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David Jones played 37 times (all starts and not some as sub like O'Neil) for a side in the Premier League last season plus lots of PL games for Wolves and Wigan.

The last laugh is on you, I'm afraid....Dave Jones and Dean Marney were the main reason Burnley got automatic promotion in 2013/14....not so influential last year but still gave good support to Joey Barton as Burnley stormed to the title. Maybe not quite good enough to be a PL regular but 4...

£6 million? Not yet, you haven't.- quite a bit is add-ons for Premier League survival, number of appearances, England caps..etc. Same with Gray - basic £6 million rising to maximum £9 million.

Dyche may have a very good championship record for Burnley but his cup record is woeful...won 3 drawn 1 lost 8...(including defeats against Port Vale and Accrington).

Fulham could well dump Boro - a repeat of the 4-3 in 2015 would be good.

Exactly....spot on assessment. They need to live within their means. As for Brentford selling Odubajo, Gray and Tarkowski for £20 million, I am not sure about that figure as both Gray and Tarkowski were "undisclosed" fees. £20 million seems rather on the high side considering Gray was reputed...

Looks like the three Championship heavyweights - Newcastle, Villa and Norwich - are ALL flexing their financial muscle just days before season starts.

Second championship manager with a surname beginning with Z.....will he do as well as Zola did at Watford?

I hope Wolves do better than the last time they went down the "foreigner" route with Solbakken. Most football fans know what happened in that 2012/13 season.

I think Bristol City will do slightly better than last season - about 13th or 14th. They should score quite a few goals but the defence still looks weak on paper.

Burnley lead the race for £6 million-rated Leeds left-back Charlie Taylor - according to today's Currant Bun. He wants to step up to top-flight football but also wants a regular starting role.

Thought there were more than 3....Sougou? But none were in P/O final.

I am revising my top 6 after the Wolves takeover 1 Newcastle 2 Norwich 3 Derby 4 Brighton 5 Villa 6 Wolves

Am I correct in thinking not a SINGLE one of Mendes' players made the Owls' starting XI in the play-off final? I think Lopes started in the second leg at Brighton but that was about it.

Source? If what you are saying is true .....£12.5 million is nearly DOUBLE what Burnley bid a few days ago (£6.5m). Maybe Rammy can confirm your info?

Wasn't it Mendes who supplied several players to Sheff Wed last summer (none of whom have made a huge impact)? Seems like an agent who wants to get as many of his clients into the Premier League "shop window" somehow. Attaches himself to big Championship club who have fallen on hard times, maybe?

Lloyd Dyer made a few important contributions as a substitute during Burnley's successful promotion run-in, notably in a 1-1 home draw with Middlesbrough and a 2-1 win at Birmingham. Could do well at Burton but probably not a 90-minute man any more at 33/34.

Is this the new "Derby Way"? Refuse to sell a player because he is considered too valuable and then keep him warming the bench for most of the season.:bg: Money for old rope at Derby......players get well paid even though they play less than half the games. Hendric will probably now follow...

Yes, I may have read it wrong...but last season Mee finished up a better centre-half than Keane, Tarkowski, Keogh or Shackell. Mee quite often gets overlooked as he is only 5ft 11in....short for a centre-half but he rarely gets beaten in the air. Mee not in the same class obviously, but...

Sorry, but I have to disagree....Ben Mee is the best central defender at Burnley now and deservedly won the PLAYERS' "Player of the Year" award last season ahead of FANS' "Player of the Year" Joey Barton & top scorer Andre Gray. After Burnley lost 3-0 at Hull on Boxing Day to fall nine points...