Not giving up on BM just yet as there are still some posters willing to keep it going so started this thread to discuss what happens with the remainder of our business in the Summer 2018 transfer window up to Friday at 5 p.m.

Attached below EFL rules on loan transfers. Only players who are registered by noon on Friday will be eligible to play against Villa on Saturday. So if we do our deals at the last minute they wont be available until 15 September against Bristol City away. If we sign Hogan before Friday he wouldn't be able to play against his parent club anyway.

The loan rules are clear we are only allowed 5 in the match day squad so it seems we have only two places to fill.

Do we go with two strikers or what seems to be CW's preferred option of a LWB and striker? We are at risk of ending up with no-one in if all our deals are dependent on incomings /outgoings at another club.

We have to get to players in and my preference is Gallagher at Southampton, he may be available if they can't move Shane Long on and Marvin Johnson for some pace down the flanks. Hogan is a non starter for me because of his injury record and the fact he hasn't had a pre season. Fletcher has done little in the last two seasons since a good spell in Division one with North Barnsley.

I just hope we don't get on Friday at 5.01 p.m. well we tried but!!

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