Loan Signings Status?

[Piglet_Phoenix]

Have we lost all our loan players today?

[sum_baynton]

Piglet: As of today...

Lawrence and Amos back to Manchester United
Ehmer back to QPR
Roddan back to Liverpool
Morris back to Blackburn.

Although apparently Townsend is on the verge of signing a new longer term contract at Hull and it will be announced tomorrow that we will be getting him back on loan (hopefully until the end of the season but not sure what has been arranged as yet).

[Piglet_Phoenix]

Cheers SB.

Am I right in thinking the loss of Amos, Lawrence and Ehmer (who may be injured anyway) constitutes a significant drop in quality for our team?

[sum_baynton]

Certainly in the case of Ehmer and Amos, Piglet. Ehmer arguably our best player of the last 6 weeks or so, he will be a huge miss. Of people who can (or, more appropriately, have) played centre half this season,o'Hanlon and Livesey were injured before the Crewe game, thirlwell went off crocked,Ehmer's loan is up, and Exwards is...well we don't need to elaborate on him. Leaving only Chimbonda and CMW if none of the others are fit in time. Could be a back 4 on Sunday of townsend Potts Chimbonda and CMW, 3 young uns and an old bloke

[dekko]

loan signings? must be the worst thing that ever happened to the game.
just look at poor old reds half the time you don't recognise players from week to week becase they are on loan from ther clubs,but for how long and then what?
I think united are now in a precarious positionregarding their status in league 1,i,d prfer to have a pool of say 20 players signed on be it local or otherwise.
regarding reds they have had 3 different keepers in as many games,what an awful outlook,and like I suggested about Carlisle I,d like the reds to do the same,and do away with all the loan rangers.
this also applies to rugby league,its nothing but a farce and lottery with dual reg players,ijust hope that things can change for the better.

[trout47]

Tom Lawrence re- signs for another month, and Townsend returns too .

but hopefully there will be more.

[sum_baynton]

Dekko, I agree the way the loan market is currently run is poor, but as a premise if properly regulated it can benefit big clubs, smaller clubs a d the players themselves. I can see the argument against it though, big clubs buy up young talent and stockpile it, give them the odd loan,and if they turn out to not be good enough bomb them off. The amount off an players we've had this season is beyond ridiculous

[CockneyCluedup]

Folk keep forgetting the loan market is meant to change next season. No more short terms, only half/full seasons allowed...

[Markovitch]

Gives a bit more stability I suppose but they said the limited squad size in the Premier was going to change everything and it doesn't seem to have had much of an impact.

[Lakewalker214]

Ehmer back now and can play at Sunderland if fit.