Albion are re-signing Scott Flinders on loan from Crystal Palace for a second month.

The paperwork will be completed today ahead of the young goalkeeper's fifth appearance for the Seagulls against leaders Scunthorpe at Withdean tomorrow.

Flinders' first month expires with Scunthorpe's visit but boss Dean Wilkins has agreed an extension with his Palace counterpart and former Albion chief Peter Taylor.

Palace have an instant recall option if Flinders is needed for their late assault on a Championship play-off place.

Flinders, drafted in when the fit-again Michel Kuipers was injured, has kept two clean sheets in four games so far.

He made a shaky start in Albion's victory at Gillingham and home defeat by Bristol City when still suffering the effects of flu, but has starred in consecutive away draws at Crewe and Blackpool.

Wilkins said: "We knew we were bringing in somebody who was not 100 per cent for the first couple of matches. Scott has recovered from that and he has done very well for us.

"We are still in a position where we need another keeper with a bit more experience than the young lads we have got (John Sullivan and Richard Martin), so to me it just makes sense to extend his loan."

Meanwhile, Wilkins insisted today he is not fretting over his future.

Chairman Dick Knight has yet to open talks with Wilkins, whose contract is up at the end of the season.

The Seagulls' fifth manager in as many years is relaxed about the situation.

TURN TO PAGE 39 Wilkins said: "We are just trying to get ourselves as high as we can in the league.

"I trust the chairman and the board to take care of that eventually, so there is no panic on my behalf.

"When I first came into the youth team job the instability of the football world was something I had accepted, so I don't worry about it.

"It might come to an end one day but I'm certainly not going to worry about it while I'm in it. I am going to try and enjoy it."

Albion are expected to be unchanged tomorrow after last Saturday's goalless draw at Blackpool.

That means a place on the bench against for on-loan Arsenal defender Joe O'Cearuill, who has kept his spot in the Republic of Ireland under-21s squad for a friendly in Holland next Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Wilkins has added his name to the list of managers opposed to scrapping draws in the Football League.

A meeting of the 72 league chairmen agreed yesterday to set up a working party to consider the proposal from chairman Brian Mawhinney for all drawn matches outside the Premiership to go to a penalty shoot-out, with an extra point for the winners.

The move has already come under fire from former Albion chief Peter Taylor, Tony Mowbray, Ian Holloway and even the likes of Arsene Wenger and Neil Warnock, whose clubs would be unaffected.

Wilkins said: "That's not for me. I think you can mess with the game too much.

"If you look at our result and performance at Blackpool last week I think it warranted a draw, no more."

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