At the moment we couldn't manage without Graham.Il take your point when/If a proven striker comes in.Danny Graham is the only player in our squad capable of playing the lone front man role at the moment

Well yeah I'd hope it would be him too but can't see him joining a Championship side

Interesting. I was hoping it would have been Jack Harrison but he joined Leeds yesterday

If true must mean a striker close Mowbray said he wouldn't be let out til we had someone else brought in

Nixon is saying on Twitter that the league will be revealing embargoed clubs on Wednesday

Jack Harrison joined Leeds season long loan Douglas,Harrison and potentially Bamford in the last few days

Delighted it's a season long loan rather than the 6 months originally mooted. Palmer is a good player.Hopefully more to come in the next few days

On Nmecha, my sister's fella is a City season ticket holder as is his Dad who watches City Youth team regularly and they are both of the opinion that he will go on to be a star. Both said they could see him making a big impact in the Championship if he is to be loaned out.

Well hopefully we will bring in a couple of decent signings on a perm with one at least being an attacking player. Rich Sharp and the telegraph seem to change the story every 5 minutes the article in the telegraph yesterday suggested 3 loans and 2 perm today it was 3 loans and 1 perm with the perm being a centre half and now this tweet. Maybe I'm just better off not taking any notice of the telegraph but can help being worried with the season so close and the window closing soon

Yeah mate thats what the telegraph are suggesting today

But why sign Downing on a permanent it just doesn't make sense, if Mowbray feels he is not good enough to step up which presumably he doesn't if we are lining up another centre half then he should have been thanked for his service and not given a full time contract

The new contracts have nothing to do with it though. If our budget was going on giving our existing players improved contracts then don't mislead the fans by telling us about exciting attacking players being lined up, the club can't be built on loans etc Simply say our budget has been used to improve our existing player contracts, We will have to use the loan market

I know but Davenport and Rothwell combined is 750-800k we recieved 425k from the Mahoney tribunal so we have had a net spend of 400k max And I meant a centre back being our only permanent signing between now and the window shutting

Even if a cheap deal if he isn't good enough and Mowbray feels he can't step in then he shouldn't have been signed.If another centre half is brought in then he won't be getting any minutes. Caddis,Gladwin,Hart and Downings wages combined could have gone on someone who could contribute as none of those will next season. Can't understand why Caddis in paticular was given a 2 year deal and whoever recommended Hart shouldn't be listened to again.Cant remember if it was on here I read it but I'm sure I read it was David Lowe who recommended Hart to Mowbraym

Yes ok Tomphill but on Mowbray's return from India it could have been said by Mowbray that we have "limited funds,this season is about consolidation and building brick by brick". I don't see why we were told that we have a competitive budget,Have some exciting attacking talent lined up etc Less than a week away from kick off and we haven't replaced any of Chapman,Armstrong, Antonnson and Payne. I'm still hoping we are going to see something exciting happen but if only a back up centre half is brought in on a perm im going to be beyond disappointed. I'm not expecting millions to be spent but having only had a net spend of roughly 400k at this stage of the window is extremely disappointing and it's making me feel like the club are taking the piss out of the fans again and ruining the feel good factor that had built up last season

Nuttall could be decent but even the manager was saying last week that he would like to send him out on loan so he can play games on a regular basis but has'nt been let out yet due to us not bringing in anyone. If Nuttall is still here after August 31st then it's obvious our transfer window hasn't gone to plan. I did think Samuel played well against Everton and I do think he has a little something so I'm not writing him off but like you I don't think he is a centre forward. Anyway I suppose all we can do is wait and see who we bring in and hopefully Sharp is wrong about only bring one perm and it being a centre half

You would be confident going into the season with only Nuttall and Samuel as back up to Graham who we know will miss games through fitness this season? In fairness Biz I respect your opinion but even the manager doesn't fancy Samuel as a Centre forward, against Liverpool he played Dack as a false 9 and against Everton he had Samuel playing wide of a 3, even last season when Samuel got minutes it was rare that it was at C.F, certainly after the first couple of months of the season. Nuttall is raw in time he could develop but imo he is not ready for championship football.

We are a week away from the start of the season and I would say one injury away(Graham)from being in a relegation battle. Could accept loan signings if our "competitive" budget had to go on a striker which left us short on funds. What I can't understand is if we are only bringing in 1 perm,then why are we spending what little funds we have on an area in centre half where we are well stocked. If Mowbray didn't think Downing was good enough to step in why was he signed on a permanent deal in the first place?

Jack Harrison having a medical at Leeds. Mckay close to joining Swansea for 500 k. Fair enough Harrison is only a loan deal but McKay at 500 grand is a very good signing .

It was the manager who said that you can't build a club with loan signings. I have no problem with us loaning players but if they come in alongside permanent deals. Are you not dissapointed that we have only spent roughly 400k this summer? Do you not find it odd that the telegraph are suggesting that our only permanent signing will be a centre back?

I would have accepted it if they where honest about it.But we have been told all summer that we have a competitive budget, we will see some exciting talent coming in etc etc To date we have spent 400k max if you take into account the 425k we recieved for Mahoney

So yesterday it was 2 perm signings but now it's one which will be a back up centre half.Absolute joke

That's my worry chadster that we don't have the money to do those deals. Despite my ramblings I do hope that I'm wrong and that Mowbray has someone decent lined up

Why do we keep getting told we have a competitive budget then? They are charging me to lie to my face. I thought the lieing to the fans had stopped. I'm on one tonight and I do hope I'm wrong but come on how many things have changed in this window,first the manager said he wanted a goalkeeper to challenge Raya now there is no mention of goalkeeper ,We wanted our buisness done early, I didn't expect that to be Austria but we are less than a week away from kick off If they weren't given much money if they said at the beginning then fans would be angry but would be more likely to rally round the team and manager If a player like Chapman is available at that price and you have a competitive budget then you take a chance.If managed correctly and if he is only an impact sub he can still create a bit of magic that will win us a game.He is doing well pre season

I'm still clinging to the hope we have someone decent lined up that might cost a bit and for whatever reason it hasn't fallen into place yet but I'm telling you im gonna be majorly pissed off if deadline day comes around and we throw in a couple of pathetic bids for decent players that we know won't get accepted to just to show they are trying. Competitive budget for what to at best finish 14th.