Here's a type up of all of Will Still's answers on transfer-related questions in the press conference just now on the pace of progress in the transfer window... I feel as if we've had the same conversation since the start of pre-season. It is what it is, the market is what it is. There's stuff being worked on and there is stuff moving but it's just taking longer than most of us hoped and longer than Johannes hoped as well. The situation is what it is, we're waiting and hoping to unlock things and make things happen but it is a bit of a fight at times, yes. on the frustration of waiting for new arrivals and players to leave... I'm ignoring it, to be totally honest. As difficult as that is, I'm only focusing on the players that are here, the players that want to play and want to win games for us and parking that side of things to one side of my head and letting the people upstairs crack on with that. I can't control it anyway. on trying to get players out of the club almost being more frustrating than incomings... Yes, that is moving. There will be stuff that happens before the end of the week but there's just a load of things that you have to face and a load of situations that come up and you think 'okay...' like national team coaches telling people that they need to be in first division clubs or top five leagues to be in contention and thought about for World Cups and stuff. The transfer window is what it is, it creates a load of situations. But we're working on it. There is activity within the club, it's just a complicated market at the moment, I think. on the Championship being equal to some of the top five European leagues... Yeah, that's what I don't get. But that's for other people to debate about. on Issa Kabore... Yeah, we have spoken to him. I've had quite a few players from City over the past couple of years, I've always worked well with them. He is an option, but again, we're just negotiating and trying to find a way for it to work for all parties. Issa is a good player. He's got a few qualities. It's ongoing. on Finn Azaz... We've got a new name every week, don't we? The list is long and we want good players and we're looking at good players. But we want good players in the right conditions and that are going to fit what we're trying to do, not just on a footballing level but also on those human skills. Finn's scored goals, he's a good player and he knows he is. Yeah... on whether that has been any progress on Eduard Spertsyan... Slow. It's just that people have got agendas and negotiating skills that can be difficult. We're being open and very honest with things but people tend to struggle with all of that. on whether Eberechi Eze's move opens up the market for Tyler Dibling... I don't know, I've no idea. You'd have to ask Crystal Palace, Arsenal or Tottenham. I read all of this stuff at the same moment you guys do and I saw on Sky Sports News at 8am this morning with breaking news, but yes, it is what it is. Tyler's fine by the way. He's trained really well, he's totally fine and he's relaxed. Same thing goes for Mateus. If something does happen, you'll probably know before I do! on whether MF and TD continue to be available for selection... Yes, 100 per cent. We've got a squad of 24 players that are fit and are ready to play. We know that we can only take 18 on our team sheet, so we're going to make choices about the football side of it and ignore the rest of it. Players need to be ready, they need to be fit and they need to be wanting to win football games. We'll base our decisions on training and football and not all the speculation.
on trying to get players out of the club almost being more frustrating than incomings... Yes, that is moving. There will be stuff that happens before the end of the week but there's just a load of things that you have to face and a load of situations that come up and you think 'okay...' like national team coaches telling people that they need to be in first division clubs or top five leagues to be in contention and thought about for World Cups and stuff. Who do we think that is about? Fernandes?
Yeah been very disappointed in him. Had high hopes but he just seems very meh & very prone to a cock up.
Spurs seem to have Savinho as clear choice as their winger preference. Imagine Dibling is the back up option if they can’t get a deal done, which probably means if he goes there then it will be right at the end of the window when the Savinho option has been exhausted
