Saint Garrett

Would have no problem with Long starting TBH.

They're too good to go down, strong on both sides of the pitch, solid, no chance they'll go down.

Glad we've got rid of a few, and I don't rate Cedric so not unhappy he's gone, but what I don't understand is why we've left our self in a precarious position, of having to rely on two 18 year olds at right back, and one injury away from having zero threat going forward. IT's a gamble thats for sure. Got to ask, where on earth is all the money going? I don't get the nonsense of wages, compensation figures etc. I can't imagine it's equal to all revenues, and given the amount of money we've brought in over the last 5 years, you've got to ask the question. Basically Gao is proving our biggest concern, and that's that the bloke is actually skint and completely unwilling to invest into the club. So why buy it apart from the additional marketing and to get him into the area? Surely there are better ways to do that than buy a football club. And also you have to question Kat for selling to a bloke with no money, basically flogged us for as much as she could get with no care in the world going forward. Concerning...

BURNLEY. Offer for Adams is/was 10. Rejected. Walked away. For now. Probably for good today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

According to Alan Nixon, they’ve not bid £12m yet... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Simon Peach... “All quiet at Southampton so far... only #DeadlineDay action there has been Jake Hesketh joining MK Dons on loan” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

No idea, I'm not ITK !

Probably the market rate to be fair...

Lemina and Bertrand still out for this.

Only for them buying, not for them selling I believe.

Augustin loan? Seems to be the one we want...

Sounds like we'll be bringing one in at least....

Neither is Ramsey and he’s our RB backup, Personally can’t see Bertrand going anywhere at this stage, but who knows. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thought they did a job on us tonight, pressed us out of it and didn’t give Redmond any space at all. They bullied us. McCarthy Stephens and Targett all very poor, thought Vestergaard was excellent in parts and shocking in others. Seems like Stephens was also lucky to not get sent off. Redmond and Ings couldn’t get in the game, don’t think anyone played particularly well. midfield did ok, but just seemed completely overrun in there tonight. Thought Valery did well on the whole, but had a couple of poor moments, notably when Zaha scored, but thought he had a decent game mostly. Take a point and move on, bit of a wake up call to those think we’re not in a relegation fight anymore, we’re not suddenly a good side, we’re still pretty poor. Absolutely should have strengthened in this window. Hopefully we get enough points against relegation rivals to stay up and have a rebuild in the summer.

Frustrating as he has talent, but he's not quick, and his decision making is not great. I'm willing to give him a chance, but he's been absolutely terrible so far. Remember thinking he played pretty well at Palace away, but had a couple of beers by then...

It doesn't look great - but I have more confidence in our squad than I did a few months ago - but concerning that we have weakened a squad that's already struggled for a few years now. Admittedly those that have gone I don't think are much of a loss, apart from Cedric and that's only if we don't bring in a replacement, because he's largely terrible. I'm fine with Valery at RWB, as long as he doesn't get sent off as Ramsey is clearly nowhere near ready to play in the Premier League yet. I guess in that position JWP could also do a job, but it's a gamble for sure. We seemed to be wanting a CB all window but that seems to have gone quiet, personally I've been surprised that we haven't been linked with any attacking players really apart from Adams. If Redmond gets injured then we're going to suddenly look very blunt IMO.

Why do Monaco want to let him go?

You'd think that if he liked playing under Ralph, and he wants to play in the premier league, he'll likely choose us over any other "mid-table" clubs.

Lewis - 21 - No idea really - think i've seen him once when we got dicked by Arsenal Valery - 19 - Been chucked in at the deep end and I think he's been very impressive. Quick, strong, sometimes a bit rash, but seems to have a lot of confidence in himself, got no problem with that. Not worried by him playing for the rest of the season at all. Ramsey - 18 - Probably the youngest on the list, again chucked into the deep end. Clearly got talent, but not ready yet IMO. A way behind Valery. Jones - 21 - No idea, think I've seen him once in a pre-season game. CB is a difficult position to come into as a youngster. Slattery - 19 - Very promising player, has slotted in when given a chance, and looks comfortable. Hesketh - 22 - Not really a youngster anymore, probably has one more year with us and then if he doesn't make it he probably needs to move on and play regularly. Could play a part if part of the squad this season? Looked ok, good skills, but not sure he's good enough to play regularly in the premier league. Sims - 21 - Obviously promising a few years ago, very disappointing loan spell, but could be an asset for us this season with our lack of options. Similar to Hesketh, I think that he needs to make it happen in the next year or so, or we'll be looking to move him on. Will need to be counted in 25 man squad. Johnson - 20 - Thought he looked promising vs Derby, and might need him on Wednesday...Not quite sure where his position is, but might need a loan move to get some experience. Barnes - 22 - Banging them in for the reserves, again part of the squad which needs to be named, promising, might need a loan move to see how he gets on. Gallagher - 23 - Can't make my mind up with him. To me, he doesn't look good enough to be a premier league striker, always been quite gangly and possibly lacking the technical ability, but proved himself in the Championship. Might get a chance in coming months but at the age of 23, it's difficult to call him a youngster anymore. Obafemi - 18 - Like him, works hard and is a nuisance. Again though, not sure he's got the technical ability to make it as a premier league player, reminds me a bit of Michael Antonio. Only 18 so got a few years to prove himself. McQueen - 23 - Again, not a kid anymore, think he's alright, but he'll have missed a big chunk of his development with this injury. Wouldn't be surprised if we let him go in the summer if he's fit again. Reed - 24 - Not a kid, promising performances in the Championship, just don't see where he fits next year. He's not better than Lemina, Pierre, JWP or Romeu. Can see him going to a Championship club permanently in the summer - possibly a newly promoted side.

More Saturday 3pm kick offs the better!

Good player Maxi Gomez, West Ham splashing the cash again.

You'd like to think that if Bertrand was nearly back 2 weeks ago, he should be back for this next week... Bertrand one side, Valery the other, I'm fine with that. You'd also hope that given there hasn't been a mention of Targett's injury, it's just a knock and he's fine. Assume he's back in training?

He's not a bad player, but not sure whether he's still good enough, strong enough and fit enough to be a hit for Chelsea. Only time will tell, but wouldn't be a surprise to me if he's a bit of a flop. Sounds like Milan getting Piatek to replace him for £30m, not sure why Chelsea didn't just buy him.

Absolutely sums my thoughts up. Something doesn’t add up here.

He's not played much, but very highly regarded...would expect him to go for more like £10-15m though if he goes...?