There wasn't really an option, we have to submit a 25 man squad, so either fill it with youth players (who fall into the U21 category anyway) or make use of what we have, and what we might end up keeping until January at least.
I'm sure we didn't need to name McLean if we didn't want to, we could leave it open so we had room to sign another player on a free. I might be wrong but I think that's how it works.
I think that Premier League rules state that you only have 24 hours after the window closes to submit your squad, then it can't be changed until Jan(I seemed to remember it from another thread, Ricardo can probably clarify).
However if you leave a spot free you can sign a free agent at any point after the window aslong as they where a free agent when the window closed. So if we left Mclean out we have one space we could of filled with a free agent. For example how West Ham are signing Carlton Cole and we signed Hesselink. I think it clearly shows that we aren't looking at anyone. Also Mclean over Fryatt? Tickles, you've finally gone to far.
I never claimed I was in the know, I just said he'd be gone in a couple of weeks when the emergency loan window opens. Do you think he'll stay, or are you just being a clever dick who contributes nothing again? Stick a tenner on Sheff United on loan.
If he's going to be going out on emergency loan, why would we name him in our 25 man squad? He's staying. I never said you thought you were in the know, we both know where all of your info comes from, it just amused me that in that poll thingy, lots of people assume you are in the know rather than the actual situation where you're just a serial copy 'n' paster from twitter and other news sites. I'm not knocking that btw, you're re-sharing info a lot of people wouldn't know about, even if they just assume you're the source of it. Is being a "clever dick who contributes nothing" where someone claims stuff that doesn't happen?
I think Mclean will go out on loan and even though we're not exactly overloaded with strikers Fryatt will go to Forest on loan.