Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Marcus Kendall]

I’m confused how panic buying would relate to bringing in players early (is in time for the first match early idk anymore)?

I would say “panic buying and buying any old player” would be much more likely as the transfer deadline moves closer

Panic buying is buying readily available players usually touted by agents who at best will give you a short term fix but after that you're saddled with dross that's a drain on the wage bill

 

[Mr Happy]

You're right. When I was watching last night a team of players that struggled to put their foot on the ball, I was thinking we could really do with Doucoure here.

Crying out for his ball retention

 

[billyblue80]

So we have 8 working days left of the transfer window... clearly our recruitment doesn't bother outside of this.

Realistically how many are people expecting in?

We need minimum 3 and more like 5 with 3 of these being players going straight into the 1st team!

My expectations are we will get 1 done next week (whatever this is).... and 2-3 most likely on loan on transfer deadline day! Scrambling around as usual!

Yep and we are going to end up with some dross anyway which makes you wonder why we didnt at least sort the right side with solid players we would sure be in a better place now

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Yes, i agree. The recruitment team will find it much easier going recruiting for a Championship team with a lovely stadium.

Championship because we lost the opener? Hysterical

 

[Gerbs]

Yeah ofc it's poor to be sacrificing points, but how much responsibility falls at those currently at the club? How much blame has to be laid with previous ownership and board?

There's a reason everyone is calling what we're trying to do 'unprecedented'. It is unprecedented, no one else has put themselves in this position becuase it's 'kin impossible. We have to make 6 or 7 signings that improve our first team, with no European football and a limited budget. We have no leverage in any negotiations because the entire football world knows that we literally don't have a squad of senior players and if we don't make signings we're screwed.

What are you expecting to see us do genuinely? People act like we're tanking negotiations for fun, I dont understand it. We haven't got numbers in at this point because we're saying no to signing players who aren't good enough, and we're taking time to hopefully get in players who are good enough. It's not ideal, but I would rather see us do this than create a team of rubbish players ready for the first game of the season.

Think bigger picture, this isn't our team just for this month this is our team for years to come. If the level of player that we bring into the club this summer is Fellows, James Justin, etc, we are stuck with these players for years. If there's a lesson to be learned from Moshiri era it's to not panic buy sub par players that you're then stuck with for the duration of their contracts.

100% this is on those currently at the club. I don’t understand this premise that waiting until the deadline or holding out closer to the deadline will make it a more prudent move. If you want to see panic buying wait until deadline day. This idea that we are biding our time to save 5 million while sacrificing points makes no sense.

 

[buededw1]

Adrien Rabiot available ... 9 goals 4 assists last year.

 

[Gerbs]

Panic buying is buying readily available players usually touted by agents who at best will give you a short term fix but after that you're saddled with dross that's a drain on the wage bill

Yes and come deadline day we will see that all over the prem.

 

[Tony’s Carp]

During last night’s match found myself thinking “Sure could use Ashley Young right now…”

That’s how messed up the RB situation is.

The scary thing isn’t just that Ashley Young would’ve started last night but that two Ashley Youngs might’ve started last night.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Haha yeah funnily enough that’s the position we’ve been left in right now isn’t it? Most of our panic buys under Moshiri happened around this precise time in the window. We better have some zingers lined up otherwise this post is not going to age the best.

If we start filling our squad with free agents and cheapo signings then yes you'd be right. On the other hand if tough negotiations lead to us getting the best deal for players who will be the bedrock of our squad for the years going forward then the recruitment team have played a blinder. I'm not going to go all panic stricken and worst case scenario for the season ahead because we've lost to Leeds and aren't firing on all cylinders yet. It's a long season after all

 

[Dymak]

We need two proper fullbacks more than anything else. One for left back and one for right back. Yes, we will still need a right winger, but we are toast if we expect to go through the season with our current non-existent fullback options.

I'd rather get some quality at full back and end up with a Jack Harrison or Lindstrom on the wing, than sign an overpriced winger that will apparently take 3 years to settle in anyway.

 

[Lapeno77]

You know, just give us Lucas Vazquez and Hakim Ziyech on frees.

 

[ToffeeDevil]

Adrien Rabiot available ... 9 goals 4 assists last year.

no one wants to deal w his mother agent

 

[Mr Happy]

You know, just give us Lucas Vazquez and Hakim Ziyech on frees.

And Vardy

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Yes and come deadline day we will see that all over the prem.

You're right we've been guilty of it ourselves over the Moshiri era. Isn't it good that we're now being more prudent?

 

[Drico]

no one wants to deal w his mother agent

The same used be said of Bernd Schuster’s wife, Gaby.

Some football men seem to struggle with strong women…