Yes and no. Ipswich paid his wages and we probably got a loan fee. He simply couldn't play in JDT's system and was being disruptive. The mad thing is that JDT and Waggot / Suhail fell out almost immediately afterwards and the system Travis couldn't play in left with JDT.

We all want a better option than Forshaw, but what's done is done. You have Buckley and JRC to hold down the fort until Tronstad returns. I'd LOVE another option in there (it looks like we have a few Academy kids they really like the look of in CM), but I'd be looking at standout young L1 / L2 players than loaning O'Brien for £40k a week. You're talking over £500k on wages. I'd rather buy someone and pay them a quarter of that.

£40k a week to cover for a month? What does he do for the rest of the time he's here? We're through our busy period, it's basically 1 game a week from here on out.

They spend big every window, it's crazy.

Genuinely, what problems does O'Brien solve? An expensive loan to play third string to Travis and Tronstad. Even Dann - he'd have been great as a third option at CF. He's not someone you want to hang your hat on upfront. We've fucked it this window as we should have sorted transfers at the start of the month, but I'm not losing sleep over a lad who's lost two years of his career in the MLS and a lad with 6 professional games under his belt. I am losing sleep over us trying (and failing) to loan an international striker who's available for only £3.6m and of course our lack of another winger.

We don't rely on anyone misfiring. We're a very, very well drilled defensive unit.

We're a tough out. If we got into the Playoffs I'd fancy my chances against anyone not named Sheffield United.

He essentially hasn't played a game of professional football since May 2023.

A polite "thanks, but no thanks" should suffice.

Window closed, team in the bottom 3 on 27 points and in horrendous form? I doubt he'd be chomping at the bit to take that challenge on.

Toth certainly isn't going to qualify, he hasn't played. Ohashi has played half a season so I suspect he won't qualify either.

That Mafoumbi signing is looking stranger and stranger. He's not even sniffed the first team bench.

We need someone to take the load off Beck with Pickering being out for what seems like the rest of the season. Just a bit late, as always.

Loans need to be registered.

Why not just play Sanderson upfront?

At least we ruined PNE's cup final.

He's just scored for FC Nantes so I doubt he'll be coming here.

There's very little imagination in the Championship. Everyone is scrapping it out for the same players. We were linked to Cissoko (Plymouth and now Sheffield Weds), Youan (apparently Stoke), O'Brien (Swansea) and Danns (probably us to be honest as we love giving youngsters their first taste of men's football on loan... but also maybe Sunderland). I wouldn't be surprised if Mostafa Mohamed rocked up at Luton tomorrow.

We could afford it if we weren't restricting ourselves to a L1 budget. I don't think it's a wise use of resources though.

Low bar. For me it's someone who signs permanently, who would improve the starting XI who we can sell on for a major profit in a few years if we never realise promotion. Being better than Dolan, Pears and Hedges, for example, isn't difficult.

They don't even bother doing the medicals at Brockhall on deadline day - it's Manchester or London. Doubt it'll be a hive of activity tomorrow.

This is what any teams that loan him are in for - don't you remember the Liverpool nutters following Elliot's every touch when he was on loan here?

The Danns link is predictable. It's a massive gamble and another asset that we wouldn't own after the summer. He got bullied in the Champions League (yes I know) - so he's clearly not going to walk into the side and set the Championship on fire.

A very strong chance.

After 15 years of misery with these owners - yes .