Pouso on the way?

With 2 days of the transfer window left, BBC Sport has reported that we are on the verge of signing Uruguayan midfielder Omar Pouso on a season long loan. The player is allegedly in England at the moment, and discussing terms with the Addicks.

A few Google searches have confirmed that not much seems to be known about Pouso at the moment. The BBC article is lacking any serious details, and Soccerbase don’t even have his date of birth registered. (Edit - this story claims that Pouso is 26). With regards to his ability as a player, all I know is that he can hit a mean volley for 35 yards, just ask England. (video of that goal is here)

The President of his current club Penarol claimed yesterday "Pouso explained to us that they (Charlton) offered an attractive amount of money and we won't forbid him a step forward in his career”. Not quite sure what the player would have meant by that. If we are taking him on loan then I thought the general procedure was that the club signing the player just pays him the wages he would have been getting at his original club. I’m ready to be corrected if that isn’t the case.

In other news, poor little Kevin Davies has suffered a fractured cheekbone as a result of Hreidarsson's challenge at The Valley on Saturday. Allardyce has revealed that not only are the club going to appeal the red card he received that day (although he should have had 2 before receiving the one that actually dismissed him), the Bolton manager has also lambasted referee’s for never giving the player the protection he deserves.

"It is appalling that Kevin doesn't get the protection he deserves from referees. He is constantly put under duress by defenders and he never feigns injury or tries to con the referee by simulating" - Allardyce

The irony is almost unbearable. This man manages a squad which includes the likes of Diouf and Campo, two of the worst culprits in the league when it comes to feigning injury. It's always an elbowfest when Bolton come to town, and games with them are always boring, and littered with niggly free kicks because of the style in which they play. The elbow on Faye at the weekend may not have been the worst challenge Davies made on the day but there is no way that the FA will let him wriggle out of his suspension, not with the way he conducted himself throughout the rest of the match. One of my pet hates is managers who religously defend their players even when they are clearly in the wrong. Davies lived by the sword at the weekend, so he can't have any complaints when it came back to bite him.