Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Zatara]

I could be wrong but I thought they had same model.
CEO: Ghisolfi
Sporting director: Simone Ricchio
They have a head of recruitment - Jose Fontes

No DOF any longer.

 

[Gerbs]

Good thing we didn’t panic and accidentally buy a right back.

Not a priority. So we got a gk so we could have 2 on the bench tonight

 

[windymiller]

We spent 30 million on a striker that can’t start over a shocking Beto. We went into our first match without a rb lb or rw. I was patient but this is horrible and if I’m friedkins someone’s head is on the chopping block

It's mad that we're on day zero and two injuries have thrown us into utter chaos.

 

[Paul E]

Correction: Moyes had players in Jan he rejected that Thelwell lined up.

Correction: Hes had since Jan to find the right, and not pipedream, targets.

Not confirmed on number 1 - unless you can name the players.

Agree on number 2. I was being more sympathetic to them not fully knowing who was going to leave the club. We can agree it's at least 3 months but could easily be 7 months. Either way, a dereliction of duty

 

[Zatara]

Benji fuming because Moyes called his mate out! Insinuating its moyes delaying the deals

Poor Davey.

First he signed KDH to play 10...

...then throws a game.

Now this

 

[Zatara]

Not confirmed on number 1 - unless you can name the players.

Agree on number 2. I was being more sympathetic to them not fully knowing who was going to leave the club. We can agree it's at least 3 months but could easily be 7 months. Either way, a dereliction or duty

Bobble / Joyce and maybe others named:

Fellows £8mil
Wesley £20mil (or below)

A right hand side.

 

[Drico]

I think we will be able to get one or two players in this week and I am basing that prediction off our patterns of activity during this window. After we lost to Bournemouth, Aznou came in. Then Dewsbury-Hall came in after drawing with Man Utd and finishing bottom of the Premier League Summer Series competition. Grealish soon followed shortly after the Roma defeat.

We are effectively being drip fed signings in the aftermath of unfavourable results. I expect this to continue until either the deadline, or when we have filled all the gaps in the squad.

Yeah, smacks of "competent professionals", that.

 

[riddick]

The starting 11 still needs a left back, right back, striker and right winger. Not kids but first team ready to hit the ground running.

Technically they're all kids when you are 50.

 

[Tim's tourettes]

It's mad that we're on day zero and two injuries have thrown us into utter chaos.

I'm not sure I have the same definition of 'utter chaos' as you

 

[bullybeef]

Not a priority. So we got a gk so we could have 2 on the bench tonight

2 keepers on the bench tells its own story.
As does no full backs on the pitch.

 

[ToffeeTim]

2 keepers on the bench tells its own story.
As does no full backs on the pitch.

And we signed another keeper who wasn't even on the bench !

 

[zook]

I don't think the business we have done has been awful but two injuries to two nailed on starters in our back four in the week before our first match is making it look very poor.

A midfielder who doesn't like using his left foot pulled into left back, no natural right back on the pitch, a centre back who should have left the club 3 or 4 seasons ago, no left footed players whatsoever in our back 4 or midfield 2, a player who should be on loan in the Championship starting at centre midfield and no natural right winger.

I'm sure (or at least hope) we'll address our issues in the market eventually but feels like a decent chance for 3 points in the opening game has been chucked out the window and positions that should have been priority are being left until after the season's started.

 

[windymiller]

I'm not sure I have the same definition of 'utter chaos' as you

Sorry, did you see an organised team on the pitch tonight? A central midfielder at LB, a centre half at RB, a no. 10 at RW, Tim Iroegbunam as our deep lying playmaker. What is your definition of chaos?

 

[Richard Alex]

Midfield is terrible. 2 centre midfielders. We need Left and right back, 2 wingers and a forward

 

[bullybeef]

And we signed another keeper who wasn't even on the bench !

I reckon there’s room for one more yet.

That’s the plan… 4 keepers in the net at once. No one should score then!