LEE Collins has not yet put pen to paper on a deal with the Seasiders -- but he is expected to do so next week.

Although various press agencies -- and even Swindon Town Football Club -- have announced that the deal is done and dusted, the Citizen can reveal that he is not due at the club until next week at the earliest.

The battling midfielder was due at the club last Friday, but skipped his appointment for an important family affair -- the birth of his daughter.

And with manager Steve McMahon on holiday this week, the deal simply can't be done until he returns.