With the transfer window due to re-open on January 1st, I will take a look at possible movements on the transfer front for the four South West league sides.
Due to their current financial situation Plymouth Argyle could lose a number of players during the current window.
The Pilgrims have a £760,000 tax bill to settle with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs by February 9th and there has been much speculation concerning the futures of Bradley Wright-Phillips and Craig Noone.
Wright-Phillips, who is Pilgrims’ leading scorer with 12 goals, has been linked with moves to Millwall, Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic and is seen as Argyle’s most prized asset.
Winger Noone has been mentioned as a possible target for Gus Poyet’s Brighton and Hove Albion, who also have former Pilgrim Ashley Barnes in the ranks.
Exeter City’s Ryan Harley is another player that could generate a lot of interest from clubs and has enjoyed an impressive 2010-11 campaign so far for the Grecians.
It is likely that Exeter boss Paul Tisdale will be looking for a fee in the region of £500,000 for his midfield dynamo, who has been revelation for the Grecians since joining from Weston Super Mare midway through the 2007-08 campaign.
There could also be a few more departures from Plainmoor after Torquay United boss Paul Buckle allowed Danny Senda and Wayne Carlisle to fly the Plainmoor nest.
Defender Kieran Charnock is currently on loan at Morecambe and looks likely to join the Shrimpers on a permanent basis.
Another player who could be tempted away from Plainmoor is striker Elliot Benyon who was the subject of interest from Swindon Town on the loan deadline day in November.
The Robins’ offer was rejected by Buckle but if Swindon were to sell star striker Charlie Austin during January, it is likely that Robins' boss Danny Wilson could be in a position to put an offer to the Gulls boss that he couldn’t refuse.
One former Gulls star who looks set to be on the move in January is Alex Russell, a key performer in the Torquay side that won promotion in 2004, who seems set to sign for Yeovil Town.
Russell is currently plying his trade in the Blue Square Premier with Bath City, which he has combined with training for the Glovers, and his vast experience could prove to be vital for Terry Skiverton’s side who currently prop up the League One table.
