Hull City winger Cameron Stewart has been challenged to prove he is worthy of a long-term contract with Charlton Athletic. The 22-year-old is on loan at the London club until January, but Addicks boss Chris Powell is already eyeing an extended deal. Stewart left the KC Stadium on transfer deadline day after Steve Bruce told him he was not a part of the Tigers' Premier League plans. Now, Powell hopes the former Manchester United starlet can recover the form that briefly made him one of the Championship's most feared players. Powell told the South London Press: "Cameron is someone who came to my attention way back. I always thought he was a good player and he had a superb season at Hull when he first went there. He is a quick, direct winger. We'll need to bring him up to speed because he had a minor injury through pre-season. "He has come in short term but I'll be keeping my eye on him as someone that could be here longer. Most players are going away this weekend but Cameron is staying in London and wants to do extra sessions. That shows his attitude - he wants to shine and hopefully we can give him a platform to do that."Matty Fryatt to leave this week?Matty Fryatt update: The Nottingham Post has confirmed Forest are back in for the striker and Hull City are willing to deal if they can recoup the majority of the £1.2m they paid to sign the player from Leicester in January 2011. That is understood to have been the stumbling block when negotiations stalled on deadline day, but the deal could now be resurrected, with fresh talks having begun. The Reds are hoping to tie up a loan deal before they face Barnsley at the City Ground next Saturday. However, as reported here, the move could still depend on Forest committing to a permanent move for Fryatt in January. Boss Billy Davies says of his deadline day dealings: "Of course, we missed out on some key signings but a valuation is a valuation. We won't be stupid – we had a certain figure in mind for each player which we weren't prepared to go above."Conor Townsend eyes extended loan at Carlisle Staying with loans, and Hull City left-back Conor Townsend says he would be happy to extend his month's deal at Carlisle United. The 20-year-old played all 90 minutes in the stoppage-time defeat at home to Port Vale on Saturday and has targeted three more appearances over the coming month, before he is due to return to the KC Stadium. "I am here for a month initially. But, for me, I want to come here and I want to play all four games in the month to begin with and hopefully do well and help the team pick up," he told BBC Radio Cumbria. "It is all about getting games and trying to play as well as I can. If it goes well then I am more than happy to stay here for longer, but that is obviously up to the clubs to sort out, I am not too sure." The move to League One Carlisle represents a new challenge for Townsend after previous loan spells at Conference Grimsby and League Two Chesterfield. And he said he was enjoying the learning curve. "It is a little bit quicker, but I think the higher up you go, like people say, you get punished more for not taking your chances. The higher up you go the more likely strikers are to take chances and punish you. It is a learning curve for myself and I am just looking to take each game as it comes and hopefully do the best I can." Townsend will now wait to see how things pan out at Carlisle following the departure of manager Greg Abbott today. Abbott, who played 124 times for Hull City in the mid-90s, has paid the price for a poor run of results.• Talking of young hopefuls, midfielder Eoghan McCawl has been called up to the Northern Ireland U19 squad for their friendly game against Austria on Wednesday. Steve Harper will play through pain Hull City goalkeeper Steve Harper has revealed he has had a painkilling injection in his knee in order to play in his Newcastle United v AC Milan testimonial match. The legends game will include Alan Shearer, Peter Beardsley, Paulo Maldini and even Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio. Harper, who joined the Tigers this summer after 20 years at Newcastle, told the north-east's Chronicle newspaper he would play through the pain in Wednesday night's charity match at St James's Park. "We've two stellar teams and even to be mentioned in the same sentence as some of them is an honour, let alone play on the same pitch," said Steve, 38. "From a Newcastle point of view I'm looking forward to sharing a pitch with Ginola, Beardsley and Andy Cole, as when they were playing I was only a young player." "Though right now playing is the last thing on my mind – It's manic getting everything organised. But it will be all worth it when the game is out of the way and I can look forward to seeing just how much we have raised for (our charities)." Among good causes Harper is supporting is the Clarke Lister Brain Haemorrhage Foundation, in memory of a 10-year-old boy who collapsed and died while out playing. Harper said: "Clarke's sister used to work near where I live and the family asked me to help. Then about 10 years ago my mother-in-law suffered a brain haemorrhage and from being involved in the charity it gave me access to more information. Thankfully she made a full recovery – but the work of the charity is ongoing." Tickets for match, which kicks off at 7pm, are on sale from the Newcastle United official website, priced £10 for adults and £5 for children and concessions.Reserves at Doncaster Football withdrawal symptoms? Hull City's reserves travel to Doncaster Rovers' Keepmoat Stadium tomorrow (Tuesday) for their latest game in the Central League East Division. Tickets cost £1 and kick-off is 2pm.
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