The Summer 2025 Transfer Window Thread

[Kenny]

You should have your business done by GD1 any signings afterwards should be to cover gaps noticed early on

Should but how often does that really happen though?

This summer maybe Liverpool will do it. Not scanned other clubs but will be surprised if more than 5 are sat there content with what they have and only need to do bits of business to tidy the squad up.

No denying we are way off in terms of our squad and what Vitor wants just that the perfect way of doing a transfer window is not the norm.

 

[slink]

You should have your business done by GD1 any signings afterwards should be to cover gaps noticed early on

How many teams have this? It just isn’t that easy unfortunately. I don’t think we go about our recruitment in the right way, we always seem short somewhere but negotiations in football are so complex and take a lot longer than many would imagine.

 

[jd1981]

Should but how often does that really happen though?

This summer maybe Liverpool will do it. Not scanned other clubs but will be surprised if more than 5 are sat there content with what they have and only need to do bits of business to tidy the squad up.

No denying we are way off in terms of our squad and what Vitor wants just that the perfect way of doing a transfer window is not the norm.

I’ll forgive the odd signings but we’ll go into GD1 probably 2-3 short of the minimum required.

 

[jd1981]

How many teams have this? It just isn’t that easy unfortunately. I don’t think we go about our recruitment in the right way, we always seem short somewhere but negotiations in football are so complex and take a lot longer than many would imagine.

As said the odd to player here and there fair enough.
Considering the level of player we’ve lost and how we’re often thread bare our situation is probably more pressing than any other.

 

[Kenny]

I’ll forgive the odd signings but we’ll go into GD1 probably 2-3 short of the minimum required.

We will be short, no doubt about that and many different arguments on how it's happened.
I think the level of targets from Vitor have made it challenging in terms of how we budget and bigger and better teams want the players. As seen with Pubill and from the latest reports, Sanchez.

If we were still working under the Hobbs set up I would be confident in saying we would have 2 maybe even 3 more signings and our conversations would be on how shit the new players are and how annoying it was to miss out on a standard Championship defender because Burnley offered £500k more.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

If we are comparing with other clubs, how many of them sold their two best players before the Club World Cup and got near 100million in?

There is only really Brentford that I look at and think they have had their squad depleted more than us?

It's all well and good making excuses for the club and comparing, but when our manager is pissed off (and voiced that a number of weeks ago) then clearly we have got it wrong.

 

[Kenny]

If we are comparing with other clubs, how many of them sold their two best players before the Club World Cup and got near 100million in?

There is only really Brentford that I look at and think they are have had their squad gutted more than us?

It's all well and good making excuses for the club and comparing, but when our manager is pissed off (and voiced that a number of weeks ago) then clearly we have got it wrong.

Not so much comparing clubs or making excuses.
I think everyone on here, bar Squeak, shares the same concerns but just have different ways to express it or explain it.

I would say for example both Jinky and Lycan are on the same page but one is VERY angry about it and one is trying to be calm and measured (and then will be VERY angry in a couple of weeks time)

 

[prawnking]

I think all the posts giving the club the benefit of the doubt would be fine and reasonable if we hadn't seen this same shit play out in multiple windows and with multiple managers.

At some point, 'wait until the end of August' just won't cut it, and I'd say we're about there.

We're not just talking about a window where we needed some tweaks, we're talking about one following a season where we looked odds on for relegation until VP came in. Since then we've also lost several of our best/most influential players.

There was a lot of work to do with our poor squad foundations and stripped first XI and we've done very little of it

 

[Banjo]

Not so much comparing clubs or making excuses.
I think everyone on here, bar Squeak, shares the same concerns but just have different ways to express it or explain it.

100%. I'm reserving my anger for the end of the window, it's better for my health. I genuinely find it stressful reading all the angry responses on here every day. I'm genuinely not trying to stifle 'debate' as I don't think any of us disagree about the state of the club (save, as Kenny says, perhaps for Squeak).

Is there any way, during future windows, for us to have one thread that is actually dedicated to transfer links/rumours/activity and a different thread for all the anger and frustration?

 

[Jinky]

The summarized situation is this.

Napoli has been negotiating with him for weeks but has never reached an agreement with Sevilla.

