[harrogatebaggie]

Agree on not spending millions and I do believe unlike Villa,  if you have the nerve to hold on until late in the transfer window That prices will go down because clubs will need the money to cover Covid . I still think we will get Krovinovic loan to buy, buy Grant and Gallagher and Deeney on loan. There will be sales and loans out also. Could there also be a surprise on or near deadline day.

Your spot about prices dropping. We ideally would move Austin and Zohore on to free wages up, before securing any new strikers. The money we get for them will be minimal. A relevant question is what do we need to do to keep Bilic happy?

I think we will sell a CB, probably Hegazi, to help fund Grant.

I think you 3 have summarised it well. If we can get in ivanovic, and Grant. Loan in Gallagher, Krovinovic and Deeney (although I think the krov and Deeney deals will run as their parent clubs will want to sell, whilst we want to loan) but I think they will happen in the end one way or another. Plus I hope for one more left field signing. 

That means we need to get rid of Zohore and Austin which will be similar, in that we want to sell but others want to loan. I think Hegazi will be sold. That will leave Field and Harper. One to be kept and one to go out on loan. I would prefer Field to stay, have a good look at him, as I think Harper needs a good run in a team, playing big boys football. So loan him out. 

If all the above happens, I think we have a run at staying up, plus we still have January to tweak it a little.

One last thought can we tie down Bilic to a longer contract, I love him as our manager, and would want to keep him even if we did end up back in the championship next year!