Transfer Rumour 25/26 Summer Transfer Window (40 Viewers)

TomRad85 · Nov 23, 2025

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Check it out for yourself dude

Victor Torp - stats, career and market value

Victor Torp, Team: Coventry City, Age: 26, Country: Denmark, Height: 184 cm, Preferred foot: Right, Shirt: 29, Market value: €4.7M

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Gustavo Hamer - stats, career and market value

Gustavo Hamer, Team: Sheffield United, Age: 28, Country: Netherlands, Height: 169 cm, Preferred foot: Right, Shirt: 8, Market value: €13.6M

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I'm sure I can find a few random Championship midfielders with better stats in certain areas, unfortunately those players aren't banging in volleys every other week nor are they a key player for the team absolutely bossing the league. There is no planet anyone would claim Hamer is having a better season. Well maybe one or two people...

Edit - in fact fotmob, which you have linked, clearly has Torp with a far higher player rating.

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 23, 2025

Alkhen said:
Also saying it will unsettle our squad is just negative guess work. I mean having Woolf as competition has spurred on Thomas and Kitch. I don't think any of or starters are thin skinned. If having players in the door meant a better chance of becoming a Prem player next year they would snap your hand off. And frankly any that didn't feel like that aren't really cut out for it

The suggestion is adding half a team's worth of players to a settled squad midway through the season. 2 or perhaps 3 I agree are needed for areas where we'd be struggling with an injury to a particular player, but I don't see where else we need to add more depth aside from the wings, centre mid and perhaps left back.

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 23, 2025

TomRad85 said:
I'm sure I can find a few random Championship midfielders with better stats in certain areas, unfortunately those players aren't banging in volleys every other week nor are they a key player for the team absolutely bossing the league. There is no planet anyone would claim Hamer is having a better season. Well maybe one or two people...

The question was in any case about who's the better player. I'm not sure how else you want to measure that? If you want more goals Torp's your man, no doubt about that.

baldy · Nov 23, 2025

Colin Steins Smile said:
This was my guess at what Doug would do........it's not what I would do!

Yes & he's just countered what you said with what he thinks Doug will do

TomRad85 · Nov 23, 2025

Brighton Sky Blue said:
The question was in any case about who's the better player. I'm not sure how else you want to measure that? If you want more goals Torp's your man, no doubt about that.

Hamer has never even been promoted from this division. Let's talk about Torp at the end of this season, he's on course to eclipse anything Hamer has done if he keeps it up.

Alkhen · Nov 23, 2025

Brighton Sky Blue said:
The suggestion is adding half a team's worth of players to a settled squad midway through the season. 2 or perhaps 3 I agree are needed for areas where we'd be struggling with an injury to a particular player, but I don't see where else we need to add more depth aside from the wings, centre mid and perhaps left back.

4-5 isn't that mental. Rotating and backing up what we have. 2-3 loans and a couple of quality signings isn't excessive. Need to get out of the little old Cov mindset. Top teams have depth in their squads. We are doing amazing but have been very lucky with injuries over the last 3 seasons really.

Getting bodies in would also give us scope to let some of the fringe players out, Brau isn't gaining anything currently. Get a new LB move him potentially Bodwell out.

baldy · Nov 23, 2025

Alkhen said:
4-5 isn't that mental. Rotating and backing up what we have. 2-3 loans and a couple of quality signings isn't excessive. Need to get out of the little old Cov mindset. Top teams have depth in their squads. We are doing amazing but have been very lucky with injuries over the last 3 seasons really.

Getting bodies in would also give us scope to let some of the fringe players out, Brau isn't gaining anything currently. Get a new LB move him potentially Bodwell out.

Why get a new LB when we've got Brau as it is?

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 23, 2025

Alkhen said:
4-5 isn't that mental. Rotating and backing up what we have. 2-3 loans and a couple of quality signings isn't excessive. Need to get out of the little old Cov mindset. Top teams have depth in their squads. We are doing amazing but have been very lucky with injuries over the last 3 seasons really.

Getting bodies in would also give us scope to let some of the fringe players out, Brau isn't gaining anything currently. Get a new LB move him potentially Bodwell out.

So aside from a wide attacking player, a CM and a left back, where else do you want more signings?

TomRad85 · Nov 23, 2025

We are not getting another left back until the summer. He wasn't great yesterday but Dasilva has been fine this season.

TomRad85 · Nov 23, 2025

Brighton Sky Blue said:
So aside from a wide attacking player, a CM and a left back, where else do you want more signings?

I've said before, although I agree on the positions of priority and those are most likely, recruitment is also about timing. If that Bodo CB becomes available I wouldn't be shocked at all, even if we don't really need one.

PVA · Nov 23, 2025

Yeah we have three LBs, we aren't getting another one unless we can offload two, which seems a lot of upheaval.

