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Not sure why people put stuff like that on here unless they are certain and have trusted sources. One thing is sure, we could do with Caspar back in the side to add some height and aggression to our midfield.

Maybe the club feel he can make the step up to the first team. He's 20 now so a good age to show what he can do.

Much prefer Larin and I don't think you'd have kept both happy if we'd signed Lankshear.

I see Mubama's 'hold up' skills as totally different to Larin and don't really think he'll be able to learn much more. Mubama, for me, can hold the ball up by receiving clever passes through the channels or out towards the flanks that he can latch onto and retain possession while support arrives. I'd still like us to bring in another big guy up front though.

Smacks of a spy working behind enemy lines 🙂

I'm not up to speed with our U21 squad - is there anyone there who is ready to step up to the first team this season? Maybe the club think there is.

The impression I'm getting is that the transfer money generated is being used to help pay off debts. If that's the case it's not being squirrelled away to spend in January. Just my gut feeling and could be wide of the mark.

Agree. Would have expected a comparable type striker to be signed as back up to Larin. A lengthy injury to him would leave us very light up front.

Can he play in goal? He's probably better than Baz.

They'd certainly keep the medical staff busy.

Would be delighted with that.

You may well be right but, if so, it begs the question of why we have been trying to sign the Austrian or Norwegian centre back?

Or even two human beings.

Clickbait I'm guessing.

Comparing apples and oranges imo.

Given how long the THB deal took you would have thought we'd have been having meaningful negotiations and laying the groundwork with the Norwegian and Austrian plus their respective clubs in advance. I kinda assumed that's how these things work so that once the THB deal was finalised we'd have some framework already in place. Surely we'd have been able to establish whether either or both were viable in terms of transfer fees, wages and whether the players actually wanted to come. Doesn't seem to have happened which is baffling and means we've wasted a lot of time leaving us scrambling around in the last 30 hours of the window.

And removed THB and Charles.

He'll be 4th choice.

Assuming Schlotterbeck and Wood are our first choice does anyone seriously think if one of them gets injured or loses form Tonda will put in this youngster ahead of Capn Jack?

Whatever JWP's attributes I don't think you can consider him an adequate replacement for Charles.

So we got good money for Charles and didn't replace him and good money for THB and look like replacing him with a young inexperienced lad with potential. The money situation must be dire.

Stephens is our captain. It will not be long before he is back in the starting eleven. You've been a fan for a while, surely you realise that. Like night follows day Stephens ends up a regular in our side.

Let's see.

I guess we can safely say Capn Jack is back in contention and likely to start lots of games.

We may well do but what is worrying some of us is that we started off looking as though we planned to splash some cash and buy someone decent but these deals fell through and we now seem to be aiming much lower. I get that everything is rumour and clickbait at this end of the window but we've seen many of these disappointments before as Saints fans.