City have made their way to the end of the transfer window with Stephen Hunt still a Tiger and a trio of un-needed players departing, at least briefly. Relegation rivals Wolves’ determination to make Hunt swap amber for gold saw them wave £5m under Adam Pearson’s nose in a frantic final attempt to land the Irish international – but despite City’s financial problems, the offer was brusquely rejected this afternoon.

Meanwhile, Péter Halmosi has joined Szombathelyi Haladás – his home-town club in Hungary and the side for whom he made his debut in senior football, on loan until the end of the season. Quite what portion of his wages are being paid by the Hungarian club, presently 12th out of 16 in the National Championship, is unclear – one supposes that it’s not quite 100%, however.

Daniel Cousin is also on his way, joining Greek club Larissa on loan, also until the of the season. This move, the club has declared, comes with the view of a permanent deal being arranged in the summer. With his relationship with Phil Brown seemingly damaged beyond repair, that seems a likely eventual outcome.

Tony Warner has left the Tigers permanently – he’s made just two appearances during his year and a half as City’s third choice keeper, and his contract has been terminated by mutual consent. Added to Bryan Hughes’ departure last week, City’s onerous wage bill has been lessened somewhat during the latest period of contrived drama that is FIFA’s transfer window, though further trimming is inevitable during the summer.