By Chris Wright
There’s always one joker isn’t there, and this time round it’s Conference Premier side Macclesfield Town, who have set tongues a-waggin’ by launching an ambitious but ultimately, you fear, doomed deadline day bid to prise Yaya Toure from Man City’s evil conglomerate clutches.
The bait? A personalised birthday cake.
We are working on one big deal. Talks had stalled but we have made a big promises for the future. #skydeadlineday pic.twitter.com/CJELqxcKXE
— Macclesfield Town (@thesilkmen) February 2, 2015
A reference to Yaya’s little birthday hissy fit last year, of course.
We’ll keep you posted, but it looks like this one might go to the wire.