I am fully expecting 2/3 signings over the next week on the basis that it would be an absolute disgrace if we don't.

At an absolute minimum, we need a couple of loan deals, possibly with options to buy next summer.

The squad is so light and we simply cannot go through this season with Schlupp, Olise, Ayew, Franca and Rak Sakyi as our only wide options.

Failure to bring in a few reinforcements on the basis that "it's a difficult market" would be a dereliction of duty and I can't see it.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...

As the deadline approaches more rumours will appear, but we all know clubs wait until the last possible moment to do the deals, not what any of us want but that’s the facts.
I spoke to Brighty at the station before Sheff Utd and he summed it up, there are a three ponds you could fish in, we are in one with probably 8 other teams, take out of that pond the likes of Luton/Sheff Utd then the other teams are all aiming for the same pool of players, yes you all hope to dip into the other pond but we all know how difficult that can be.

That has to be the comedy rumour of the window.

I can't see why we would be linked with a 6'3" Belgian forward who once scored goals for fun, is still capable of the occasional flash of brilliance, physically dominant yet often seen with his head in his hands having made a blunder and generally viewed as performing well below his capability...

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

He still scores for fun. With Eze and Olise supplying him he'd comfortably get 15+ goals, but seriously, he's on 340k per week at Chelsea is wanted by top Serie A teams and is never coming to us.

Mourinio said he likes us, but wouldn’t dream of managing us. Where do these hacks dream up such nonsense.