No chance of Ryo now.

It's rare but I think they are still out there. Too much emphasis on being able to pass a ball 10 yards these days.

Keeper- Toth really poor choice, looks another Whalsted to me, half decent shot stopper, doesn't command area. Will have to hope he's better than he seems Left back - Beck, pleased with this one looks decent, quick, coming off another good loan, although appears injury prone Midfield - Baker, good experience. Living near Stoke had plenty of opinions of him, all a bit mixed but good experienced option who will get plenty of game time for me. Winger - Cozier-Duberry no experience at all, a complete wild cars who is highly rated. Looks like he brings some pace that we desperately need "No 10" - Cantwell seems to be a bonus signing as automatically thought it was a straight fight between Dolan/Siggy in that role. Talent unquestionable, just depends if he can get that hunger back. Out of them all, still think it's Cantwell that doesn't get done. Someone will come in for him at the last minute I reckon. If all that business did happen, we're still a CB and a ST short in my opinion. Mcfadzean and Batth can hardly move, while Gueye and Ohashi I feel will run out of steam by Christmas leaving us with only Leonard in reserve. Ideally you get Leonard and Vale out and get someone else in similar to Gueye.

Can't believe anyone thinks we don't need a another CB. McFadzean and Batth can barely move! We're in massive trouble with them pair as back ups.

Dembele isn't going to happen now surely.

He's never played a game of men's professional football.

Rewriting history a bit here Rodwell was 27, only one year older than Cantwell when he signed here!

Waiting for better options in other words.

As it currently stands, we have 6 players from our first team squad walking out the door next summer that we need to replace already. I reckon we add at least 2 more to that by Friday.

Yep. I'm convinced it doesn't happen. Very easy to "agree" a deal. Let's see if he actually signs.

Agreeing and signing are two completely different things!

Probably considered it until he got in front of Waggot and he told him what his weekly wage would be compared to what he is currently on.

Of course we will be, a nice excuse not to spend that cash, "We tried" "We were messed about by a target upto deadline day" "Money to spend in Jan" etc etc. We know how these work, or at least should do by now.

That's that one then if true, next!

I don't think we will have to worry about Doak, someone with much more ambition will get him,

We'll see, need to agree his wages first. Still think this will fall through for that very reason.

We're getting Cantwell instead.

We are the slowest by far I would imagine.

My concern is they are going after Cantwell instead of a proper winger.

Doesn't look a credible source to me.

Haha, read it again...

I don't think Cantwell is feasible at all.

I think he was going for a shot because there keeper was up field!

Obviously every club has loans at this level and I have no problem if they are quality loans who are better than what we have, Beck seems ok but I'm guessing he will spend most of the season on the bench, I'm guessing at absolute best, 3 of our 4 incomings this week (if we even get that many) will be loans. That will mean next summer, that 8 of our current first team squad will be walking out of the door and need replacing again. We need more permanent signings.

We'll waste all week on Dembele and end up with some 18/19 year-old on loan that's has played a handful of professional games. Been here before lads.