Unimpressive so far - need to step up the intensity. We do tend to play better in the second half for some reason. Armstrong on soon hopefully..

Typically morose post which adds nothing to the discussion. I'd like to see Chapman with fee agreed, Gallagher with fee agreed, some kind of way to get Maddison in (as a load with permanent move at the end) and maybe young premiership winger loan.

Careful, this is quite a chirpy post. Expect the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to be along soon...

Apologies for triple post - site was playing silly buggers!

My gut is that we'll see a lot of activity throughout the rest of August by loads of clubs. The point I was making is that surely the time for hand wringing/knicker twisting is after the second window closes on the 31st. To do it now seems a bit superfluous..

My gut is that we'll see a lot of activity throughout the rest of August by loads of clubs. The point I was making is that surely the time for hand wringing/knicker twisting is after the second window closes on the 31st. To do it now seems a bit superfluous..

My gut is that we'll see a lot of activity throughout the rest of August by loads of clubs. The point I was making is that surely the time for hand wringing/knicker twisting is after the second window closes on the 31st. To do it now seems a bit superfluous..

ffs...it's not that difficult to get your head around. The window isn't closed yet.

Why does it feel like you're enjoying this a little too much? It is slightly disappointing but the time to spit your dummy out is if no meaningful activity occurs before the end of August. Lots of people seem to be talking about today as if that's it for transfers 'til Christmas - clearly this isn't the case,

If we do indeed have £4m to spend according to the rumours about the Freeman offer I'd prefer to spend it on Maddison & Bauer and then maybe bring in Chapman & Gallagher as loans with an option to buy. Job done...although, having said that, like a few others I worry that our central midfield options (despite there being lots of them) aren't good enough. Back-up keeper is the least pressing option for me.

Christ, you make Stuart, 47er and Roverandout look chirpy! You've been banging on like this for days, why don't you change your user name? 'Harbinger of doom', something like that would work...

Mcginn in, Whittingham & Evans out would do for me. Smallwood kept as a squad filler only due to him being on less wages than Evans. I wouldn't send Travis out on loan as I think this could be the season he breaks through into the first team squad properly.

I'd go so far as to say a decent defensive midfielder (i.e. Mcginn) should be where the brunt of the money is spent and then maybe loans for a speedy wide-man and striker. We've been deficient in centre midfield for quite a while now and need to sort it out.

Like your thinking!

I've come to the conclusion that the Smallwood/Evans combo isn't up to scratch for what we need. Smallwood always looks like he's blowing out of his ar$e after 60 minutes and like he's running through treacle when tracking back. Evans isn't much better and will no doubt be out injured for much of this season. Davenport and the Hibs guys would be a marked improvement for me. We need more creativity & class in there.

You can only beat what's in front of you Jim. I'm fairly convinced a lot of left backs would have struggled to prevent that goal at MK.

Good signing - I was at MK away last season when he scored a cracker. Went from us defending to a long ball over the top for Armstrong - serious pace took him away from the defender and he finished clinically. A great counter attacking goal. No reason why this won't work in the Championship especially with teams being more likely to push on against us. He gives us a real outlet.

There's no right or wrong answer Stuart - each to their own I guess. Regarding our dingle neighbours, I might have a sneaky punt on them coming down this year - bought nobody yet, have also got to contend with Europe with a relatively small squad. Wouldn't surprise me at all if we locked horns with them again next year.

Isn't it obligatory for all footy fans at this time of year to moan about the poor standard of and/or lack of transfer activity at their respective clubs?

Although there is a touch of the Pavlov's Dog where Venky's are concerned in Stuart. At some point we have to move on while they're still here. For all the crap we've had to go through it seems unarguable that we're less of a basket case now than we used to be. Small steps perhaps but at least these seem to be belatedly pointing in the right direction. Personally, I feel life's too short to just keep blindly shouting 'Venky's out' - not good for the stress levels....

Although I'm not in the get someone in/anyone with a pulse gang it would be nice to see something happening...

Well seems to be 2.5 mil rather than 1 mil but personally I'd pay it - just what we need.

Be a shame to lose out when he's effectively said that they'd take payment over 2 years. Just over a million a year for 2 years - if we can't afford, or aren't prepared to pay that then we deserve to struggle this year.

That's urinated on some ppeople's bonfires - rumours of holding out 'cos of lack of transfer activity/potentially had changed his mind. Good things come to those who wait.......

Did next to nothing last season and the season before that - I'd say he's just gone back to where he started. Not for me...