Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

If I was Brian Howard, I'd turn up to tomorrow's game at Charlton for a laugh. Would send this board into meltdown...

Lee Johnson at Bristol City would be a reasonable shout. Only on the bench this weekend or maybe Korey Smith, a young midfielder who did ok at this level with Norwich at the weekend? Just guesses as this thread calls for ideas...

So it's not going to be Brian Howard, which means if there is to be a CM signing, all names are open for consideration again!!

Way too sensible a post containing insufficient hysteria. Go back and try harder.

To be honest, if Howard wants 60k a week, I'd back NC a million percent to say the deal is dead in the water!!

I think Hypo was possibly referring to Arsenal letting us have Frimpong, which would be an advantage where we are now.

Looking like this is going to be added to just that group!

Latest from the Reading-based reporter. Says will be an update on Howard's future on his site tomorrow...

I wonder if we'll still bolster the midfield before the game given the Howard deal no longer looks a goer.

I'm guessing your son has had a chat with the boy Howard?

Are you going to the driving range with him today or is he busy elsewhere doing something else contracty-like?

Ah, but were you also going to say that if we do sign him, I hope we haven't sold our souls and promised them to a deal on Oxo in the summer as payback?!?!?

They've signed 2 defenders in the last 2 days: Rob Jones from Scunny and Danny Batth from Wolves. Hopefully, NA will at least know what weaknesses Jones has!

In which case we must definitely be signing Frimpong as he was he was the other player linked earlier this week and NA didn't mention him.

True. Look at Preston refusing to sell/loan Paul Hayes to Derby because they were in and around them in the table. Same would be true of the Posh unless we'd paid over the odds.

Very true. In the nicest possible way, I hope your session at the driving range is cancelled tomorrow!!

David Connolly day? All go in bandages.

I hope this happens! Although, if we could guarantee that we'd be automatically promoted and he joined us instead, in the summer, I'd settle for that...

Jordan Sibley - he know nothing (about signing Howard).

He did say he was going into battle. Two whole days negotiations would constitute a battle!!

Ok, so not signed yet. But is he any closer to signing?!

Maybe but there has to come a point where the positives in bringing someone in outweigh annoyance at not being the first to say it! Howard would definitely improve us so maybe NC needs to rise above the Echo's oneupmanship.

http://www.saints.co.uk/ This lot would do!!

Pretty sure it's next Thursday 24th. Maybe CMS is in a hurry to leave?!!