Lenihan, Nyambe and Williams are all fairly injury-prone - not strengthening our defense could come back to bite us (like it usually does). Watch one or two of them pick up knocks. We are then relying on kids and Bennett.

Wage cap or not, why are we then apparently going after Ayala who was previously on 35k a week allegedly?

Sometimes I just wish it would happen.

Exactly, it seems like every window we are told that we didnt even spend our budget and there was money left over. Then comes the new window and its same ole.

"If a player is coming in then there are prescribed limits that we’re not going to budge on and if you want more than that then you have to find another club." And they do. They get the money they want because they know they can get it somewhere. Why waste time on players if you know their demands are higher than what we can afford and you are not going to budge? Ala Ayala? Waste of time and preseason. They know what players were/are on - so I never understand why we are targeting completely unrealistic targets if our budget is so thin? Did the same with Assomabalonga. Sometimes you have to pay a little more if you want the desired quality.

Told ya, its the greedy players faults.

Looks sharp but of course they only showed the good bits. Seemed a little nervous but that is to be expected I guess with a camera in your face all day. Who was that cheerleader shouting SAVE all the time and clapping?

Love how the BBC say they do not know why but have learned that it was a breach of contract. No shit sherlock, in what other circumstances can a club terminate a players contract? Of course it is some kind of breach of the contract.

You know what it will be about and no, I will not be reading/listening to it either.Hard luck stories, greedy players/agents, we have tried for x, y and z blah de blah blah.

Watch Brentford turn Raya into a huge profit just a year signing him off us.

He fell out of love with the game. Do not think it was injuries but his attitude and desire was no longer there.

"We tried for many defenders in the window but we had free agents asking for 70k a week, something we cannot compete with in this climate. Obviously, we made a move for Kipre but again, the lure of more money and PL football was too strong for him. We had a couple of foreign lads that showed interest right until the final moments and that was disappointing too. However, we go again in January and we are sure that we have the personal at the back that is good enough to propel us towards the top 6 and with a crop of youngsters coming through to back them up." My guess as to what TM says at the end of the window.

Whats Chris Brown up to these days?

Thats fair enough but there is no chance Zidane had anything to do with giving Bale that contract. He has never liked him. Most of your examples seem to be club decisions and seeing as TM basically runs the club, those decisions seem to fall on his shoulders soley.

Wish I had a pound for every time Chaddy has said 'Clearly' in recent months.

Hinges on whom if anyone we bring in to plug the huge holes in our backline. Post Cunningham, Downing was our best LB (which says a lot on its own) and both are now gone,Tosin was a success and he is now gone too. The young lads at the back do not look like they are ready yet except for I would have Wharton in the squad for backup. We need 2x CB and a LB minimum and they must be of good/top end Championship quality. With the squad as it is, not sure how anyone can be looking up instead of down. DG, Downing, Cunningham, Tosin all gone. Glad we got a new keeper but he is an unknown quantity as it stands. We could flirt with relegation if we are not careful.

Many of the initials had me stumped too lol had to think for many. Can only imagine SR was a typo and is meant to be JR.

Why would we? Armstrong upped his games to cover the lost goals - we still conceded far too many. Dack is a fantastic player at this level but until we sort out the defence, we will never be playoff material.

We have never been in the playoffs even with Dack. We concede far too many goals.

Stop bloating the transfer thread.

or 'the clap'

18 pints? Even if I could move or see, I dont think I would even get it up.

I'd cut off my left testicle, pick it up with chopsticks and eat it, if anyone could prove that Marshall is on 30k per week. Not the right one, it's my favourite.

Thats what I have said...GK, CB and LB at bare minimum just so that we can field a team basically. Ideally however, we need a lot more. The good news is that TM seems to recognise this himself.

I would be more concerned about what we need for THIS season rather than spending the money on what we MIGHT need next season.