Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[davek]

Wouldn't even bet on Vardy. Being linked to Celtic.
Think at his age, the choice between a bit of silverware, CL appearances and whatever it is that we offer, it's no choice at all.

CL or playing in the biggest (over hyped) league in the world.

Wages will decide in any case...he's still paying off his wife's legal costs.

 

[Paul Rideout]

don't know why we don't go for Van Ewijk from Coventry. A right back and their best player

because we've got this mad obsession with PL experience, which costs us shed loads of money and generally gets us players who weren't good enough to be in their former teams, or buying the best of the relegated clubs

 

[EFC_FRANCIS]

Tomato, tomato.

The writing was on the wall for Thelwell/Purdy before last season had finished, and we waited months for all these to join;

Nick Cox as Technical Director, James Smith as Director of Scouting and Recruitment, Chris Howarth to direct the Club's football strategy & analytics operations and Nick Hammond to lead the Club's player trading activity. The quartet will work alongside the Club’s CEO Angus Kinnear in supporting Men’s Senior Team manager David Moyes.

They've lashed 6 new people together there, late June - I'm not even sure some are in position yet.

You spent years sniggering at 'Kopite Kev', so I understand your view point that Thelwell was never the answer. That's your opinion - but to suggest some are just rewriting opinion after the event isn't true.

For me, timing wise - it's too much, too soon. If it was my club, as I've said since last season - I'd have kept the existing, for now. Evolution over a year or two, rather than making massive changes when we have a massive amount of work to do.

All that said - Kinnear last month spoke about value at the arse end of the window. So I'll give them until 1st. Hopefully they prove me wrong - but whatever happens, the changes they've made haven't been conducive to having us ready for a new season. Moyes had 14 senior players, 2 were injured to start pre-season. Moyes started the season without a full back, or winger.

And you've spent month whinging about Moyes at every opportunity so I understand your position will be adamantly anti-anything to do with him. It sums it up you still don't even know which ones arent in post.

 

[ToffeeScot]

It's just bleak that this should have been a season of hope for the future but we are back to the same old problems with the squad with the same old start to the season.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

And you've spent month whinging about Moyes at every opportunity so I understand your position will be adamantly anti-anything to do with him. It sums it up you still don't even know which ones arent in post.

The irony there is my point your contesting here is one that defends Moyes. Even if you just take the last 2 sentences to what you've just quoted.

[Edit] And why does it sum me up if I proactively mentioned some might not even be in position yet? I recalled one, James Smith wasn't joining under September. It's a throwaway to further serve/explain why I think TFG making so many changes wasn't ideal, now.

 

[EFC_FRANCIS]

No idea why we were taking anyone from the clown car that is Leeds United anyway.

It's sadly because he's a very effective yes man at the commercial side of things. Has a proven track record of ripping off fans moving into new stadiums. The bigger issue was allowing him to bring his mates along with him for the football side of it. Something even Leeds only allowed him to do on a consultancy basis which we let him do full time

 

[GrandOldTeam]

 

[ToffeeScot]

1. Everton​

Between them, The Athletic’s Everton correspondent Patrick Boyland and their own manager David Moyes used phrases and words like “glaring issues”, “crying out for additions” and “desperate” after the 1-0 defeat at Leeds, during which they had one shot on target. Everton have started the season with two makeshift full-backs and, in Beto, a striker Moyes recently said he was “disappointed” with. They badly need a right-winger and a midfielder, too. Still, good news about the new stadium.

Quite.

 

[matty1878]

the athletic have it in for us

oh like all the rest!

 

[Milkman]

If Roma have signed Bailey, we really should be after Soulé. Much better player than Dibling I think.

 

[zook]

the athletic have it in for us

oh like all the rest!

Do they have it in for us or is it just an accurate assessment?

 

[MACCA75]

It's just bleak that this should have been a season of hope for the future but we are back to the same old problems with the squad with the same old start to the season.

Was a bit of a red flag to me the way we dealt with the out of contract players.

Decisions should have been made in like March, and yet there seemed to be contract offers on and off tables right into July. Just seemed really messy.

 

[58 toffees]

It's ok we've still got January to rescue our season and try and prevent relegation.

Phew..i was sweating for a minute

 

[Abraders]

Go get kubo, a right back and a solid centre mid

 

[Moomin]

Hold on though, the full team of exceptional operators will be all together then...

Here they are ready for the January Window