MelvinBragg

It's true that you probably could come up with a team of loan signings (as you say, with the exception of full backs). Thing that I sometimes forget is that the likes of Greg Strong and Kevin McBride were loan signings before they signed permanent deals. Best loan signings for me would be Jutkiewicz, Alan McCormack and Krisztian Vadocz. John Spencer, Kevin McBride and Greg Strong were all good in their loan spells and didn't really maintain that level (although Spencer was burdened by expectations and perception that he wasn't offering value for money). Poor loan signings? Don't really have too many to point the finger at because the likes of Offiong and Andy Smith didn't feature that much to have a negative impact on the team. Does that make them more pointless loan signings? Mark O'Brien is maybe one that was poor and played a fair bit. Can't think of too many others...

Double edged sword. Great they're both getting recognition, hope they come through the match unscathed injury wise...

Can I be the first to sarcastically point out that there will be some amount of overlap in this thread given the number of former players we tend to sign..?

Being selfish, I hope he doesn't apply and stays in charge of our U20s. On the subject of Joe Chalmers, can only hope that this further boosts his confidence. This is the first time he has had a run of games at left back and while he has his limits, he is not proving to be the bombscare that some think he is. As things stand, I'd have him ahead of Hammell at left back...

He didn't say he downed tools. He said he was getting the games out of the way. To me, that's him admitting that he was distracted by the transfer talk. Not the first player that's happened to. His form dipped but I wouldn't say he lacked effort in any game...

Isn't up for it or isn't up to scratch...?

Blyth described himself, as did McGhee, as a striker who could run in behind. Is Blyth already being discarded? Judging by McGhee's comments on Belic, we've signed Belic as the replacement for Johnson (can play up top or out wide). Not sure why we've signed another striker unless Moult is more seriously injured than we thought or we've decided that Blyth isn't up to it. If we're looking at free agents, midfield would be a priority...

Normally on Twitter we link to an article on the website. And frankly the Scottish media seem to have gone to bed...

Aye, that's all very well but some of us have work tomorrow and am too curious to go to bed...

Thought strikes me that we're maybe trying to get the website back up so we can announce it properly...

Cutting it fine as it's getting close to midnight. I blame Burrows. Ever since he's been involved, transfer deadline day has gone to the wire...

Nope. No luck in loading it at all...

What did it say the snag was? Given fee and contract were apparently agreed, hard to see what could pull the plug on it...

Aye, interesting. You suspect it's a player McGhee has really wanted if we're paying a fee. Maybe that's why he's been trying to sell Johnson all summer? Maybe he was told he'd need to raise some funds through selling someone..?

Burrows tweeted that fee and terms agreed for the new signing. Just getting the paperwork done. Fingers crossed obviously...

Given we're apparently trying to buy someone just now, does it not strike you as a good idea that the world thinks we only got £350k for Johnson? Just saying, like...

If we're trying to buy someone else, I'll happily believe we got £350k for Johnson...

Given we have got Johnson and Lucas off the wage bill, I'd hope for another. I'd also suspect that Belic is costing us less than Johnson in wages. So I'd hope for one more...

I'd be very surprised by this...

Guy outside West Ham on SSN just seemed to confirm the Belic story...

Damn my fat bastard fingers...

Makes me wonder if he would be Johnson's replacement or would he be taking Lucas' place on the wage bill?

Perhaps not, but it does suggest that he will need replaced as the manager and the players clearly think he was the best option...

Stroker who can also play as an attacking midfielder? Hmmmm. Is that what we need?

Aye, given our tactic all season has been "Give the ball to Marvin and see what he can do", to suggest that we won't miss him that much is nonsense...