[Beefy 1965]

It's that time of the year when I make an appeal to those 'guests' to sign up and take part .....  Surely by now you know we don't bite

Really 

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The bit in RED is interesting me on Sako,
So we have agreed a deal but waiting on Phillips or Antonio ?
Could lose Sako if that's the case, We will sign you Bakery if we don't get the others ?
Dangerous 

summary from the B'ham mail:

West Brom were today poised to sign Hull’s James Chester for an undisclosed fee.

The 26-year-old Wales centre-back has been courted by a number of Premier League clubs this summer.

Chester has left Hull City’s training camp in Austria for talks with Albion who are ready to close the deal.

Chester will represent an ambitious arrival and the next generation of centre-back with Jonas Olsson, Joleon Lescott and Gareth McAuley all past 30.

Albion have also held productive talks with free agent Bakary Sako and a deal remains in place but they have missed out on Abou Diaby.

Nevertheless the Baggies are poised to cross the finishing line with at least one and perhaps a number of deals, many that have escaped the media’s attentions altogether.

Tony Pulis’ men head for Walsall tonight with only £1.5 million new addition James McClean on view for a sold-out away following to view from the squad that ended last season in defeat at Arsenal.

Sako is one target that Pulis and Richard Garlick have re-visited with neither QPR nor Nottingham Forest wanting to enter into dialogue over Matt Phillips or Michail Antonio.

It is understood that both Sako and Albion have put the foundations of a financial package in place that could be activated at any time by Albion.

Much will now depend on whether Albion get any indication from QPR or Forest at a wish to compromise and accept what would still be sums of around £7 million for Phillips, and £5m for Antonio.