By a 'journalist' (quotes as I don't know if he is or just an Orlando fan) who probably had no idea who we were 3 days ago. Yet our local reports from radio and print cry wolf on behalf of Venkys.

I'm biting my tongue until after the deadline. Concerns grow for my tongues overall safety.

Ok Elliott....but you've fallen for the "look at the shiny" trick. The replacements, what about the replacements??

That doesn't make sense. Orlando wouldn't have sanctioned him to get on a plane and come to England if the structure of the deal hadn't been acceptable beforehand. Face it, the owners have waded their way into it again knowing they're too far away to feel the impact.

Well this is utterly fucked isn't it.

That kind of thinking would be giving Waggott too much credit.

A much too logical post. Away with you!!

It's either equal to, or just shy of Phil Jones isn't it?

Me neither sadly, my argument is it should at least be a record fee received before we even start to entertain the idea. I'd want £25m guaranteed personally, but i'd also want him back on loan until the end of the season being greedy.

Sigurdsson showed last night against a League 2 team that he is not and never will be a wing back.

Each to their own but I thought there were 3 or 4 others who had better games and Wharton wasn't even our best CB last night. I'd have given it Tronstad.

Also someone needs to have a chat with Peter Jackson about his eyesight. I've no idea how S Wharton got motm. I feel Tronstad has been done over for the award on a few occasions now.

I thought he was awful all game and wondered why he was still on the pitch when we made the initial 3 subs. Goes to show that sometimes stats and visuals don't match.

I don't know much about Cardiff's back line, but you'd imagine considering our back line problems, he will get plenty of games as JDT also alluded the club needs to address experience at the back .

The weather might play a part in people's decision to get tickets today. Meant to be pretty torrential all day. That being said, I'll still be there.

50m was tongue in cheek, it was though an agreement with your point that if he goes to a 'big club' then we should be asking for more because as you stated, any potential monies from a sell on are reduced. My preference would be for the latter too. I was hoping his latest contract meant we'd possibly get next season from him as well.

That's why I said 50m

Chelsea after Wharton? £50m it is then. The Gallagher thing probably explains why he's had a face like a slapped arse in all the recent social posts by the club.

The experience he has, albeit limited, is pretty much all at or above our current level. So it looks a solid signing. At 26 though, he should have many more games under his belt. If I was him I'd be looking at this being an opportunity to get a permanent move (here or elsewhere) as it's not happening for him anytime soon at Liverpool and in 10 years, he might well look back and think he could've done things differently. He's local as well isn't he? Wasn't his dad at Bolton in some capacity?

I'd take a Sir Jim Radcliffe approach of someone buying x% to help with funding.

The fax machine for incomings has broken again.

It didn't, postponed until the 12th of March. The can hath been kicked.

I can only see Gallagher going if the money would cover whatever it would cost to bring the lad in from Orlando City.

I'd only accept if its a club record fee received. I'd also put the caveat on Venky's that we're able to spend 60%+ of the fee received on improvements to the squad, but I know that's not something we can control. Which is what makes me nervous about selling.

This is a hot take.