I'm not taking that for granted. And not so sure JDT will be around either if we cock up the window we're still in.

Sorry but by that logic selling Adam for £20m screams of panic sale to me. He'll be worth at least that come the summer, so I would tell them to do one. Selling late is standard practice in these parts.

Sounds gibberish

Better insert a resale clause.

Zero contribution? Did you see the interview with JDT post match last night?

I don't see the point of developing another PL youth player for them, when we need experience at the back. I doubt we're looking for wingers with Dolan and Hedges coming back, as well has having just signed Sigurdsson on a perm.

So if McGuire enters the building Leonard will probably leave on loan. In the summer Telalovic is sent back to Germany, Ennis to League One and we'll renew Gallaghers contract before selling him for £1.5m to a Championship rival.

No thanks. Experience needed. Does Wharton want to leave or is Gregg egging him on? Who's his agent btw?

6 goals in 21 League One apps last season and 6 goals in 22 Championship apps this season. He'd get slagged off here.

Coventry finished sixth last season, same position as they're in now. Both they and Boro had terrible starts to the season last season and this one. Timing is key to everything. Coventry knew Gyokeres was leaving and had ample time to plan for that. We should also have a plan for how to spend the funds from the Wharton sale and if we don't see at least three new quality additions before the DL then it's a job not done well by GB and Swaggot.

Trying to come up with some positives. Gutted that Adam is leaving.

I think we'll attract a lot of new exciting talent to our academy after those two success stories. And we've got more coming.

Rookie of the year in the MLS so should be a decent prospect for the Championship. When I see the inflated prices going around, £2.3m really isn't that much these days. Vålerenga asking £4m for Ilic is one example of what clubs expect these days. £25m for Adam should be minimum imo, plus a hefty sell-on.

Sheffield Wednesday potentially beating us to McGuire and Palace signing our biggest talent...? Oh, how the mighty have fallen. We will only sign players trying to stay in the division, not progress. Then they will have to reassess come the summer if we should push for better or just stay as a development club.

American Vieri

Crazy but he actually was crap at one point. I didn’t think he’d make a player myself but more than happy to be proven wrong. Huge fan now. Dolan next on my list 🙂

Think he's so far off the first eleven currently that there's no point. Can imagine he can be a bit lazy in training, judging by his demeanour. Sigurdsson looks poor, not cutting edge there and just a passenger at the moment. Tronstad and Szmodics a class above everyone else on the pitch. JRC took it easy and still played well, S. Wharton and Hyam looked very solid too. Garrett unlucky for their goal but was fairly good I though. Still young and sometimes a bit poorly positioned, just like A. Wharton at times whenever he plays. Dolan busy and good to get him going, Moran busy too and is deceivingly quick, but missing some finesse and goal threat. Gallagher didn't look particularly happy when he scored but clapped when he was subbed off. Good game from him. Can't see who Ayari is supposed to replace from the little I've seen versus Sparta Prague and tonight agains Wrexham. Overall good game and one where it looked like we wanted to make a statement.

It's was in his zone and it was a 50/50 challenge between him and Helik, but still harsh to blame the goal on him as there's a difference between getting beat in a duel and losing your marking. Zonal marking on set pieces never works and I thought JDT was quite stats driven but maybe that's not the case?

He lost the duel with Helik but it was a good header and a difficult player to mark. I just think his presence alone and the way he works the defenders is different to anyone else we have in the squad except maybe Dolan, funnily enough. I agree with everything you posted though, but at this current time I still think he offers our team a lot more than HL unfortunately.

We're a totally different side with SG on the pitch compared to HL. But HL is learning on the job and I think there's a player there, he's improved leaps and bounds in his hold-up play and a more natural goalscorer than Gallagher is. For me it was glaringly obvious what we have missed when Gally started versus Huddersfield and Leonard against WBA. But it's a game of opinions. If Ipswich fork out £2m and Sam doesn't want to sign a new contract (on lower pay I presume) then Yates is a good replacement I think.

Come off it.

What's 'your' strongest eleven currently?

It’s against a League Two side. A £5m signing with one Swedish cap and a regular Iceland international should be up for it I think.

Six days until deadline day. If he's sold we should have replacements lined up. Seems a bit bonkers to let Travis leave so early in the window on a loan deal to a Championship rival.