The Summer 2025 Transfer Window Thread

[Jinky]

Not really. All about opinions.

And your opinion is wrong

 

[Mel Evo]

Not really. All about opinions.

Just to confirm then, you’re floating the opinion that a free transfer for a third choice keeper could be as bad a signing as near £30m on Guedes? In reality, not theory I mean. It’s certainly an opinion, though perhaps not a business one?

 

[leedswolf]

Is Doak any good or another over-priced Liverpool youngster?

He looked good in the first friendly vs Athletic Club yesterday evening.

 

[Squeak]

Did we actually sign him as we couldn’t get a work permit and the deal fell through?
Anyway the reported fee of 1.75m for him and Corica (I’ll have opened up another wound!) is not quite the £25m + wages + not performing that Guedes has cost us.

Hard to believe but it was 29 years ago. Dunno what the conversion to today's market value would be but at least Guedes did play for us and did score a couple of goals. I get that none of us liked his sullen attitude on the pitch or that he ever seemed settled but he's not the villain he's being painted as.

 

[AndyWolves]

In 'normal' inflation £250k in 1996 is worth about £500k in today's money. Or just over a month of guedes wages

 

[Kenny]

No idea how but this is happening

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952660737433702679

 

[AndyWolves]

I think he'll go and do well there

Ban me now

 

[Kenny]

I think he'll go and do well there

Jeff Shi when that happens

 

[Carsy]

No idea how but this is happening

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952660737433702679

Fee of atleast €20million being discussed apparently.

Love to be a fly on the wall of those discussions

 

[Kenny]

Fee of atleast €20million being discussed apparently.

Love to be a fly on the wall of those discussions

Mainly be us trying not to laugh if they agree i guess

 

[BGreenWolf]

I'm not looking forward to the fanbase whinging that we never gave him a chance whenever he scores a goal in the future.

 

[basher]

Fabio could morph in to prime Ronaldo/Messi combined and i couldn't care less as he's a colossal cunt!

 

[prawnking]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952669297848787137

 

[darlowolf64]

Will wait till the last days of the transfer window...

 

[Kenny]

The emotional roller coaster you have to ride on any transfer target these days....gets boring after a while doesnt it.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952669297848787137

"At the moment"

 

[Jinky]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952669297848787137

If there’s any truth in this, we need to move on and get the next one in ASAP. Cannot have Hoever starting v City.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Hard to believe but it was 29 years ago. Dunno what the conversion to today's market value would be but at least Guedes did play for us and did score a couple of goals. I get that none of us liked his sullen attitude on the pitch or that he ever seemed settled but he's not the villain he's being painted as.

A couple of goals from how many appearances? Combined with practically zero effort defensively and an objective view would be that his time here has been pathetic. Diego Costa was a washed up pensioner when he came here but at least he tried. Not sure how you define villain but in footballing terms putting no effort in and barely scoring or creating whilst having the demeanour of a miserable twat is a good start.

 

[Stan Hullis]

I think we all need to get on board with the fact that Hoever will be starting vs City and get used to it.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

If there’s any truth in this, we need to move on and get the next one in ASAP. Cannot have Hoever starting v City.

It's already too late.