I disagree about loan signings. I think should be for situations where you have to suddenly fill a position because someone has become injured. The problem with loanees is that you have to fill that position or buy them at the end of the loan contract. I still feel burnt by the Alderweld situation
I consider that Spam was, and is, Spiced Pork and Ham. A Google search confirms my belief. The term 'Spam' to refer to junk, especially electronic-based junk, comes from the Monty Python sketch with Vikings in a cafe, singing about Spam, as the main, not to say only, ingredient in the dishes available. Here endeth this morning's first lesson