Newcastle United Transfer Window 2011: Open Thread

I've got family business to attend to today, so I probably won't be around as much as I'd like to be.  It's bad timing, but duty calls.  Feel free to use this thread to share the latest rumors, news, and helicopter sightings. 

Here are some discussion starters and things to watch:

• Will Sochaux find a striker, freeing Modibo Maiga to move to Newcastle?
• Can the Erik Pieters deal be rekindled?
• Will Nile Ranger be moved, and if so, will he go to Blackpool or Birmingham?
• Cheik Tiote will still be a Magpie after today, right?  RIGHT?
• Any last second Hail Marys you'd like to see?
• Exactly how much has Mike Ashley spent during this window?