Yes, the West Ham thing was exciting, and finally that Ashley Cole business is behind us, but here's a select list of some other interesting deals that came through the transfer window before it closed:

Dwight Yorke (from Sydney to Sunderland, £200,000)

DaMarcus Beasley (PSV Eindhoven to Manchester City, loan)

Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal to Real Madrid, loan)

Julio Baptista (Real Madrid to Arsenal, loan)

Andy "call me Andrew" Cole (Man City to Portsmouth, £500,000)

Niko Kranjcar (from Hajduk Split to Portsmouth, undisclosed)

Steed Malbranque (from Fulham to Tottenham, £2million)

Wayne Routledge (from Tottenham to Fulham, loan)

Kevin Kilbane (from Everton to Wigan, undisclosed)

Shabani Nonda (from Roma to Blackburn, loan)

Clive Woodard (football back to rugby, free transfer)