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Hull are almost 2/1 - which is a ridiculous price when you look at the current form of the teams. They've won 8, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 10 (counting their penalty shoot out victory over us as a win). They've won at Millwall, Middlesbrough, Southampton and Preston recently (admittedly drew at Sheffield Wednesday in the middle of all that).

In a struggling Sheffield Weds side. Just wait until he gets on the end of a Hedges cross.

Whilst I don't rate him, he can actually keep himself fit which actually makes him more useful to us than Wharton and Carter. What a woeful club!

If we sell Toth and Alebiosu and Tronstadt and Cantwell and Baradji and Jorgenson we should get one bench warmer from a league in Mogadishu fingers crossed!

Id say McLaughlin is a terrible signing personally. All of the above would be on the bench for most well ran championship clubs.

Looking at the players we have brought in since summer, I've identified 8 where I can't really tell you their absolute, best nailed down position, regardless of whether they are any good at football. Morishita Henriksson Baradji Miller Jorgensen TGH De Neve McLoughlin You could argue Miller has proven himself to be a RCB rather than a RB/RWB because of his inability on the ball, but, we were told he was a RB when he arrived. I also don't know if he'll be any good in a two if we persist with 2 CBs. Mcloughlin has cemented his place as a CB, more through necessity than him being outstanding. The rest, honestly, I couldn't tell you their best position. I don't think VI knows where they should play, I don't think he knows which formation suits them. Every squad needs a bit of versatility, but we just seem to have picked up a load of Jack of all trades, masters of none.

Roy Keane listed Batty as one of his toughest opponents and called him 'nasty'. I'd have Batty down as being hard.

Mobile and athletic - but doesn’t score goals

If you know you are playing 2 up front and need 4 strikers in the summer, and you sign Cadamarteri for around a million as your 4th choice then I think it's worth a punt, young, someone to work with etc. As your main striker signing (considering Jorgensen to be more of a winger) in January when you're in the bottom 3 though? Not so much.

I thought he looked quite useful when he played against us. Mobile and athletic. We won't get it over the line though.

Honestly I'm more concerned by that front 3 than by the lack of keeper.

Ismael said at the weekend that with the injured players back and a new signing we would have 8 bodies extra compared to v Swansea. Seems unlikely that we will get a deal done before then. Cadamarteri is a really underwhelming target.

Aren't Sheff W under administration? Rudy probably trying to trigger someone looking at a spreadsheet to let him go for below market value.

No goalkeeper? I'm off to the bookies with my house deeds

I'm a bit sceptical towards Pululu. Some players look like world beaters in the highlight reels but there might be more to the picture.

Yeah they're playing silly beggars again.

I always thought Ooijer gave off this vibe, I loved him.

0-4 Hull city, Ismaels usual bullshit, it was a decent performance were getting there.

Mick Speight?

I mean, we're well versed in selling players for less than their value due to financial difficulties, so I suppose it was only going to be sooner, rather than later, that we tried to take advantage of someone else.

Nicky Reid, not Stephen? Or maybe Stephen? Maybe my memory is failing me, but I don't remember Batty being hard. How about John McNammee (probably spelt his name incorrectly)

Faz, Keeley, Moran, Batty, Todd, Mokoena. Next rung down would be players like Hendry, Shearer, Newell, Reid, Nelsen. Can't think of many in the venkys era that you would put in that list.

In my time following the club (start of the 90s), I’d probably go with Andy Todd. Not only was he tough as nails but he had the combination of that and being slightly unhinged at times. Enough to frighten his own teammates let alone the opposition! Oh for an Andy Todd in the side today.

Which shady dealings are you referring to? An agent was operating out of Brockhall and was bypassing the board on transfer dealings making sure certain agents profited. This is known through the JW letters and the authorities are aware, but have chosen to ignore it. However the agents fees paid are known. It's not new knowledge. The other dodgy dealings are we paid ridiculously high agents fees and only bought players from he same pot. But I'm not sure that's illegal, just badly run. The past rumours which could be unearthed in due diligence due to a a sale are Venkys didn't fully own the club, they were just a proxy (highly unlikely), match fixing / betting (highly unlikely and wouldn't show in due diligence) and any evidence of money laundering (highly unlikely). The most obvious answer now appears to be they are just plain stupid.