At the beginning of the transfer window we were quietly confident that more would follow Drenthe, Williams and Bridge. Knowing that we needed to strengthen the attack we kept hearing rumours of the likes Hooper and Austin. There was even a vague rumour about Ricky Lambert. None of these rumours came to anything but, throughout this time, the name Billy Sharp had kept rising to the surface. Well we didn't actually sign him but we have now got him on loan so, although he's not a Hooper, Austin of Lambert, I think I can safely say we're all pretty happy about getting him. My big fear was that signing Sharp might mean we lose Le Fondre but Adkins has quashed that idea so I'm happy.
I hope Billy Sharp will be a success and, if so, we will sign him permanently in January. Especially now that Cortese has said that he won't go back to Southampton.