THURSDAY'S TRANSFER CLOCKWATCH

2042: Loan deals still trickling through on deadline day. Southend have signed Jabo Ibehre on a month's loan from MK Dons.

2014: Couple of late-breaking lower-league loan deals. Burton boss Paul Peschisolido has signed experienced striker Steve Kabba on loan from Brentford, while Lincoln have signed striker Delroy Facey on loan from Notts County.

1936: Thanks to our resident Tractor Boy Dave John I can bring you the news Ipswich have signed striker Stern John (no relation, I'm told) on loan from Championship rivals Crystal Palace until January.

1801: Norwich have signed Swindon winger Anthony McNamee on an emergency loan until January.

1753: Blackpool have signed Aston Villa midfielder Barry Bannan on loan until January 30.

1752: Accrington manager John Coleman has signed two players from Premier League clubs - Johnny Flynn Dean Bouzanis - while releasing Chris King.

1751: Sheffield United have solved their goalkeeper problem by completing the loan signing of Carl Ikeme from Wolves until the end of December.

1749: Coventry winger Ashley Cain has completed a month-long loan switch to Luton, subject to approval from the relevant authorities. And Adam Walker has extended his loan stay with Nuneaton Borough for a second month.

1748: Cardiff full-back Tony Capaldi has joined Leeds on loan until January 4.

1745: Charlton have extended David Mooney's loan spell from Reading for a second month. The 25-year-old Irishman has scored twice in six appearances for the Addicks and will now stay on at The Valley until December 28, although Reading do have a 24-hour recall clause.

1743: Newcastle boss Chris Hughton is ready to launch a January move for Sheffield United central defender Matt Kilgallon.

1741: Grimsby have signed striker Ben Wright on loan from Peterborough. The 21-year-old will remain at Blundell Park until the start of January and is expected to go straight into Neil Woods' squad for Saturday's League Two game at Macclesfield.

1739: Chesterfield have signed Scunthorpe midfielder Ian Morris on a one-month loan deal.

1737: Dagenham have signed Peterborough defender Jamie Day on a month-long loan deal. Day was part of the squad which won back-to-back promotions under Darren Ferguson but has struggled to feature in the Championship.

1735: Prepare for a loan frenzy. Aldershot have signed Reading midfielder Oliver Bozanic on a month-long loan deal.

1723: News of four done deals in the lower leagues now - Chesterfield have signed Leeds striker Davide Somma on loan, Northampton have recruited Danny Swailes on a month-long loan deal from neighbours MK Dons, Cheltenham have signed Bristol Rovers midfielder David Pipe and Oldham have snapped up Doncaster striker Paul Heffernan.

1721: Paul Hart has confirmed he has rejected a youth-team role offered to him by Portsmouth. After Avram Grant was revealed as his successor, Hart said: "The speed of recent events...has been somewhat surprising."

1613: AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso, a reported target for Manchester City, will reconsider his future at the club if he does not get more playing time.

1603: Sevilla have confirmed Uruguay striker Ernesto Chevanton will join Serie A club Atalanta on loan in January until the end of the season.

1551: Csaba Laszlo has put "a plan" to Hearts as he looks to bolster his squad in January.

1542: Stoke have agreed to let Nathaniel Wedderburn and Tom Soares go out on loan. England Under-19 international Wedderburn has joined Hereford United for a five-week period, while Soares has moved to Sheffield Wednesday for a month.

1541: Port Vale striker Danny Glover has joined Rochdale on loan until January 2, fresh from a loan spell at Salisbury City.

1538: Another contract boost for Fulham fans. Hot on the heels of boss Roy Hodgson revealing he has agreed a new deal, Brede Hangeland is set to follow suit. Hodgson said: "It's been sorted out and my information is that we will both sign very, very shortly."

1523: Rafael Benitez insists he does not feel under added pressure following Liverpool's Champions League exit and claims his side are "better than their results".

1516: I'll kick things off with great news for Manchester United fans - Nemanja Vidic wants to be the rock Sir Alex Ferguson builds his next great team around.

1515: And on that note I'll hand you over to Reece Killworth who will guide you home until 2300.

1512: Another done deal - Leeds have swooped to complete a loan move for QPR midfielder Hogan Ephraim.

1510: Derby have completed the signing of Leicester striker DJ Campbell on loan.

1505: Birmingham will get a "fantastic deal" if they sign Milan Jovanovic for £3.4million from Standard Liege, says his agent.

1450: Inter may have lost 2-0 to Barcelona last night but the club's president Massimo Moratti says manager Jose Mourinho's job is not on the line.

1445: Mike Ward says: "Back in part agreement with Ken - the supporters matter. After the Hull victory last night maybe that other side no longer has supporters.Maybe another reason to make better use of the land."

1440: Morten Gamst Pedersen insists he has given little thought to his contractual situation at Blackburn.

1425: Ken Livermore says: "Mike has very eloquently put forward the alternative view to mine on ground sharing. What this shows is how much this issue matters to us fans, and as I always say it is the fans that are forever - not players, managers, or owners.

"The most important point this has raised is that any decision on ground sharing should be put to the fans to decide. Unfortunatley I do not see this happening. It will be the faceless money men who cut the deals that will decide.

"At the end of the day they know we love our teams, and will still turn up and spend our money. I would be happy to accept any decision on this; as long as was the majority view of the supporters. Flying pigs seem more likely!"

1420: Lincoln have taken Congolese centre-half Lord Ndiwa on trial.

