ALC Fox

I've previously said I think he'll be our worst signing this window, but I'm becoming more optimistic. Now, of course, this could still be the case even if he is fantastic (just as long as the others are even better ). Looking at the videos of him, we need to be able to find him in the box time after time after time, and therefore we need creativity in the team. When he's on the pitch, Fatawu, Mavididi and Buonanotte/El Khannouss also need to be on the pitch, or he's just not going have a sniff. If we can get the ball to him in the right positions, we may have a renaissance on our hands here.

Well try coming up with rules that are actually fair for all clubs and that don't have a bunch of loopholes in that can be exploited because they were written by idiots.

Imagine Everton fans if we go and wallop them in a few weeks

The Saudi transfer window closed yesterday according to Transfermarkt https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/transfers/transferfensterdetail/statistik/top/land_id/146/plus/1

It's also worth remembering that Fortuna Dusseldorf are making 4 home games free for all this season, with the eventual aim of making all home games free of charge, offsetting the drop in revenue by acquiring more long-term sponsors.

I'm seriously tempted to just start watching my local non-league side. Standing, able to have a beer while watching the game, and not going to get fleeced for the price of a ticket. A mass drop-off in attendance would make a huge difference as it would affect 'the product' all club owners are so keen to exploit. It's the only way.

Fair enough. I thought we'd signed him from somewhere but must have been thinking about someone else. Probably Grist again despite naming him previously

To be fair, Alves, Braybrooke and Nelson have been hyped for a while and are still here. We signed Popov, Richards and Grist. They all have good reputations and are still here. Nyoni and Noubissie both went but just like everyone else we'll still be trying to keep our best youngsters or getting good money for them. Hopefully Monga stays with us through the age groups. He's already straddling the U18s and U21s so I don't think it's unreasonable to think he could be an U21 regular by the end of the season with an eye on making a first-team squad. His rise has been meteoric so far so let's hope it continues. If it doesn't, let's hope we give him the time to develop at his own pace.

RIP Sol. A real favourite on Filbert Way.

I'm still really reticent about this, even after having a couple of hours or so to think about it. I genuinely think the window hasn't been as bad as a lot of people think, though. Ayew has experience and quality and will offer more than just goalscoring. Skipp firms up our midfield and adds badly needed quality in that area. I personally think he'll be our most important signing of the window. De Cordova-Reid hasn't set the world alight but when he's settled he should be an experienced hand who will be a good rotation option, allowing us to keep Mavididi and Fatawu fresh. Buonanotte is a very talented boy who looks like he could catch fire with more minutes under his belt. El Khannouss is a bit of an unknown quantity but comes with real hype and could unlock defences, something we badly need. Golding has something about him and is definitely one for the future. We're seeing our U21s go out on loan and get valuable experience now, which will be great for them and the club. Yes, Okoli could go either way, but he seems to be rated in Italy so he deserves a chance, and we could've done with Alves going out on loan too as it seems he isn't particularly close to a first-team spot. Maybe he's closer than we think. So I'm largely positive about the window and am not a whinger in the slightest. But I do think Édouard could be the biggest dud of the window. I'm not entirely sure what he brings to the table, if I'm being honest. I really, really hope I'm wrong. I want him to be brilliant and I'll be supporting him no matter what. I'm certainly not going to drone on about it. But I'm the least hopeful with him out of all our signings if I'm being honest.

I was hoping he wouldn't be the one actually. I'm not convinced he's the different kind of option we need. If he arrives I'd love to be proved wrong, though. I just don't think he has enough presence for a striker doesn't actually score that many. But we need the bodies I guess.

The door is still open if we can get someone in. It'll be a disappointment if we can't bring a striker in. On the face of it, we have Vardy and an injured Daka only. But Ayew can play there. Not as a prolific goalscorer but as someone who can facilitate for our younger, more dynamic players and bring Fatawu, Mavididi, Buonanotte or El Khannouss through. And there's Popov too. It doesn't look like he has a loan lined up. This could be a chance for him to become more involved in first-team training and impress the manager. It may look crap if no striker comes through the door. But there are silver linings, solutions to be found and reasons to be optimistic.

Great to see these lads getting out and having the chance to prove themselves. Has to be the way forward if we want them to make into the first team or to receive fees for them in the future.

He has a bit of Phil Jones about him. I think we could have a rich source of material for this thread.

Hard no from me for this one.

Another upside of these loans is that the gaps will be filled by players from younger age groups, initially on the bench, but they should get chances. It can only bode well for young players to get exposure at a higher level. Should bring their development on as well, in theory.

League One will be a great level for a 19-year-old who's looking better than U21s football. It'll be a test coming up against those defenders, some of which will have been scrapping in the non-league not so long ago. He's got the raw materials to be a really good player and seems to be making the step up each time he's asked. Let's hope he continues that way. If his instinctive finish against Burton last week is anything to go by, hopefully Exeter City fans will have plenty of reasons to cheer him this season.

A proper club legend. A huge, integral part of our greatest ever era. Get the statue up.

Maybe not

Yes, very disappointed

If Forest bring this guy in, I'd test them with a bid for Awoniyi.

Sounds like the sort of thing nobody wants to see. Hope the person in question made it and is stable. Hope you're okay too.

He'll be fuming if Bob makes Tier 1 before him!

Lots of good chat about this lad. Looking forward to seeing him come in and seeing what he can do.

Live footage of this Tranmere keeper