Craig Jones played 80 minutes for Redditch in their 2-1 win over Alfreton, featuring ex-Bull Danny Davidson, in the FA Trophy last night. They will face Forest Green in the next round.
The Football League have announced a three year extension of the sponsorship of the Carling Cup, extending the branding until 2012. Walsall's former Bulls loanee Chris Palmer wants a new deal at the club, with his current deal expiring at the end of the month. His agent has warned that Championship clubs are interested in his player.
Carlisle are experimenting with a new pitch covering to protect the ground from frost. The 'duvet' style polyester wadding costs £2,000. Peterboro have told Cambridge they will not extend the loan of striker Scott Rendell. Barry Fry claims the Conference side made an acceptable cash offer for the player, a fact denied by Cambridge, but then cancelled the offer and tried to keep the player on loan.
Crewe's stand in boss Dario Gradi has said relegation 'is not the end of the world': "The lower the standard, the easier it is to put the kids in, but I'm not advocating we try it." The Railwaymen want Chester striker Ryan Lowe back, just six months after showing him the door. Leicester are set to trim their squad in January, with chairman Milan Mandaric saying a number of fringe players will be shown the door.
Work on Brighton's new stadium has started today. Work to widen roads to the new ground has begun, with the stadium scheduled to be ready for August 2011. Yeovil midfielder Darren Way has been hospitalised after being involved in a car crash. Swindon are down to two candidates for their managers job. The pair, both currently employed, both have experience at League One or higher.
Leeds have signed French defender Mansour Assoumani on a month long deal. The free agent 25 year old has spent time in France and Germany before trialling at Sheff Utd earlier in the season. Ex-Bull Nicky Nicolau has signed a new deal with Barnet until the end of the season after only being on contract until the New Year. It has been revealed he turned down a three year deal with a Cypriot side in the summer after he found out he would have had to do national service while there.
Woking will sign part-time players next season after spending the last couple of seasons as a wholly full-time squad. Northwich have promised to pay Telford the money they owe from their FA Cup match by the weekend.