Football

Lee Clark was full of praise for the "outstanding" Charlie Thornton after the teenager impressed on his competitive Hartlepool United debut against Halifax Town in midweek.

Four beat-the-deadline signings have finally given head coach Alessio Dionisi more or less a full deck of cards, and the summer transfer balance sheet is comfortably in profit. Watford should be competitive on the pitch while the lights stay on

"You've got to remember that they haven't even had a pre-season, so when they get back on the grass, it's going to be a long time before they get back to being in and around the first team."

The transfer window has finally closed and, looking at the numbers, at first glance it seems wholly positive for Coventry City.

Sunderland completed their deadline day signings with the arrival of young striker Juan Riquelme Angulo Caicedo. The 18-year-old Ecuadorian joins from Independiente del Valle, signing a long-term deal at the Stadium of Light.

Swindon will be hoping the scan shows no damage of note to Glatzel's hamstring, given how important the forward is to their pressing game.

Butler's deal is believed to have been completed during the first half of Town's 3-1 win over Port Vale, which he watched from the stands before doing club media at the end of the game.

The manager is happy with the way the Blues squad has evolved after making a seventh signing just before the window shut