Tomb Raider

It seems that our nemesis, former boss Alex McLeish is keen to reunite with a couple of sweaty socks from our beleaguered squad.

That one of these is the unloved and unwanted Alan Hutton is no surprise whatsoever and we here at Villamad Towers are tempted to believe this one.

The one that is more difficult to get our noggins round is one Barry Bannan, who has been "gracing" the first team of late and hasn't - as is customary - gone out on loan to the Grand Theatre Wolverhampton to appear in panto, though this may be due to their new policy of casting schoolchildren rather than real dwarves.

As for incoming players, rumours are a bit thin ground, though Lambert has his targets and depending on who you believe either has a war chest to bring in new blood or is desperate to sell to raise funds...