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Would you agree now that TM doesn't see Rankin-Costello as a full back or wing back?

Swift's wages are beyond us.We were never going to bring in a player and make him our highest earner with 3 key players coming to the end of their contracts. You just said we did have money and it was confirmed so how is that the owners not seizing it?If they made money available but it wasn't spent that is hardly their fault.

Because we have loads who can play the wide forward role. Iv agreed a Goalscorer would have been a priority for me but name 1 goalscorer that has transferred that we could have afforded?Money is needed to bring in guaranteed goals. Like people disappointed over Dembele, who looks a good player but he isn't a goalscorer 30 goals in his career so far and a lot of that spent lower than the championship. Still feel we have the squad capable of sustaining a challenge.

Like in January our defence has been rock solid since Fulham.Its over 2 months now. Why can't we expect the defence to keep the goals against at a minimum?In my eyes no team is defending better than us over the last couple of months

You can't say Gallagher wouldn't be on 12 goals you have no idea if he would.5 in 10 starts says he is scoring when starting. Would you have expected Brererton to have 20 now?15? Nobody is saying we would be fine but we can still win matches without him as our defence is strong. Plus we don't play with a central striker... Buckley splits Brererton and the other who operate as wide forwards not Strikers.

I agree another Goalscorer should have been a priority but no saying Gallagher wouldn't be on 12+ goals now if Brererton had been out, or others would have stepped up.Gally does have 5 in his last 10 starts. If we carry on keeping clean sheets they way we have been doing then it will only take the 1 goal to get 3 points. We should be scoring more goals from set pieces with 3 big center halves hopefully Giles can help in that department with his delivery.

So we won't be offering Diego Costa 100k a week?

Agree with parts of that but with Pickering out Giles was definitely needed.

Why won't they just spend a bit of money hiring a top CEO it would save them millions in the long run?

Hopefully Hedges can chip in.Even if Dack is only back fully fit for the final 6 or 7 games he will be a valuable asset to have. Maybe Rankin Costello will play a part further forward as despite Mani's belief he can't be being thought of as a wb with Nyambe/Zeefuik right Giles/Pickering/Edun left

Lampard has gambled his season getting a tune out of Dele Alli and Van Der Beek

Snodgrass incoming

I'm saying some money was available but they couldn't find value, availability and affordability. How much do you think it costs to run the club for a year?Stay within the rules in place? You honestly believe the club are making fake bids for players to fool the public?The posh chairman has no reason to say a bid was made and accepted if it wasn't

Their owner is part owner of the club they are getting him from I'm sure I read

No but if they have notification a deal is in progress they get tomorrow to get it done. Not a whisper for anything for us though

We won't agree you don't consider Ffp as an issue. We have come up short in the window but like I said all the players were kept.No credit for stopping the Rothwell transfer to our direct rivals. We know Rothwell works we don't know how the lads he intended to bring in would do. We sold nobody and brought in a prospect in Markanday, a right back with decent pedigree, a left back/midfielder who has done well first half of season. Every single interview Mowbray has been talking about incomings there was some money but value and availablity wasn't found

We agreed a fee. We have sold nobody.You had Nyambe off the minute we were linked with Zeefuik.

But we agreed a fee for Dembele according to the Pompey chairman.Logic says that bid was made today /yesterday earliest and the owners made their position clear on Rothwell prior to that

But still why isn't that money getting spent?It might not be Mowbrays fault but it certainly isn't the owners. Money is available

Odd way to work though Solanke the only player the money could be spent on. Only thing that makes it a little credible is the amount of players Bournemouth brought in but it would take shattering our transfer record to get him

If we have the money for Solanke why don't they have a second choice?

Are they selling Brennan Johnson then? as they have Johnson, Davis, Grabban, supposedly signing Surridge from Stoke and now Gayle?

Who look to have great potential but would it be fair putting the weight of a promotion push on their shoulders if need be? I'm happy enough with the window but if letting these lads out surely at least 1 forward option will be brought in?

Surely Mowbray isn't as idiotic to think we can get through this spell of matches with so little options.He said last week a forward close and wasn't on about Hedges so where has the money gone for that? I don't think Butterworth has been great but we can't bring Ayala on up front every match

Bearne a Liverpool youngster and Nunn from Chelsea at the age they should be playing senior football somewhere though.Be for next season I presume