Transfer Rumour 25/26 Summer Transfer Window (30 Viewers)

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Without knowing the ins and outs of the recruitment process, it’s two summer windows now where we’ve left significant gaps in the team. If King is saying Lampard is unhappy, whether in jest or not, reveals something hasn’t gone right for whatever reasons. Looking at our bench, the depth just isn’t there to sustain to compete at the v top all season so January needs to be an active window for us imo.

The window got off to a reasonably good start but then nothing happened until deadline day.

I keep seeing this comment about Lampard but haven’t seen it anywhere?

On the video, he says he thinks the squad is thin, likes a smaller squad (Doug) and he’s going to meet with Lampard to discuss how he feels the following Wednesday.

 

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[Mucca Mad Boys]

I keep seeing this comment about Lampard but haven’t seen it anywhere?

On the video, he says he thinks the squad is thin, likes a smaller squad (Doug) and he’s going to meet with Lampard to discuss how he feels the following Wednesday.

I’ve not seen the video myself (if you could send a link, may I have it please) and going off what other people have said. My bad if I’ve got the wrong end of the stick here, I’ve had a busy weekend so not caught up on Cov stuff.

Lampard had said we need a winger so is probably annoyed that we didn’t recruit here. At least we got the CB we needed. I’m interested to see how he feels about letting Sheaf go and if he’s happy to press on with Torp-Grimes-Eccles-Allen.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

I’ve not seen the video myself (if you could send a link, may I have it please) and going off what other people have said. My bad if I’ve got the wrong end of the stick here, I’ve had a busy weekend so not caught up on Cov stuff.

Lampard had said we need a winger so is probably annoyed that we didn’t recruit here. At least we got the CB we needed. I’m interested to see how he feels about letting Sheaf go and if he’s happy to press on with Torp-Grimes-Eccles-Allen.

Here you go bud.

I get the impression we want a smaller sized squad but ended up with a bit less then we’d like.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Without knowing the ins and outs of the recruitment process, it’s two summer windows now where we’ve left significant gaps in the team. If King is saying Lampard is unhappy, whether in jest or not, reveals something hasn’t gone right for whatever reasons. Looking at our bench, the depth just isn’t there to sustain to compete at the v top all season so January needs to be an active window for us imo.

The window got off to a reasonably good start but then nothing happened until deadline day.

I imagine that they sat down at the end of last season, Lampard will have said where he wants the recruitment team to concentrate and trusted them to do their jobs. Quite simply they haven't, it looks like by allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good.

It's not been a disaster but it's certainly been sub-optimal and as you said above, not for the first time. We did at least have Woolfenden in the pipeline in case the Hughes deal didn't come off, but I'm assuming we pivoted late for Rak-Sakyi once our main target went elsewhere.

 

[Deity]

I imagine that they sat down at the end of last season, Lampard will have said where he wants the recruitment team to concentrate and trusted them to do their jobs. Quite simply they haven't, it looks like by allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good.

It's not been a disaster but it's certainly been sub-optimal and as you said above, not for the first time. We did at least have Woolfenden in the pipeline in case the Hughes deal didn't come off, but I'm assuming we pivoted late for Rak-Sakyi once our main target went elsewhere.

We wanted Hughes and Wolfendon

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Reading not your strong point ?

Doesnt even say if its a loan or permenant.

 

[junglej13]

Who leads on negotiating? I've seen a lot of people slating Dean Austin but isn't he just the scout. Does King not lead on negotiating?

 

[SBT]

Lampard said many times last season that the squad was low on numbers, and its smaller now than it was then.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Who leads on negotiating? I've seen a lot of people slating Dean Austin but isn't he just the scout. Does King not lead on negotiating?

See I thought Doug led once all three agreed on a player based on previous interviews.

Thought it worked as follows: Lampard tells Austin what he needs and where to position, Austin then gets his scouts and analytics to review and come back to Lampard with a list of potential players.

Lampard picks the ones he rates and then Austin takes the list to King who deals with the finances and gives sign off after Austin has conducted initial checks (ball park figures).