1347: Skysports.com understands Falkirk are lining up a move for French midfielder Toufik Zerara.

1330: Lincoln manager Chris Sutton has bolstered his ranks with the acquisition of midfielder Chris Herd on a short-term loan from Aston Villa while Darlington manager Steve Staunton has strengthened further by completing the loan signing of experienced Chesterfield midfielder Paul Harsley.

1302: Sheffield United and Preston are battling it out to sign Coventry defender Elliott Ward, according to Sky Sports.

1300: A done deal for Wednesday though - they have signed striker Warren Feeney on loan from Cardiff.

1255: Sheffield Wednesday are set to sign Stoke midfielder Tom Soares on loan, according to Sky Sports.

1250: Apologies to Mike Ward (not Reid!) for getting the name wrong! Where are the Everton fans, would they be willing to share a ground with Liverpool. The majority of emails suggest Liverpool fans don't support the potential move. Get in touch Toffees at gareth.friel@bskyb.com.

1240: In the Championship, Derby are prepared to let striker Aleksander Prijovic leave for Danish outfit OB Odense.

1235: It's the final day for clubs in the Coca-Cola league to make loan signings so let's catch up on what's been going on. Danny Blanchett has extended his loan at Hereford by another month but Mark Marshall has returned to Swindon while Darlington manager Steve Staunton has brought Leeds defender Andrew Milne to the club until January. Perhaps it will pick up as we approach 1700.

1230: It's fair to say Mike Ward takes a different view from Ken Livermore when it comes to a possible ground-share between Liverpool and Everton. He says: "How can Ken Livermore contemplate a ground share - the sign says 'This is Anfield' with all the passion that arouses. Every seat,carpet,sign etc RED. The ground is and should remain Red through and through. It is our spiritual home and must remain so - the heart must not be ripped out.

"I have no problem speaking to those who for reasons unknown to me support another side and I will always be prepared to sit beside other supporters but groundshare should not even be considered.

"Financial constraints have to be overcome - there are options with others willing to take control if the present owners can't find the money.

"A new 75k seater stadium would be full every other week and with all the cup games plus the reserves could be fully utilised. With regard to our ground we should in this case Walk Alone."

1205: Aberdeen boss Mark McGhee has admitted defeat in his attempts to sign USA international Stuart Holden from Houston Dynamo.

1140: Click here for the full details on Avram Grant's appointment. What do Pompey fans think? gareth.friel@bskyb.com is the address to let me know.

1131: Portsmouth have appointed Avram Grant as manager. More to follow...

1130: Ken Livermore is back, this time with his thoughts on a Liverpool-Everton groundshare. He says: "Ground sharing with Everton is an EXCELLENT idea. Why on earth would the clubs want to build to new stadia, it is something I could never understand. The two clubs have an unusually excellent relationship, and by combining could build a real state of the art stadium.

"I could not imagine the two Manchester clubs, or Arsenal and Spurs doing this, but it could certainly work well on Merseyside. Ever since Everton took their ball across Stanley Park, the two clubs have remained linked. Merge, NEVER, but sharing is fine. Only problem could be ensuring a good enough playing surface, it would be a lot of games for one pitch."

1050: This should get the emails going - Everton say they would consider ground-sharing with Liverpool. It works in Italy between fierce rivals (AC Milan and Inter most notably) so why not on Merseyside? You see enough fans mixed in with each other on derby day, particularly at Anfield so would fans really be that bothered? Let me know at gareth.friel@bskyb.com.

1032: Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has revealed he has verbally agreed a new deal to stay at Craven Cottage beyond the end of the season.

1005: Bolton boss Gary Megson insists he will not be forced out of the club by boo boys.

0935: Ken Livermore mails in to say: "I am not a religious man, but am currently down on my old creaky knees praying there is some truth in the story about Ruud Van Nistleroy joining the Reds! I should know better than to believe the ramblings of Fleet Street hacks, but this is some story.

"If you were to sit down and design your ideal cover for El Nino, you would come up with Ruud. He is exactly the player to fit into the system we use, has buckets of experience, and is the right age to accept the role without moaning.

"Being a fan is a rollercoaster of delight and despair, and after our season start this is just the shot in the arm we need. I am clutching my rabbits foot, and going out to look for some four-leaf clover!"

0920: Burnley are planning to make David Nugent's loan move from Portsmouth permanent, says chairman Barry Kirkby.

0910: Rangers youngster Danny Wilson has only started five games for the club but is already being linked with top club in England. However, he says he has no intention of leaving Ibrox.

0845: News that will alert Chelsea and Manchester United - Spain striker David Villa has refused to rule out a move to the Premier League should he leave Valencia.

0820: Man City defender Pablo Zabaleta says it is vital the club keep Robinho and reckons the Brazilian winger can improve on his 15 goals last season.

0805: Seems all the papers agree that Avram Grant will become Portsmouth's new manager, possibly as early as today. Would that be a good appointement? Let met know at gareth.friel@bskyb.com.

0735: Paper Talk is now live. Some interesting lines in there. Ruud Van Nistelrooy is apparently going to snub Arsenal to "save Liverpool's season" while Walter Zenga - just sacked by Palermo - is being lined up to replace Gary Megson as Bolton boss. Don't get too excited Chris Hammer, it was in the Mirror after all!

0705: Good morning and welcome to Thursday's Transfer Centre. It's Gareth Friel with you until 1500 today, so stay tuned for all the latest news right here. Paper Talk is on its way.

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