Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

bluesb1970 · Saturday at 1:49 PM

blueboy72 said:
20mil would be my guess and he’s on 90k a week and he’s not dropping his money,
So you’re taking 35/40mil for a
Player who will walk away at 33/34

I think the contract situation is more like, a fabricated interest from Everton, West Ham tie him to a better deal.

Mr Happy · Saturday at 2:06 PM

BigDunc'sFod said:
One swallow doesn't make a summer mate, and one key goal or temporary run of form doesn't mean we should appreciate a player forever (Dan Gosling scored against the RS, Bily scored some belters, etc. etc.) He could have scored against Palace a month earlier if he'd not been sent off against Spurs for slapping Kane in the face

We absolutely should do. Horne, Stuart and Farrelly equally still revered ! FWIW I think Doucoure is an awful baller but he is assured of a place in our recent folklore. You'll not convince me otherwise, nor do you have to.

Mr Happy · Saturday at 2:08 PM

blueboy72 said:
You should change your name to Mr Boring

How often do you you hear Gareth faralley get mentioned??? That will be doucoure in 25yrs nobody will talk about him.

Hardly boring. Mr. Realistic cum Pragmatist maybe!

Zatara · Saturday at 2:12 PM

Soucek & Coufal

No thanks.

Mr Happy · Saturday at 3:15 PM

Zatara said:
Soucek & Coufal

No thanks.

On that I can agree with you

lungo · Saturday at 3:25 PM

Zatara said:
Soucek & Coufal

No thanks.

Everton should take a look at the new Lukaku. Brian Madjo from FC Metz and Luxembourg. 16 years old and a real beast . He will be better than Lukaku. Born in England (his mother is english) but playing for the Luxembourgian national team. Did have his first game against Sweden (1:0 win for Luxembourg). The guy is impressive

formerly manx toffee · Saturday at 3:37 PM

Hopefully the restructuring of the debt does indeed give us an additional 50m pa improvement in PSR. That in addition to improved commercial income from TFG contacts, the stadium and naming rights should put us in a much stronger position

carolinablue232 · Saturday at 3:52 PM

hallamblue said:
No, he'd cost in the order of £20 million

Definitely not worth it then.

Goat · Saturday at 3:53 PM

I think we should buy some REALLY talented football players, their ages dont really matter to me, as long as they have talent.

Zatara · Saturday at 4:28 PM

lungo said:
Everton should take a look at the new Lukaku. Brian Madjo from FC Metz and Luxembourg. 16 years old and a real beast . He will be better than Lukaku. Born in England (his mother is english) but playing for the Luxembourgian national team. Did have his first game against Sweden (1:0 win for Luxembourg). The guy is impressive

Seems to have only played for Metz u19s?

hallamblue · Saturday at 4:44 PM

Goat said:
I think we should buy some REALLY talented football players, their ages dont really matter to me, as long as they have talent.

Adam Wharton looked great for Palace today, as did Eze. Both signed from The Championship. Maybe we should be looking there.

Goat · Saturday at 4:51 PM

hallamblue said:
Adam Wharton looked great for Palace today, as did Eze. Both signed from The Championship. Maybe we should be looking there.

There are quality players everywhere.

The world is our oyster.

Where would you say has been our most successful hunting ground?

Would be interested to see a chart of some kind.

What league where Carlise in when we signed Branners? Barnsely when we signed Stones?

I think League One? I dunno, just guessing.

Lescott, Cahill Championship
Coleman League of Ireland

As for unlucky Leagues, we ever signed anybody good from The Dutch League, Serie A? My memory is bad, so probably missing something.

But my point is, there is quality everywhere.

billyblue80 · Saturday at 5:21 PM

hallamblue said:
Adam Wharton looked great for Palace today, as did Eze. Both signed from The Championship. Maybe we should be looking there.

Agree too often we turn our nose up at Champ players for someone on a CL clubs bench need to move away from that

billyblue80 · Saturday at 5:30 PM

You look at Forest who finished below us last season and are currently in the top four, and it shows you what you can do with good recruitment and a good coach. Whilst they spent alot initially last summer they weeded out the players that didn't work and added pace and guile. We desperately need pace from the right wing and someone who can chip in with goals like Ndiaye and some full backs with quality delivery and more guile centrally.