The deal sheet allows a club to confirm that a deal has been reached in order to allow for additional time to submit the remaining documentation. For a deadline of 17:00 BST, the deal sheet cannot be used before 15:00 and needs to arrive fully completed before the transfer window closes. Once the sheet arrives, clubs have got until 19:00 in which to submit the full paperwork.

We have two hours from now to announce deals right? The paperwork had to be in by 5 but not the finalised transfer

Moving on from Mulgrew is the correct decision. But who the hell is coming in?

This must be so last minute and moved quickly. Not been mentioned at all

Getting rid of Mulgrew is fine but at the moment we have three centre backs at the club, so we need to sign two if Mulgrew is going Leninhan, Williams and Tosin

Wigan. Signing Charlie Mulgrew from Blackburn. Season long deal. Class addition. Alan Nixon

Going to this one as it not too far away from me. Praying we stay competitive. Don't think we have any chance of winning, but if we can stay within a goal, at least save some blushes

What I don't quite get as someone with no experience in business and football dealings is what is the hold up on deals like Cunningham? What are we working away on?

Less than two hours to go, any ITKers? Any one near Brockhall? I need a photo of Cunningham posing with a rovers shirt stat haha

Do loans also need to be done by the 5pm deadline today?

Mowbray "Look no one is guaranteed a spot and Cunningham will have to try hard in the next few weeks and prove to me and the team he has what it takes. Players dont just come into the first team. He might have sit a while on the bench before he is given that chance" Feel like I just channelled my inner Mowbray there

From what I read he was second choice at Cardiff so playing time was limited. Preston fans say he was Mr. Consistent and the best defender they have had in the last few years. He was bought for 4-mill so I can almost guarantee he will be a big upgrade over Bell

Praying that Cunningham happens, the starting defense is now: Cunningham, Lenihan, Tosin(in a week or whatever) and Nyambe . Compare that to Bell, Lenihan, Mulgrew and Bennett. It is day and night

I really don't get this element of Mowbray's management. He treats older players like they need to be protected and then drops bombs on younger players. Surely it should be the other way round

Cunningham would be a very nice addition. One more centre back and I will take everything back haha

Tony must be baffled by other clubs making transfers. "Steve did you see Leeds brought in a player on deadline day." "I know Tony, madness" "Don't they know new signings take time to settle in and have to fight for the first team. No player in this world could displace Elliot Bennett from my team in less than a month"

But he must know that if we don't sign anyone today then his comments have built up more frustration. Surely the club isnt this dense. I expect maybe one defender in today then.

Judge at the end of the window Defenders are coming Mowbray has a plan #ReturnOfTheHappyClappers

League 1 standard

There must be some decent loans available still. At this point any one would be welcome to the defence

I think you are right Mercer. However, the club needs to be careful in not hyping up expectations too much. Some of the comments from Waggott and Mowbray have seemed to imply the existent of more money then there is. Then when the transfers don't happen people are confused and annoyed

So if that is the case from bullshitter in chief Waggott, then it is a managerial decision, not a finicial one, to not sign a quality defender. On that basis Mowbray is setting himself up for the sack

Hmmm cheap and a last minute decision to sure up a defense leaking goals. Not quite on the soundness of this plan

To be honest. If we could have sold Dack for something around 12 million I would have lept at the chance. If we would have invested that in two quality defenders I would have backed us for a promotion push