Only think this as we currently lack a director of football who’s job it would be to manage this

 

[TomRad85]

Our recruitment team has identified some good players for us last couple of years. Far better both in talent and value than certain other wanked over clubs in that time. A couple of duds but who doesn't.
I think we may have dropped bollock in the summer but a bit of balance here never hurts.

 

[Fergusons_Beard]

See I thought Doug led once all three agreed on a player based on previous interviews.

Thought it worked as follows: Lampard tells Austin what he needs and where to position, Austin then gets his scouts and analytics to review and come back to Lampard with a list of potential players.

Lampard picks the ones he rates and then Austin takes the list to King who deals with the finances and gives sign off after Austin has conducted initial checks (ball park figures).

Only think this as we currently lack a director of football who’s job it would be to manage this

We are premium partners of Statsbomb the football data analytical firm.

Lampard and the team will look at what they need from the squad.

Austin will work with Statsbomb to identify players that are undervalued in the market.

Looking especially at European lower leagues.

They’ll have lots of different players as back ups etc.

If you listen to a few old football ceos and folks like Darragh MacAnthony (Peterborough owner) recruitment is a lot more complex and long winded than fans think.

We’ve been spoiled by FIFa and Football manager games.

Lots of different variables and lots of things to go wrong!


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[Mucca Mad Boys]

Lampard said many times last season that the squad was low on numbers, and its smaller now than it was then.

The headcount is actually less than 22/23. The quality is undoubtedly higher but it’s a 50 game season, injuries/suspensions will happen.

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

See I thought Doug led once all three agreed on a player based on previous interviews.

Thought it worked as follows: Lampard tells Austin what he needs and where to position, Austin then gets his scouts and analytics to review and come back to Lampard with a list of potential players.

Lampard picks the ones he rates and then Austin takes the list to King who deals with the finances and gives sign off after Austin has conducted initial checks (ball park figures).

Only think this as we currently lack a director of football who’s job it would be to manage this

I thought we were looking for one of them? That died quickly

 

[wingy]

Palace signed a winger (Pino) for £26m

Ooher,26 you say? 🫣

 

[Deity]

Doesnt even say if its a loan or permenant.

By Alan Nixon

Coventry City missed out on a move for Crystal Palace winger Jesurun Rak-Sakyi in a deadline deal.



The Sky Blues tried to BUY Rak-Sakyi in the final hours after moves to Celtic and Leicester City broke down.



Rak-Sakyi is now back with Eagles where coach Oliver Glasner has consistently overlooked him and tried to move him out.

Hope that helps ….

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

I thought we were looking for one of them? That died quickly

Doug said he was looking into it after Robins was sacked and Lampard was hired.

Rumour was we were looking at the former Aresnal assistant but changed course since

 

[Ccfcisparks]

By Alan Nixon

Coventry City missed out on a move for Crystal Palace winger Jesurun Rak-Sakyi in a deadline deal.



The Sky Blues tried to BUY Rak-Sakyi in the final hours after moves to Celtic and Leicester City broke down.



Rak-Sakyi is now back with Eagles where coach Oliver Glasner has consistently overlooked him and tried to move him out.

Hope that helps ….

Ah so not mentioned in the original post I replied to! Gotcha, thanks for proving me right!

 

[Deity]

Doug said he was looking into it after Robins was sacked and Lampard was hired.

Rumour was we were looking at the former Aresnal assistant but changed course since

Steve Round

It’s a very tricky appointment …. Get it wrong and you end up having to choose between the manager and the DoF, as we have seen at Newcastle and Man United ….

 

[wingy]

Maybe it's tactical,who knows, any benefits to it?

 

[Deity]

Palace signed a winger (Pino) for £26m

To replace Eze not Rak Saki

 

[Ccfcisparks]

To replace Eze not Rak Saki

Tthey haven't signed a winger since so why would they be happy for him to go out onloan if that was the case

 

[JimmyHillsbeard]

To replace Eze not Rak Saki

So Uche fills in for Rak Saki ?

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

I imagine that they sat down at the end of last season, Lampard will have said where he wants the recruitment team to concentrate and trusted them to do their jobs. Quite simply they haven't, it looks like by allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good.

