Middlesbrough announced that they are returning all 4 of their loan players and that means Sean St Ledger back at Deepdale. He played 15 games and scored once for Boro. Since he left both teams have had poor results and as said before this might be coincidence. PNE received £1.5m up front and a transfer fee of £4.5m was to be completed in January. As Boro sank in the division it seemed less likely it would go through and Gordon Strachan, their new manager, must have other ideas.
It is said Sean didn’t want to leave North End and most fans will welcome him back. Where that leaves the cash situation will need to be addressed but the way the team were going it might have been a lesser worry.
If the strikers have got new shooting boots for Christmas maybe things will look up.