Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[Nymzee]

Has there ever been a player we wanted that suddenly became available in January?

If we don’t sign a competent, premier league standard right back, then that’s a big fail. Shouldn’t be that Herculean a task.

Oh I don’t think it’ll work like that. But sounds like we’re maybe keeping some pocket money for January.

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

Oh I think Alcaraz is screwed big time if this happens, get the feeling Moyes never really fancied him - the two year contract is frankly strange.

IKR - at the end of this season he will have 1 year left on his contract... why did we do that?

 

[Papa Shango]

Oh I think Alcaraz is screwed big time if this happens, get the feeling Moyes never really fancied him - the two year contract is frankly strange.

He's not screwed at all. Its a squad game, especially with 5 subs.

We have needed a proper fully functioning squad for decades now. We finally look like we are actually getting one.

 

[Aries]

Oh I think Alcaraz is screwed big time if this happens, get the feeling Moyes never really fancied him - the two year contract is frankly strange.

He’s a bit too young for ol Moysie. Dibling will also find that out in due course. How many times did Moyes mention Harrison Armstrong’s age in the post match presser the other night? It was a few. “Armstrong did well FOR HIS AGE”. What has his age got to do with it? If you’re good, you’re good, you shouldn’t have reservations about players due to their birth certificate!

Farming Armstrong out on loan and signing a 30 year old plodder instead is dour Davie in a nutshell.

 

[Bluepablo]

If Moyes buy’s Soucek he will play him. He played his favourites first time round & better options only got the opportunity when there were injuries.

If this happens the team will suffer.

 

[coollino]

IKR - at the end of this season he will have 1 year left on his contract... why did we do that?

There is prob an option to extend a year, plus he has hardly stayed at a club for long has he

 

[dixienormous]

Sounds promising I agree. Could be a Moyes Championship bargain signing

My Millwall mate loves him. Reckons he's the best they've had since Timmy. Says he's definitely leaving them...

 

[bluestevon]

15m is nothing these days. Especially now we have everybody being stripped of every penny they have at the new ground.

It's not like he is an awful player or anything. Not like he is bombing around the pitch every week either so I don't think the age cliff is to much of a concern.

Would prefer a full back though obviously.

It's simply for me the fact that he is the complete opposite of how we should be recruiting. Choosing a system, a profile of player, using analytics to get the best bang for the buck. Not recruiting with short term in mind and not bringing in very specific types of player for specific managers.

We need pace.
We need a solid holding midfielder.
We need energy.
We need to recruit with minimal sunk cost deals.
We need to maintain a wage structure.
We need to improve the ability in the side to actually keep hold of the ball and stop the cycle of 40-45% possession we have been in since Carlo.

Soucek brings none of this and is the opposite in most.

What does he brings. A big aerial presence.

Seen compassion being made with Fellaini. No fellaini could actually play a bit as well and had a great engine and was pretty decent pace wise.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

My Millwall mate loves him. Reckons he's the best they've had since Timmy. Says he's definitely leaving them...

Are we linked to him or is it more of a hopeful shout?

 

[bluestevon]

IKR - at the end of this season he will have 1 year left on his contract... why did we do that?

I think Moyes never really wanted him in the first place but the deal was too good as arranged by Thelwell for the new guys to refuse.

 

[Terrarian]

Is there even any links?, we still need bodies

 

[dixienormous]

Are we linked to him or is it more of a hopeful shout?

I've seen us linked somewhere but it was a while ago. He did say a while ago that he thought Tanganga was coming to us. Good job I didn't post it!

 

[Macblue80]

Fellows and Azaz to Southampton done money spent from us then

 

[MikeH72]

Oh I don’t think it’ll work like that. But sounds like we’re maybe keeping some pocket money for January.

When January comes around we’ll be told “no value in January, might as well wait til the summer”. This is the cycle.

 

[RomanReigns]

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