[St Charles Owl]

While I can see both sides of this I do agree with Stateside that had this offer come from say Liverpool or even Newcastle then I bet he would find a way of making his family life work. I left my family for a year to move to California from Chicago and saw them every 3 weeks or so because it presented us with a potentially good family opportunity going forward!! I took the risk and it has worked out for us so far. I think Hooper should see this as an opportunity to get himself back in the shop window with a club that has ambition and if he does well we will either buy him or he will find another club easily for a permanent deal at the end of the season. Of course the risk is it doesn't work and he ends up back at Norwich on their bench, but that is surely the life of a footballer at his level!!