There was a rumor about a punch up with Mings which ended up with Mings benched and Sanson out of sight. Obvious facial injuries they wanted to hide from view?
Been said already, but if this fails, the walls close in on Purslow in a big way. If he picked, say, Favre, a failure there might have fewer repercussions for him (Purslow).
Newcastle and West Ham have now both been injected with money and will be stiff competition for signings in January. This won't be easy and I expect some degree of disappointment.
Gerrard seems like a small time club move. As if they're trying to dazzle with a celebrity name and not someone with better credentials. Gerrard is a sugar rush.