Actually, Champs, I am generally happy with the new players. What I'm saying is, who could we get on loan - with the exception of Gallagher - who is going to immediately challenge for a place? If they were THAT good, wouldn't they have been snapped up in the window?
Obviously,there might be one or two exceptions in the loan-to-buy area, but Forest have put a 12M price-tag on Brereton, for heaven's sake! I imagine Maddison wouldn't be MUCH cheaper.
I am not saying Hart and Gladwin are high up the pecking order.I'm saying that it's highly unlikely at this stage of the season that we're going to pick up four players who are in serious contention for a first team place.
I don't even feel the winger is such a priority any more, because we seem to be playing in such a way that the creativity and the attacking threats come through different channels.
Cover for Graham is an obvious exception, because although the Dack-Armstrong-Palmer combination worked well against Carlisle, you do need that hold-up centre-forward in many games.
Can you seriously envisage three loan-players who will be immediately close to the match-day squad?