Swindon could have sent the youngster back to train in Yorkshire for the rest of the campaign, but they would still have been liable for the wage contribution they signed up to in the summer.
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Scott Malone, who worked with Holloway at Millwall, is spending two days training with Town this week as he looks to find a new club. The 33-year-old has been without a contract since leaving Crawley Town in November.
Cox picked up the problem during the game against Tranmere Rovers on Tuesday (January 28). It has resulted in substantial swelling and bruising, and will mean he is unable to take part in the clash at Brunton Park on Saturday (February 1).
On Monday (January 27), Swindon manager Ian Holloway confirmed one transfer could yet take place - however, he is growing increasingly pessimistic that it will be completed before the deadline on Monday (February 3).
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McGregor has not played for Town since the defeat at Bradford City on December 14, due to a groin problem. However, he has been making good progress in his recovery and is now back on the grass with the rest of the Swindon squad.
Last week, members of the Joint Venture board were told that a meeting, scheduled to take place on Tuesday (January 28), needed to be put back. The meeting was due to provide an opportunity for the club to present four concept designs.
Holloway has been impressed with the references he has received about the player from his contacts in the game, including Fylde head coach Kevin Phillips.
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Kirkman was withdrawn just eight minutes after coming on as a substitute at the County Ground on Saturday (January 18), and Swindon's initial fears were that he had suffered a tear of the medial collateral ligament in his knee.
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Town manager Ian Holloway has become concerned that injury to Harry Smith during the final three months of the campaign would significantly disrupt his side's progress.
McGurk had struggled to win a place in Swindon Town manager Ian Holloway's side and was sent to Somerset on loan last month in an effort to get the midfielder gametime.
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Swindon will send Kirkman for tests to identify just how bad the issue is. At its worst, an MCL tear could set a player back between two and three months, though the less severe end of scale can see a return within a few weeks.
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McGregor was due to be back on the grass with the rest of the first-team squad at Swindon's Beversbrook training ground in Calne on Friday (January 17).
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The Moonraker first reported interest in the winger on Wednesday (January 15), and Longelo has been up in the north west over the past 48 hours for a medical and to agree terms.
Longelo only joined Swindon Town in the summer, but has found regular gametime difficult to come by during his brief spell in Wiltshire. The 25-year-old has made 21 appearances for Swindon, but fewer than half (nine) have been starts.
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The camera in question covers part of the Arkell's Stand concourse, but it is also positioned over the top of cubicles, presenting a disconcerting sight for those answering the call of nature.
The JV, which comprises of representatives from the club, Trust STFC and the Nigel Eady estate, is due to convene on January 28. The Moonraker understands four possible options will be presented.
Kirkman complained of discomfort following a knock in the first half of the game at the County Ground. The extent of the problem suffered by the young defender is as yet unclear, and Swindon will be desperately hoping it is not serious.
Birmingham City visit the County Ground on Tuesday (January 14) in the last 16 of the competition, and Holloway has various availability and fitness concerns to weigh up as he picks his starting XI.
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Town had announced Cox was likely to be out for as long as two months after an X-ray appeared to reveal a break in a bone in his foot.
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A Somerset boy, Nichols favoured a switch back to the West Country and a link-up with manager Ian Holloway, who has made overtures to sign him on more than one occasion during his managerial career.
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Tshimanga is understood to be considered a positive influence on younger players in the dressing room, and Ian Holloway is known to favour keeping the forward through until the end of the campaign.
Smith's form in recent weeks has sparked some speculation over his future but, as previously reported by The Moonraker, Swindon are resolved not to let go of a key part of their survival effort.
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