Hoping against hope that somehow the V’s have got wind of our start to the season and will give TM what he wants before the end of the window. Quite a carrot to be dangled. Won’t happen but we can dream.

Try 4 fella. Get in!

Play JRC at left back. He would not do worse than Bell. Then bring Nyambe back in at RB. Simples.

Think people are just talking about him due to the sheer lack of anyone else being linked! As an aside I'm a little bit surprised no championship club has come in for Mulgrew. By all accounts Wigan fans were pretty delighted with his displays there - I would have thought a promoted side, or similar, may have taken a punt on him.

So contradictory. One minute we’re only in for players who will improve the first 11. Now we want squad fillers. What will it be tomorrow?

Bugger all it would seem. Other than we're hoping to loan out Magloire, Carter and one or two other youngsters before the deadline.

Everything certainly has gone very, very quiet. Very frustrating that yet again we got so far down the line with a player only for it to fall down at the final hurdle. Whatever the V’s role in our transfer activity, it ain’t working.

Perhaps they agreed deals with both clubs and left it to the player and his agent?

Arsenal have signed a new GK. Probably spells the end of any Raya pursuit.

The nearly men. It’s surely our sh*t show of a set up off the pitch which leads to all of these near misses. The loons not answering the phone in Pune, their man on the ground Suhail having about as much football knowledge as my missus, Venus our assistant manager by day and chief scout/negotiator come night. No wonder so much doesn’t come off!

Yep. If what he said is true then we must use that money for a decent permanent left back. Been such a weak link save for Cunningham’s 5 or so matches there last season.

Former Everton full back. Been out on loan from them since day dot, just been released at 27. Not played above league one level for yonks. Hopefully we’re after much better.

Said it before, no need to worry about Dack leaving right now. No club will be taking a punt on him for big bucks until they’ve seen him play again. Couple of people on Twitter linking us with Luke Garbutt. Not a bad CV but doesn’t look to have played at a higher level than league one for a good couple of seasons. We can surely do better.

We seem to fall at the final hurdle on many transfers which no doubt stems from our sh*t show of a set up behind the scenes.

A couple of ‘ITK’s’ from QPRs side had said Manning was done to us. Perhaps he’s had an 11th hour change of heart.

BOOM! Buzzing with this. Arma needs wrapping in cotton wool - big time.

Del loves a goal doesn’t he. Get in boys!

Red card. Let’s fill our boots, lads.

Concerning thing for me is Trav and Evans being fit doesn’t change the ‘game changer’ options for the bench - whoever they knock out of the 11. We’re only missing Gallagher as Dack’s a good couple months away yet. A forward coming in is a must - if we go behind and need something off the bench, then there is absolutely zilch to turn the game.

That bench, Jesus. And some think we don’t need a forward?!

Be fuming if Nyambe has been dropped. No wonder he’s not signed a new deal.

What are we looking at fee wise for Manning? Last year of his deal isn’t he. £500k?

Hold up with the left back then?

As bad as I thought! Let’s start winning some bloody games - starting with tomorrow. No more excuses.

Nail on the head. We need to win some bloody games. Feels like we’ve had a pretty awful record, save for that one month run, since the turn of the year (and yes I know we had a long break).