[madsteve]

Yes you are correct with Wiggins, the fee was undisclosed but has been speculated by multiple sources at around 200k which is why I used that number.  As you say while this is a loss on the fee we supposedly paid for him we do not have to pay him to be unhappy, if he can't settle then getting rid is the best thing.

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How do we now compare with our playoff rivals, here is a run down of who did what in January:

Birmingham
Transfers In
Ryan Shotton Loan from Derby
Diego Fabbrini £1.5m from Watford
William Buckley Loan from Sunderland
James Vaughan Loan Huddersfield

Transfers Out
Wesley Thomas Loan to Bradford
Andrew Shinnie Loan to Rotherham
Shane Lowry Free Perth Glory
Demarai Gray Undisclosed to Leicester


Brighton
Transfers In
Jiri Skalak - Undisclosed from FK MLADA BOLESLAV 
Henrik Rorvik Bjordal - Undisclosed from Aalesund
Steve Sidwell - Loan from Stoke
Anthony Knockaert - Undisclosed from Standard Liege

Richard Towell - Undisclosed from Dundalk
Liam Ridgewell - Loan from Portland Timbers

Transfers Out
Rohan Ince - Loan to Fulham
Elvis Manu - Loan to Huddersfield
Charlie Harris - Loan to Barnsley
Adam Chicksen - Loan to Gillingham
Jake Forster-Caskey - Loan to MK Dons


Burnley
Transfers In
James Tarkowski - Undisclosed from Brentford
Paul Robinson - Free Unattached
George Green - Free Unattached

Transfers Out
Thomas Anderson - Loan to Chesterfield
Ntumba Massanka - Loan to York
Jason Gilchrist - Loan to Chester
Daniel Lafferty - Loan to Oldham
Luke Hendrie - Loan to York
Conor Mitchell - Loan to Bradford PA
Cameron Dummigan - Loan to Oldham


Derby
Transfers In
Marcus Olsson - Undisclosed from Blackburn
Luke Thomas - Undisclosed from Cheltenham
Lewis Walker - Undisclosed from Ilkeston
Nick Blackman - Undisclosed from Reading
Abdoul Camara - Undisclosed from Angers

Transfers Out
Kelle Roos - Loan to Wimbledon
Ryan Shotton - Loan to Birmingham
Offrande Zanzala - Loan to Stevenage
Alex Pearce - Loan to Bristol City
Mason Bennett - Loan to Burton
Simon Dawkins - Undisclosed to San Jose


Ipswich
Transfers In
Kevin Foley - Free Unattached

Transfers Out
Jonathan Parr - Undisclosed to Stromsgodset
Michael Orozco - Loan to Braintree


So Brighton brought in 6 players, Derby 5 and Ipswich only 1!!  Best transfer in this lot to me is Tarkowski to Burnley, although the reported 6m quid seems a lot!!

Birmingham are stronger now. Shotton & Fabbrini make them stronger although they will miss Gray but he was still hit & miss whereas the replacements are more consistent.

Knockaert is a good signing for Brighton as he adds some flair to their attack.

Tarkowski is a good signing for Burnley who have probably as good a starting eleven as anyone in SBC. They need to avoid multiple injuries.

Not sure that Derby have improved much with their signings & Ipswich stay as they are.