[shakermaker]

I think the chances of Paul leaving the club permanently are very, very slim.

For one, he is under contract for next season so Bratfoot would have to part with a transfer fee to secure his signing. I don't think they would do that for a player of Paul's age.

Secondly the loan fee (or Bantams paying his wages, or both) is obviously desperately needed. We wouldn't let him go otherwise.

Don't get me wrong - my initial reactions are ones of anger and confusion - just trying to keep calm! Incidentally I've just adopted a twitch...

Let's just pray that the players brought in have eight legs each and are eight feet tall. They might just fill the gastronomical gap that Paul left, that way.