Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Tramps_mate]

Its a bad thing that our current group are having to play 90 minutes in back to back games in America right now..definitely skirting with early season injuries by doing it.
Also dont understand why we are linked/trying to get these quality players when money appears so tight to getting them over the line.
If we dont have much money to fill several slots, then its down to recruitment team to get the next best thing that will improve us.
Failing that, put all your money on kubo and get 4 loans in that will see us through the season.

Not a chance we'll get Kubo..

 

[blueboy72]

I'll stop saying "Bed wetters" when Bed Wetters stop prattling on about Jack Harrison returning to the club.

Add in that Josh brownhill would be a good free transfer pick up

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

….phew, that makes sense if accurate.

We appear to have an endemic case of the ‘dithers ‘ currently.

 

[Nymzee]

Well like I’ve said they have met him twice is the rumour and Pickford has been in his ear. Unless it comes from Joyce or Boyland I’d take no notice

Why are you choosing to believe one rumour that's not from Joyce/Boyland but ignoring this one because it's not from Joyce/Boyland?

 

[Eggs]

Thelwell had players lined up in January. Moyes said no. If we would have gotten 2/3 more in January then the situation would look much rosier now.

….quite right if they were players Moyes didn’t want.

 

[MikeH72]

Add in that Josh brownhill would be a good free transfer pick up

Why hasn’t that been done already? Our central midfield options are a disgrace. We need 2 good quality ones and I’d much rather take Brownhill as the squad rotation option than rely on Tim.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Thelwell had players lined up in January. Moyes said no. If we would have gotten 2/3 more in January then the situation would look much rosier now.

Psr rules meant we couldn’t spend until
July 1st though I thought ?!?!

 

[Aries]

Sounds as though we’re about to admit defeat in waiting for our top targets, and start moving down the list. Which is a shame, but understandable

 

[Tony’s Carp]

I've been banging the postive drum on here but after that press conference it all looks a bit glum to be fair.

Reports saying we are moving away from Grealish ( anyone who doesn't think he will be our best player, needs their head checking), fofana wants CL and no other real links out there. Not panic stations yet but it doesnt looks pleasant at all, infact a night of "Susan Boyle sings naked" is sounding better at the moment.

Subo? Knowing us we’ll get Kubo!

No wait I’ve done it wrong

 

[MikeH72]

Take it 3 aren’t coming in this week then @Brett Angell Delight

 

[Nymzee]

Sounds as though we’re about to admit defeat in waiting for our top targets, and start moving down the list. Which is a shame, but understandable

Shame but very much a big thank the Lord moment.

If we're still sat in mid August waiting on players to just give up on their hopes and choose us I would be pure raging. Thousands and thousands of players out there.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Refuse to believe that so many players are just rejecting us outright. We’re a Premier League club who’ve comfortably avoided relegation the past two seasons and about to move into a top class new stadium. I think we’re a very attractive proposition to a certain level of player but maybe we’re setting our sights too high, too soon? Either way it’s time for them to change tack, stop waiting on players who clearly don’t want to come and focus on players who actually do.

I think players are rejecting us because we are aiming for very good players who want to join bigger clubs that are playing in Europe if we were targeting average players I dare say we’d have plenty in now.

I’d rather aim high and get quality in later than aim low and get average in sooner - Frustrating as it is.

 

[DayL08]

….quite right if they were players Moyes didn’t want.

Well let’s hope the players we get in are better than we were rumoured to get in January. Be interesting to see if Aznou Is better than Truffert.

 

[Aries]

I feel a bit for Moyes and the whole recruitment team. It’s clear they’ve not been “dithering” or sitting around doing little, they want top quality players and are waiting for those players to give us an answer. What else can you do? Seems as though they’ve waited for as long as they feel they can. I’d much rather they’ve done what they’ve tried and bring in ambitious top signings even if it ultimately fails, than do easy deals early for players of a lesser quality.

 

[AmericanBlue]

People still unconcerned?

Yep, the tier will be lowered and he is preparing us for that.