Wednesday, 2 February 2011

JANUARY 2011 TRANSFER GAMES ROUND-UP

The January 2011 closed on Monday with South West clubs involved in a number of last ditch deals.

Torquay United sold leading scorer Elliot Benyon to Swindon Town for a fee believed to be in the region of £125,000 and midfielder Nicky Wroe also exited Plainmoor for £10,000 to Shrewsbury Town in a move that saw Jake Robinson travel in the opposite direction on a season-long loan deal.

The Gulls also signed midfielder Craig Stanley on a season long loan from Morecambe. However, as Stanley amd Robinson both featured against Hereford before they were registered to play, Torquay could be facing a points deduction.

Yeovil Town were also involved in late transfer activity as Congolese midfielder Jean-Paul Kalala left to join Bristol Rovers and England Under-20 international Andrew Tutte arrived on a youth loan from Manchester City.

Exeter City saw goalkeeper Paul Jones snapped up by Peterborough United on loan and Plymouth Argyle were not involved in any further transfer activity in a month which saw them lose Craig Noone, Reda Johnson, George Donnelly and Bradley Wright-Phillips as they look to combat their off-the-field problems.