It just shows the squad Tomasson inherited is a lot stronger than many would have had you believe. We've been top 6 virtually all season, despite the new signings, except Hyam, hardly pulling up any trees.

I'm picturing the appeals paperwork in a dusty desk drawer, in a dusty room, like the complaints department on that old Heineken advert. Someone might get round to it this time next week.

Can't see the Championship being this poor again for quite some time. Time for the club as a whole to wake up and smell the coffee, could be our best chance for the foreseeable.

Although we all want the EFL to be all over this situation, and we're hoping they're working hard to find a conclusion ,has there been confirmation that they're actually likely to come to a decision any time soon, or are people guessing. The Tevez thing took forever.

I just see it as people having different opinions, I don't know why one group has to take the moral high ground.

That's lost me

I asked what a non happy clapper does that a happy clapper doesn't?

It always makes me wonder what a non happy clapper does, that a happy clapper doesn't. 🤔

I didn't mean to minimise the error,this would have been a fantastic signing,to lose it on a clerical cock up is a real shame for the recruitment team. I wasn't as hung up on signing a forward, I could have seen OBrien and Thomas getting the team ticking. They scored plenty last season, and with Dack firing again, I doubt we could have improved on what we have with no money to spend. It's Tomasson's remit to work with what we have and we've at least 5 forwards on the books.

Would have been a bit of a coup if they'd managed to pull the O'brien transfer off,and would have made it a successful transfer window. The recruitment team did it's job, I'll bet there were a few looking on with envy. Real shame for it to fall down on technicalities, we probably won't get the chance again. Here's hoping the appeal is a success.

That was me. Tomasson's remit is largely to work with the players coming through at the club and those already involved in the first team. Whether you or i like it or not is irrelevant. Which goalscoring sensation would you have us sign for no money in this window?

Fair enough, I hadn't read it, that's assuming he's correct. That doesn't explain the 20 hours of posts before it though, does it?

Considering nobody has a clue what has happened, or what will happen, there's an awful lot of opinion on here. Just page after page of people making stuff up, and then getting mad about it. Why not wait for the outcome first?

My thoughts exactly, we've got plenty forwards, it's up to the coaching staff to get them scoring. It isn't as if we've been linked with Callum Wilson is it? If we get O'brien, I'll be happy.

Just my opinion, but i'd rather go for quality than quantity,and O'brien is as good as we could possibly have signed. We may yet get a forward, but we already have plenty, Tomasson was brought here to improve what we have, rather than buy his way out of problems. I'd be happy to go with what we have up top.

Even if we got just O'brien over the line, it would be a better window than summer, despite signing 4 less. Hats off if we've got him.

I'd be seriously impressed if we sign him.

I don't expect it either, but I expect them to give it their all. This could be the best chance we have for many years.

We supposedly lost 12 players at the end of last season, we've replaced them with 6,only 2 of which have played a full part. Far from being left in the lurch, Tomasson has been left with almost the perfect blend for what he wants to achieve. Room to add his own choice of player, a current squad which is 3rd in the league, and no older fringe players needing game time meaning he can give the academy lads more game time in the cups than they could have imagined. He inherited an ideal situation,if GB can pull out a couple of rabbits, we should be well set for a play off place.

Massive game to set the tone for the rest of the season. Being the early game, a win would not only give us a 6 point gap over the next 3 teams, it would also close the gap to Sheff Utd to 6 points, then sit back and see what happens. Have to win this one.

The squad balance is looking perfect for what Tomasson was brought in for. The cull of last season has enabled him to give our own youngsters game time in the cup games, rather than having to give older squad players the game time. There's no doubt this has resulted in better Cup performances, I'm struggling to think of even 1 older player who has been left out of either league squad or cup squad,yet the Cup teams have been largely made up of academy players. Far from leaving us light on numbers, that cull has been the perfect situation for Tomasson, leaving him a young, hungry squad whilst still leaving him room to add his own signings( with very mixed results). If JDT and GB can pull out a couple of rabbits, we'll be in a great position to continue a play off push during the second half of the season.

The performances over the last three games have definitely improved, helped by playing the better players and a consistent line up. As for results, the main difference between earlier in the season and now is the finishing, or lack of it. Morton has to score at Sunderland, if he does, we're probably 3 points better off. Off the pitch we need a rallying call, not a white flag

No, I know, that's why I replied how I did to the original comment. You've replied to the follow up. I'm absolutely sick of reading how every decision Tomasson makes is compared to what Mowbray did or what he might have done, it's completely irrelevant and what's more, it's pathetic. On tonight, it's about time the club woke up to the fact that this might be the best chance in ages to reach the play offs. They need to wake up and smell it. One poster has already said he can't be arsed going tonight because of what's being served up. When the management are coming out with defeatist interviews like the ones yesterday, is it any wonder Waggott struggles selling tickets?

I'm not bothered whether it was Mowbray or not, just pointing out that the Burnley line up this season was a lot worse than the two decisions mentioned. It's Tomasson's team, that line up was nothing to do with Mowbray, let him manage Sunderland.

Those playing decisions pale into insignificance compared to the disaster that was the Burnley line up.