Pamplemousse

Hope we can get all of this done in time for them to be in the squad on Saturday.

Mendes has probably gone round everyone already and only West Ham were interested.

He didn't say it would be for us...

Since when were racists labelled as 'purists'?

West Ham spent loads on Summerville who by all accounts has been shit for them. So yeah I'd understand why they'd be annoyed.

We're going to have a fair few players making their first start against Portsmouth I suspect...

Leeds sold Summerville and Rutter for similar fees to Dibling/Fernandes and ended up steamrolling the division. And they 5 points from their first 3 games, just 1 more than us. Not saying that we'll get 100 points but we know from last time that a slow start isn't necessarily all doom and gloom. The first time they went top was in November and it was around that time two years ago where we really started to get going. I'd like us to get a couple of loan players in from Prem teams. No obligation to buy, just proven quality who will get guaranteed game time.

I assumed it would be on a par with the Lavia deal. £40m is too cheap IMO. Maybe we're desperate on the finances front.

I reckon the club will hold back on any big money signings with the aim of spending big if we get promoted. And we can always spend in January to strengthen if things have gone a bit tits up on that front. We still need two wingers at least, assuming Edozie goes. Guilavogui is fine as long as there is another.

Anyway this Jander bloke sounds very promising. If he's half as good as Matty then so be it that'll be enough.

We should get Fernandes, KWP and JWP for £50m all in next season to strengthen our Prem team when they get relegated

Zero excuses now to get the required players in we need to strengthen sufficiently.

I really really really hope West Ham get relegated

Abysmal draw. Especially as we have Sheff Utd away the following midweek. I'll be watching on the telly.

Ghee-la-vog-ghee

On the face of it, it's the type of signing Watford would make. He'll probably be alright as long as it's not the only winger we bring in.

Style of play - likes to play short passes Weaknesses - passing

Their results have been a defeat at Charlton, a narrow win against a clearly utter shit QPR and a draw at Swansea. Really we should win this game. We seem to have found our shooting boots, it would be madness to bring in Armstrong and drop one of Stewart/Archer. You'll assume JRob will come back in.

Well after tonight's performance we don't need any signings. Save the money for next season I reckon. One winger in Fraser is all we need.

Fine by me if it strengthens a team who won't be our rivals, he can't play against us anyway.

I'm not too concerned about lack of rumours. None of the players we've been linked with, apart from Spertsyan which obviously isn't going to happen, fill me with much confidence. Azaz maybe but not at the price Boro want. I trust Will Still when he says we will definitely be bringing in new wingers/10 so hopefully things are moving quietly behind the scenes.

The fact he can't get in the team, even when none of our forwards can score says it all. Edozie and Aribo outgoing news has gone quiet.

Yes all the games are on Now TV. Go to the EFL section in Sports, all the League Cup games are there. Coverage starts from 7.30pm.

https://www.whoscored.com/regions/252/tournaments/7/seasons/10784/stages/24580/playerstatistics/england-championship-2025-2026 Filtering it by goalkeepers, 25 have played in the league so far and Bazunu is ranked 19th

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/championship/transfers/wettbewerb/GB2 Ipswich and Leicester ahead as it stands but think the Dibling fee will take us beyond both of them.