Locker Room Chatter Update: They've had Tait-could Lyle be next?

Those Basingstoke money rumours just won't go away. Now it seems that Stevie Lyle is on his way, if you believe the chat on forums. People just can't seem to agree on where he's ending up though-in this post I mention the rumour that he's Emerald-Isle bound to play for the Giants, but now Nottingham have thrown their hat into the ring, according to this thread on the Cage Forum, with the two sides being involved in a bidding war for his services. Meanwhile, the latest to come from the Bison rumour mill is that the club needs to chop two thousand pounds or two players from the weekly wage-bill in order to ensure their future, with Lyle being one to go and Peter Campbell the other.

This is a strange one for me-only a few weeks ago, the Panthers re-signed Rastislav Rovnianek as their starter, and have given no indication that they're particularly unhappy with his performances. Now, anyone who's seen "Rasto" play will admit that at times he can be a little, shall we say, unconventional, but unlike Phillipe deRouville in Belfast, he hasn't been letting in goals left right and centre, and thus is somewhat less likely to be cut based on his performance. About the only reason I can see for this one is that it'll free up an import spot for the Big Cats to either add more firepower (although this seems a bit greedy given that they've got three of the top forwards in the league in McAslan, Molin and Drouin, and that's just the top line-Bergin and Wallenberg on the second are no slouches either), or, more likely, bring in a steadying hand at the back, where their d does look somewhat light compared to, say, Newcastle's.

As far as other rumours go, there's nothing happening-rumbles continue to float around about changes at Belfast, but so far only Shane Johnson has resolved things, joining the Giants in time to be in the line-up tomorrow when they face the Bison. It will be interesting to see if Lyle and Campbell play, and if they do, whether they give any clues as to what's going on. Certainly the Bison fans want answers...

Meanwhile-I shall be trying to make this site more user-friendly in terms of being able to see when it's been updated, so you may notice the odd layout change or a few tweaks in the sidebars...

Still-Keep your eye on the puck...