A deal between Bristol Rovers and Southampton for midfielder Chris Lines seems to have stopped before it has started as Rovers are unwilling to sell. The deal would have seen both cash and midfielder Lee Holmes make their way to the memorial stadium.
The Gas are thought to be making moves for David Mooney, who seems to be out of favour at Reading, as manager Paul Trollope continues his long-term search for a target man to replace Rickie Lambert.
Bristol City will be hoping to seal a deal for Portsmouth’s Tommy Smith. The 30 year old is one of a number of strikers that Steve Coppell is looking at as he tries to boost his firepower for the upcoming season with Preston’s Jon Parkin and Plymouth’s Rory Fallon also being linked to the Ashton Gate side.
Coppell is also rumoured to be hunting for players from his former club Reading, with left sided midfielder Jay Tabb possibly moving to Bristol for a £1,000,000 fee.
City are also trying to sure up their defence with a £1.5 million move for out of favour Danny Gabbidon from West Ham potentially in the offing.
Thought to be moving out of Ashton Gate is Ivan Sproule who is rumoured to be returning across the Scottish border to his former club Hibernian.
Swindon look to have found their replacement for top scorer Billy Paynter with a budget £25,000 deal for Notts County striker Karl Hawley as well as bringing in teenage striker Nathan Eccleston, formerly a loan player at Huddersfield, in order to give Danny Wilson more attacking options. Former Plymouth striker Alan Gow may be another option for Town.
The Robins are also looking to replace skipper Gordon Greer following his move to the south coast with Brighton, Exeter’s Matt Taylor and Carlisle’s Peter Murphy appear to be the likely targets.
A deal in the region of £500,000 for striker Vincent Pericard is said to be agreed with Leeds, this would represent good value for a player who only joined Swindon in January.
Yeovil appear to be make good progress in their search for a goalkeeper. Manager Terry Skiverton has said that he has reached a verbal agreement for a ‘keeper, which is likely to be a loan signing, similar to that of Alex McCarthy who spent last term at Huish Park.
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