sushimonster85

God, into my veins man. A top 4 of Arsenal, City, Us and Brighton would be amazing. Imagine the fewm.

I do enjoy the idea of Chelsea (and the rest of the 'big' clubs that aren't City) shitting bricks about us. Makes sense, any time in the past where someone has either threatened (West Ham) or actually (Leicester) broken into the traditional top 6, they've never have the resources to fully back it up in following seasons. Now they know that the top 6 is going to be a case of musical chairs going forward and no one wants to be the one left without a chair when the music stops.

Lets take a moment to recognize how far we have come in a short space. An initial outlay of £43m is now considered 'not much money'.

Usually 11pm I believe.

Was the Chelsea transfer embargo FFP related? If so that is the worst case scenario.

Have to remember though, in terms of ground to make up, we're already ahead of schedule. Even if we 'only' get Europa League. So long as Eddie and his team keep have us performing a few levels above where these players really should be, then it buys the recruitment/commercial sides time to work.

The club will make it known to their preferred sources (Caulkin, SSN etc) when they're done for the day/window. Until we get that word I wouldn't take the silence as meaning much. Stuff will be getting explored.

Congratulations I guess?

No he won't.

This is a good point. The schedule of all the other teams around us is mental when compared to ours. Think Man U play twice the number of games we do between now and a potential League Cup final.

Add Chelsea to the 'Clubs we'll shaft at the first oppotunity' list with Man U.

Darlow is basically confirmed to be joining Hull/Huddersfield (I forget which) today, right? Only other one I could see movement on is Fraser.

Think the issue would be Tielemans would want £120k+ a week, which I'm not sure we'd want to be giving him. He is going to wait till Summer to get that huge signing on wedge from someone.

I imagine this window feels a little odd in that this season was always earmarked as a transition season. Probably always planned to shift deadwood in Jan, but never expected to be in a position where we'd have a CL push to sustain. I think Gordon was done because he was clearly a long term target who became available. Ashby (Frensda flirt aside) the same. I don't think they will do any sort of panic move today. If Gallagher is someone they genuinely want they will do it. I suspect they may instead keep their powder dry till the Summer then make a big push for Maddison.

Good to know it's not only our training ground that looks a little... dated on the outside.

They had Everton basically setting the value for him yesterday with that bid. Doubt they will take anything less than 45m. We may be able to do it if they will accept an offer for paying over time, but why would they do us a favour.

I feel there may be an attempt. There is movement in the CM space. Fernandez to Chelsea, Caicedo to Arsenal now seems on. Domino effect could lead to movement on Gallagher now Chelsea can't rely on offloading Jorginho to Arsenal to make squad space.

Yep. Imagine it will go to the wire, but they will be largely left with no choice once Fernandez gets done.

Wood and Frasers wages being off the books means even with Gordon (and potentially Ashby) coming in we will end the window with a healthier looking wage bill.

Could be wrong, but I think he meant in terms of their survival hopes.

Suerly new contract related now his agent is getting in on the act.

I actually think (depressingly) Dyche keeps them up. It's a suprisingly competent appointment. Obviously Everton fans seem gutted as they think they should be appointing 'elite' managers, but he is the best realistic option they had. He will make them hard to beat, and they will will scrape survival. Then next season when he has them playing solid but unspectacular football and they sit around 14/13th at the mid-season point they will hound him out.

I don't know. I feel like previously Dyche has had the attitude that he doesn't want people who don't want to be there when at Burnley.

Could be going 'to say his goodbyes' Which would mean this saga still has at least another 3 weeks to run....

I believe Sean Longstaff supports Raith Rovers.