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Don't we have to register our squad though...? Don't think we can register anyone else (even though we could sign a free). May be wrong.

Shows how little he is rated by Ralph. Leaves us incredibly short at full back, unless Ralph see's a lot more in training from Moussa...!

Not just me saying this and it hasn't ever just been me saying this.

That was already agreed and set in the contract when we got him on loan. That price was on the back of him not playing that often. If Minimino does well for us we are not getting him for £30m. And we won't be spending more than £15m on a player.

Not enough to buy Minimino.

That poss explains the urgency to bring in a new attacker.

Because we have no money.

No chance we'd be able to sign him. Just need to get the most out of him these 6 months!

Not really, fairly sure this is done and dusted with plenty of time to spare.

Cannot show any disappointment at the Minimino deal, he is a player so suited to the way we play. High energy attacking player, wide, or inverted. I'm still a little bit baffled at our failure to get a full back though, yet still keen to loan out our remaining full backs.

I still can't quite compute that he's an older head! It's still a bit WTF to me, I still remember his goal against Luton like it was yesterday.

Once we realise they don't accept dust from the back of the sofa, we'll pull out.

And Theo is long, long term with a hamstring tear? We still needed a FB before KWP got injured though, so it's not like that changed the stakes.

He's very much a Ralph/gegenpress player. But he's not a defender!

Well, where did that one come from. He's not a defender though 😄

Davis? We don't spend much anymore, we haven't done for a good few years now. Only what we get in.

He has no interest in us, no ambition and no real intent to progress us. Need shot, but apparently he's doing a good job.

Josh King to either Everton or Fulham, deals agreed. May ramp up their interest in Long. Would be typical saints to complain about squad depth, then let Vokins, Long and Valery leave without adding.

Sounds like Shane Long.

It really does surprise me how it's always like this. But it's not just us. Liverpool have had all window as well, yet only today are they making random lower league/reserve signings.

His off the ball running and movement is great, we don't have anyone as good as that who can play from the wide areas. Unfortunately when he gets the ball his touch is often poor, his cross is cleared or his shoot is scuffed. But...he does open space up and can make things happen. Jury is still out for me. He'd cost a lot in wages and I'm not sure he'd be worth that outlay based on what we've seen so far.

It's not great though is it, left full back cover is a case of delving into the youth team for a lad, who isn't even a full back by trade. I reckon we expected to get someone in, hence why we let Vokins go. Otherwise that makes no sense. I still think the club have something up their sleeve.

I don't believe we will let Valery go unless we had a replacement through the door. Sounds like the club have decided that Will Ferry is the Vokins replacement in the squad. Really does scream of desperation that one, I thought he was an attacking left midfielder. Poor Ralph.

First team football in a position he wanted to play in - midfield. We were looking at him as squad cover in multiple positions - RB/LB/CM. Basically, he'd come here and be used in exactly the same way he was used at Arsenal....I get his reasons. I just hope people don't look at it and get their pants in a twist ''We can't even attract AMN.'' ''We lose out to WBA. Everyone out'.

I'm ready. Even I'll be better positionally than Valery.