Mathieu Manset is to line up for a Reading reserve side that will face Crystal Palace's second string this afternoon. He is included as he is cup-tied for their weekend FA Cup match with Stevenage. Dean Smith has brought in veteran boss Chris Nicholl to assist him at Walsall. Nicholl managed the Saddlers between 1994 and 1997 and has more recently been working for the PA covering their matches.
Burton are reported to have received £30,000 for striker Shaun Harrad, but say they have had to pay a loan fee to bring Calvin Zola to the club. The have offered the current Crewe man a three year deal to stay at the club. Sheff Weds have called in Police to investigate the hoax email that spread a false claim that manager Alan Irvine had been sacked. Fan Ben Allen admits sending the email in the name of a senior club official and has been banned by the club.
Cambridge have rejected two five-figure bids from Grimsby for winger Robbie Willmott. Stockport's on-loan defender Matthew Grieve is waiting on x-ray results on a possible cheekbone fracture after suffering a slight concussion against Lincoln on Saturday. Macclesfield have loaned midfielder Sam Wedgbury to Altrincham for a month.
Bury are to raffle off naming rights for one of their stands at Gigg Lane for next season. They want to sell a minimum of 100 tickets at £100 each to raise at least £10,000 for the prize that they say is worth £15,000. Lincoln defender Moses Swaibu will not face further charges over the alleged theft of a cooked chicken after he was charged over an earlier incident in which it is claimed he stole a newspaper from a Tesco store.
Ex-Bull Mark Marshall is named in this week's Team of the Week for League Two. Both Northampton and Wycombe have two players each in the XI. Dagenham have denied claims that their non-segregated match with MK Dons at the weekend was marred by missile throwing. The Daggers charged 99p for adult admission and saw around 4,500 through the gate on a day to promote anti-discrimination.
Exeter chairman Julian Tagg has described claims that the club turned down a £400,000 bid for Ryan Harley from Brighton as 'absolute and complete utter rubbish'. The Grecians gave Harley to Swansea in exchange for getting the player back on loan cost free for the remainder of the season. Leyton Orient say they are interested in taking over the Olympic Hockey park after the 2012 games. The 16,000 seater venue is currently destined to be demolished after the event.