Ok, so this is a question that’s been posed pretty regularly in the last decade or so. Only in the last couple of seasons have we actually splashed the cash in January.

So why haven’t we this year? So far, we’ve had some random Spanish bloke on a free (Calderon), a Swansea left back on loan (Painter), Seb Carole (again!) and er, bugger all else. This, despite only being just outside the relegation zone. Still, at least we’ve had a 60kish bid accepted for Cambridge striker Chris Holroyd. And he’s told us where to go, which is something of a concern. Especially when you consider that we’re hovering just outside the relegation zone, and Gus and Bloom have already said that they prefer to do business in the summer.

So, what are the positives then? Well we’re on a mini unbeaten run (Villa aside), and Poyet seems to be gradually working his magic, sorting out the defence and getting us to play so attractive football. He’s also managed to get Murray and Forster banging them in, which is only good.

Tomorrow though, we have our first game at Withdean *shudder* in over a month, against promotion chasing Millwall. Now, there are plenty of words that could be used to describe our home form, “bad” probably being a quite spectacular understatement. But whatever you call it, it certainly isn’t good. And unfortunately, unless Gus can sort that, we’re in big trouble.

Our next few games after tomorrow are as follows:

Orient Away
Huddersfield Home
Norwich City Home
Leeds United Away
Charlton Away
Exeter City Home

That run of games really puts the pressure on the Orient and Exeter fixtures, doesn’t it?

So basically, I’m crapping myself right now that we’re going down. But I’m also kidding myself that, if I publish this article now, sods law has it that come Monday, Bloom and Poyet will have splashed half a million quid and got a couple of decent Premiership youngsters on loan.

And while we’re on the theme of wishful thinking, in the extremely unlikely event that they read this: Tony and Gus, 3 points tomorrow would more than make up for paying £24.50 to watch Alan Navarro* in the freezing cold and pissing rain.

I don’t ask much!!

*All you Navarro fans out there, yes, all two of you, I’m just kidding. Honest!