It's not been a disaster but it's certainly been sub-optimal and as you said above, not for the first time. We did at least have Woolfenden in the pipeline in case the Hughes deal didn't come off, but I'm assuming we pivoted late for Rak-Sakyi once our main target went elsewhere.

I’d like to know what the reasons are behind it all. Lampard was on record saying that didn’t have enough LWers and CBs in the run up to deadline day. You’ve got to assume Lampard allowed the Sheaf move to go ahead because the 4 we’ve got will get us through to Jan comfortably, particularly given Grimes’ reliability. However, FL won’t be happy with the lack of wingers but at least there are options to move to 5-3-2 or 4-2-3-1 albeit players out of position.

Having listened to King’s comments on the transfer window, I agree that it’s been ‘ok’ window. A good transfer window looks like bringing in an additional winger. Right now, people are rightly concerned that we’ve not actually improved the starting 11 and that could be the difference this season. For that reason, they need to review the recruitment process and the people involved with that. Perhaps DA is responsible for some of the failing and if he is, he’s gotta go.

 

[Captain Dart]

I’d like to know what the reasons are behind it all. Lampard was on record saying that didn’t have enough LWers and CBs in the run up to deadline day. You’ve got to assume Lampard allowed the Sheaf move to go ahead because the 4 we’ve got will get us through to Jan comfortably, particularly given Grimes’ reliability. However, FL won’t be happy with the lack of wingers but at least there are options to move to 5-3-2 or 4-2-3-1 albeit players out of position.

Having listened to King’s comments on the transfer window, I agree that it’s been ‘ok’. A good transfer window looks like bringing in an additional winger. Right now, people are rightly concerned that we’ve not actually improved the starting 11 and that could be the difference this season. For that reason, they need to review the recruitment process and the people involved with that. Perhaps DA is responsible for some of the failing and if he is, he’s gotta go.

I would have thought the salary policy had more to do with failing to recruit than failing to find players.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

I would have thought the salary policy had more to do with failing to recruit than failing to find players.

Which goes hand in hand with the recruitment policy. No point trying to recruit players that are outside your criteria, one of which will be salary demands and transfer fee.

If Hull could spend money this window, there’s a chance they would have sold Hughes to us. Then, why bother bidding higher and higher to a party without incentive to sell.

The lack of links to wingers was generally suggestive that we just struggled to identify the ‘right’ player.

 

[mrtrench]

Of course Doug wants a leaner squad. He wants the money spent on top players, not swathes of also rans who never play.

But it's probably too thin now when injuries kick in. They know this, which is why they would have bought Hughes and Rak Sakyi

 

[procdoc]

Of course Doug wants a leaner squad. He wants the money spent on top players, not swathes of also rans who never play.

But it's probably too thin now when injuries kick in. They know this, which is why they would have bought Hughes and Rak Sakyi

It’s ok, we can use full backs as wingers and unproven kid Kai Andrews in midfield

 

[Deity]

It’s ok, we can use full backs as wingers and unproven kid Kai Andrews in midfield

Yawn

 

[procdoc]

Yawn

Shock your two little sidekicks liked your post. You’re all as fucking dense as each other you prick

 

[Cally Fedora]

It’s ok, we can use full backs as wingers and unproven kid Kai Andrews in midfield

Or Grimes, Eccles, Torp, Rudoni, Allen, Sakamoto, Mason-Clarke, Thomas-Asante, Wright.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Shock your two little sidekicks liked your post. You’re all as fucking dense as each other you prick

they can’t face the truth they were wrong. they have too much pride

 

[procdoc]

Or Grimes, Eccles, Torp, Rudoni, Allen, Sakamoto, Mason-Clarke, Thomas-Asante, Wright.

Did I fucking ask you

 

[Cally Fedora]

Did I fucking ask you

Calm down dear. You’ll do yourself a mischief.

 

[procdoc]

they can’t face the truth they were wrong. they have too much pride

They’re all little slugs with no personality. I bet they buy a ham sandwich, ready salted crisps and bottle of water as their Tesco meal deal. I bet they all have sex with their socks on

 

[procdoc]

Calm down dear. You’ll do yourself a mischief.

You’re about as funny as AIDS