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Great signing, proper GK and with him the defence now looks competitive. Goals are still a concern but it looks like we have a fighting chance to survive now.

Sounds like he's in the Bryan Robson\Michael Ballack mold from yesteryear. If he's anywhere as good he'll be a great player.

Great deal! Best of luck in France, for whatever reason it just did not work here.

Was thinking the same thing, if we are on a constrained budget then Ings would IMO be a shrewd acquisition. He's never been a player that relied on pace so his age is less of an issue than for other strikers. Most importantly he knows where the goal is.

Another one for Osvaldo, genuinely thought he could have become a legend at the club. He had the class but the head wasn't there unfortunately.

I wouldn't disagree with that % figure, right now we look relegation material. Thankfully the transfer window is still open so if we can get a decent GK, striker and hopefully AM we'll have a fighting chance.

I'm another one of the age where Steve Moran was a legend. The first player I was truly gutted to see leave. Would love him in this team. His mum was also one of my old teachers and lived just up the road. She was a nice lady. Hope he makes a full recovery and if the club ever invited him to make a half time appearance I'm sure he'd get a fantastic reception.

Closer than I thought it would be but when will England learn that you'll never win anything with a defeatist 'hold on to what you have' kind of attitude. I hope Southgate goes, I'd rather watch entertaining football that takes a risk than this. We have some decent players, let them play.

Spain have been the best in the tournament but England have some good finishers and that gives them a puncher's chance. I predict England will score and then Southgate will revert to the tried and tested 9-0-1 formation.

Great first half followed by a tight 2nd. Pen was soft but Eng were unlucky not to get a Foden goal, 2nd goal was fantastic. Fair dues England, I've slagged them but tonight was a good show. Better of the two teams tonight. Southgate is a lucky manager but I'll take that.

Good teams at this level either have players that attack with pace or players that can get round the defence or both. The England starting 11 appear to have neither. Also when we got the 2nd goal it was instant retreat - no thoughts of trying for the third to kill the game off. A better team than Slovakia would have made us pay for this. So so boring to watch. Unless there is a U turn in attitude we will be deservedly dumped out on Saturday.

Typical England, no passion, played like statues. This is shaping up to be another tournament where they limp into the knockouts and get beaten by the first big team they meet. Why can't they show a bit of passion for once?

If Ings signs for £6m I'd say that was a good bit of business. He's always been about brains rather than speed so age shouldn't be too big an issue. If treated correctly I don't see why we couldn't get 10-15 goals from him. IMO he still has something good to offer.

As others have said its a balanced set of fixtures, tough teams are usually followed by beatable ones. The only tougher spots that stick out are the start of Dec (Chelsea(h)\Villa(a)\Spurs (h)) and May (Leicester(a)\Man City(h)\Everton(a)\Arse(h)). Home points are key and Jan-Apr looks to have quite a lot of winnable home fixtures. If we can keep up with the pace till Jan then we've given ourselves a decent shot of getting over the line. Must be clear of danger by May.

If the club wanted a Boruc type experienced GK signing I like Lars Unnerstall at FC Twente. Good experienced shot stopping keeper that probably wouldn't cost a huge amount.

Not a chance he gets loaned - it's going to be hard enough to stay in this league with what we have let alone loaning people out. He stays and fights for his place, we are not exactly overwhelmed with strikers right now and I'm fairly sure that neither the club or Ross Stewart will be thinking of parting ways just now.

Thought he was raw but still had a bit of class about him when he played here last. RM would have to play to his strengths but if he did AB would be a potent weapon. His age is also a plus and he enjoyed his last stint here by all accounts (in a dreadful team). £25M is steep considering what he's done since but I wouldn't be against him coming back.

Great goal and a very nervy finish but this time we got it over the line. This season has been everything I hoped for in August, a chance to bounce back with a repaired mojo. I've been critical of him but fair dues to RM - he steered it in. Now it's over to the board to provide some serious investment as we're going to need a fair bit of strengthening in the close season. Will be exciting to see who we get...

They'll keep him for 5-10 games and see how it goes. If we struggle he'll be gone by end of October. Personally I think his style will really struggle in the prem.

If we get promoted I'd make a top quality GK + a top quality striker the no 1 priorities. I do wonder if we'd have had a better GK last season whether we would have been relegated in the first place.

Great win but the job is not over, dirty Leeds up next. Going to be step up from the Baggies but we definitely have the tools to get the job done and we know we can beat them. Their 2 defeats to us will definitely be playing on their minds. IMO the biggest plus in these last few games has been McCarthy in goal. If defence has a GK they fully trust then they can play their own game better. Baz always had a clanger in him. Sets the rest of the team up. Bring it on.

As long as we don't bottle it I fancy our chances. Match their intensity and our better attacking quality should tip the balance. Play off the pace though and they will beat us.

0-0, I'll take that. If we don't bottle it on Friday we should be able to get through. Shame we didn't see much more of McCarthy this season but better late than never. If Ches is out Stewart should get the nod. Mara should be nowhere near the first team.

If Adams is out and Stewart is fit then play him. This is cup football, play your strongest team and go for the win. After what I saw against Stoke Mara should not be getting anywhere near the first team.

This is going to be tough but if we don't bottle it I fancy our chances. They are a good solid unit but reasonably predictable and we do have the weapons to get past them. Our biggest enemy is our own mentality. Will the Leeds team turn up or will it be the Stoke one? Hopefully a draw or narrow defeat at the Hawthornes followed by a comfortable home win.