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I understand how they felt!

Let's hope Jan isn't too late.

"in the wings"---its a sign I tell you! Chapman's coming home!

I'm sorry, I didn't know.

It would be---if we had a choice. This is all theoretical Chaddy.

Well, since he's posting on here.............!!! (I suppose he could be using free wifi at the cider shop!! )

Venkys won't care whether you are happy or not.

Both? you think so? In Venkyland?

Don't you listen on-line?

Aways liked Huth. As tough as it gets. Must be well into his thirties? Not so much a problem with centre-backs though.

The key word in your post is "need'. Not "wish for"-----"need". He knows what we need, has had months to work at it and it hasn't happened. We are looking at last minute loans, something he decried.

Sadly you could be right.

I put this on the "Thursday Deadline" thread but its probably more relevant here: The thing I hate about loans is they are always youngsters who've never featured in the first team but we are always told they have a brilliant future and "we could not possibly afford them." Then they take time to get up to speed, then, when they get their chance, we find they are no better than what we have already and in some cases, worse. They then disappear, turn up at some other club and end up being sold for a small fee to a lower league club or abroad, never to be heard of again.All the Premier League teams do is to hoover up all the talent they can find so no other team gets them, then their playing list is unmanageable so they palm them off to mugs like us. One's already cost us two points and we've only played one game! Seriously what proportion of loanees from the Premier League end up playing there? And yes, I did know that Beckham once played for Preston but he's the exception that proves the rule. I guess this is partly why Mowbray stated he didn't want to rely on loanees. Pity he wasted such a long time drawing up his 2 Lists back in the day and sat on it. No excuses, this is an effin disaster. No extra season ticket sales on the basis of this window, not exciting as we were told. The very epitome of what Venky ownership has been about----spin but no delivery. Very disappointed but not surprised.

Chapman, a good striker and a "rugged" centre-back and it would have been a successful window. I suppose, with the loan period still open, it still could be. But atm 3 out of ten.

Well he'd better get a bloody move on eh?

The thing I hate about loans is they are always youngsters who've never featured in the first team but we are always told they have a brilliant future and "we could not possibly afford them." Then they take time to get up to speed, then, when they get their chance, we find they are no better than what we have already and in some cases, worse. They then disappear, turn up at some other club and end up being sold for a small fee to a lower league club or abroad, never to be heard of again.All the Premier League teams do is to hoover up all the talent they can find so no other team gets them, then their playing list is unmanageable so they palm them off to mugs like us. One's already cost us two points and we've only played one game! Seriously what proportion of loanees from the Premier League end up playing there? And yes, I did know that Beckham once played for Preston but he's the exception that proves the rule. I guess this is partly why Mowbray stated he didn't want to rely on loanees. Pity he wasted such a long time drawing up his 2 Lists back in the day and sat on it. No excuses, this is an effin disaster. No extra season ticket sales on the basis of this window, not exciting as we were told. The very epitome of what Venky ownership has been about----spin but no delivery. Very disappointed but not surprised.

Good to have you on board!

Not realistically no......

Just what we needed.

Conversely it would be dreadful if we have the money but left it too late to spend it.

If we got Freeman, Chapman and a decent striker you would have to think that Venkys have bought into TM's vision of the club for the future. On the other hand maybe hope is destroying my judgement!

If we sign a fit Chapman we have improved....

That's got to be a deliberate "hint" surely?

Your doubts are easily resolved Rev, you just have to trust Mowbray! He said he's happy with his budget so it must be so. If you doubt this you are calling Mowbray a liar which is verboten.

Yes, bad error from the manager. Should never have played and no way should Dack have come off.