'Players like Latte Lath make you believe you can go up'

On Tuesday we asked what you made of Middlesbrough's business in the transfer window.

Boro made six notable additions to their squad with forwards Morgan Whittaker and Kelechi Iheanacho joining from Plymouth and Sevilla respectively.

Winger Samuel Iling-Junior came in from Aston Villa while Hull City defender Ryan Giles and Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers also arrived on loan.

Middlesbrough were also able to complete a permanent deal for defender George Edmundson from Ipswich after his temporary spell over the first half of the season.

Leading scorer Emmanuel Latte Lath has, however, joined Atlanta United for an MLS-record £22.5m while Alex Gilbert has gone on loan to Charlton, defender Matt Clarke to Derby and forward Isaiah Jones to Luton.

Here are some of your responses:

Kevin: Sad to see Latte Lath go, players like that make you believe you can go up! As for the January replacements, it takes time for new signings to settle in, fit into Carrick's system and make an impact, so we can't expect too much from the new recruits straight away.

This season feels like a bit of a disappointment in so much as some of our defending has been comical at times. We are losing games in such a frustrating manner that I just can't see us going up through the play-offs. As for the economic model we are pursuing, it may well see us gain promotion in the long run, but how many players will Boro sell before that happens? The wealth of the Premier League has left a lot of clubs with a mountain to climb.

John: Happy with all signings apart from Giles. He has played little football since he left us, and has been very poor for Luton and Hull. Fans demanded his return... it makes no sense. Even less sense that Carrick picked him for the derby.

Paul: We shouldn't have let Matt Clarke go, he is a good defender. Jones going to Luton shows he is desperate to get games. Probably in League One next season.

Geoff: Unfortunately it's far too late. Boro still a very poor side with little or no proper finishers. We're unable to turn goal scoring positions into goals time after time. Couple that with a defence that looks like school kids playing in the school yard, all running around chasing the ball, falling over, bumping into each other - it's comical. A good defence coach is urgently required and Woodgate is not it.

Still a few more to move on, I'm afraid.

Lem: Good players. Wrong positions. Clear to most Boro fans that defenders (centre-halves) and a strong centre midfielder are required.

Also a defensive coach, to stop us trying to play like Barcelona from the back…..

Neil: Decent window. With Latte Lath leaving, bringing in Kelechi was a good move.

Not totally sold on Giles returning but we'll see. I love the Illing Jr loan... liked the look of him for a while and with Doak out for a few weeks it could be a masterstroke.

Declan: A poor transfer window, none of the signings are better than anyone we have already got. Our team is now much weaker than pre-transfer window as yesterday's match proved immediately.

James: Losing Latte Lath is a big blow and I'm not convinced by Iheanacho. But I'm hopeful Conway can step up. Otherwise I believe we have strengthened the attacking options we have. However, we have big problems with our defence and I'm not sure Giles is better than what we had and I don't rate the signing of Edmundson one bit. Losing Matt Clark and not replacing him is a mistake that may come back to bite us. As is not securing another central midfielder and right-back.

David: We have brought in more attacking players when the problem we have is in defence and a couple of flaky midfielders, a problem that is recognised by 20-odd thousand people who sit in the stands. Unfortunately it is a problem by the head coach and his side-kick. If the defence remains so benevolent to the opposition, if Boro do manage the play-offs there is every likelihood that mistakes will cost us. We need to be scouting defensive targets for next season's Championship.

Glenn: Players we have signed I'm impressed with. It's what we didn't sign is more worrying. Not tried to fix the defensive side to our game or the midfield.