Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Pat Butcher]

 

[NeilMorepies]

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

Only scored once in 147 appearances. (On debut against Bishop Stortford)

Not sure if his xG though.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

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

Pat while I love and respect your work on the streets of Walford,take absolutely no notice of that Parcel on Talksport.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

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.

So you wouldn't have bought Salah after his first season in the prem?

 

[FTY]

Mad how teams are still going for Ramsdale

Even if he was the best keeper in the world I wouldn't touch him, purely out of superstition

 

[pfim]

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

Looked very good against us a few seasons ago. Looked especially good watching Doucoure's thunderbolt sail past him.

He's bounced around a bit, he'd be a capable backup or a Championship starter.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

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.

But some players have break out seasons which are entirely repeatable. E.g. Mo Salah in the premier league. Just watching a player is still the best guide.

 

[9LeagueTitles5FACups]

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

I have seen a couple of reports linking him to Newcastle as a replacement for Sean Longstaff, who appears to be on his way to Leeds. Rudoni had a good season playing for Coventry last season, but that has been his only standout season in the Championship, so I wouldn't pay over the odds for him. Before that, he managed 7 goals in 80 Championship games for Huddersfield.

 

[Loadsofchemistry]

Mad how teams are still going for Ramsdale

Even if he was the best keeper in the world I wouldn't touch him, purely out of superstition

But it’s Sunderland who are going for him. If any of them were superstitious they wouldn’t be working for the black cats in the first place.

 

[raiseyoureyebrow4thewin!]

Mad how teams are still going for Ramsdale

Even if he was the best keeper in the world I wouldn't touch him, purely out of superstition

poor mans Pickford. swerve

 

[hetion]

So you wouldn't have bought Salah after his first season in the prem?

Eh?

 

[9LeagueTitles5FACups]

But it’s Sunderland who are going for him. If any of them were superstitious they wouldn’t be working for the black cats in the first place.

I am surprised that Leeds have not attempted to sign Ramsdale, considering that he would want to be playing in the Premier League and Leeds would probably want a goalkeeper to replace the awful Meslier.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

poor mans Pickford. swerve

I'd be quite happy with a poor man's Pickford as a back up goalie.

 

[raiseyoureyebrow4thewin!]

We keep craving a pacy, pure right winger but Moyes’ best teams have always played narrow with overlapping fullbacks (one sits, one goes as suits the developing play). Bowen’s early seasons at West Ham saw him play closer to the box than the touchline. Moyes’ occasional forays into true wingers (Shandy and Drenthe) did not go so well. It will be interesting to see where we go at both RM and RB.

Barry can play on the wings too like Thierry Henry used to do

 

[Lanolin]

But some players have break out seasons which are entirely repeatable. E.g. Mo Salah in the premier league. Just watching a player is still the best guide.

That wasn't what the conversation was about though, it was always about stats, somebody was just talking about looking at slightly less basic stats than the ones which were being put forward. Nobody said the only way to judge things was through stats, that's a straw man you've made up.