Danny O.Brien

Maybe stupidly but I'm fairly optimistic haha I know we've lost a lot of experience and ideally you'd spread that over 2/3 windows but the club won't lose players on a free anymore so if nothing else that is progress. I think it's far too early to judge any of the new signings individually. Id say the west brom game we deserved at least a point. Bradford was abysmal. Birmingham we played well, got caught with a sucker punch of a penalty. Usually we would then fold but instead were on the front foot and got caught on the break. It happens but I'd say thats progress. Saturday we really saw the potential of this squad. I don't care how good or bad Hull played. This is the championship the most unpredictable league in the world. We played as good as we ever did under jdt or Eustace. Id say Travis was the last remaining remnant of the mowbray era. A team that had promised a lot at times but never delivered. A team that never even made the play offs. Stagnent and just rinsing and repeating season after season. We can now spend the season concentrating on results instead of who's going to leave in the summer. Will they sign? Won't they sign? Everyone who wanted to leave has done. So good or bad these new players will be different, hopefully we can go on and play like Saturday because if nothing else it was exciting and entertaining. I definitely believe there are at least three worse teams than us and in this league everyone not battling relegation should have their sights on trying to make the play offs.

I don't think he's anywhere near good enough or important enough to do so. Apart from being a friend of Adam Wharton and them coming through the academy together he didn't/doesn't offer much more than that. Still young and definitely a player in there somewhere. Just can't stay fit enough to show us. Id favour a loan to see if he can get a decent run of games, because he's nowhere near the first team.

This whole transfer window is being completely side tracked by players leaving. Brittain refused to play, then went on a lads holiday and then went. Travis too, Dolan where would he end up. No matter how good or important we think they might be, if they're going the club needs to name their price. If they don't meet our valuation tough shit. None of the names mentioned are irreplaceable or worth keeping around if unhappy. Enough so that they tell the club they want to go. Ship them out and move on. I like how open and honest the manager is but at the same time it's detrimental to the group, who are staying and the fans who just see it as our captain wants to leave. If a bid comes in and the club deem it good value and the players are actively trying to push for the move. Do it, we can't go back to losing players on a free. Who down tools in January and have one eye on leaving.

We desperately need this song translating, the gimme gimme song I've seen floating around is terrible.

It could also mean he comes in hitting the ground running. Much like Yuki last season. Let's hope so and that he doesn't break down around Christmas.

I really think if ohashi can stay fit and with a full pre season behind him can go and get 20+ goals this season. Maybe that's more hope than belief. He has shown already he can score all different types of goals. I think gueye offers something completely different, he's never going to score as many but can play a big role with what he does do. So I've no problem with those two competing up front. That is of course unless we have the chance to bring in some real quality. I'd be more concerned with the rest of the team especially out wide contributing with goals and assists. That is where our attention should be focused. Outside of signing up Travis trons dad and brittain.

Yeah the replacement may well be albieosu. From all accounts that young lad Montgomery was the best player on the pitch on Saturday, I've read? Maybe they will have those two competing for the position who knows? It would seem strange to sell both him and jrc and rely on two lads, with little to no championship experience.

I'm a big fan of Callum brittain and think he was one of our better players last season. Is he as good as some people would have you believe and irreplaceable? Probably not. He had a great season but is suspect to injuries and will be 28 next season. We can't begrudge him a move and probably a last chance at a big contract on more money than we could offer. He's decent especially for this level but isn't going to have the same effect I think Travis or tronstad would have if they went. And if he's refused to play bollocks to him, if they want him get the fee we want and let him go.

Another midfielder? Another player and even club I've had to read up on, on Google. It's another player in and another unknown. It's exciting if nothing else. I think there are some gems to be found. For every ohsashi, tronstad and van hecke. There's always a James brown, Clinton mola or telalovic. It might be cheap and cheerful but it'll take a few months to decide if they're shite or not.

I'm trying to remember but didnt the club or Ismael say they wanted 90% of their transfer business done, before the first pre season game? Which is Stanley a week on Saturday?

Buckley is awful. It's no coincidence our season fell apart when both Travis and tronstadt were out injured. Lewis baker was class and was real competition for them both. Forshaw resigning reminds me of us resigning uncle fadz last summer. An experienced head to have around and hopefully will do more off the pitch than on it.

Id rather have an unknown signing similar to ohashi, gueye, tronstadt and to a lesser extent beck. At least if he's shite it'll take a couple of months to find out. Hopefully more to follow.

This is the kind of game out of nowhere that we'll go and get something. I hope so anyway, the players should use the Eustace situation to fire them up. Id play Dennis off gueye and just bounce the ball of gueye, hoping Dennis can latch into something. Pears Brittain hyam batth and beck Travis and cantwell Dubbery and kargbo out wide Dennis just behind gueye. Doubt we'll go that attacking though.

As much of a mess as this whole season is turning out to be. To any of those unemployed managers we must be an attractive proposition. 15 games to potentially get the play offs. With players coming back and hopefully the end of this slump.