"However, a trip to the icy north east of England could yet beckon with the club confirming it is anxious to seal a deal for striker Joel Porter, currently playing with English League One side Hartlepool United. "
The comment was not in quotation marks in the article so maybe nothing new and 4-4-2 could just be referring to previous interest expressed by the Nix in Porter. Who knows.
This waiting for news of the final 3 signings is torturous.
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