If he goes we need someone in pronto. Can't rely on the untried youngsters. MM seems to have been targeted with greatly reducing the wage bill with no latitude to bring in replacements. Didn't he do the same at Ipswich? And look what happened to them.
Smithies is said to be on £33,000 a week, so that would be a fair chunk off the wage bill which could be the objective. Still say Smithies is a far better keeper than Phillips but Mick doesn't seem to agree. Could come back and bite us on the bum after that Phillips "should I stay or should I go" shuffle that gave Weimann that first goal on Saturday. I've said it before - I don't rate Phillips as being a commanding keeper. Some good reaction stuff but all too often seriously lacking in confidence.
Smithies was the obvious one to try to get off the wage bill. Pity you there appears no interest in Bacuna
Joe Bennett gone to Wigan, will you miss him? I thought we were interested a while ago but obviously not.
BBC reporting Wolves have ceased their pursuit of Moore. Apparently we wanted £12M for him. Good news. Even better news would be if we could get Ojo back. Aparently Liverpool discussing loan options with 2 championship clubs.
And £12m would be cheap compared to the £10m Rotherham apparently wanted for Smith. If we were to offload Murphy then Ojo is a bit of an upgrade and maybe lower wages.
All things told, not the worst window we've had but certainly not the greatest either. Generally on a personal level I'm quite content. Still looking like a mid table / top third finish is a realistic expectation with anything more a bit of a bonus in my eyes.
You lucky bunch of c***s, how did you offload Murphy to PNE??? mind you, they are taking any old tat at the moment!! good move from MM??
About his only move yesterday Robbie. Still lacking any creativity in the middle of the park. Tomlin trying to leave Pizza Express but the doors aren't wide enough. Moore still with us. Might have concocted a Covid scare to avoid him travelling anywhere.
Surprised Sheff U with all their money didn’t go for Smithies - he’s one of the best keepers in the league.