Central defender Pim Balkestein has rejoined Brentford on loan until the end of the season. The Bees and Town have also fixed a fee which would see the Dutchman move to Griffin Park permanently in the summer if the player can agree personal terms with the League One club.

Brentford boss Andy Scott said he was pleased to have finally sorted a deal: "After lengthy discussions with Ipswich Town we're delighted to see Pim back at Griffin Park.

"After the first spell it was evident what a good player he is, as I'm sure all Bees fans can bear witness. So to bring him back here is another feather in Brentford Football Club's cap."

Balkestein made eight appearances for the Griffin Park club in his previous loan spell during November and December.

The former Heerenveen man has made 26 starts and seven sub appearances for the Blues since joining from the Eredivisie side on a Bosman transfer in the summer of 2008 with the Dutch side receiving €100,000 in compensation.

Meanwhile, former Town skipper and coach Tony Mowbray has left his job as manager of Celtic in the wake of last night's 4-0 defeat to St Mirren.

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Blueknight85 added 23:14 - Mar 25 Phil could you give Keano a call and see if he is interested in the celtic job :D
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Skip73 added 23:31 - Mar 25 God, there are some mugs on this site
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Blueknight85 added 23:54 - Mar 25 you are correct skip thee is indeed some lovely TWTD mugs i dont know how much they are though have a look in the shop last its on the end at the the top on the blue banner
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 07:54 - Mar 26 Could it have been a tactical announement by RK earlier in the day? I hope that the corporate mindset has not reduced us to such tactics, but you never know. However, RK's honest approach at his press conferences seems to indicate he would not indulge in that kind of mindgame. So I will remain of the opinion that the rather clumsy turnaround was simply the result of a change of mind at the last minute by one party or the other. Such are the twists and turns of big business.

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nobrain added 08:16 - Mar 26 (sigh) The paragraph reads...The Blues boss says that there has been no progress on Balkestein's loan with a view to a permanent deal to Brentford: “There's no news on that and I'm quite comfortable with that. On my reading this is RK replying to a specific question on Pim's move - not just making a random statement.
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