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Hmm, so two departures on deadline day so far, one of which probably represents a much bigger blow to our season than the other.

Given the amount of strikers we now possess, it's probably not a massive surprise that the Lemu is on his way. Even though he doesn't really do anything apart from whinge and wind people up, I think his nuisance value and reputation made him a useful member of the squad. But then again, at £1,000 p/w (allegedly) it's probably a good thing that he's (at least in part) off our wage bill. All the best Leo.

Incidentally I'm a bit worried because on this day last year we released a veteran striker (Deano Holdsworth) and ended up re-signing a rubbish former player (Chilli). Lets just hope those reports of Danny Webb (left) being spotted at the training ground earlier today prove to be unfounded.

Alan Lewer's departure was not quite so forseable, and moving to Weymouth, a struggling team who are probably aren't going to progress beyond this level (no offence to any Terra's fans reading) seems an odd career move, even allowing for his friendship with John Hollins. I'm not sure I know exactly what an assistant manager does, or how much influence they have on things, but he's been credited with playing a big part in a number of the signings so we should say thankyou for that I guess.

Nevertheless, Quinn appointed Fester in the first place so one would hope he can find a replacement of similar quality. After all, "We're going up, with just Jimmy, on his own" doesn't really scan.