hypochondriac

Hmm. Not going to happy if this is a load of bollocks...

Any idea what he's like? Assumes this is a good signing based on the experience of our head of recruitment.

Pleased with this signing. With another cb in that will be the defence sorted for this summer.

I wonder if we have even attempted an attacking signing after Gakpo fell through yesterday.

I think we all do! Hope slipping away...

I agree. I think you would have heard something more definitive if we weren't trying to bring in an attacker.

In my opinion we need a quality attacking signing. It's not just about numbers.

Yes but we need more.

Still think there could be a pop up out of nowhere type signing. I've been burnt before with that type of thinking though.

As positive as that is, he's been getting on the bench recently. If redmond goes too then we are losing some attacking options.

Quite a few Chelsea fans I know really miss Abramovic.

Because he was presumably signed to eventually assist some of the other teams in our group I would expect.

We were linked with Harvey Vale earlier in the window

That's my hope too. It's such a glaring hole that you'd hope we had contingency plans in place. Still very quiet and I think we might pop up with one.

Top 3 and a cb. Probably announced at the last minute.

Today not as exciting as I thought it might be

So if rumours are true it looks like we are getting at least: A cb A lb A left winger A cm We will have good strength in depth at the back and in the middle.

Expect djenepo will no longer be lb. So choices will be Tino and kwp rb and Perraud and larios lb.

I don't think we have to necessarily spend a lot. If we become well known as the club that gives young players a platform then it's entirely conceivable in a few years we could be challenging for Europe.

The striker or at least an attacking signing is my hope. I get we've lost our first choice but I'm crossing my fingers that the club realise the importance.

20 players though? That's just madness.

Only because in general we are left feeling unfulfilled.

Not sure I entirely agree. Finishing as high as possible or getting into Europe wi only increase the clubs attractiveness. Its in their interest to do as well as they possibly can. Under Mao our strategy was to spend the bare minimum and survive.

Part of the fun of promotion is seeing how your band of plucky heroes navigate the prem. If you're going to change the entire team then what's the point?

When I said bring someone in I didn't mean bloody Barkley!