Lenihen hasn't played that position in years. Why are we still paying Johnson and Davenport if we are going to put a centre half in midfield ahead of them?

Finished Dopesick last night, quality drama and only 8 episodes long.Great performance by Michael Keaton Looking forward to the return of Snowfall in February

Yeah but we have a far better chance with Brererton not being sold. I don't think that amount will be offered anyway, but he will still have interest in the summer and will still fetch a sizeable fee..15-20 million. Unless the club are under threat of going under and a sale would be necessary to keep us going I don't see why we would want him sold.Let the owners keep footing the bill created by their mismanagement rather than selling our top scorer Talk of half his fee being reinvested just isn't going to happen, and whatever money we do have won't go on proven top end championship quality as we just don't pay the wages other teams do. If a decent fee is spent it will be on another young talent that they feel they can improve.Now we may not go up but with the league as poor as it is this year then we might not get another chance as good as this in the next ten years. If we don't get promoted this season it's very hard to see it happening next season with Rothwell, Lenihen, Nyambe and Brererton gone.

I rate Ayala but he wasn't playing in our recent run of good form so not sure how you can say his form is one of the main reasons we find ourselves so high up in the league? Apart from Wigan in the cup he hasnt started a game in ages .

Unless they give the go ahead to pay at least 25k a week then no chance Gayle or players like him end up here. If our max stays at 18-20k per week will struggle to get proven promotion quality. We sell Brererton the big transfer fee out of that will be a similar signing as to what Brererton was a younger player with growth potential. Nobody will pay 28 million for Brererton this window unless Newcastle get desperate

Been thinking about this and im wondering how offering a +1 year option in the clubs favour is a bad thing? We should give them only 3 year contracts?A 4 year deal and a 3+1 deal are the same thing from the players prospective.The only difference it makes is protection for the club if the player doesn't perform in their initial 2/3 years and the club doesn't want to keep them on. If Rothwell had signed a 3 year contract rather than a 2+1 he would still be heading for a free transfer in the summer.

Buckley did get a four year deal as did Travis 3+1 years. 18 months ago Rothwell wasn't a regular. I get what you are saying but you also can't argue that the club have been burned lots of times since coming down ,by giving out long contracts that we have ended up having to pay off. Did you not complain like the rest of us when we paid Mulgrews wage for 2 years without him contributing?

Buckley is under contract until June 2024 with the club holding an option of a further year. We also have a year option in Travis contract, have him protected until June 2024

Nobody is paying 25 million+ for Brererton. West ham will pay 25+ million for Brererton to be Antonio's understudy?I don't believe that. Even if he was sold it would most very likely be another inexperienced player that would come in to replace him

We played ok v Barnsley,our finishing was off. Huddersfield the pitch was like a swimming pool both teams created nothing of note. We were cruising in the Wigan game until Pears completely lost it. Both Cardiff and Hull we were very poor agreed, but a small defence can be made in the Cardiff game with it being BCD and last night the manager decided to be too clever rather than just replacing Travis with Davenport or Johnson . Fingers crossed we can get back on it Monday night

I hope he does sign but he isn't enjoying it enough to have signed the offer on the table and If we don't go up then our offer is unlikely to change. He is s professional if he gets a better offer he will be off.

Clear penalty FFS.Been shit so far.Get Gally off and Davenport or Johnson on and move Buckley further forward.We can't be as bad in the second half , the win is still there for the taking

On what basis?If we don't go up its unlikely we will be improving the terms offered to him.Terms he has so far turned down

If reports are correct he wanted O'Reilly so presumably a midfielder like that Rothwell will leave if no promotion

Have no idea how much he would cost.Although O'Reilly is different to Styles, O' Reilly certainly isn't a tackling defensive midfielder so presumably Mowbray looking for a midfielder who can help in attack. Styles would definitely add to the squad and would be a decent replacement for Rothwell if he leaves at the end of the season and we are still a championship club.

He is missing the Boro and Luton matches.

Zeefuik won't be involved tonight according to Tm

If the budget is minimal perhaps be better singing players for positions we don't have lots of options for? We will have Dolan, Khedra, Gallagher, Markanday, Hedges, and a striker if the rumours we are in for one are true all competing to play alongside Brererton. A goalscorer, centre midfielder, Centre back and sub goalkeeper should be a priority before adding another winger/wide forward imo.

We should target Styles from Barnsley if O'Reilly heading elsewhere

He has now tweeted that Rovers and Swansea have stepped up the chase for O'Riley Iv read that Swansea need to move players on before they can try bring him in .They lost a wage yesterday after Bidwell joined Coventry

Maja has been out with a back injury and hardly played this season

Well let's hope he isn't written off as League one and Conference standard like Brererton and Buckley

I disagreed with your initial post as you suggested his record and signing is nothing to be excited about. The excitement comes from the fact he is highly rated, Spurs wanted to keep him and other clubs at this level wanted him and it is a permanent deal rather than a loan. Nobody on here has said he will tear up the championship

And who is saying he will be the next Damien Duff or tear up the championship? People are quite rightly excited over the fact we have signed a young player that Spurs wanted to keep and other Championship clubs wanted to sign.

He does it with every single player. The "excitement" comes from the fact we have signed a highly rated young player from a Premier League club, not on a loan but on a permanent deal. If Stoke or another championship club signed Markanday it would be " look at Stoke they sign young players from Premier League clubs on permanent deals but we live off loans" Nobody has said Markanday will definitely make it at this level but the it is an exciting signing