Wolverhampton comes in and reaches an agreement with Sevilla: the boy listens, negotiates, but waits for Napoli.

Now the boy has reiterated to Sevilla that he prefers Napoli. He has put everything else on hold. Let’s see if the clubs will reach an agreement; it’s always a matter of 2/3 million euros.

I really hope we don’t waste any more time on this.

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Somebody post a transfer link, all this shit above is depressing me.

 

[sycophantia]

I think all the posts giving the club the benefit of the doubt would be fine and reasonable if we hadn't seen this same shit play out in multiple windows and with multiple managers.

At some point, 'wait until the end of August' just won't cut it, and I'd say we're about there.

We're not just talking about a window where we needed some tweaks, we're talking about one following a season where we looked odds on for relegation until VP came in. Since then we've also lost several of our best/most influential players.

There was a lot of work to do with our poor squad foundations and stripped first XI and we've done very little of it

I don't think many on here (1 maybe 2) are giving the club any benefit of doubt, it's just some posters are worn out with angry stuff when they have no control over what is happening.
Keeping their powder dry till the end of the window so they can go in 2 footed in one big angry rant?

Edit. Banjo just mentioned that while I was typing.

 

[Sniffer]

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I really hope we don’t waste any more time on this.

Isn’t the same situation playing out in reverse with Fabio. If I’m Sevilla I want the extra money that we are wanting from Dortmund. If he’s our choice I’m cool with it as long as there’s back up plans….,,

 

[Sniffer]

Is there any way, during future windows, for us to have one thread that is actually dedicated to transfer links/rumours/activity and a different thread for all the anger and frustration?

A good idea - a transfer rumours thread and a jinky generally being jerked off with Jeff chat. The thread police and free chat protesters will be on opposite sides of the road hurling chairs at each other mind.

 

[prawnking]

Each to their own, but it strikes me as odd how so many posters prefer to police Jinky or discuss how angry various posts are or what the tone is on the thread rather than engage with our transfer situation and the clubs responsibility in that.

FWIW I actually thought discussion this morning was quite reserved and based around a detailed look at what our actual options are as it stands?

 

[sycophantia]

Each to their own, but it strikes me as odd how so many posters prefer to police Jinky or discuss how angry various posts are or what the tone is on the thread rather than engage with our transfer situation and the clubs responsibility in that.

FWIW I actually thought discussion this morning was quite reserved and based around a detailed look at what our actual options are as it stands?

Everyone's trigger point is different I guess. I'm certainly not going to try and 'police' anyone's posts.

 

[prawnking]

If we were still working under the Hobbs set up I would be confident in saying we would have 2 maybe even 3 more signings and our conversations would be on how shit the new players are and how annoying it was to miss out on a standard Championship defender because Burnley offered £500k more.

Just signing shit players isn't the answer though, as we've already done that over many years, hence our squad now either being dross or 'not (never?) ready'

 

[prawnking]

Everyone's trigger point is different I guess. I'm certainly not going to try and 'police' anyone's posts.

Let's be honest, as much as this forum has it's good points and some great posters, it's also quite precious and a little pretentious at times. Sounding off a bit about your team is pretty normal behaviour but it's treated on here (unless it's done by select members) as if you've shit in your palm and are showing everyone.

Wait till the new season starts and Hoever is getting torn a new one every game and we'll be getting told off for moaning in the matchday thread then

 

[Squeak]

Sorry but it's just boring. Every day we have the club is shit, Fosun / Shi are useless, etc... monotonous.

I guess I just believe that the club is trying to recruit the right sort of player and the evidence is they are given the signings we have made. For me, it isn't all about the first game v Man City or even the 4 or 5 games after that. Yes, we've been down this road before and we have the experience to know how to deal with a poor start. We need quality rather than signing mediocre players who will be abused the minute we find out they aren't what we need. It's a long season and a bit of patience now is needed IMO.

 

[prawnking]

Sorry but it's just boring. Every day we have the club is shit, Fosun / Shi are useless, etc... monotonous.

You know this is a football forum and specifically a thread about the current transfer window.

Go and watch a panto or have a wank if you want some entertainment