I'll mix it up a bit this week and start with a question about Rhys Healey. No prizes I'm afraid, Loan Watch is still under an embargo after a breach of the financial fair play rules last season. It's straightforward enough; what unusual treble did Rhys complete this season? I'll give the answer when I come to Rhys later.
Eoin Doyle (pictured) is off the mark at Preston as he got the winner against Forest in the week. Another start for him yesterday in a 0-0 draw at QPR. Tom Adeyemi came off the bench as Leeds won 3-0 at Huddersfield but no luck for our other two Championship players. Joe Lewis let in eight goals in two games for Fulham while Adam le Fondre was bench-warming for Wolves as they struggle to find a role for him. Stick him on the wing, it's not rocket science.
A 2-1 win for Lierse today but no goal again for Etien Velikonja. It's possible he's been distracted by my campaign to grant him Welsh citizenship before next year's Euros but it's also possible that he hasn't been. Filip Kiss had to come off early for the second week running in Norway. Injuries are a bit of a theme this week as Kadeem Harris has returned to City after a shin injury cut short his loan to Barnsley but Deji Oshilaja is finally due to play again for Gillingham this week.
The FA Cup proper is under way and we had three players in action this weekend. Ben Wilson was granted permission to play for AFC Wimbledon but maybe wishes he hadn't been after a last minute defeat to Forest Green. He looked slightly at fault for the winner but that might be harsh on him, poor defending allowed the shot to come in at all. Tommy O'Sullivan and Jazzi Barnum-Bobb have had their loans extended at Newport and both played today in a 2-2 draw at Brackley, for whom former City player and local lad Curtis McDonald scored a last-minute equaliser.
An injury for Rhys Healey meant an early exit from Dundee's game yesterday. The unusual treble is that Rhys has now played in the Welsh, English and Scottish Premier Leagues. He wonders if he's the first player to do this. I'd be surprised if he is but I'd also be surprised if anyone else has done it before the age of 21. Any ideas anyone?
Here's another question. Who said this earlier in the week? - "Something I've always done is believed that if the kids are good enough, they're old enough"? Was it a) Russell Slade or b) somebody else? .Tricky one, I know, but the answer is b). It was Jackie McNamara, the new manager at York. I assume this was music to the ears of David Tutonda, who has struggled for pitch time there recently. David was left out at Newport last season too but fought his way back in, I expect him to do the same this season although he remained on the bench yesterday.
Of our former players, a first goal at MK Dons for Nicky Maynard and another goal for Ross McCormack while Luke Coulson scored again for Oxford City with a long-range effort. Two goals each for Jo Inge Berget, for Malmo, and Javi Guerra, for Rayo Vallecano. A cup defeat for Josh Yorwerth with Crawley yesterday but he's been singing the praises of both his manager there, Mark Yates, and Mick McCarthy at Ipswich for giving young players a chance. Oddly, this wasn't a compliment he extended to Russell Slade. "At Cardiff, the manager wouldn't let youngsters anywhere near the first team, even in training" he said. If Slade is expecting a Xmas card off Josh this year I fear he may be disappointed.