Burnley on, window closed

And so there it was.

All transfer dealings over until the summer.

The two signings you already knew about but what else came close?

Well by all accounts the pursuit of Christian Obodo ran into one hurdle too many on the morning of deadline day.

Albion asked about at least two other defensive midfielders, that I know of, during the course of the day.

Neither worked out (as you might now have guessed by now).

Will Mulumbu and Menseguez help Albion to survival? Or indeed Simpson and Fortune, who we mustn't forget about?

We shall see. I always said that Albion would not only be judged by what happens on the field but also by the level of backing afforded to Tony Mowbray in the transfer market.

It was always clear that Albion wouldn't be spending much, if any, money.

The loan deals are a gamble.

Whether this has been a successful January will be deemed by what happens between now and the end of May.

In the meantime, I'm off to re-create the Michelin look for tonight's trip to Turf Moor.

Burnley have turned their nose up at the snow, and sniffed at the ice. Their pitch remained covered in snow on a ground that's protected by undersoil heating - so there's no issue that it might have frozen over.

They're not even bothering with a pitch inspection.

Tony Mowbray must find a way of finding some fit players for tonight's game, which will no doubt go the full distance and include extra-time. Which just goes to show that there's always somebody worse off...