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Who knew, we signed the player just for Aston Villa at home (tm). It's a shame it never worked out, but I don't think we scoped him out well enough. I think the PL was just a little too quick for him, he needed time on the ball - as he got in Serie A and the Champ with Boro, but was often bullied off the ball at PL level.

Obafami could have been a powerful player at a decent level, but so many managers got frustrated with him as he never put in the effort to manage his body. I know Ralph spoke out about him, and I think even our old mate Martin questioned his commitment/application when he was at Swansea. (but that may have been another of his deflection tactics!) A waste.

If our players went into this game seeing themselves as underdogs, I'd kick them into the Itchen. Grow a pair, seriously.

It's pretty good going to get a player to 'drop down' from a Top 5 league.

This window has been the root and branch clear out we all wanted, we've reduced the risk of any '12' point hangovers by doing this. As with any clear out of this scale will still be question marks over certain areas as you can't do it all in one window. There are still things to be done in future windows, but this is a pretty fast start. Leavers: Onuachu, Sullemana, Bree, Taylor, Smallbone, Brereton-Diaz, Larios, Bednarek, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Suguwara all gone - players I know we all feel needed to go and it was time to shift them on. The wages freed up there is huge. Aribo and Edozie still to go. We also had to lose Ramsdale, Dibling, Fernandes and KWP as our only proven PL players - but that's what you pay for with relegation. Big fees recouped and more big wages off the wage bill. CBs: Quarshie, Edwards, Wood, Stephens, Harwood-Bellis - Stacked in numbers. We were never going to add anything else there. We've got good Champ CB's in Wood and THB, a prospect in Quarshie with some interesting attributes - and QPR's player of the season. We've got lots of options and versatility in CB with different profiles. I wasn't too keen on Stephens new deal, but you can't say we have a poor group of CB's for this level. Full Back I really, really like what we've done at full back, we've unquestionably upgraded the left side and the depth all across. Jelert, Mads are top tier signings. With Manning and Wellington also in the mix. DM/CM Midfield has had a bit of a refresh too. Matsuki, even though he was here already, is a new signing really. Jander looks like an elite talent and I think we've picked well there. Charles, Downes, Jander, Matsuki, Jelert, Edwards who can all cover CM makes it look like we have some good depth there. AMC/Wide The attacking midfield and wide areas have been revamped entirely, it will be like watching a new team in these areas. Leo & Fellows bring direct dribbling unpredictability, they are players who can stretch the game and are able to operate on either side. Azaz is a pure 10 with the stats and record to back up, Leo can also operate as a 10. Once you add Armstrong, Fraser, Robinson to that group we are absolutely stacked with all sorts of options. There are so many goals in this group. Strikers We have Stewart, Downs & Archer as our '9's. I guess some feel it looks a little light, but I think people are writing Downs off before he's even kicked a ball - I don't understand how people have decided he's not good enough already. We weren't going to add another striker to a group where we already had 3, plus players like Armstrong or Fraser who 'can' play there in the right setup. GK For me, the worst outcome of the window. We had a gap in the GK department with Ramsdale & Lumley leaving, rather than signing a GK to genuinely push Bazunu we signed someone who is never really expected to play. I think that is a huge error. If we're not going to replace Bazunu that's fair enough, but at least bring someone in wo can challenge him. Overall: 7/10. It would have been 9 or 10/10 had we got the GK right. On paper I think we look weaker than last time without the PL experience of KWP/Bednarek/Adams/Stu and co, but we've added proven Championship players to the mix who have operated at the highest levels in this league, and have the stats to back it up. Arguably we look a bit more balanced than we did last time, albeit without as many 'names'.

Lol. How can you give it 6/10, and then proclaim a relegated side who has just spent £45m is going to finish mid table? If we finish ANYWHERE near mid-table with these players then something has catastrophically gone wrong. I'm sure we are full of wums on this thread.

It really isn't that straight forward.

Aribo will be off to Turkey IMO. Edozie had a choice between Brugge and Strasberg, the window shutting has made that choice for him as Belgium remains open for another week I believe.

Not a thing anymore, only emergency windows if all your GK's drop down.

SLAMMED SHUT.

His long-term ACL probably put bed to any moves this summer, he was out all last season pretty much. They'll see how he does this year, may well be some interest in January.

Surprised Man Utd didn't want to upgrade on Onono

Sorry, but you haven't got a clue if that's what you think.

Worse than last summer, the summer in which we brought in Adam Lallana, Cameron Archer and Ben Brereton Diaz to spearhead our Premier League attack? Whilst bolstering our backline with Nathan Wood and Charlie Taylor? Are you for real?

Stuttgart have signed Leicester's El-Khanouuss on loan.

Skates getting Connor Chaplin on loan from Ipswich. Ipswich fans are up in arms.

Wonder if the Palace manager will walk? He's been fairly adamant that the club 'must not sell' Guehi, Well, they've accepted a bid from Liverpool and he's having a medical.

Doubt it, too late for that. Leo will be our only addition I'm sure. Jelert can also play midfield and has done at previous clubs, so we do have some versatility in that signing.

Sadly that ship sailed when we decided, flabbergasting to me, that all we needed was a non-competitive third choice backup.

How can I get a refund for my 500 Armenian flags by the way? Thanks for nothing Saint_Lambden

If we don't then it signals a lack of ambition IMO. Donnarumma has also been there for us all window, but nope, we sit there with our hands in our pockets. Absolute shambles.

Leo signing - £8m ish Charlie and Bree out on loan deals to finish their time with us. Rumours still circulating around Edwards, but unlikely to happen. That will be it I think. Edozie is just silent which is odd.

Hmm, football isn't all about ''get it in the mixer'' ''Wes Morgan heads it'' type players anymore. THB is one of the best CB's at this level, proven with ourselves and Burnley. He's our starter. I don't agree with Jack staying around, but he signed a new contract and the club have backed that one - so he's not going anywhere. Ronnie Edwards was QPR's player of the season at CB last season, he's more than good enough for us. Wood is wood, a bit dumb, but has some physical attributes that a lot of CB's at this level don't have.

I guess sky can't do maths. We've spent around £40m, soon to be 45-46m.