Glenn I'll call you when I get back home and with the car, you around 4pm?

James thanks, I was pushing the rod against the ground downwards to try bleed it, will try that.

Before I left for work I took a quick look, turns out the existing slave cylinder stops about 1/4" short at the end, when compared to a new spare I have on hand. Coincidentally the entire problem appears to be me lacking that last 1/4" of travel.

The clutch fork, however, is suspect, just feels loose as hell when I clip it in.