hypochondriac

What are you talking about? Of course the window will be judged at its conclusion but obviously people are going to comment on rumours. What an odd fellow you are.

Right but until it's official we probably won't be able to get anyone else in. Always a small chance he could fail his medical or something else goes wrong somewhere.

Bless you.

I'd mentally prepared myself to lose THB in this window and have been expecting it but replacing him at this stage would be almost impossible and would imo be a terrible blow to our chances of promotion, particularly with the minus points. Unless the fee really is ridiculous (35 million plus) I'd be telling him we just can't afford to lose him at this stage. I know it doesn't always work out like that but the likes of Leeds managed to only lose one big player when they failed to go up first year.

Is he? No more than Stewart was last year or Wellington is. Or one of Matsuki or fellows. You need a strong squad.

He was only sold today! Maybe the replacement will be a Prem loan.

I'd say Azaz and (at the time) Fellows were pretty ambitious signings. THB too albeit on loan.

Azaz and Dobbin playing together could be interesting. I think we will replace Charles though.

Dan Neil was quite a defensive signing I thought. I agree with you, we need more of a goal threat.

Agreed although losing THB at this stage would be a massive blow. We'd have to bed in a new cb and get a new understanding without preseason and when we simply have to have a fast start.

Don't need your pedantry cheers.

I think if we lose one of them now I'll be a lot more pessimistic about our chances for the season.

He's obviously not going for anything like that but it shows there is interest out there.

Genuinely why the pessimism? We are on a 19 game unbeaten run and have lost two players who weren't necessarily first choice. We have also replaced one of them. We may well lose but I'm not sure why you wouldn't be positive. I'm certainly expecting us to have a better start than last season given all the upheaval and how calm things have been this summer (particularly considering how the season ended.)

Doesn't seem like the correct profile of player to me. Not a Larin alternative.

TBF spurs did negotiate a buyback so it's not really the case that they were happy to sell.

TBF it may have been as simple as they were annoyed that his agent had used a technicality to weasel out of his extension.

Or it's just cheaper to get people who were working solely for our club to now work for other clubs as well.

Agreed. Plus he can play up front if required. Combined with Dobbin that may be enough cover.

I'm hoping that Larin is fitter and therefore we won't need as much rotation. I agree though, on the face of it it does make us weaker.

I hope he isn't a starter because it will mean Larin is fit and performing well. He's not the signing I wanted but it doesn't mean it won't work. Larin was a revelation for example.

It's not weird at all. I just don't think there's much benefit to it and if we weren't involved I wouldn't be upset. Hardly weird to have an opinion.

Would be a nice problem to have if we did manage to make it to the prem.

Arguably pissing about signing players for other clubs took resources and manpower away from being 100% committed to trying to keep us in the prem. Like I said there's very little benefit for us.

He's hardly a chancer is he as shown by his involvement in multiple sports.