I noticed Sky were doing hit or miss on team's transfer windows. Personally think ours is a miss - Mateta was already here, so nothing added. Hopefully was cheap as reported.
Plane - for the future, may work out, may not.

I believe other teams have strengthened, those around us in particular.

I didn't expect us to buy anyone. That pretty much happened. A bland window at best.

Red and Blue Army!

Others around us have spent a fortune; and they had to.

History shows that clubs do not always prosper by chucking expensive "name" players into a team... often a high cost for no real progress. Everton are past masters at that.

And the teams that spent were largely basket cases where players will go into an unsettled environment. Only direct success may cause that to change.

We, on the other hand, started our transition much earlier, have done OK given the circumstances, and will likely float into about 12th place by May with the bank barely bruised.

And ready for the summer window.

Thus, always disappointed to not add more quality and would have loved VdB, but heh ho, we did not have a problem that needed desperate fixing.

Everton manage to get around FFP with some ridiculous creative accounting. Newcastle buy a new defence. Watford go lucky dip with some cheap foreign players. Burnley appear to have signed a quality replacement for Wood but seem short on numbers still. Smith must be a bit fed up that no one came in at Norwich, especially as Cantwell left.

As for us, Mateta at a reduced fee seems good business. Derby fans seem to really rate Plange, so for £1m a good punt. If he doesn't work out we can probably get more selling him back to a Championship club. Would have been nice to get some real quality in, but our squad looks good enough already with Zaha and Kouyate returning this month and possibly McArthur.

Along with many on here I wasn't expecting us to be doing any significant business, so I can't be disappointed. Yes, other clubs around and below us have spent money but how long will it take for the new line-ups at Newcastle and Everton, for example, to gel? We have a settled squad and that shouldn't be underestimated.

Making the Mateta move permanent at an apparently reduced price of less than £10m seems good business and the youngster, Plange, is the kind of cheap (in PL terms) punt that is worth taking.

Presumably next summer's window will focus on midfield and defence strengthening and I would expect DF & Co. to have potential targets in view.

Jeff Bourne was the best player we ever had from Derby. £30,000. Anyone remember him?

Yes, He was playing with Dave Swindlehurst on that little pitch and putt at the Sparrows den one day, i was with my dad we got both autographs. must have been mid 70s

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn