Only 19 but got that Connor Wickham physicality. Should be a goodie

Should we not be getting some defensive cover instead?

decent if happens!!

Great, that's one, I suspect one more, hopefully defensive cover.

It’s almost like we could be working on more than one deal @magicmathie

Nice addition, wonder if anyone will be/needs to exit to as a result.

Keep digging in Ashton and co!

@Mathiemagic - I think we've enough staff and budget to sort more than one deal at a time.

Somehow think Edwards must be lined up to go somewhere and maybe one other fringe player to move on to release numbers in the squad to allow another one or two signing before tomorrow.

Watched him play a few times would be a good loan and he will learn from a top manger

Again Mathiesmagic like some others on here so don’t get anyone else in until we get one specific position you want?? He knows where we need strengthening and up front is definitely one of those positions as well as centre back but I’d rather we get at the very least one of those positions filled than none.

Seem to be putting a lot of faith in young loanees waiting to blossom, did okay at Portsmouth but nothing outstanding. We'll have to trust McK on this...

Centre half is critical, particularly after this midweek performance.

Centre half is critical, particularly after this midweek performance.

When I read on this site that we are talking to someone i take it as a done deal. Here's praying for 1 or 2 more!

one for the future for sure, I'm not quite sure how much of an impact he will have this season for us. I know people moan about loan deals e.c.t, but with how clubs throw money around these days and end up screwing themselves over - I'm 100% in with this current plan. we can be really efficient without spending 10mil on one player.

Plenty of time for ins and outs yet, expect more than this chaps

Good signing. Looks difficult to knock him off the ball.

Lets hope this turns out the same as Hirst did.

Sounds interesting. Not ungrateful here, but would like to see some defensive reinforcement.

I have faith though, we shall see what happens; exciting times.

Hopefully he will do well for us,but I have to say I would have preferred a more experienced striker with a proven goalscoring record. Michael Smith at Sheff Wed would have been good addition.

I am usually not negative, but I sincerely doubt that Scarlett has been one of our main targets this summer. One or two loans is all right, but I would have hoped that the days of developing too many other clubs players would be over.
I do think that our squad is good and our start have been fantastic, but it would be a shame not to build and progress from that. January is far way.

Where is this long term team building then ? We keep hearing this from the club. Just dont see the point of loans. Williams is miles off the pace, ld trust my granny at the back more than him at the moment. We need experience, these are all kids. We need a centre half badly, that position looks so weak especially after seeing the back up defenders the other night.

Make him the Captain !

Do people have nothing better to do than come on here and be negative? Chill and trust that the club has their sh1t sorted.

I agree that we need a striker and defensive cover, but i also seem to see some panic, or whatever you want to call it, over lack of info on recruitment in defence especially after Leeds.

Leeds to me was an off day for the team, Clarke for one was way of his normal standard and kept getting caught out, he was not keeping an eye behind him especially first half, second half he was better.

Luongo also had an off day, and to be clear these two are not the only ones just the ones i noticed the most.

Hladky i am afraid i have never really rated and he always makes me uncomfortable when he plays. He does not command like Walton, and the defence in front looks more shaky as a result. Yes he made some good saves in the games leading up to Leeds, but he just isnt any where near Walton standard in my opinion. He made two blunders for two goals in my eyes, and again im not saying the rest of the team showered themselves in glory in relation to the goals but he just isnt quite good enough at this level in my opinion.

I really feel like the team were just tired and a bit lazy on that game, couldnt string passes a lot of the time, Clarke was not ready for that level of game either after his injury. I feel like had we have turned up as we know we can and if we had Walton in goal i dont think we loose that game.

The point i am making with all of this though is one result should not result in the panic button being pushed, the games will be harder this year, better league better teams. We take the learnings and move on, it doesnt mean we have to suddenly panic and recruit for the sake of recruiting

In a really tough market a loan like this could be really useful. Helps us to achieve our targets this season and put us in a better place to plan for and then make permanent signings in January or next summer. Every top Championship team does it.

Great signing.