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Not unless they're bonkers.

If he's not unfit he's ill and if he's not ill he's unfit.

Never going to happen.

If you can put up with Andy Fucking Hinchcliffe!

That was before the pc/woke brigade started calling the shots on every aspect of our lives.

Or know when Ross Stewart is likely to be fit or not suffering from an illness.

It's got that feel to it but maybe Spors will do something to surprise us.

The way it's shaping up so far I'll not be holding my breath on that one. Two weeks to go so plenty of time left but this is feeling like previous windows where it's a case of make do and mend. Prove me wrong Spors by signing some exciting players who will add to the squad not clog it up with more mediocrity.

Good point well made.

Other than maybe putting too many eggs in one basket.

Did very well in the league in Norway which is why Chelsea bought him. He's not done much during 3 loan periods though.

But it's highly likely there is other interest.

A deadline is only effective if there is not much other interest in the player. As it stands we could set a final date for our offer and the holding club wouldn't give a monkeys.

Agree and we all know the player will likely eventually go to the club which offers him the most money so him having agreed to come here doesn't mean a lot at this stage.

Hope you are right but you seem to be swimming against the tide. I do appreciate that none of us really know what's being discussed between clubs and the player but I guess we've been here before and it rarely seems to end how we'd like. I'm still convinced he's above our level and will end up going to a better club.

We shouldn't take Stoke lightly because Mark Robins is a decent manager. As we know, their keeper is very good and Thomas is a useful creator. Not expecting an easy 3 points but we should win.

Not overly impressed by this lad.

I don't think Rudoni is at all similar to Spertsyan.

Yeah I get that but he was bought as an alternative to Stewart who would obviously have been considered the senior option. My point is that I have no confidence that Stewart will ever be ready to start games regularly because he just seems to have one set back followed by another. If Stewart is never going to play we are left with Downs and what if he struggles (which I think he will) or picks up an injury.

How many more seasons do we have to wait for a good striker? We've been trying to sort this out for an eternity and it is holding us back. Every team needs a strong guy to lead the line and bang in a few goals - it's a crucial part of the spine of any side. We cannot make do and mend for yet another season.

I think we desperately need a decent centre forward because there is always something wrong with Stewart and Downs needs to be given some intensive coaching - without those two we are left with AA through the middle and we all know how well that goes.

Not sure they will - I think that ship has sailed.

Fortunately his football brain works at about 10 times the rate of Sulemana's. I know which one I'd rather have in the side.

Didn't see any noticeable improvement - thought it was much the same in terms of our quality on the ball, movement and shape. We are struggling with this 5 at the back formation and I don't think our fluency will improve until we ditch it and play 433 or 4231. It's tough to play 5 at the back unless you have the players to make it work. I think we need to simplify things with a back 4 so that everyone knows their job.

Yeah, they're definitely playing us and, having seen that brilliant free kick, we need to leave the Aston Martin showroom and start looking at a selection of second hand runabouts. We aint getting this feller.