If with 20+ million we are genuinely considering a soon to be 37 year old centre back, then thats an absolute disgrace.

Where is this from? I know we need experience but hes about to turn 37. Surely not.

Jerry Yates starts for Swansea tonight.

I think that update is from last night. Its since been suggested that Sheffield Wednesday have bid slightly more but that neither bid has been accepted.

Nat Phillips to Cardiff has been confirmed and it seems like Leeds are unlikely to let Cooper go. Will we even end up with another centre back?

The timing of the Wharton sale means that any incomings need to be sorted ASAP. This window end just has all of the ingredients for failure.

Hes an injured player who wasnt making the team and was subsequently sent to a botton 3 side and couldnt get in their team.

We desperately need another quality midfielder and we cannot under any circumstances not address it. Wharton was a key component of our team and leaves a huge hole. JRC is needed at RB even more with Brittain out. Buckley is injured, Chrisene is our only fit left back and has he ever played in midfield? Ayari is an attacking midfielder and Garrett isnt ready. Weve also cleverly allowed our captain out on loan.

I really hope that its not just a case of Garrett stepping up. Maybe we shouldnt have loaned out our captain.

He will probably still be working with peanuts.

https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-transfer-state-of-play-as-rivals-turn-late-window-attention-to-experienced-whites-man-4498187 Doesnt sound too likely anyway.

The Wharton sale is certainly anything but exciting. Desperately sad to see such a talent leave so soon. But we do have a place in the food chain and since these cunts bought us, that place has fallen and fallen. Clubs at our level have to sell and reinvest. Is now, just over 2 days before the closure of the window a good time? And will much of the money be reinvested? Id suggest no to both and thats the main problem. Liam Cooper would be a good short term addition and tick the boxes we need. We shouldnt be looking at the loan market really but it would at least mean we would have strengthened short and long term in that position. If he comes. Seems like the striking position is a bit of a panic too. McGuire I have no idea about, seems a bit of a risk but also it seems like Sheffield Wednesday have outbid us as it stands. If we could get someone like him AND keep Gallagher (or replace with Yates, but seems like hes staying) then we could potentially have a much stronger strikeforce compared to the first half of the season and we could loan Leonard and sell/loan either Ennis or Telalovic, neither of whom are up to it. We would still need at least a winger with pace and of course a central midfielder to replace Wharton and there would be no excuse not to spend a bit of money to get them in. Will it happen? Almost certainly not.

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Ramsey joined Bolton from Liverpool yesterday on loan.

How can you say that Gallagher adds "xero contribution" yet you like Telalovic?!

People will get behind him as they always do.

Their "superstars" if you mean Olise and Eze dont play in the same position and Doucoure I think has an injury.

We have 3 for this season with Carter out. And Tomasson seems to want the flexibility to play 3 at the back. They might control it, but it will be down to the owners to decide how much if any of such a substantial sale can be made available to be reinvested.

What does that even mean? Why would it be down to Waggott "releasing funds?" The owners will either make some funds available or not.

Now is the acid test. Gutted to see Wharton leaving, there is absolutely no excuse now not to go on a bit of a late window spending spree. We need a CB, a Wharton replacement, a winger and an extra forward, so if Gallagher goes too then 2 are needed. Not loans but permanent signings.

Or a chance for a massive pay rise whilst having a realistic chance of a decent amount of Premier League football alongside some other really talented young players. Rather than staying here in a team treading water in the bottom half of the Championship whose owners have gone AWOL.

Having been at the game I havent seen, were people annoyed having seen us go 1 down to a League 2 side on the back of 2 or 3 months of horrendous results and having seen our main asset dropped with an expectation that hes about to leave?

Its not that "hes the answer" but that hes an average Championship striker (not the awful player you usually like to make out) and even if we had a couple of million to sign another striker, and thats a huge if and a big part of the issue, it wouldnt be that easy to even find another average Championship for that in a couple of days. Hes not going to get you promoted but he is a decent player at this level. Hes not a goalscorer but he will chip in whilst offering a lot else. Dolan is not a wing back, he showed his defensive weaknesses even again League 2 opposition. He is stifled going forward and any half decent Championship wide man would have a field day, he is an attacker. Hedges was trialled as a wing back last season and it didnt work. Swansea wont be interested in loaning Yates out. Only selling him to make their money back. Would make no sense.