Wickham & Daly out, Tosun (injured) in
Scott Banks in, loaned straight out.
I think we are actually worse off.
Think the Doug is trying to undercut Roy to get him out, take over on a caretaker basis, and hang on to the job because nobody else will come. Dougie is then a Premier League Manager. I think that’s the plan.

I think Pardew had a better balanced team than Hodgson, we sorely miss a Cabaye type player.

Haven’t posted for a long time as genuinely embarrassed by many comments posted on here. Why on earth would anyone want to stage a protest at today’s game? I am just as frustrated about the lack of new transfers as the next person, but just take a breath and look at where we are & with the limited players we’ve had to choose from. We are in 11th and I know all the negative responders will say we’re only 7 points off relegation zone, but I prefer to stay positive and say we’re only 4 points off being 5th.
I know the last game was a massive disappointment, but I m hoping it was just a game too far with all the injuries we’ve suffered. We’d only lost once in the previous 10 before Southampton & that was somehow losing to Newcastle, who we were in total control over & drawing away at Southampton who again were in total control until Kelly’s crazy back pass. Earlier in season we somehow let Wolves equalise in the last minute; but for fine margins we’d be in 5th place now & I’d bet you guys would still be moaning.
The boys have had a good rest & a few have returned from injury so no excuses now. It’s time to get behind Roy n the team and worry about the lack of transfer activity at the end of the season.

Daly was no where near the first team, so in the current situation , doesn’t really count.
I don’t know a lot about Banks. But Tosun (wasn’t injured when we signed him) is better than Wickham (will be injured getting out the car at Sheffield Wednesday) so I can’t see how we are worse off.

His best season for us (the rose tinted glasses one) 5 years ago he really wasn’t very good, had pretty much no competition upfront, scored 6 in 24 games , was a handful in a few games , but anonymous in most.
Since then he’s scored 5 goals, 1 a season.
The fact that you and others keep alluding to the fact that he scored away at man city , when he never, is some serious straw clutching. Never known a player to get so much praise for standing behind someone.

There can be no doubt at all that our squad is much smaller and weaker now than it was before the window.

What’s most disappointing is the lack of ambition, we are no longer looking up the table it’s just a matter of trying to stay clear of the relegation battle in my opinion. Bearing in mind that the teams below us have either started to dramatic improve like Watford or invested in new players like Villa.

Edited by BelfastEagle (01 Feb 2020 9.53am)