Darlington boss Mark Cooper has confirmed he will stay with the club until the end of the season, and will discuss a new contract then. The creditors that put Darlington's stadium company into Administration say they only want their money back. The £1.7million loan was supposed to have been paid back more than a year ago, and is now £2.3million with interest, with one of the pair saying Raj Singh offered only £500,000 up front to clear it and a further £500,000 based on the team's performance.
Port Vale boss Jim Gannon has had to deny BBC reports that fan favourite midfielder Gary Roberts had been told he could go out on loan. A columnist for local paper The Sentinel has called for Gannon to leave, claiming he has lost the dressing room. Torquay have lost the services of loan midfielder Ryan Gilligan after the player suffered a family bereavement. Gilligan returns to Northampton, but cannot play for them until the loan expires in eight days.
On the day the club's board make 'the biggest decision in the club's 124 year history', a loan made to the club by one of Plymouth's supporters trust is to be investigated by the Charity Commission. The Plymouth Argyle Supporters Training and Development Trust made a £330,000 loan to the club, secured on the stadium, earlier this year but the Commission is now investigating whether the loan should have been made, and whether club director Paul Stapleton had a conflict of interest as he is also a trustee of the Trust.
Dagenham boss John Still has been named as the bookies odds-on favourite for the Bradford job. Former Hibernian boss John Hughes, current caretaker Peter Jackson, and former fans favourite Dean Windass are also high in the betting. Former Bulls loanee James Walker has joined Woking after his trial at Grimsby ended with the sacking of manager Neil Woods.
Weymouth's future is again in doubt following the resignation of major shareholder George Rolls. The remaining board members have received an offer for the club worth £25,000 but have rejected it as the money 'won't go far'. The club is claimed to be losing £3,000 a week. Former Weymouth chief executive Gary Calder has quit as chairman of Rushden just weeks after buying into the club and taking the role. No reason has yet been given.
Accrington have loaned defender Jonathan Bateson to Altrincham for a month. The 21 year old signed from Blackburn last summer but hasn't featured for Stanley's first team since October. Southend midfielder Ryan Hall has been granted bail, at the second attempt, pending an appeal over the sentence received after admitting a charge of affray. He is eligible to play for the team at Morecambe tomorrow.
Sky Sports claim that Northampton want Gary Johnson as their new boss. The former Yeovil man left Peterboro two months ago after less than a year. Crewe boss Dario Gradi says his attempts to sign a loan defender from Man City have fallen through after Kolo Toure's suspension after failing a drugs test meant his target was needed by the Premier League club.
Burton have signed winger Simon Whaley until the end of the season. The former Norwich man was recently on non-contract terms at Doncaster. Crewe have signed defender Ashley Westwood on a deal until the end of the season. The 33 year old left Kettering in January.