Rumours are we were looking to sell the canteen chairs as well but JDT blocked it cos we might need to use one to play centre mid at the weekend.

I've been one of Broughtons defenders since he came in. I think overall he's good for the club and is one of the few at the club with honest intentions. However I think if today goes how we're all fearing and he doesn't resign in disgust at twice being kneecapped in the transfer window it raises question marks over his integrity. He can walk away now with his reputation in tact and can point to two big events that has made his job untenable. JDT, I wouldn't begrudge him if he packed it all in and walked away. Part of me thinks he will stay to the end of the season but only for the players and the fans.

I take it back

Still seen someone on Facebook just 10 mins ago thanking the owners for their support and telling us to learn about ffp

Conor Bradley for Liverpool looks like a handy little player from the last couple of games I've seen of him and just got his first goal for the club.

This thread has gotten dusty! To try and force a little bit of hope back into people. We're 8 points off relegation and 11 points off 6th. We've got a game in hand over most so if we win that we're 11 off relegation and 8 off 6th. Players coming back from injury and a couple of good signings in the next 24 hours or so and we're back on track. Anyone? Anyone at all?

At that price tag, for us, this guy has to hit the ground running and find the net quickly.

I will hold on hope to, a couple of cheap stop gap options now, keep us in the league, then splurge in the summer and build a promotion squad. Sadly we all know it will only be the first part that comes true

Feels like it's a bit of a fuck you to JDT constantly demanding some experience so they take it to the extreme. Not far off putting my grandads ashes on the back post.

What's his mum wearing?

Keep that quiet will you, waggot might get wind of it and has £20m sloshing around Edit: that said he'd probably try and buy the magic beans, fuck it up and come back with a tin of sainsburys basics baked beans.

Every penny of the transfer fee will be profit so gives them more wiggle room against FFP which they're pushing up at against

Can we even physically make payments to Russian clubs? I thought that was the whole point of him having been on loan for the past two seasons?

If this is the start £20m+ in, strengthen the squad with 4 or 5 players and one of those turns out to be our next £20m+ sale rinse and repeat - then I am more the happy with the sale - albeit I'm gutted not to see Wharton develop and get a few more games here first. However! I'm just not confident that's how it's going to pan out. As an aside, some of the venky defenders are saying they support us and give us a Cat1 academy, but since they took over I reckon its turned a profit and paid for itself. With Jones, Wharton, Raya, Phillips etc that's plenty in

It's a shame that we've got a youngster on a long deal who wants to stay we could have got a lot more in say 18 months time for him but that just shows where the club is right now. Atleast he's done his best to maximise the return we get for him unlike Phillips.

Yeah where did that come from? A goal and 5 subs each. Absolutely barmey considering some premium games have been going for +15

Get Sammy off ffs. Not worth the risk

Gallagher beat him in the air which says it all

This is league 1 vs league 1 should be a good game.

Not if we make 500k on him

He's the sort of person to bet on every horse at the Grand National and then claim he backed the winner

Blimey 500k permanent seems steep never mind loan fee

For them - Double

I think fitness wise he's alright. I know some Liverpool fans who think he's been unlucky to not get more game time after his performances a couple of years back but he's a bit of an old school centre back who doesn't do the messing about at the back malarkey (obviously a bit of an issue for us if he's asked to do it)

I rate Phillips. That season liverpool had every defender out injured, he was an absolute rock at the back and was a big part of the reason they got top 4 that season. I reckon he could do a job at a mid - lower prem club so of we're getting him that's a decent bitbof business.