Crystal Palace keen to take Peter Odemwingie on loan

West Brom's Peter Odemwingie, who memorably drove down to QPR on deadline day in the belief he would be moving there, could end up in London anyway, as Crystal Palace are keen to take him there on loan to help their promotion chances.

just a week after the main transfer window slammed shut, there’s another window being propped open to let some revitalising air into the squads of the Football League.

Today sees the start of the 'Emergency Loan Window' - a period of time where players can be begged and borrowed

The 'Emergency Loan Window' which swings open today has for many managers in the Football League become every bit as important as the 31-day period for permanent transfers that ended amid much frantic negotiation a week ago.

While they can’t exchange any money to secure a permanent transfer, they can improve their squads with as many emergency loan moves as they like. Ostensibly, they are to cover injuries or suspensions - hence the use of the word 'emergency' - but they are increasingly used strategically by cash-strapped clubs to try and turn their seasons around.