Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[brieverton]

The manager should be the main voice in transfers with everybody else acting as facilitators and idea generators.

I like the concept of a small group of people acting collaboratively. There is too little time and too much information for the manager to do it, although they obviously have a pivotal role.

The nod to data analytics in the new structure is revealing. It doesnt confer an advantage anymore but it's a must-have. We'll never know the ins and outs but if Moyes was dead set on a certain player and the data suggests otherwise, who wins out?

We've been burnt badly in the last decade there is no foolproof way to do it but hopefully we have learned how not to do things as a start.

 

[SuperKev91]

Highly highly doubt we do anything until July 1st.

We were very close to PSR limit and despite fees being able to be deferred the agents fees/signing on fees would be this set of accounts as far as I’m aware.

Any point hoping for patience in here? Like driving through the baboons at the safari park.

 

[Zatara]

Seen a rumour about Tyler Dibling for £50m. I know nothing about him except he was a major part of the 2nd worst ever Premier League team. Anyone rate him?

Zat

Extremely highly rated at youth levels and by players and coaches at Southampton. Both footed, good dribbler. He actually reminds me of a young version of Grealish. We don’t have the money to punt £50m on potential though.

Stopped reading at £50m. Probably worth that in the current market...for "elite" clubs that can pay those sort of prices for talent.

We have to cut our cloth accordingly.

Saw him a few times last season and he has flashes of quality for sure
£50mil is taking the Michael though

Looks to have huge potential and needs to be playing in a more direct playing side.

I'd think £35-40mil gets the deal done with some insane add ons.

 

[Joey66]

Nothing will happen till the end of June ......

 

[formerly manx toffee]

Has it happened yet

 

[Zatara]

Highly highly doubt we do anything until July 1st.

We were very close to PSR limit and despite fees being able to be deferred the agents fees/signing on fees would be this set of accounts as far as I’m aware.

Any point hoping for patience in here? Like driving through the baboons at the safari park.

Are you in the Delap 'fake bid' camp...

Aka The Shearer money?

 

[SuperKev91]

Are you in the Delap 'fake bid' camp...

Aka The Shearer money?

No I think we probably did make a bid for him, if he’d accepted our terms I’d say it would have been a July deal with an agreement that he and his agent wouldn’t be paid until then either.

Same seems to have happened with Alcaraz.

See if I’m wrong and we sign anyone before then.

 

[Zatara]

No I think we probably did make a bid for him, if he’d accepted our terms I’d say it would have been a July deal with an agreement that he and his agent wouldn’t be paid until then either.

Same seems to have happened with Alcaraz.

See if I’m wrong and we sign anyone before then.

I'm just wondering who Moyes was watching in the US of A.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

The manager should be the main voice in transfers with everybody else acting as facilitators and idea generators.

The manager should serve the long term vision of the club.
Managers are always temporary , they either fail to achieve targets or succeed well enough to be offered a better job elsewhere.
The manager serves the club , not the other way around.
We have seen how relying on managers exclusively for strategy and direction can backfire dramatically when they depart Ferguson at Man. U and Moyes here.
Clubs must have an overall strategy and style which the manager is employed to implement to the best of his or her ability .

 

[SuperKev91]

I'm just wondering who Moyes was watching in the US of A.

Plenty out there that we’d like hopefully.

Big opportunity this summer if we get it right.

Not convinced on Barry, reminds me of Beto but slightly better holding the ball up - trade off being he looks less convincing at actually scoring goals.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Nothing will happen till the end of August ......

Fixed

 

[BlueBarrow]

I'm just wondering who Moyes was watching in the US of A.

Probably looking at a number mate. At least it won't be like Steve Walsh's italian trip.

 

[Zatara]

Plenty out there that we’d like hopefully.

Big opportunity this summer if we get it right.

Not convinced on Barry, reminds me of Beto but slightly better holding the ball up - trade off being he looks less convincing at actually scoring goals.

A bit Paulo Wanchope rather than Faustino Aspilla?

 

[Zatara]

Probably looking at a number mate. At least it won't be like Steve Walsh's italian trip.

Not sure...hard to tell with Moyes.

The game he watched Boca vs Benfica didnt seem to have too many interesting signings unless for £35mil++

 

[pfim]

I'm just wondering who Moyes was watching in the US of A.

I would think quite a bit, a lot of football happening in the States at the moment.