I think we need one more attacker and then we're done. Probably 2 if BBD goes.

Welcome Mola. Sounds like a good squad addition with his versatility.

Dembele and a defender would do very nicely.

Definitely, 15m is not a lot of money for a Premier league club to spend.

What if he gets an injury or loses form? Putting my Rovers allegiances aside, I think he'd be mad not to grab this opportunity. It may never come round again and then you regret it forever.

I strongly suspect that was Diaz's last game for us. The club cannot afford to lose him for nothing and he deserves a prem move. Good luck to him.

Don Goodman said Wharton's debut was one of the best he's ever seen from a young player and he's not wrong. The guy is going all the way to the top. He's like signing a new £30m player! Also, there's no way I'd be sending out Carter on loan again. He's ready for championship football. Hyam had an excellent debut alongside him. Without doubt our best performance of the season so far. Even the games we've won previously this season I felt we'd not played that well, but tonight we were far superior to Blackpool. Let's hope for 2-3 signings tomorrow and another victory at the weekend.

First time I've seen Wharton - top class. Hyam looks exactly the type of defender we need, a no-nonsense type. Carter has looked good too. Dolan just doesn't offer anything at all. He needs to come off and probably shipped out of the club. I think Blackpool will score so it depends on whether we can add another goal or 2.

I didn't see the game tbf but he's not a defensive midfielder, is he?

A CM at RB, a new central defensive pairing who have never played before, a midfield pairing who won't put a tackle in, and no out and out striker. The side is so unbalanced and will most likely lose tonight.

We need to stop the rot tonight. I'd take a draw. Carter or Travis at RB. I don't think we'll ever see JRC play for us again. I also hope to see the end of this false 9 nonsense very soon. Even the top clubs in the word like Man City and Barca are ditching false 9s and getting proper strikers in. What a difference it makes too.

I wonder how many hours away we are from the BBD price tag dropping by a few million. We can't let him leave for free.

I'd be surprised if we ever pay £5m for Hirst but it's a very good idea to insert a buy clause. I think it makes it far more exciting if you know a loan player could join you permanently if they do well. Personally I think he'll become a fans favourite and surprise a few people but probably won't justify paying a £5m fee but we'll see.

I'm pleased to hear it's 3 + Hyam, not 3 including Hyam. I'd imagine it will be 4 more if BBD goes. I'm hoping another defender, midfielder, and striker (two if BBD goes). For me, we've got too many similar players in attacking positions - too many small attacking players like Szmodics, Dack, Buckley, Dolan, Markanday, Morton. We need something different.

Dykes would do well here imo but QPR surely won't sell him. He's their only striker. I think Hirst will end up here.

A good move for Mowbray. I had expected his next move to be to a lge 1 club so he's done well. He's a solid manager who will easily keep Sunderland up but no more than that. A good man-manager who is a shrewd operator in the loan market. He's not a good tactician though and never really sorted out our defensive issues in his tenure here. No doubt he did a good job here though and I'm sure he'll do well at Sunderland too.

Disappointed that SVDB will not be coming here but, equally, it's not a killer blow. I feel like we have some good options there already but his versatility would have been very useful. My first reaction to Hirst coming here yesterday was similar to others - he's a striker with a very poor record at championship level. However, after doing some research on him I think he is the type of striker we need. Big, strong, good in the air, and runs the channels. I've been saying for few weeks we lack muscle all over the pitch and are far too easy to bully. This guy may give us some presence up the top end of the pitch and be a good focal point. I'd obviously love to sign someone more proven but those kinda players go to clubs with far bigger budgets.

I agree. Central midfield is a glaring problem. You need to win the midfield battle in order for your more technical players to get into the game. Don't think we'll see anyone sign there though.

A no nonsense defender who can also play a bit sounds perfect. Welcome Dom! Looking like the guy from Liverpool will come in too, so we've got some very good defensive options to choose from.

Caulker definitely not coming here. He's joined another club. I'm pleased about that.

Tbf I think Gally would do OK if we played him up top and put crosses into the box. We don't play to his strengths.

One positive with Hirst is that he looks big, strong and mobile. We're severely lacking that so I can see the thinking despite his goal record. Still underwhelming though.

Even 13 goals for Portsmouth is very poor. They are one of the better teams in Lge 1 and create a lot of chances.

32 championship appearances and 0 goals. A striker who doesn't score sounds like the sort of player we would try and sign tbh. I therefore expect this one to happen.

100% I feel like our best teams over the years have been built on making us hard to beat and physically strong. The Hughes and Allardyce eras were exactly that. For me, a good manager comes in and instantly makes a team organised and hard to beat. Both Hughes and Allardyce did that, and so did Mowbray to a certain extent. You lay the foundations before adding more technically gifted players. My fear with JDT is that he's more concerned about building a side with footballers who play pretty football. That's exactly what Henning Berg tried to do and we all know what happened there.