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I'm a lot more confident now we've signed Shelvey and Saivet. Will mean it won't be Anita and Colback every week. I didn't expect much from the window. So signing two decent players is pretty good IMO. Even if I did have low standards. Still a massive gamble not getting a striker in, mind. I think everyone is happy/surprised with Shelvey, but that doesn't even scratch the surface of what we need. I'm pretty sure without any more in we will go down. Plus we are an injury or two away from a disaster in terms of our starting 11.

Everyone knew that tbh, which makes his price tag even more a joke.

Would be an absolute joke if we bring nobody else in, and also expected. It seems us scoring 5 in the last two games as convinced them that we have enough to survive, despite the dreadful run beforehand and the fact we have scored only 5 goals away all season.

Unless they wont sell to another team in the championship?

Liverpool close to a deal for Alex Teixeira from Shakhtar.

Not sure they would sell him but yeah he's a good player. Yeah doubt they would want to sell, but 10-12 million may persuade them. Why? They are in a relegation struggle, going down would cost them a lot more than £10-12m. Think he only has 18 months left on his contract. Press were reporting his price tag was 15 million a couple of weeks back so we are not to far away from the type of money that we want Townsend for.

Spurs supposedly bid 12 million for Sandro Ramirez from Barcelona. Can't see them getting him and Berahino.

Not sure they would sell him but yeah he's a good player. Yeah doubt they would want to sell, but 10-12 million may persuade them.

We should stop wasting time with this one, surely the money we had bid could get Redmond from Norwich who would be ideal for us.

The same article says he's available for 5 million.

Similar feel to the Thauvin transfer, he kept supposedly turning us down but we got him anyways. Is Diouf any good, was decent when I have seen him, only 1 or 2 times though.

Rightfully so, but no chance of it happening.

There is no way he is as bad as Obertan. Whenever he has had a run off games in any side he has played in he has been pretty good. Plus he was a regular in the England squad before this season so he knows if he performs here he has a chance of making the euro's. Similar feel to the Shelvey deal really. I wouldn't pay 12 million but I'm certainly not going to complain now that Ashley has finally started spending. Plus more pressure on McClaren to perform now that he has had a say in transfers.

Currently undergoing his medical - SSN

Sky sports again saying Townsend has turned down WBA and has told Spurs he wants to come here.

Sky Sports at the Spurs reserve game just said WBA and Watford both want Townsend but we are his preferred destination

This possible signing surely shows McClaren is under no pressure whatsoever over is future. First time under Ashley since Allardyce that a manager has picked a player he wants and we have actually gone out and done it.

There's no way we are signing him and Shelvey for CM. This lad is probably the fall back for Shelvey. Or if we sign both then he will get put out wide because there is zero chance of Colback being dropped.

I didn't go but according to all the local journo's who were there it was pretty bad and was directed at players, McClaren and Ashley. Not sure on the exact songs sung though.

The fans chanting and reaction today was " very harsh" according to him.

Absolutely guaranteed 0-0 this like.

Has taken less points than Kinnear in his first 18 games.

Thought Liverpool were supposed to be good? Whatever they paid for Benteke was too much.

Wouldn't be at all surprised if he ended up here when Steve gets the bullet. Pretty dreadful though like.

Cant see this being as bad as we expect or need it to be. We could do with an absolute battering with everything that has built up over the weeks. However we will end up scraping a lucky draw or a battling 0-1 defeat, just enough to paper over the cracks for a few weeks.