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That was a waste of money and a signing, but I suppose it would have been different with an injury or two in the middle.
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Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Preston, Sunderland, and Birmingham City are among the potential suitors for Panzo due to their defensive needs and playing styles.
Which clubs need Panzo?
The left-footed defender would be a useful addition for many clubs throughout the Championship, with mid-table sides and those chasing promotion the most likely to be able to attract Panzo.
Middlesborough, Norwich City and Preston have three particularly leaky defences among the league's mid-table sides and Panzo would be a suitable addition if they are interested.
Michael Carrick's Middlesborough side like to use the ball in defence and the Forest defender would fit into their style well.
Norwich City fans have been calling for change for most of the season and their ageing defence, featuring Grant Hanley, Ben Gibson and Shane Duffy, would benefit from the younger, more mobile addition on loan from the Premier League side.
Despite his success at Coventry City last season, it's unlikely that they will attempt to bring Panzo back following the summer recruitment of Joel Latibeaudiere, Liam Kitching, Luis Binks and Bobby Thomas in defence.
Sunderland are looking to maintain their position in the playoff positions and are somewhat light in defence following injuries to a number of key players, including Dennis Cirkin.
Michael Beale may look to bring the defender on loan to the Stadium of Light to offer some experience and depth to his very young side.
The most likely destination in the second tier could be Birmingham City. Panzo was linked with a move to St Andrews in the summer, before heading to Cardiff City and the Blues would certainly benefit from the arrival of another defender.
Makes sense to return him as it'll free up a loan space for someone else.
I don’t think it was a waste of money, we needed a centre back and will need to replace him urgently. Thankfully McGuiness and Goutas have managed to play regularly. As mentions it frees up a loan as well.
Look at the teams still linked with Panzo, how many of those five named are definitely worse than us? Playing Tanner at left back on Saturday was justified on the grounds that, Collins apart, there was no one else who could play there. Panzo could have played there and It’s worth remembering that Ralls was picked to play there earlier in the season.
On the other hand, I don’t think he can have many complaints about not getting in at centreback - I’d say that over the first half of the season Goutas and McGuinness were among the top half dozen central defensive partnerships in the division.
He looked an absolute mess when I watched him
Is there a break clause on Denham's loan to Dundee United? He may as well sit on our bench rather than being stuck on theirs.