Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Brett Angell Delight]

You’re wasting your time mate. Guy is thick and just wants to remain negative

I think there’s a lot that feel that way that aren’t, though. It’s hard to avoid that sinking feeling, especially when the season starts so soon, but if anything the fact we find ourselves here with an entirely new setup from top to bottom should say something about the external issues in getting any transfers done these days, let alone on the scale we need.

The club has to take its share of the blame, like. Getting the team in place in advance of the end of the season would have changed the picture to some extent, but I very much doubt completely.

Just depressing that a time of the footy calendar that used to be yellow tie-wearing, dildo-waving fun has all gone a bit dour.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

I’m picturing Dan Friedkin trawling football fan sites looking for the perfect target.

And then he settled on Everton after seeing @davek and @Bally1989 posting histories

To be fair if you were looking for a fanbase already on the edge, to troll into oblivion, there is nobody else who even comes close.


Aaaaaand now I believe the conspiracy.

 

[UltraVires]

At no point did he say we won’t buy anyone till after America

It’s no wonder you are grumpy if you don’t listen

 

[Bally1989]

You realise that in the last 8 or so months there is a new manager, entirely new ownership and recruitment team?

Who is the “they” lying to us? Moreover, why would anybody go to great expense, the chronic faff of financing, due diligence, recruitment, etc, in order to hoodwink a bunch of frustrated arl fellas on the internet?

Very clearly things aren’t happening nearly as quickly as we’d like them to, but I can categorically promise you that it’s not down to some shadowy cabal who spend hundreds of millions of pounds just to troll high blood pressure footy fans for the LOLZ.

No it’s just owners who aren’t here to win.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Smells kopitey

If you where a Liverpool fan trying wind Blues up about resigning Harrison,thats how many times you'd post about it.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

I’m picturing Dan Friedkin trawling football fan sites looking for the perfect target.

And then he settled on Everton after seeing @davek and @Bally1989 posting histories

They basically go for anything in the Premier League. It’s the gold standard for these investors. Long term they’ll be looking to jack prices up and take money out of the business.

People think all the investing will go on for ever, but they are all just trying to crystallize their position and then pull up the drawbridge.

American owners don’t really care much per se about winning. It’s all about extracting maximum profit over the long term.

 

[Bally1989]

I’m picturing Dan Friedkin trawling football fan sites looking for the perfect target.

And then he settled on Everton after seeing @davek and @Bally1989 posting histories

No just picture him coming to make a quick profit without much capital outlay and you’ll shut up being smart.

 

[MACCA75]

Dibling is a winger and Maddison isn’t?

He’s probably a 10 as he develops. Spurs just lost Son too. Can definitely see them going for this guy or McAtee

 

[bluesb1970]

Rich coming from the man who used
”bedsheets” I reckon you just pack it in, you’ve lost son.

Jeez, you had hours and that was it? That’s your best response? Come on, I’m old but still ahead of you lad

 

[Bally1989]

Jeez, you had hours and that was it? That’s your best response? Come on, I’m old but still ahead of you lad

Hold on, “bedsheets” is the best you’ve come up with so far and you’ve stole it off the actual of the forum.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

No it’s just owners who aren’t here to win.

Ohhhh sorry mate, yeah. I neglected to consider that they might have dropped a few hundred mil, put the time and effort in to source and hire a new recruitment team and then just decide at the last minute that they wanted to sack off the winning bit altogether and let their investment completely crash and burn.

Makes sense now you say it.

 

[Bally1989]

Hold on, “bedsheets” is the best you’ve come up with so far and you’ve stole it off the actual of the forum.

Oh and for avoidance of doubt I don’t mean greatest of all time I mean an actual four legged animal.

 

[toffee66]

No just picture him coming to make a quick profit without much capital outlay and you’ll shut up being smart.

They invested pushing £500m buying Moshiri’s shares, clearing debt and subscribing for new shares. They recently gave themselves the opportunity to buy more new shares up to a value of £200m (if priced the same as the previous new share issue). If that is “without much capital outlay” to you I wish I had your bank balance!

 

[Bally1989]

Ohhhh sorry mate, yeah. I neglected to consider that they might have dropped a few hundred mil, put the time and effort in to source and hire a new recruitment team and then just decide at the last minute that they wanted to sack off the winning bit altogether and let their investment completely crash and burn.

Makes sense now you say it.

They have protected their investment, they will be able to realise the stadium value in a years time and be able to sell for a healthy profit.

It’s smart and a good investment but doesn’t help us win does it because that’s what we are all in this for seeing our club win.

 

[Nymzee]

They invested pushing £500m buying Moshiri’s shares, clearing debt and subscribing for new shares. They recently gave themselves the opportunity to buy more new shares up to a value of £200m (if priced the same as the previous new share issue). If that is “without much capital outlay” to you I wish I had your bank balance!

Ignore him, he's... suspect.