Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[RomanReigns]

I thought Tim iroegbubam was going to be the seconding coming of yaya toure and then I realised he gasses out quicker than jey uso

 

[MikeH72]

Isn’t settling for the likes of Brownhill a reason we never progress.?
Once signed their wages consume a significant part of our expenditure for 2/3 seasons , they are difficult to sell on and upgrade delaying any improvements.
We have been bemoaning the quality of our squad for seasons to the point many were celebrating the expiry of players contracts as a chance to improve.
Settling for low quality players, when there is still a month of the transfer window left would be a retrogressive act .

Yes but situations shift and change don’t they. Obviously plan A would’ve been buy loads of good young midfielders for money. However as it stands, it’s now August and clearly plan A hasn’t worked because we’re hanging our hat on Douglas Luiz on loan and seemingly aren’t even interested in any others. So it’s time to pivot to plan B as our situation is urgent.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Fixed.

As if you could've have resisted the opportunity to say 'we'd be better off with nobody'

 

[hktoffee]

Wouldn't surprise me if someone whose recently left comes back because we're so short.

I rather have Doucouré than Brownhill.

 

[Curtis]

Fixed.

Would you take Ericksen?

 

[MikeH72]

Would you take Ericksen?

Not sure on that one as I think his legs are absolutely shot to pieces.

 

[hktoffee]

I thought Tim iroegbubam was going to be the seconding coming of yaya toure and then I realised he gasses out quicker than jey uso

He can’t play dm/cm. He has no defensive awareness. His stamina last for about 65 mins.

 

[BITTER TWISTED & BLUE]

Proper tasty in here today

More edge than a razor.

 

[bluestevon]

Much rather we stuck an offer in for Hume, than spunk 6m on some absolute yard dog from Leicester

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Yes but situations shift and change don’t they. Obviously plan A would’ve been buy loads of good young midfielders for money. However as it stands, it’s now August and clearly plan A hasn’t worked because we’re hanging our hat on Douglas Luiz on loan and seemingly aren’t even interested in any others. So it’s time to pivot to plan B as our situation is urgent.

At this point , we don’t know who we have approached .
It is too early to give up .
If we were too settle for quantity over quality, we would be dooming ourselves to another 3 years of poor , mid table football.
Personally , with the continued increase in ticket prices, I am expecting the football to improve along with our ambition .
I don’t pay for architecture or fancy donuts , I’m only interested in the football .

 

[MikeH72]

At this point , we don’t know who we have approached .
It is too early to give up .
If we were too settle for quantity over quality, we would be dooming ourselves to another 3 years of poor , mid table football.
Personally , with the continued increase in ticket prices, I am expecting the football to improve along with our ambition .
I don’t pay for architecture or fancy donuts , I’m only interested in the football .

As it stands right now, I would bite your hand off for mid table. This squad is nowhere near enough in terms of either quality OR quantity to compete in the Premier League and we would struggle over the course of a season as soon as injuries and fatigue start to bite. Our best midfielder is 36, I can’t stress enough how much we need 3 new midfielders.

 

[Rita_Poon]

At this point , we don’t know who we have approached .
It is too early to give up .
If we were too settle for quantity over quality, we would be dooming ourselves to another 3 years of poor , mid table football.
Personally , with the continued increase in ticket prices, I am expecting the football to improve along with our ambition .
I don’t pay for architecture or fancy donuts , I’m only interested in the football . *

*and the ability to see it clearly, and go for a slash without queuing for an age.

agreed re quality, there's no point replacing what we had with more of the same, it defeats the purpose of the entire show.

 

[hktoffee]

At this point , we don’t know who we have approached .
It is too early to give up .
If we were too settle for quantity over quality, we would be dooming ourselves to another 3 years of poor , mid table football.
Personally , with the continued increase in ticket prices, I am expecting the football to improve along with our ambition .
I don’t pay for architecture or fancy donuts , I’m only interested in the football .

Niles, Justin, D Hall, Brownhill…surely it’s quantity.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Would you take Ericksen?

No he needs to play in a slow technical league

 

[hktoffee]

As it stands right now, I would bite your hand off for mid table. This squad is nowhere near enough in terms of either quality OR quantity to compete in the Premier League and we would struggle over the course of a season as soon as injuries and fatigue start to bite. Our best midfielder is 36, I can’t stress enough how much we need 3 new midfielders.

I will have Ndidi for £9m. Then try hardest to get Luiz on loan with option.