I'd like to see us try for Imran Louza. Best opposition player I've seen this season. Also think Femi Azeez would be a good left footed option to challenge Sindre on the right. Would cost us big, especially with Louza who would likely be £10-12m, but doesn't sound like we're afraid of that.

I am sure that if KMcK wants a certain player, then, within reason he will get him.
What a time to be a Blue

How lucky we are to have such owners. With the upgraded trainng facilities top players are more likely to sign. Training is a means to an end but let's face it, the training ground is where they spend most of their time.

Not sure we will go after any more forwards, but we did try to get the CB from South America in August..
Im pretty sure Hayden Hackney will get his PL dream move in January, but if not we mustn't forget Boro accepted an offer, they've just lost Edwards and are known to be heavily reliant on Steve Gibson and player sales just to meet PSR.
Despite Walton's upturn in form I still see the GK position is underinvested as well. All the talk of Traffords move to Newcastle being back on might mean Ramsdale might end up a medium term target, especially if the Italians do come up with the cash to buy Muric.
We live in interesting times

I'd like us not to do too much, but if we can find cover for Matusiwa or a striker who's definitely a step up on Hirst/Azon then to go for it.
Got to remember for every one in we need one out the squad too

Westy, these are the sort of owners that Ipswich town deserve. What we had previously was an absolute disgrace and Ipswich Town fans should’ve demanded his exit years before he did. Never again

Think we need a striker definitely.

We could do with a cover Matusiwa as someone else has suggested with same characteristics.

I think Akpom loan has unfortunately failed and if we have the opportunity, I’d cancel it in January.

Think we should protect ourselves and try to ship out one of the right backs to bring in a spare left back. We could always give Boniface a chance.

I don’t see anything else that will really improve the team.

We just need to adapt to stubborn opposition when they dig in.

The balance of the team/squad is so important. Only now at the end of Nov are we starting to see what the squad is capable of. So I'm sure we will be careful not to make too many more changes in January. I do agree about Akpom - need to see how Sammie is doing and if he will be back at full fitness or whether he needs to be managed carefully, so no 10 could be somewhere to consider.

Troy Parrot it is then. Just for the headline about the budgies.

Parott

Whether we go for a striker or not, may well depend on either (or both! ) of GH and IA suddenly turning into a Haaland scorealike! So far, one or two others are making up for any shortfall in that department, it may not necessarily continue. Not the easiest market to shop in, but I would most certainly go for it. I expect things are already going on behind the scenes in that and one or two other positions anyway. Cover for Matusiwa almost certainly one, possibly left back too, though I think Greaves is better there than central defender! Not long to wait, we will all see.

Who remembers signing Leif Davis for an entire, whole million pounds?! Thinking that was pure riches to spend on just one player... Times have changed.

First things first we need to get that top spot on the league or be in the running for it before the January window opens then we can sign players that will have a good reason to believe they will have premier league football next season with us such as that Mexican midfielder that rejected town at the first attempt in the summer (Marcel Ruiz) Ruiz looks premier league quality and can be defensive midfield cover with great stats there or be an alternative to Nunez as a more attacking option, McKenna likes players that can play in multiple positions so hope we get in a more promising position which jumps out to such players as they are likely joining a promotion favourite in good form. Striker top of the list in January though surely, shame we missed out on Jesus last year he has been bagging braces and hatricks at forest even though they are struggling this season

Let Macateer go there wasva reason why he was a bench warmer at Leicester he just isn't good enough bring back igdene. We wasted 12 million then got Nunez with Burns on way back he is surplus cash in now so wd can recruit someone decent

Akpom and Macateer will come good, glad we stuck with Philogene and Clark, A matisewa type for cover and maybe a number 9. Much more still to come from this squad!

Nice to hear from the hierarchy it had gone quiet! Meanwhile Norwich are making the playoffs with the new head coach, hilarious!

Maybe a striker. Louza is a good shout. Maybe Cáceres interest will be renewed. But this time I am actually hoping for a relatively quiet transfer window. Time to breathe and enhance what we have got.

Please put in a bid for Sargent then. It would be worth a few million just to send Norwich fans into meltdown again :-)

Ashton has said before (and he is right) that you have to take advantage of every window, but in reality we need to act as we did in the January during the League 1 promotion campaign and recruit for the League above. Suspect we will only be able to do that if we are on trajectory for if not actually in the top 2 by then.....but we do need to once again look to improve the 1st Team. Not easy but that is why we have built up the recruitment department, so as to avoid the mistakes and missed opportunities when we were in the Championship 2 years ago which directly lead to too many changes in last 2 Summer windows.

Grinch McAteer will come good, same as Clarke & BillyJean have. Looking forward to McKenna having the same selection headache on the right as he has on the left. 2 excellent options who can he leave out. In the meantime there is Wes about to come back. Really not sure how much we would expect to get for an injury prone 30 year old with 6 months left on his contract, if we cashed in now. Certainly not enough to buy "someone decent". Maybe the couple of hundred k we paid for him. I'd argue that 6 months of a fully fit Wes, with the goals and assists he would contribute would be worth more to us than any fee we could get for him. Potentially £millions if he has the same impact as he had in the final 3 games of 2023/24 (assist for Hirst v Hull, assist for K Moore v Cov, opening goal v Huddersfield). And he would help take the pressure off Kasey, giving him time to settle at the club. As for him being a bench warmer at Leicester, well he was bought to be a bench warmer here too. We didn't spend the championship record fee on Sindre for K McA to be the starter. £11m for a bench warmer is where we are at these days. I know hard to imagine after all the years with the missing transfer Kitty under Evans.

Well Ed I don't know what MA & KMcK are asking for their new years present but I'd like the following Striker, No10, CDMF cover for Matusiwa, LB cover for Leif. I would be prepared to take a short term, less expensive, option now with the more expensive one in the summer if you like.
STRIKER (expensive) well the US season has finished and I wonder if Atlanta would like to recoup some or all of their outlay on Latte Lath. Or alternatively a young prospect, if we can just edge our way past Stoke in the table Divin Mubama. Cheap option, either of these on loan in January with an option / obligation to buy in the summer.

NO 10 Expensive Gus Harmer from Sheff Utd, maybe with Ogbene plus cash in return. Cheaper recall Conor Chaplin.

CDMF Expensive Go back in for Flynn Downes now Saints cant really consider themselves promotion rivals, plus the manager has gone. Cheap option well Sammy doesn't have a club. Although I would then try to use the money saved on a second attempt at persuading Hackney to swap the Tees for the Orwell., particularly as Edwards has gone, we might have his old team mate Lath and Nunez is employed further forwards.

LEFT BACK Expensive, why not try a double raid on L1 bound SU & bring in Harrison Burrows. Cheaper well Greaves can cover there or the kid pulling up trees in the U21s Boniface. But if we move over Greaves then we will need another CD another double raid and get Fry from Boro or the South American who wanted to come here in the summer.