Marc Wilson signed for Stoke City on the 31 August 2010 in a player-plus-cash exchange deal which sees Liam Lawrence and Dave Kitson move in the opposite direction to Portsmouth. 8-9-10: More than a week after the transfer windown closed, the Football League are finally set to rubber stamp Liam Lawrence's move from Stoke to Pompey. Yet the deal will be classed as an emergency loan rather than as permanent. There was an understandable fear that Pompey would break the rule that states that no more than two players above the age of 23 can be at a club on loan. Portsmouth already have their quota of over 23-year-olds in Ibrahima Sonko and Carl Dickinson, but as this is an 'emergency' loan deal those rules do not apply to Lawrences. But emergency deal can only last a maximum of 93 days, which would take Lawrence through until early December. However, if Lawrence is sent back to Stoke for international breaks, for instance, Pompey could apparently stretch out the 93 days to get closer to January, when the deal can finally be made permanent. 3-1-11: Portsmouth have finalised the signing of Liam Lawrence on a permanent basis from Stoke.