Here's an invaluable Good Time Coming summary ... and no, we don't know what's happened to Richard Young. Sorry.

RICHARD DRYDEN - £150,000, Bristol City to Southampton
It's a return to the top flight for the man who Colin Wanker spent a quarter of a million quid to lure away from St James Park in 1991. Dryden's last experience of Premier football wasn't a happy one, as he helped Wanker's Notts County side to relegation, memorably commenting that he had "finally adjusted to the pace of football at this level" several weeks after Notts had actually been relegated.

BRENDAN O'CONNELL - £125,000, Barnsley to Charlton
£125,000 for Dean Edwards' less famous striking partner! Whatever next, a million pound offer for Steve Pugh? Does anybody else remember singing "If you've all shagged Brendan's missus clap your hands" when he was playing for Burnley against us at Turf Moor ?

SHAUN TAYLOR - £50,000, Swindon to Bristol City
The Ashton Gate boys lose out on Dryden but replace him with Sir Shaun, as the former City skipper begins his return journey to Devon. Back at St James Park by 1998 I reckon, and that day can't come too soon.

RONNIE JEPSON - £40,000, Huddersfield to Bury
Well, at least Bury's promotion means we won't have to play against him. The measly £40,000 price tag is interesting, I wonder how much Ron got in addition to that ? I hope his wife can settle in Bury...

ADRIAN FOSTER - Free, Gillingham to Hereford
Oh God, I forgot that this Plainmoor legend had actually played for us. The worrying thing is, even if we had wanted to sign a useless waste of space like Foster, his wage demands would probably still have been too great for our budget. Crikey.

MARTIN LING - Free, Swindon to Leyton Orient
Here is a former City bauy who Foxy did try to tempt back to St James Park. Needless to say our financial package - £200 a week, plus free tickets to the Odeon on Mondays and unlimited use of Humphrey B's at weekends - didn't match that of the Londoners. Shame, as he would have been an ideal replacement for Mark Gavin.

MARK GAVIN - Free, Exeter City to Scunthorpe
And here is Mark Gavin at Scunthorpe, who we trust are keeping him in the luxury to which he has become accustomed at Exeter (lots of cash and lots of abuse from the terraces!) His first team opportunities have been limited, but needless to say he'll be selected - and will turn it on - when Scunny play City.

MARK COOPER - Free, Exeter City to Hartlepool
And Coops is plainly going to score half a dozen when Hartlepool visit the Park on October 26th. In fact, I for one shall be 'loaning' a tenner to Mr William Hill on Mark Cooper to score the first goal.

IAN THOMPSTONE - Free, Rochdale to Scarborough
The Tombstone continues his 'tour of the North' by joining Scarborough. Surely there's only Rotherham to go and he'll have completed his 'I-Spy Northern Shit-holes' book.

PAUL BUCKLE - Non Contract, to Northampton Town
Ah, so that's where he went. Another ex-Torquay boy who had a try at life as a Grecian. Northampton visit the Park early in October, so it will be interesting to see if Buckle features against us, or if anyone recognises him [other than Ashley Bayes - Scandal Mongering Ed].