Saint Garrett

Origi at this stage of the window with us in our current situation, has got to be tempting. I mean he's not a bad player, he's quite quick bit of a handful, would offer us something we don't have. In this ridiculous market, if we could negotiate to something like £20m I'd probably take him...

Not as much as losing Pelle & Mane...Tadic & Austin would be a lot easier to replace.

Yeah said the same, surely he'd have offers in London which he'd prefer rather than all the way up there.

Mate of mine reckons Charlie Austin is due at Boro before Wednesday...no idea whether to believe it or not.

But it doesn't look likely, that we're going to play 4 at the back, especially when we have so many CB's. I'd be tempted to play something like your set up though... ..............McCarthy Cedric Yoshida Vestergaard Bertrand ...........Lemina Romeu.................. Redmond-Armstrong-Elyounoussi ......Gabbiadini / Austin................

Yup - exactly this. I think Gunn is good business but seems strange when we're desperate for a goal scorer. We could have dealt with Forster as backup, especially given his wages. We could also do with getting rid of Stephens, and TBH, I'd be tempted to bring Pied back as a backup RB on a free, he's still not got a club and no point us spending decent money on a RB backup.

Can’t see it, isn’t he on upwards of £120k pw? No thanks, got enough CM’s, need a proper striker

It will be 5311, it will be largely dull, and we will probably make mistakes at the back and struggle to score...the team is so weak. If you look through pretty much everyone’s best XI in the league, ours is comfortably bottom 5/6 probably bottom 3. Utterly ridiculous that it looks like we’re going into another season with **** strikers.

We're weak everywhere, Defence - Lets hope Vestergaard is a big improvement, and Hoedt steps up this season and Yoshida stays fit. Midfield - Ok in this area, but a lack of pace and a lack of attacking intent - lets hope Lemina can be on it all season, and Armstrong fits in and scores a few. And we still need a quick winger Strikers - Lets just pray we sign one before the window closes. It's been a problem for 3 years now,

Assuming we bring in someone else to play on the wing, then yes. He could do with games regularly at his age, and probably wont start many games for us if at all.

Supposedly, about €9m..Courtois to Real for €25m.

Reina to Chelsea.

Promoted clubs certainly investing, can’t see Wolves or Fulham going down to be honest.

From what I’ve heard our top earner is on £80k, Forster on £65k/£70k pw

Not what I heard? I heard £60k, where have you seen he's on £100k? Everytime I see his contract being discussed it seems to go up by £10k

Yep - don't disagree, it was the games against the bottom half last season which killed us, especially at home. Everyone is making a few decent signings though, theres always one or two "shocks" who are down there, so interesting to see who they are this year...possibly Watford, Newcastle, Burnley depending on how they get on with Europe.

Yep - would be another difficult season though with few wins. Guessing thats what the season handicap betting is based on, would be tempted to bet on Fulham for that,

Whereas I thought we had a squad who was solid enough with 2 large weaknesses...at the back and up front, and this was exactly our issue...games which we used to win 1-0 away, we were losing 2-0 becuase of both boxes. We still have questionable players in those two departments and I don't see us finish top half without Vestergaard being a huge step up, and Austin magically being fit all season and offering something outside the 6 yard box.

Who's likely to take him? Why would anyone take him as a first choice keeper in the prem? Why would clubs in the championship take him on his wages? It's going to be difficult getting anything worthwhile for him, given every club will know we need to get rid of him. I always thought we wouldn't bring in Gunn if we didn't already have Forster a move lined up. I still think he isn't as bad as what some people make out with a more structured defence in front of him. He probably needs a season in the championship to build back up his confidence, he still has worldy saves in him, he just lets too many easy ones in, especially from distance.

Davis and Long both fine squad players, Davis should 100% Stick about given how long he’s been here and his likely influence in the dressing room. Would get rid of Stephens if anyone would take him.

So West Ham Looking to offload Kouyate and Obiang at the moment...they’ll be bringing in another CM if true, hopefully that’s not Lemina

Rob Green to......Chelsea...that’s the end of the Forster hope then...

Llorente also available - would 100% take him on a short term deal

Don't think we stood much chance of selling him given his not so great season last season, relatively large wages for that league, unlikely to pay us money for him.

They also won the open on Sunday as well apparently...