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North east BBC reporter now confirming Sharp is in talks with us.

If we get promoted I'd expect us to go back in for Jay Rod and Hooper.

Leicester are in for Collins apparently. Maybe that's what killed it.

I believe they need to be registered by Midday tomorrow.

Exactly!

Isn't a medical done after the financial terms are agreed etc? Might be wrong.

I think both would be equally as good for us. Not sure Hooper is worth the 8m+ fee Celtic have put on his head. I'd have been as happy with either! At just under £2m Sharp is much more affordable and much better value. He could be prolific alongside Lambert. Exciting times - could be done in time for the game too.

A similar article popped up in the summer re: Jack Cork, that was announced in the next few hours on our OS.

It's also just broken on Sky Sports.

Currently having a medical @ Southampton.

Oh yes - that sounds much better.

If true, this helps us in no way what so ever. Bizarre.

We made serious bids for Hooper, so I don't think that is true. Unless we're doing it for a laugh with no intention to spending it!

Nah Upson barley players there. I think I read that as Upson being 'our' first choice option.

It looks like Collins has also failed.

I'd have thought it would have been the other way round. The players would need to come to us.

Grant Holt and Steve Morrison seem to be getting on just fine, and you wouldn't have classed them as players who could cut it in the premiership. The quality of teams at the bottom end of that league now is shocking, so any half decent player can make an impact.

SSN reporting that Collins has failed to agree personal terms. (according to twitter) Another one that bites the dust due to our wage structure. Fair play for us not wanting to break it, but if we want to progress further, we'll need to. Maybe it wasn't a loan afterall.

He was injured for a fair chunk of this season - so taking into account his goals per minute he's pretty prolific.

We did that for Gorrks and it bit us in the arse. We keep playing these games! Although we were fortunate Hoovield turned out to be the addition he was, but I don't believe he was ever first choice.

Jemal and Gorrks all over again etc...

Ok, maybe the collins deal has hit a snag. Now the twitter journo says so. What snags can a loan deal bring???

How does he justify that? Just because he hasn't seen him there??? I'd take more credence in Nixon and the other twitter journalists who all seem to think its happening.

Celtic have failed with a bid for Dundee United forward Johnny Russell, Sky Sports can confirm. they're after another forward....?