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Thanks to all those who had followed The Flat Back Four on Twitter today. To say that we had a great time chatting and tweet-ing about possible transfer moves would be stretching it a bit. In fact, it was quite the opposite. When the expectation and hype gets built up so much and all we get is a £12m Michael Turner switch from Hull City to Sunderland, then it’s time we face the facts and realise that this is as good as it gets in the Barclays Premier League this season. The league will just have to make do with the player pool that its got.

Here are the tweets trail from us following the transfer news since 3 hours ago.

1. transfer window has closed…..quietly…and without fanfare….half a minute ago from web
2. Portsmouth is officially the busiest club in the transfer window…Aruna Dindane looks like the best of them…1 minute ago from web
3. Richard Dunne to Villa is a DONE deal! also Anton Ferdinand is refusing to move to Spurs…thats a surprise…3 minutes ago from web
4. a bit of an anticlimax this season’s opening transfer deadline….let’s hope the January version will be more exciting….9 minutes ago from web
5. only 8 mins more before transfer window ends11 minutes ago from web
6. RT @FourFourTwo Nicky Shorey prepares for life in the Villa reserves as his mooted loan to Pompey falls through12 minutes ago from web
7. @westhamfootball i am still holding out hope for another striker14 minutes ago from web in reply to westhamfootball
8. RT @westhamfootball Sky Sports News report Spurs enquired about West Ham’s Matthew Upson (Another Upson rumour? - hope so)17 minutes ago from web
9. Sky confirmed that Bentley will stay at Spurs - no takers for the one time wizard21 minutes ago from web
10. oh wait, what am I reading about swap deal between Alan Hutton and Anton Ferdinand? Surely not…?25 minutes ago from web
11. @diddyduck it’s a good signing, Turner is a strong defender and perfect for Anton Ferdinand27 minutes ago from web in reply to diddyduck
12. Still waiting official news on Niko Kranjcar to Spurs…should be a matter of time now.29 minutes ago from web
13. Hull City signs Ibrahim Sonko on loan from Stoke City…Shawcross should be staying at Stoke if this is the case…32 minutes ago from web
14. RT @redduffman RT @itvfootball good signing for Bolton - Klasnic is a very determined player.40 minutes ago from web
15. will rank as the best of the transfers RT @empireofthekop I am seeing more & more Bentley rumours, might be something. Talk is one year loan42 minutes ago from web
16. disappointing transfers so far…still 40mins to go though….44 minutes ago from web
17. Okay it doesnt look like RVN or Bentley will be at Melwood this time round, but can we see Chamakh at Upton Park? That would lite up the dayabout 1 hour ago from web
18. RT @Portsmouth_FC Portsmouth’s last man standing David James on the Fratton Park turmoil http://t.love.com/247130336about 1 hour ago from web
19. Johnny Heitinga is Everton’s…a defender, good signing at 5M GBP http://bit.ly/3qMaSdabout 1 hour ago from web
20. RT @championsonfox Bolton have picked up Ivan Klasnic; a report is in that Roman Pavlyuchenko will move to Spartak from Spursabout 1 hour ago from web
21. RT @championsonfox Barcelona offload Eidur Gudjohnsen to Monaco. Freddy Adu has moved to Belenses from Benficaabout 1 hour ago from web
22. DONE! Money available for Chamakh now that Ginger Collins heads to Villa Park for GBP5m!! Hate to see him go but Gabby and Tomkins goodabout 1 hour ago from web
23. No! hands off! Chamakh is West Ham’s! RT @arsenalff Arsenal line up deadline swoop for Marouane Chamakh http://bit.ly/VdLKPabout 1 hour ago from web
24. Bolton is on verge of signing Croatian Ivan Klasnic…a bit too late to continue the Croatian conspiracy isn’t it?about 1 hour ago from web
25. @alexthackray Chamakh does not seem that prolific but has a play like Ronaldo…check this out…http://tinyurl.com/nyz8jmabout 1 hour ago from web in reply to alexthackray
26. Help! Transfer rumours galore!!! Dunno what’s real anymore…or is that what makes transfer window deadline exciting and unpredictable?about 1 hour ago from web
27. I did predict Bentley to Liverpool in my blog post, will this happen? http://bit.ly/SRsjPabout 2 hours ago from web
28. Another transfer rumour! David Bentley move is back on! but to Liverpool!!about 2 hours ago from web
29. YES!! rumour has it that Ruud Van Nistelrooy is talking to Liverpool>>hope it goes through!about 2 hours ago from web
30. @Gazuk1892 @empireofthekop Noooo! Carlton Cole to Liverpool? wow, that would make a big talking point! is it reliable?about 2 hours ago from web in reply to Gazuk1892
31. two more hours to go until transfer window ends…still no “BIG” signings yet!about 2 hours ago from web
32. RT @Wayne_Rooney Deadline day blues?: No signings left a void on deadline day? Take heart in Hargreaves’ impending return…yeah right!about 2 hours ago from web
33. Hughesy has said no Bentley signing….there goes the biggest signing of this transfer deadline…about 3 hours ago from web
34. Pompey looking desperate…first it’s Tommy Smith now its Watford’s Mike Williamson…not quite Premiership class are they?about 3 hours ago from web
35. Carlos Vela could be on a loan move to Fulham…this looks a good fit for Fulham who need a creative hole-type striker!about 3 hours ago from web
36. @badgerwolf no way!!! beckham will always be at Milan…Italian football suits his “pace”about 3 hours ago from web in reply to badgerwolf
37. Will we see Van Nistelrooy back in the Premiership? That would be cool…let’s wait and see what the transfer deadline will throw up!about 3 hours ago from web
38. RT @Soccer_Wire Blues Looking For Left-back. Birmingham have Armand Traore and Gareth Bale on their radar…http://is.gd/2LaGV #goalpostrabout 3 hours ago from web
39. West Ham’s James Collins set for a Villa switch…this means that Zola has money now to sign Marouane Chamakh! Augurs well for the Hammers!about 3 hours ago from web
40. Biggest surprise so far is Man City in talks with David Bentley! Is it another success story?about 3 hours ago from web
41. Tal Ben Haim and Hassan Yebda signed for Portsmouth! Is Yebda any good? #goalpostrabout 3 hours ago from web

