Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

Lanolin said:
I think it's an area we need to strengthen and have done basically since Coleman broke his leg about 8 years ago. O'Brien is a centre half, he did quite well at right back (I think people went slightly over the top about how well personally, but he was OK) but I've had enough of these make do and mend approaches to key positions. Godfrey was fine at full back until he wasn't, there's a good chance the same will happen with O'Brien. Coleman is a glorified cheerleader these days and Patterson is Patterson, I'd really quite like us to sign somebody who is actually good.
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In an ideal world im sure we would, but I think Obrien did much better thann you suggest, he really helped the balance of the team, and stopped us bieng so weak down that side.

If we bring a starting right back in, Obrien becomes a problem, and loses his game time.

Moyes has history of playing centre backs at full back, and I don't see that changing for this season.
 


Pabbers said:
In an ideal world im sure we would, but I think Obrien did much better thann you suggest, he really helped the balance of the team, and stopped us bieng so weak down that side.

If we bring a starting right back in, Obrien becomes a problem, and loses his game time.

Moyes has history of playing centre backs at full back, and I don't see that changing for this season.
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He was fine, I'm not saying he didn't do a good job, just that I'm not sure he was absolutely outstanding. He had a few iffy games truth be told, which is fine and understandable, but it seems to be ignored a bit because we decided we liked him. As I said, a very similar thing happened with Godfrey, who was arguably more impressive playing full back in his first season.

I don't necessarily see why it should be a given that O'Brien would lose his game time either. Tarkowski is also fine, but he's not exactly Baresi. If there's no conceivable way that O'Brien could possibly be picked at centre half ahead of a 33 year Tarkowski coming off the back of a bad injury, he probably isn't actually that good. We're once again straying into the realms of people deciding actually pretty much all the players we have are great so there's no real need to worry about getting new ones.
 

We defo need another cb who can play rb, to cover for the current cb who is playing at RB, and also provide covet for the 4th/3rd choice cb Michael Keane.

Only way I’ll be happy with this window, I tells ya.
 

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