr has been ruled out for the rest of the season after deciding to have surgery on his recurring dislocating shoulder.
Football League Interactive, who operate websites for 65 League clubs will soon have no.66 after Chester opted to join the network. They had been using a service similar to the Bulls' official site. Morecambe have released two players by mutual consent to relieve their wage capping problems. Ryan McCann and Michael Carr both signed 12 month deals at the start of the season.
