SHEFKI Kuqi's move to Ewood is now back in the balance after Mark Hughes turned down the chance of a loan move to Edgeley Park.

As we revealed yesterday, new County boss Carlton Palmer wanted the veteran striker on a temporary basis in exchange for sanctioning Kuqi's move to Rovers.

However, Hughes has subseqently rejected the notion although he has not closed the door on the idea completely if his situation at Ewood was to change in the future.