N'Zogbia: Birmingham move 'wasn't right'

Charles N'Zogbia insists he is happy at Wigan despite almost joining Birmingham City last month.

The French winger was on the verge of signing for the Blues after the two clubs agreed a fee but the deal collapsed at the last minute with reports of a disagreement over wages. Now the 24-year-old, who came on as a substitute in last weekend's 1-1 draw at home to Sunderland – his first appearance since the transfer broke down – wants to focus on the future.

"Now the transfer window has closed, we all have to try to forget about what has happened in the past,"N'Zogbia said. "I was close to going to Birmingham but, in the end, I just wasn't interested enough.

"It wasn't the right club for me and I wanted to stay with Wigan. I'm fine now, happy with the situation, and just want to get back onto the field and play my football."

Meanwhile the Preston North End goalkeeper Andy Lonergan has been charged with using abusive and/or provocative gestures following Saturday's stormy derby defeat at Burnley.

The charge follows Lonergan's conduct towards home fans at the end of the match, which Darren Ferguson's side lost 4-3 despite leading 3-1 with six minutes remaining. The homegrown goalkeeper has until Monday, to respond to the charge.

Ferguson, meanwhile, has admitted a charge of improper conduct aggravated by insulting and/or abusive language and behaviour relating to his conduct towards referee Kevin Friend in the tunnel after Saturday's game. The case will be dealt with by a Regulatory Commission today.

Ferguson said: "I have apologised to the FA and also to the referee. I'm only 38, I'm still learning myself, and I lost my temper. I know I was out of order."

The Everton striker James Vaughan would be happy to extend his loan spell with Crystal Palace. The Everton manager, David Moyes, allowed the 22-year-old to join Palace on a three-month deal and he marked his home debut with a stunning hat-trick in Tuesday's 4-1 home win over Portsmouth.

Vaughan said: "I was pushing to come out and play some games. At the moment it's paying off and I want to push on and get some more games.

"If Palace want to keep me and Everton want to let me stay, it's out of my hands so I'm going to see where it takes me and keep enjoying my football," Vaughan added. "It's a great club, there's great quality in the squad so I don't see why not."