McNish seems to be coming on well.
Also, after Pardew included him on the bench a while ago, I wouldn't be surprised to see Preen as one of the stars of this current crop.
I hate this excuse;
"The bottom line is people just can't afford to come and if that's the case then who are we to say that they're wrong for doing that".
We are f*cking managing it!
Thomas is nowhere near as good as Trotman, if we can't keep hold of him in january we should bring someone else in rather than putting our faith in Thomas.