Sheaf Saint

He only needs to stay awake for two hours. He's not doing Ironman.

Possibly even all three. The two leaving could be Adams and Bednarek.

This is it. Much like Yoshida before him, he was signed as backup and ended up becoming first choice by virtue of us selling our better CBs and not replacing them with players of equal quality. The fact he ended up becoming a mainstay of our defence is a damning indictment of our recruitment in recent years.

Back of the net

Tom Cannon going to Leicester on a perm rather than a loan.

And no doubt blaming someone else for it.

Yep. He may be 'alright' at this level, but he's not the future of the club at all. He's very much one of the reasons we are where we are now, and given the comments he made when he went on loan to Villa, I would be very happy to never see him play for us again.

I'm still holding on to the hope that we can palm Bednarek off to someone before the window shuts later.

If injuries etc. dictate that we need to call on him, he might be OK at this level. At least against the poorer teams in the division.

Zeqiri?

We just need a LB with a double-barrelled surname now to complete the set.

He's the club captain, but not necessarily the first team captain.

Someone called Dale Hotpot? Don't know about the painting though. Maybe he's coming from a tinpot club?

On the contrary. He'll flambé

I've told you once

He suggested an argument, not a game of Mornington Crescent.

I think last minute deals are often signed with the caveat that they are 'pending a medical exam'. I can't think of any that have subsequently fallen through, but I'm sure there have been a few over the years since the transfer window system was introduced.

And we could charge them an extortionate extra amount for the use of their dugouts

By all accounts he did well for PNE last season - 8 goals in 20 games - but he ain't coming. Been told by my man on the inside at Everton that he's going to Leicester.

Tom Cannon.

I've heard that this afternoon from an extremely reliable source.

Tom Cannon won't be coming. He's going to Leicester.

It's achilles tendon, not ACL.

Shame. I bet he can belt out a good rendition of Suspicious Minds at karaoke too.