Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[blueboy72]

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Team for next season based on current squad:

GK: Pickford
RB: O’Brien
LB: Mykolenko
CB: Tarkowski
CB: Branthwaite
CM: Gueye
CM: Garner
AM: Alcaraz
RW: McNeil
LW: Ndiaye
ST: Barry

Subs:
Tyrer
Coleman
Patterson
Keane
Iroegbunam
Armstrong
Chermiti
Beto

Still need:

Starters-
RB
RW
CM
LB

Backups-
GK
RW

Just shows how much work we have to do, Need at least 3 new starters maybe 4

 

[Clarky cat]

Shouldn't be allowed, stirring football fans up!!!

It was ever thus

 

[14_dollars]

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Just shows how much work we have to do, Need at least 3 new starters maybe 4

Indeed.

The lack of squad depth is frightening.

 

[mikel_88]

The only bit I heard there was about Newcastle wanting him. What bit of the video is he linked to us?

at the start before newcastle is a small bit before the newcastle talk

 

[hetion]

No, how about we just watch someone play and see if they're any good as most stats are completely misleading and entirely contextual.

Should do both. Stats are misleading if you don't know how to use them, and absolutely are contextual. Exactly the same applies to watching a player - it's misleading if you aren't good at analysing player, and also entirely contextual.

All I'm saying is if a player doubles their xA or xG for one season, buying them and expecting them to do it again is insane. No one does that consistently - it has literally never been done. The misleading stat here is the assists or the goals, and the context is...every player ever.

 

[mikel_88]

I've heard similar from a Cov season ticket holder too.

Yeah they think he is any good only read up a little about him, then seen his stats 45 games 10 goals 12 assists

 

[Tel001]

You sound surprised.
He has a touch of class, we are short of that.
The deal would have to suit us of course.

He was over rated when he was here and has gone backwards at spurs .

Also he is constantly injured and would involve dealing with levy

 

[ValBlue]

No, how about we just watch someone play and see if they're any good as most stats are completely misleading and entirely contextual.

But every shot looks good when it goes in though

Sandro had a freak season where everything went in, which was misleading against what his actual ability was and if his scoring was consistent. Clearly, we bought him off said freak season and were confused when it wasn’t at all replicable. You have to wonder if the expected vs scored statistic would have been considered more if they clowns in charge at the time had any sense to look at them (I can only assume they didn’t)

Everything is contextual, not just the things you don’t like.

 

[Pejic300]

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Shouldn't be allowed, stirring football fans up!!!

At least it’s free. Remember ClubCall?

 

[FTY]

Team for next season based on current squad:

GK: Pickford
RB: O’Brien
LB: Mykolenko
CB: Tarkowski
CB: Branthwaite
CM: Gueye
CM: Garner
AM: Alcaraz
RW: McNeil
LW: Ndiaye
ST: Barry

Subs:
Tyrer
Coleman
Patterson
Keane
Iroegbunam
Armstrong
Chermiti
Beto

Still need:

Starters-
RB
RW
CM
LB

Backups-
GK
RW

I think people are over-stating how big of a job this is tbh

Only need 7/8 players, we've signed more than that in the last 3 summer windows when our budget was zero

And that was with absentee owners

 

[Exeter_Gently]

I think people are over-stating how big of a job this is tbh

Only need 7/8 players, we've signed more than that in the last 3 summer windows when our budget was zero

And that was with absentee owners

Quite

 

[gixerk6]

Or you could just watch him a few times and realise he's useless.

Still remember when he booted the floor instead of the ball when going to take a shot when he played for Sociedad. Sure he injured himself doing it too

 

[gixerk6]

Where follicles go to rejuvenate

…and teeth go to get whiter

 

[Pat Butcher]

Alex crook saying Mark Travers could come here, isn't he highly rated?

 

[AS Roma_fan]

Agreed

I'm pretty happy with how it looks though, both separate entity's, i wouldn't want either club using the other as a feeder or a player farm though.

Both ourselves and Roma are massive institutions (Roma are probably the better known worldwide to ourselves, being the main team from the capital, but we probably have a bigger opportunity for profit as we are a PL club)

Imho they've already bought the "feeder" club, it's just not ready yet.
I'm talking about AS Cannes, perfect for developing players once promoted to ligue 1 or at least ligue 2. Last season they've missed promotion to the third level because they focused too much on the French cup, reaching the semifinals. But this season should be the right one.

The costs for running a club in the French first Division are relatively low - so you can spend a lot on training grounds, youth staff - and Cannes has a rich history as a development club (Zidane et alii). In addition to that, France offers a quieter environment than both Italy and the UK and gives access to an enormous pool to draw from for recruiting young players. Also, I think Cannes fans would be more than happy to stand at midtable in ligue 1, massive improvement for them.

In 2-3 years, I can see Cannes stuffed with Roma and Everton young players plus some local prospects that could be either sold externally or shipped to the 2 main clubs once developed. It seems logical to me. And feasible.

Btw Roma and Everton there might be cooperation, but it would be foolish to subject one to another. And frankly impossible, as you'd have to deal with big, highly mobilised fanbases. Cannes will likely work as TFG development team.