Normally it would be said that the deal was with a view to a permanent move, but with the collapse of ITV Digital and the loss of TV revenue it seems unlikely that the club will still be there come the summer for him to make a permanent switch to.
Steve Guinan, a former loanee, joined Shrewsbury Town from Plymouth on a free transfer.
In an even more tenuous link to Glanford Park, Neville Southall joined dagenham on a free.
Southall of course applied for the vacant managers job at United after Mick Buxton was sacked for the second time.
The job of course went to curent gaffer Brian Laws and we all know what's happened since.
Even local rivals Hull City, who have signed a new quarter of a million player every time a player is suspended thus far this season, failed to bring in any of their targets.
Grimsby Town brought in two loanees, with former Manchester United midfielder Terry Cooke joining from Man City and Paul Robinson coming in from Wimbledon.
Only three switches involved fees, two of those saw players joining second division Wigan Athletic.
Nathan Ellington joined from third division Bristol Rovers for £1.2million, whilst Jason Jarrett joined for £74K from Bury.
Central defender Eddie Howe was the only other player sold, making the switch from Bournemouth to Portsmouth for £400K.