To be fair signing a 27 year old goalie is probably the equivalent of signing a 23/24 year old outfield player. I imagine the club is looking to move Pears on.

Most back up premier league GK’s are English as it goes towards filling the quota of HG/English players (I think) hence why Scott Carson is still on the books of Man City and United had Lee Grant for a few years. Steele is a poor goalie and 1 PL appearance in 5 years or whatever it is tells you all you need to know.

They are a side who score a lot of goals and concede a lot of goals. Got a bad feeling if we show the same lacklustre form we’ve been showing infront of goal we could get another hiding. 3-0 Bristol City. I hope I’m wrong!

Scott Wharton been miles off it, Ayala is class but is on big money and isn’t a young pup anymore, Carter not good enough for a team supposedly going for top six and Barnes and Phillips not ready yet. Porteous would be a class signing.

To be fair I respect the forward planning, Porteous is a great replacement for an ageing Ayala on big money. Hopefully BBD is the last time an asset leaves us for free. We do desperately need a centre mid and a striker though.

How else is he going to leave with his contract up in the summer? 😂😂

If Watford are interested then he’s not coming here. Good player and exactly what we need in the middle of the park.

Gelhardt suits a team that likes to press from the front from what I’ve seen and read, think he’d be a good fit for us. Leeds fans rate him very highly.

Ayala isn’t getting any younger and Wharton has been miles off it for ages. Porteous would be an upgrade on both.

Can we rely on Scott Wharton? He’s been alarmingly shit for a while now.

Told you mate, if we’re gunna play 2 in the middle we need two men in there not two boys. We are crying out for a physical presence in the middle of the park, I think we’ll be bringing another centre mid in. It’s the weakest area of our team.

Having Dolan and Markanday on the bench is two decent enough options to bring on, Dolan is always good to bring on when looking to see a game out due to his work-rate. I can see another 1-0 away win tomorrow, we’ll go in front and see it out, Dack to bag. That is one weak central midfield though, highlights the fact we need more of a physical presence in there but I still think we should have enough to beat a hopeless Rotherham side. Nothings ever that easy following Rovers though 😂

He can because he hasn’t played for Bournemouth this season.

If we get 3 points on Saturday, we’re staying in the championship. No way is this squad of players good enough to go up.

Worked out great for us that last season didn’t it 😂

I saw this and It was clearly tweeted from a fake account.

Anyone any ideas at all on who we could be looking at to replace Hirst? Jamal Lowe from Bournemouth on loan is the only name that springs to mind for me. I know we were linked at one point to Ross Stewart at Sunderland, good player but how much will he cost? Ellis Simms also recalled by Everton from Sunderland, he’d be a great signing also although I don’t know what his situation is and why Everton recalled him early.

I take your point, young and talented lads as they are I don’t think any are “top six” quality. We’re crying out for an experienced solid presence in the middle of the park, although I fully agree another striker should be high on the list.

Tony Mowbray springs to mind at the last sentence.

Central midfielder should be the priority but another striker also needed. I’d take Jamal Lowe on loan from Bournemouth but I think there will be a lot of championship clubs queuing up for him.

I said it when he was here, unbelievable shot stopper who will go on to play for a big club in the prem. On to current times though and Trav looked leggy again today, we are desperate for a new centre mid in there, just give me someone who can put a tackle in, is mobile and can play a pass. Or am I asking for too much there? 😂 Second on the list another striker to replace Hirst who’s going to Ipswich, Jamal Lowe from Bournemouth on loan potentially. Get those two positions filled we might just have a sniff of staying around the top six, another right back is needed long-term but I don’t mind JRC playing there till Brittain is back, he’s been much improved has JRC.

Nothing to do with the fact he was a bit of a nut case, that made him a better player. It was injuries that hampered Bellamy.

You a Dingle on the wind up or something?

Lazy paper talk that, Sunderland wouldn’t be able to afford Buckley and in terms of Dack I’m not sure they’d be able or willing to pay the wages he’s on here.

Ayala is still better than an immense Scott Wharton for me