Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[14_dollars]

What does success look like in the modern game?

Avoidance of relegation and a domestic cup every 10 years would exceed expectations.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

He's no way going to be 1st choice CF.

Not a chance he's in the 11.



There needs to be some pretty spicy signing to not drain all enthusiasm out of it.

Aznou has put in a transfer request.

Just lol

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Everton will never ever be successful again, let that sink in.

Any grown man who still says ‘let that sink in’ is dodgy tbh

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Success is titles not a fa cup ever 30 years, we are light years behind, light years.

Everyone knows this, what’s your point?

 

[BlueBarrow]

I hope that we don't spend too much more time on the Luiz chase , as I don't trust him and Kia not to be stringing us along whilst waiting for somewhere more appealing to come along. Great if we get him , but don't put all our eggs in one basket , and miss out on other possible targets.

 

[Mr Happy]

Success is titles not a fa cup ever 30 years, we are light years behind, light years.

I disagree. Landscape has changed significantly now. A cup win (maybe more frequently than every 30 years) constitutes a success. I'd kill for that feeling the Palace and Newcastle fans had last season.

 

[bluesb1970]

Any grown man who still says ‘let that sink in’ is dodgy tbh

And probably watches his team from Norway…

 

[Neiler]

I disagree. Landscape has changed significantly now. A cup win (maybe more frequently than every 30 years) constitutes a success. I'd kill for that feeling the Palace and Newcastle fans had last season.

Its an interesting point mate, would you have swapped positions with Leicester City and had their success over the past 10 years, but wed be in the same position they are in now?

 

[Hogwild]

Still want this lad.

Agree. Think we should tell Douglas Luiz to do one and bring this fella in.

 

[JLW]

Its an interesting point mate, would you have swapped positions with Leicester City and had their success over the past 10 years, but wed be in the same position they are in now?

I would mate.

We have a generation of fans who have not seen us win anything apart from a few footy matches.

Just existing in the PL is crap, our most memorable days have been Palace and Bournemouth in recent years, thats pathetic for a club of this size with a huge and fanatical fanbase.

I guess what your saying is would i take winning the PL but 8-10 years later be relegated? Absolutely i would.

 

[Neiler]

I would mate.

We have a generation of fans who have not seen us win anything apart from a few footy matches.

Just existing in the PL is crap, our most memorable days have been Palace and Bournemouth in recent years, thats pathetic for a club of this size with a huge and fanatical fanbase.

I guess what your saying is would i take winning the PL but 8-10 years later be relegated? Absolutely i would.

Its a soul searcher isn't it mate.

Be gutted if we ever got relegated, last few time we came close and i thought we were goosed, i went numb and was hard for the preoccupation and intrusive negative thoughts not to spill, it wasn't healthy.

 

[Jay]

 

[BlueStevie35]

Success is titles not a fa cup ever 30 years, we are light years behind, light years.

Let’s not bother then lads and lasses, Username’s used their crystal ball to see into the future. Might as well close the HD, shut down the academy and women’s teams and fold, save everyone the trouble

 

[Ian]

I dont know. But then I haven't got the combined scouting experience of about 60 years that Moyes and McKinlay have.

Look in the Championship. Look to Scotland and Ireland if need be. Moyes did that last time round and isn't that one of his selling points that he could rekindle that type of cheaper quality player like he did last time around?

Up to a point. It's easy to remember the Cahill, Arteta, Pienaar, Gravesen, Seamus and a few other bargains and loans.

That's a bit selective, though: in the same period, we dropped £5m on Per Kroldrup, £3.5m on Simon Davies, couple of mill on Shandy Andy, £6m on Beattie, £8.5m on Bily etc.

This place would explode if our remaining signings were from a mid-table championship side, Celtic, Rangers and Sligo Rovers!

 

[Paul Rideout]

Some of the pessimism in here smells very RAWK troll-esque