Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[davids]

His record post us is really poor and he had to be convinced to sign our better players like Arteta and Pienaar, apparently.

Yakubu,Cahill,Jags,Baines. Obviously he signed rubbish too but then that's true of most managers.

 

[Dwight K Schrute]

I must watch the interview again,as far as I remember he didn't say he'd been offered a new deal

He said that he sat down with the club and last week and is expecting an offer. Doesn't mean he'll sign it (we have to hope to God he doesn’t if we want to improve), but the mere fact we've offered one to such a poor player says a lot.

 

[Dwight K Schrute]

Yakubu,Cahill,Jags,Baines. Obviously he signed rubbish too but then that's true of most managers.

Moyes' record is REALLY bad post us. Yes he signed us some good players for us. But people on here making out we are in safe hands because he is a transfer genius based on players he mostly signed between 15 and 20 years ago need to give their heads a wobble.

 

[davids]

He said that he sat down with the club and last week and is expecting an offer. Doesn't mean he'll sign it (we have to hope to God he doesn’t if we want to improve), but the mere fact we've offered one to such a poor player says a lot.

Just put it on again,he actually says he's "waiting on the club to offer a contract".

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Nailed it one.

wouldn’t be fit to clean Fellaini or Cahill boots before people start comparing either of those two galoots to the main men.

Why do the majority of West Ham fans want him to stay then?

Don’t particularly want him either due to his age and the manager might not even be here in 6 months but he’s a very good player who would improve us ten fold.

 

[Dwight K Schrute]

Just put it on again,he actually says he's "waiting on the club to offer a contract".

After discussion last week that gives him and his agent the impression one is imminent.

 

[hetion]

Not been linked to one player who would get you excited.

This window has all the early hallmarks of the last 10 or so years.

Grim.

It really cannot be said enough how bleak it is not having a recruitment team of any sort in May. That would be defcon 1 klaxons levels of alarm for a top level club in any season, but with the rebuild job we have on our hands this summer...

 

[davids]

After discussion last week that gives him and his agent the impression one is imminent.

No,listen to the last minute of the interview,he's asked if he's still going to be an Everton player next season and he clearly replies it's out of his hands and he is waiting on an offer of a contract.

 

[Neiler]

…CM can’t be low priority if Gana and even Doucoure leave next season. Indeed, even if Gueye stays I’d imagine a CM is on the shopping list.

Gana is a way flies in the face of the Soucek on the wane debate, we've got 3 possibly four high end seasons out of him.

On the age and transfer thing, i feel people ca be very dogmatic about it, its not an absolute rule, sure you make investments for the future, but there is also a necessity to develop those players with experience around them and remaining competitive int the league - you need experience for that.

You need Barrys' Gana's and JT's - maybe even Souceks.

You cant have too much of one thng without balancing it with the other.

 

[Neiler]

Puts into context what it takes to sign elite players.

 

[Simon Buttle]

Gana is a way flies in the face of the Soucek on the wane debate, we've got 3 possibly four high end seasons out of him.

On the age and transfer thing, i feel people ca be very dogmatic about it, its not an absolute rule, sure you make investments for the future, but there is also a necessity to develop those players with experience around them and remaining competitive int the league - you need experience for that.

You need Barrys' Gana's and JT's - maybe even Souceks.

You cant have too much of one thng without balancing it with the other.

Gana is a much more influential player than Soucek though, he just offers more and has more in his game regardless of the age thing. Really don't think we should be looking at any West Ham players, they have been dreadful the last few seasons, anyone they are looking to push out is not someone we should be looking at imo.

 

[Neiler]

Gana is a much more influential player than Soucek though, he just offers more and has more in his game regardless of the age thing. Really don't think we should be looking at any West Ham players, they have been dreadful the last few seasons, anyone they are looking to push out is not someone we should be looking at imo.

I’d suggest 9 PL goals a season is influential's mate. When someone like Cahill or Mofro was able to it here it was transformative in terms of being competitive and establishing European football etc. I think Soucek is a bit underrated on here or maybe it’s the Logans run profile thing.

I’m open minded really, but I find the dogmatic thing of just investing in young players a little naive - that’s not goning to happen, there will be both and there will be and needs to be a balance. As I say we’ve gotten value from the likes of Barry, Gana and JT in the past - you need that experience and standards. It’s a balance.

 

[davids]

I’d suggest 9 PL goals a season is influential's mate. When someone like Cahill or Mofro was able to it here it was transformative in terms of being competitive and establishing European football etc. I think Soucek is a bit underrated on here or maybe it’s the Logans run profile thing.

I’m open minded really, but I find the dogmatic thing of just investing in young players a little naive - that’s not goning to happen, there will be both and there will be and needs to be a balance. As I say we’ve gotten value from the likes of Barry, Gana and JT in the past - you need that experience and standards. It’s a balance.

I'd agree we need some experience,the only problem with Soucek would be the fee with no sell on. Another Barry on a free would be ideal but they don't come around often.

 

[Neiler]

I'd agree we need some experience,the only problem with Soucek would be the fee with no sell on. Another Barry on a free would be ideal but they don't come around often.

That's it mate.

Its the value proposition, might be as simple, as we can keep The Duke for 80k a week and get 3 goals a year or we can bring in this lad for 80K + 20 mill and he adds 9 goals to this team, hes good for two or three years at which time id hope those goals contribute to getting un into Europe and he pays for himself, in the meantime im going to develop Harrison Armstrong and Alcaraz to take over from him in 2/3 years time gradually.

Im not saying we should do it, but i can also see a bit of logic without being dogmatic - you can see situations where the experience and balance between young and experienced is nuanced and required, im very open minded on it.

 

[Lanolin]

Gana is a way flies in the face of the Soucek on the wane debate, we've got 3 possibly four high end seasons out of him.

On the age and transfer thing, i feel people ca be very dogmatic about it, its not an absolute rule, sure you make investments for the future, but there is also a necessity to develop those players with experience around them and remaining competitive int the league - you need experience for that.

You need Barrys' Gana's and JT's - maybe even Souceks.

You cant have too much of one thng without balancing it with the other.

Personally I'd rather we stayed away from Soucek from a stylistic point of view, but you're right that you need a bit of a blend in the squad in terms of experience and character. There's a possibility we could be losing about 5000 top level games worth of experience from the squad this summer, it's highly likely we're going to want to bring some players in who cover a chunk of that.