Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

This is the first time I've ever been desperate to see a tweet from Jordan Sibley...

An Ipswich fan I know told me the reason he didn't want to stay on with them was because he wanted to stay in the Midlands. He was shocked he wanted to come down to us at all. Going to Leicester makes more sense for him + he might get extra wedge.

I apologise profusely.

That's the news they wanted to hear! Hopefully it means this will go smoothly... [i realise saying that may have f**ked it all up now and take full responsibility for my comment]

After all this time, I knew there had to be a reason Rupert wanted that picture so badly. There must been a knock on for future transfer dealings. Genius. Cortese out; Lowe in.

Absolutely, although I'll temper your excitement with the words "Phillips" and "Beattie", which was meant to be our last league destroying striking partnership... Nonetheless would be over the proverbial moon with this, as Sharp is the striker I wanted from the off.

Can you tell him to go and find out how it's going????

Think that's emergency loans not permanent signings.

That's that knackered then! Unless we've got the doctor in who did Delgado's medical.

Maybe that's what Adkins meant about the loan window, when quizzed after the Millwall game. He was referring to a loan CB rather than looking for loan striking reinforcements? To be honest, if Jose is fit for tomorrow then he Aaron Martin will probably be ok with Radhi on the bench and we could spend time getting the right loan in.

Deal was clinched when Cortese said Billy could go round IKEA, choose what furniture he'd like for his new pad and he'd pick up the tab. True. LordswoodSaints son served him when he was there.

SSHHHHHHHHHHH!!! FFS, don't say anything - West Ham might be watching! Didn't they pinch Baldock from us, after he'd had a medical?

Just asked Alan Nixon on Twitter and he also said Billy was on his way! Super stuff.

Might improve the music & half time entertainment. On the hand, probably not.

Hopefully it said "Sharp" and we don't end up with Graeme.

TBH, I'd rather it was Collins failing to agree terms than Sharp (if it is him we're after). I'm sure we can source another back up centre-half from somewhere but first choice strikers have proved harder to come by!

Or maybe the medical has uncovered an issue? Particular if it's a loan to permanent, as some have guessed.

Good stuff. Does that mean he was shopping in IKEA after all? Be interesting to find out whether he bought a trophy cabinet to put this promotion medal in...

I for one hope you're right about who the new arrivals are, if there are to be any!

Will you be camping out at Staplewood to provide updates on the new boys as they arrive?

I'm kind of hoping for Saints looking Sharp! Knowing our luck, instead of Saints get Sordell, we'll get Saints get sod all...

Lol! & I'm sure he has little proper impact on the match or new signings. As long as he comes up with a catchy headline for our new superstar striker, that's all he needs to worry about.

Came from Mirror/People journo Alan Nixon. Midlands journo John Percy has now supposedly also confirmed he's coming to us on Twitter but haven't found that Tweet. Suspect we'll get an announcement tomorrow, if there's anything in this.

Gonna say it now & ready for the vitriol: would rather sign Sharp than Hooper. Can just see him working better with Lambo. Really hope he picks us over Reading & hope fact he was in IKEA in So'ton is a plus for us!!

Doesn't reconcile with this "feckin huge" bid Alan Nixon has mentioned for Hooper though? Gonna be a long 2.5 days til the window closes...