Inspired?

Ishmel Demontagnac is only at Charlton on a trial of course, but take a look at this;

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article5151344.ece

Yep - we really are scouring the depths. The link here of course is Mark Kinsella, who would have seen him break into the Walsall first team during his time at the Bescot Stadium, and maybe believes he can tame the youngster. If we are genuinely looking at signing him, then I sincerely hope so.

As for Graeme Murty in from Reading for a month, and potentially Hameur Bouazza out to Birmingham for the rest of the season, so much for continuity. If this current group of players is that uninspiring to Parkinson, you have to wonder how much influence, if any, he had over Pardew's decisions to recruit them in the first place.