Loanee update

Freddie Sears, Cristian Montano and Rob Hall have all either extended or started loan spells with npower Football League clubs.

Sears has extended his loan spell at npower League One club Colchester United until the end of the season, while Montano and Hall have joined League Two side Oxford United and League One promotion-chasers MK Dons.

Montano has linked up with Oxford for a month, while Hall joins MK Dons until the end of the season.

For Montano, the move is his fourth loan of the season following spells with Notts County, Swindon Town and Dagenham and Redbridge. Hall enjoyed a successful period with Oxford himself before Christmas.

Meanwhile, Sears has extended his stay with Colchester, having initially joined the U's on 31 January and made four league appearances for the Essex-based side.

With Colchester battling to get into the Play-Off picture, manager John Ward has elected to keep the 22-year-old at the Weston Homes Community Stadium until May.

Colchester sit ninth in the table at present, seven points behind Notts County, who occupy the final Play-Off spot. The U's host Huddersfield Town on Saturday, having held promotion-chasing Sheffield United to a 1-1 draw in midweek.