Charles N’Zogbia will now be staying put at Aston Villa it seems – Sunderland have rubbished the rumours saying he was about to sign.
Out of the players brought in, Kharzi and Kone, will be first team players. N'Doye and Kirchoff for the bench, Harper will be a substitute if Mannone or Pickford get an injury. On a separate note, what a team Stoke are putting together!
Transfer window closed. Happy with the outgoings. Not convinced by the incomings as a whole. Time to back the lads for the rest of the season.
Well after all the crazy time I think Sam has took a risk and rolled the limited dice he had to play with. I hope we have enough to stay up its going to be close.....well I hope it's close and doesn't turn into an Aston Villa!!! On a plus note a lot of dead wood has been cleared.
I'm not convinced Kone will even be a regular first teamer. He's come from a poor league where he didn't particularly stand out - Lorient have the joint 3rd worst defensive record in the league. Know nowt about him but the reviews I've heard don't sound promising... I'll be suprised if he dislodges the O'Shea / Kaboul partnership when fully fit.
Think the squad looks threadbare. Survive and I assume our wage bill will leave a lot of room to manoeuvre which it hasn't for a long time. Not convinced we will stay up though.
