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Thought Cornet was someone we should have gone for when Burnley went down, but we didn't have the funds. Not worked out at West Ham, which is a worry, but players coming in from abroad often take a while to settle, so he might at least hit the ground running...which is what we need.

I was going to suggest Manning out and Omar Richards straight in, but Richards has joined Rio Ave in Portugal on loan for the season.

He'll have to earn the place back with us rather than live off past performances and any big club `boost' you might get.

With results probably not going our way every week, we are going to need some positivity around the training ground to keep people going.

Has Carsley just picked players that are playing? Good news for us. It will be interesting to see if he makes the next squad.

Quite like him as a person. Proper shithouse on the field though. Kind of surprised Everton have managed to get a fee for him. Or did his goal draught come to an end last season?

that would be the kind of ruthless some have called for. Only making the bench yesterday was a clear sign he isn't getting any game time this season unless injuries occur. Also, maybe a sign there is movement with Fraser - assuming we are still interested.

I'm with you on Edozie. I love that he is willing to try to beat players, but his judgement as to what is achievable isn't great, which leads to him running into the second or third defender. He could make it as Prem player, but I didn't see any real improvement over the course of last season. He might simply just not be quite good enough. I'm not Fraser's biggest fan. He's too ordinary for my taste, lacking pace and tracks. I think his crossing is overrated, but what he does do is make lost of off the ball runs on the shoulder of the full back. Some are found some not, but he at least is giving midfielders an option. As we saw with England this summer, if you don't have the off ball movement, the ballplayers have no one to pass to. We seemed to be loaded with decent (for the championship) wide player last season, but we have failed to upgrade ion that position and now look a little flat. If we continue to pose little threat, it won't be long before people are calling to see Sulemana get another chance!

I chose Lallana.

Isn't he basically the first reserve CM? Why would they let him go?

While we are are all patting ourselves on the back, I'd like to hold my hands up and say that, with the McCarthy two year deal I didn't think we'd get a first choice keeper in. Looks like I couldn't have been more wrong. Assuming we are not paying McCarthy the earth and Lumley is on buttons, the challenge and cost of bringing in keepers for all Prem clubs this summer may explain why we didn't completely reboot the keeping unit with three new guys.

Trabzonspor president Doğan's comments in relation to Onuachu: "Onuachu is also our coach's first request. We are talking to him. He is also telling his club. We made a serious offer.," "We made an offer with 6 million euros and bonuses. His club's demand of 15 million euros continues. "The transfer period is ending. I think it will result positively with a loan or purchase like the last time. Our talks are ongoing."

Went back and read the Russ transfer comments from the interviews yesterday. Does loaning Ramsey fit his statement: "A couple of years ago it was about spending money for here and now to stay in the league. This time we haven't done that. That has been agreed by us. We're not just going to go all in for one season and put the club in a difficult position further down the line. Doesn't seem to align. Perhaps if there is a permanent move afterwards?

I don't know him or his career. Watching that video he seems be very `Fraser-like'. Not quick, but busy. Looks like he will run with the ball in straight lines, but he has no real tricks. There is lots of laying it off to others to do the tough bit of finishing. Nothing wrong with that, but I'm not overly excited. I'd like to see a bit more from a winger. I guess it's a lot tougher to do that in Serie A than say the Championship - which is where the other wingers we have looked at have been plying their trade.

If we stay up, it probably won't do us any harm in attracting other decent players. I'm getting ahead of myself now though. Excellent to have this late window link. Hope it comes off. Will give everyone a real lift after the poor start.

Cheers. Emulating it (let's say us paying Arsenal £20m now, but they buy him back for £15m next summer if we go down - this a £5m loan fee) might not be possible for financial fair play reasons. With us being involved in the Archer subsequent move, I would guess the ploy will be very familiar to us now.

You might be right, but he's an improvement on what we got and its those small incremental steps that add to up a better side and more points.

Is there any news on the Archer transfer investigation? With limitations on the number of loans we can bring in from prem sides, I just wondered if we could copy that `buy back' move (to disguise an extra loan) AND get away with it?

I think he was at Forest when the Tina episode took place.

Me too. 0-0 in their first league game. They had 68% possession, away from home, but only two shots on target (sounds familiar). Weghorst going to Ajax. Their hand is now a little weaker, although they may simply not have the cash to go much higher.

Fellows reminds me a little bit of Brooks, but unlike him is genuinely two footed, which is rare these days. Not quite sure he has enough to unlock Prem defences, but you wont know until you see him try. He looks like a £15m player we might pull off rather than, what turned out to be a £25m guy, like Asprilla or Carvalho, which we really wanted.

Weghorst has apparently agreed personal terms with Ajax. Trabzonspor's `bluff' option may not be an option for them. Lets see if they up their offer for TP.

rightly or wrongly, it sounds like he wants a right winger to allow AA to play down the middle.

Thanks. It will be interesting to see the 2024 accounts next March to see if that figure is any where near genuine. I don't recall seeing `donations that have been turned into equity' of that magnitude in the first sets of accounts, but June 23 to June 24 may be very different.

what, like promotion, introducing safe standing and signing a host of new players like Sugawara, THB, Downes, Les, Fernandez, BBD and Archer? I understand your frustration, especially in the goalkeeping department, but there has been some `positive' things from the club over the last four months.