Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[bluestevon]

I admire your persistence with the McAtee shout! At what point do we consider putting a bid in!?

Should already have, I'm hoping we aren't waiting for another team to agree and then matching that bid - good way to lose out.

 

[den]

RB. Why are so many people relaxed about right back?!

I think the rationale is something like this: Patterson has been slowed by poor development under a succession of managers and a string of injuries, and there's hope he'll come good. Jake O'Brien acquitted himself well in the hybrid role there last year. If Coleman can still contribute, between the three of them, it seems less desperate than other areas.

 

[neil999]

Because we’ve kept hold of Captain Seamie mate who we think might be able to break into a jog without pinging his hammie some time around late October

Question is will seamus beat his 5 appearances last season?!(deffo worth a new contract) and will that be a good thing or a bad thing?!?!?!?

 

[JLW]

When you say competitive, do you mean as part of a relegation battle?

No, we wont be anywhere near a relegation battle.

 

[neil999]

5 appearances is a bit generous.. was 215 minutes

 

[BITTER TWISTED & BLUE]

Mate - once again - we have enough of a squad to field Premier League sides in August.

Disagree all you want - but that is a fact.

A side capable of winning?

 

[14_dollars]

No, we wont be anywhere near a relegation battle.

A combination of pre season form, injuries and a shockingly bad transfer window will likely result in a poor start to the season.

 

[blueboy72]

On his return from injury 1 goal and 3 assists in 231 minutes, 3 of which were from open play

3 assists? i know he got 2 from open play and both were Fortunate the shocking pass for Beto v Forest that incredibly went through the defenders legs. 70% of assists are set pieces. He’s bang average thats why he went from a crap Burnley to a crap Everton. We need a lot better

 

[NikNak8]

Are there 2 Mikes or 1 with 2 accounts? Not sure I can take double the negativity

 

[MACCA75]

I think if you’d have asked people at the start of the window to pick 3 positions in our first choice eleven that needed strengthening, the consensus would have been RB, CM and RM.

Feels quite disappointing as we haven’t done any of that yet.

 

[NikNak8]

I’m just hoping it was Moyes trying to give the recruitment team a kick up the backside - but it doesn’t make for good reading

All the managers are at it, its trying to align themselves with the fans. They know full well whats going on behind the scenes, purely optics.

 

[Paul Rideout]

A side capable of winning?

Capable of beating Leeds. Yes.

Capable of finishing top half? Need a proper right midfielder and hardly any injuries (unrealistic) for that.

 

[hippopotamus]

Just on this Hackney lad - does it not strike anyone as a bit rich that he's off to a Championship club when there are those on here who were convinced he'd be off to a Prem side if it wasn't us? suggests he's not quite as good/ready as some have claimed, no?

You are questioning the authority of a few random blokes from GOT who have never seen him or watched 2 games in the Championship? Brave of you.

 

[Thomasc]

I think if you’d have asked people at the start of the window to pick 3 positions in our first choice eleven that needed strengthening, the consensus would have been RB, CM and RM.

Feels quite disappointing as we haven’t done any of that yet.

Yep that’s the disappointing thing.

It’s like Everton seem hell bent on never sorting the RB position.

Pretty sure all 3 spots will be filled soon though, although if we start the season with Jake at RB I won’t be gutted as he’s decent.

Reckon Brownhill will be with us by the end of the week then those positions will be priority and are currently being worked on.

 

[GoldenToffee]

Current squad minus a handful of semi serious injuries across the season = bottom quarter of table.

If the window shut tomorrow, then Branthwaite and Ndiaye got injured until January, nobody would expect the team to be able to put up any kind of a fight until then.

Moyes must be livid at what's going on right now.