1. superbus@theflatbackfour Here’s what I want to know: who the hell is replacing all those Sunderland players that left?33 minutes ago from TweetDeck
2. diddyduck@theflatbackfour Turner to Sunderland is my highlight! (of course i would say that) www.diddyduck.comabout 1 hour ago from web in reply to theflatbackfour
3. superbus@theflatbackfour If my Football Manager game is any indication, that was fated; he transfered there in ‘09 there, too.about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to theflatbackfour
4. jjminkYES!! rumour has it that Ruud Van Nistelrooy is talking to Liverpool>>hope it goes through! (via @theflatbackfour)about 2 hours ago from Tweetie
5. Gazuk1892@theflatbackfour I cant see Bentley to Liverpool I dont mind him and maybe a few years ago but if anything were crying out for top strikersabout 2 hours ago from twhirl in reply to theflatbackfour
6. kazitoshiu and me both mate! RT @theflatbackfour: YES!! rumour has it that Ruud Van Nistelrooy is talking to Liverpool>>hope it goes through!about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck
7. alexthackray@theflatbackfour I haven’t seen Chamakh play but there has been a lot said about him this summer! Good signing for West Ham if it happens!about 2 hours ago from web in reply to theflatbackfour
8. Gazuk1892@theflatbackfour The rumour has only surfaced in the past hour we will see about 2 hours ago from twhirl in reply to theflatbackfour
9. empireofthekop@theflatbackfour it is just crazy I rumours going around like crazy.about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to theflatbackfour
10. 3thbi@theflatbackfour http://bit.ly/NOvQ5 hope this works outabout 2 hours ago from web in reply to theflatbackfour

At this time, among the best signings so far have been Glen Johnson to Liverpool and Emmanuel Adebayor to Manchester City. Both have fully repaid their employers with sterling performances. The new UK tax policy have been a major hindrance to the foreign player influx, with most European continent-based players preferring moves to Italy and Spain instead.

Finally, West Ham are frantically thrashing out a deal to bring Benjani Mwaruwari to Upton Park, presumably on a loan deal. Could be worth a gamble and definitely a like-for-like replacement for Carlton Cole. Definitely something to follow through on.

What do you think? Has the transfer window deadline signings been an anticlimax for you? Let me know your comments.