Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[BITTER TWISTED & BLUE]

Guys if we can up the passive aggressive posts of division and clique likes I feel we can really turn this thread into the needless bloodbath it can be. Let’s up our game as fully grown adults on the internet please.

I’ll get it started then.

 

[maccavennie]

We'll be back in for Ashley Young if he hasn't found a club in the next 4 weeks. He played around 30 odd games last season didn't he?

Right back was a priority last season and even more so now that the player who played there loads isn't here anymore.

 

[Miked1e]

….sounds like it’s the player who’s considering his options rather than clubs agreeing a deal.

Then move on.....

 

[caliblue]

Wingers are in the team to score and assist. I wasn’t aware that was a revolutionary opinion.

Well, it's not entirely true.

Certain people like to think that football is played with symmetrical teams. While hardly any good football teams are set up symmetrically.

Everton last season played with Ndiaye as a left winger. He's very limited when it comes to tracking back. It's so bad that he gets cred for even trying.

Ndiaye being limited defensively affects how the rest of the team is set up. Mykolenko can't be as offensive as our right full back. And in possession Branthwaite plays much wider than Tarkowski to provide extra cover.

As Tarkowski doesn't have the speed of Branthwaite he can't possibly give the same cover for the right side full back. Meaning the winger in front of the full back needs to do the job. It didn't matter if we played Harrison, Lindstrøm or McNeil, they never had the freedom to attack like Ndiaye did. Their role was much more defensive, they had to track back and defend. When Ndiaye were out on a wander and popped up in scoring positions, they had to stay wide.

The way we played, the left and right winger positions had very little in common. That's fine.

I guess we could recruit a new right side winger and try to play more balanced, but we can't be balanced without restricting and limiting Ndiaye's role. Can we afford that?

You can go through all the teams in the league and you'll struggle to find a team where both wingers have same profile, take up similar positions and share the same defensive responsibility. It is not something we should aim for.

That we play with a more defensive minded winger on the right to allow Ndiaye to shine isn't that different from Arsenal with Saka and Liverpool with Salah.

 

[RomanReigns]

Ah well we tried.

bruh

 

[chippy1722]

This is the problem, I don't think we would have.

For statement signings you have a plan going into a window and you go get them. We should have had this lined up at the same time as Barry and once the U21's tournament finished we go get him!

If he is not interested we move on asap.

Again this is all depending on the sources and rumours etc as we will all never know.

But if this is true, then waiting on our top tier targets likes of McAtee or Luiz and then for one reason or another they fall through then typical Everton and it's back to square 1.

We clearly have had no plan or structure to get these much needed 5-8 players in.

We aren’t good enough to swoop in and get top players, so we have to wait until they are pretty much surplus and been replaced before we get them.

 

[KnockFourTimes]

We'll be back in for Ashley Young if he hasn't found a club in the next 4 weeks. He played around 30 odd games last season didn't he?

Right back was a priority last season and even more so now that the player who played there loads isn't here anymore.

Going Ipswich apparently

 

[Eggs]

We'll be back in for Ashley Young if he hasn't found a club in the next 4 weeks. He played around 30 odd games last season didn't he?

Right back was a priority last season and even more so now that the player who played there loads isn't here anymore.

….sounds like wage demands was the reason for his Watford transfer falling through, now linked with Ipswich.

 

[Miked1e]

By most accounts he was approached ages ago and is taking his time

Why must you just see negatives in everything??

And are we just sitting there saying.... don't worry James, you take your time. We'll still be here if you change your mind at any point.

We have business to do and we need to do it fairly quickly regardless of what people are saying about 4 weeks left etc etc

If a player is not interested then move on...... find who is next on the list and go get that one. Also gives McAtee (or any other name here) a push just in case one is needed.

But the longer we wait, the easier it is for teams/players to abuse the situation as they clearly know we are desperate.

 

[Miked1e]

We aren’t good enough to swoop in and get top players, so we have to wait until they are pretty much surplus and been replaced before we get them.

They are not top players though are they?

Only today have Forest been linked with McAtee, who as far as I am aware are the only top half team being linked with him (if looking at England only). Not sure anyone else was linked with Barry.

We should know our market, who is interested, what teams are ready to discuss and go for it.

 

[Eggs]

And are we just sitting there saying.... don't worry James, you take your time. We'll still be here if you change your mind at any point.

We have business to do and we need to do it fairly quickly regardless of what people are saying about 4 weeks left etc etc

If a player is not interested then move on...... find who is next on the list and go get that one. Also gives McAtee (or any other name here) a push just in case one is needed.

But the longer we wait, the easier it is for teams/players to abuse the situation as they clearly know we are desperate.

….unless you’re closely connected to the club, you have no idea what’s been said to the player and what our stance is.

 

[Miked1e]

We'll be back in for Ashley Young if he hasn't found a club in the next 4 weeks. He played around 30 odd games last season didn't he?

Right back was a priority last season and even more so now that the player who played there loads isn't here anymore.

tbh, I would not be surprised to see Young, Harrison and even Doucs back at this rate.

If there is any positives, at least we have likely saved several 100 thousand on wages during that time.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

And are we just sitting there saying.... don't worry James, you take your time. We'll still be here if you change your mind at any point.

We have business to do and we need to do it fairly quickly regardless of what people are saying about 4 weeks left etc etc

If a player is not interested then move on...... find who is next on the list and go get that one. Also gives McAtee (or any other name here) a push just in case one is needed.

But the longer we wait, the easier it is for teams/players to abuse the situation as they clearly know we are desperate.

All this reaction to a situation you know ZERO about. Anything could be going on behind the scenes and yet you are posting some mad over-reactions

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

tbh, I wuld not be surprised to see Young, Harrison and even Doucs back at this rate.

If there is any positives, at least we have likely saved several 100 thousand on wages during that time.

Maaate -

 

[jazzy]

I’m not picking on you here mate but it’s a real pet hate of mine this, especially when you watch Soccer Saturday on occasion.

The fella’s name is Kudus, not Kudos!

I'm blaming predictive text amigo