Newcastle United chiefs are hard at work shifting talented youngsters out on loan, with three of Diarmuid O'Carroll's under-21 side departing in recent days.

Travis Hernes, Newcastle's young Norwegian talent, has headed back to Scandinavia with a move to Danish outfit Aalborg BK, centre-back Charlie McArthur has dropped to the foot of League Two with Carlisle United and Monday brought confirmation that Bolton Wanderers have nabbed Alex Murphy until the end of the current campaign.

With a mixed record on loan deals in recent seasons, notably Garang Kuol's unsuccessful stints at Hearts and FC Volendam, and Miodrag Pivas' current struggles at Willem II, there is pressure on the decision makers inside St James' Park to seek out the best possible temporary homes for the club's prospective future talent.

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However, two thirds of those aforementioned loan deals sanctioned in recent days will have to be watched closely given slight turmoil unfolding at clubs lower down the English footballing pyramid.

Starting with Carlisle, McArthur's arrival follows the capture of Paul Dummett in recent days, with manager Mike Williamson attempting to bolster his squad in the hope of keeping the club in the fourth tier. The Brunton Park side are currently bottom of the table and seven points from safety after winning just four of their opening 25 matches.

Williamson retains the support of Tom Piatak, Carlisle United's owner, but the former Newcastle defender needs to hope McArthur and his other January signings hit the ground running as they plot a great escape.

Murphy's move to Bolton has similar question marks around it - but for slightly different reasons. The League One club are ninth in the table and just three points off a play-off place but anger has been bubbling away under the surface of late, with supporters voicing their discontent at manager Ian Evatt.

Bolton fans even went as far as to celebrate when opponents Rotherham United found the net earlier this month, while Evatt was hit with more fan fury as his side trailed 2-1 at home to Cambridge United over the weekend.

Evatt responded to boos and taunts with a "f*** off" outburst, which was caught on camera, and the boss has subsequently had to apologise for his X-rated shout as he made his way down the tunnel at half-time.

“First of all, I do apologise if any offence was taken,” he told the Bolton News. “I was walking back down the tunnel, I didn’t stop to look at any one person or target anybody in particular, I was just so annoyed with what had happened in the first half, the football, and it all came out.

“It was pure frustration at what I’d seen on the pitch. I didn’t mean it to come across as aggressive towards anybody, especially the fans. It was me letting my emotions out and it wasn’t personal at all.”

Like Carlisle, Bolton's hierarchy have thrown support around Evatt, who last month labelled criticism aimed at him as 'absolutely outrageous'. However, should a new manager be sought in the coming weeks or months, there will be fingers crossed that Murphy's game time isn't affected.

The Irishman, 20, who arrived on Tyneside from Galway United back in 2022, has been one of the under-21 stars to make the jump into the first-team at St James' Park. Murphy made his maiden Premier League appearance last term in November 2023 against Chelsea and is seen as a future star at the Magpies.