Brau is looking like a strange signing right now, at least he was getting a few mins here and there at the start of the season, can't get a look in now!

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 23, 2025

TomRad85 said:
I've said before, although I agree on the positions of priority and those are most likely, recruitment is also about timing. If that Bodo CB becomes available I wouldn't be shocked at all, even if we don't really need one.

If there's someone truly outstanding who's available sure, but they really would need to be outstanding if we're going to add in those sorts of positions.

Alkhen · Nov 23, 2025

TomRad85 said:
We are not getting another left back until the summer. He wasn't great yesterday but Dasilva has been fine this season.

I really rate Dasilva this season but what happens if he gets knackered? Brau looks so raw and could be loaned out himself, Bidwell really doesn't fit our needs for a progressive wingback. Surely we could loan someone in? Feels like wed be able to give loan players cup games and a chance to fight for their spot. I think we'd be able to bring them on if we are comfortable.

Same goes for a Grimes understudy, he is a rare player profile though. There must be an option out there that has his holding abilities as we have noone that can come close currently.

robbiethemole · Nov 23, 2025

If we spent £££millions, would we have 3 years to worry about FFP ? iirc Forest went mad spending but still managed to keep in the limit. how would it work if we got relegated and then had parachute payments??

TomRad85 · Nov 23, 2025

Alkhen said:
I really rate Dasilva this season but what happens if he gets knackered? Brau looks so raw and could be loaned out himself, Bidwell really doesn't fit our needs for a progressive wingback. Surely we could loan someone in? Feels like wed be able to give loan players cup games and a chance to fight for their spot. I think we'd be able to bring them on if we are comfortable.

Same goes for a Grimes understudy, he is a rare player profile though. There must be an option out there that has his holding abilities as we have noone that can come close currently.

I just can't see us signing a player in a position we already have 3 senior players in. After maybe RB, because both of those are high quality, or GK, it's probably the position I'd be most surprised to see us sign for.

Alkhen · Nov 23, 2025

Brighton Sky Blue said:
So aside from a wide attacking player, a CM and a left back, where else do you want more signings?

Well Lampard wanted Bamford so I could see another striker in. BTA has played best covering the space Rudoni left. Could loan in a prospect with actual pace. Something different than we have.

Or if we see BTA and Haji as a strikers then we only really one LW and one RW, why not get in back up options. Having fresh legs to bring on against tired a defence is a real benefit

shmmeee · Nov 23, 2025

Brighton Sky Blue said:
A winger who can play either side, a CM and that's it as far as I'm concerned.

Bare minimum sure but it would be nice to have to option to shake up more than one of the front line at once.

TomRad85 · Nov 23, 2025

Brighton Sky Blue said:
A winger who can play either side, a CM and that's it as far as I'm concerned.

Are this winger or CM also kinda an AM? We are short of one imo and Rudoni does take knocks.

AFCCOVENTRY · Nov 23, 2025

Alkhen said:
Personally think that is utter bollocks! Top teams have strong squads, we currently have a very thin squad on a bit of a knife edge if key players get injured. We would be screwed if Dasilva or Grimes went out long-term.

Burnley added 6 to their squad in Jan 25. It's just want is required to kick on.

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Most people think we need a winger to cover/rotate Tats. We can certainly get better LB cover/competition. I honestly think it's mental we haven't got a plan B if Grimes gets crocked. Then we were obviously looking at Bamford so I don't think 4 is unrealistic.

Agree. We have the ever chance ever to go the autos this year. Doug knows that.
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Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 23, 2025

Alkhen said:
I really rate Dasilva this season but what happens if he gets knackered? Brau looks so raw and could be loaned out himself, Bidwell really doesn't fit our needs for a progressive wingback. Surely we could loan someone in? Feels like wed be able to give loan players cup games and a chance to fight for their spot. I think we'd be able to bring them on if we are comfortable.

Same goes for a Grimes understudy, he is a rare player profile though. There must be an option out there that has his holding abilities as we have noone that can come close currently.

Aidan Morris, plays a similar role at Boro and having a superb season, still 24.

Alkhen · Nov 23, 2025

TomRad85 said:
I just can't see us signing a player in a position we already have 3 senior players in. After maybe RB, because both of those are high quality, or GK, it's probably the position I'd be most surprised to see us sign for.

Nah, Bidwell has been a great servant for this club but he no longer fits what we need. Brau doesn't look disciplined enough from the small cameos he's had. Nothing from how he's been used in the last few months makes me think they have confidence in him. Loan him out. Bidwell may not want to leave but that doesn't mean we can't loan in someone closer to Dasilvas profile.

Personally I'd prefer loans in Jan, so we have a clean late in the summer to recruit if we go up. Quite glad we didn't go for Bamford in the end.

Ccfcisparks · Nov 23, 2025

Alkhen said:
Personally think that is utter bollocks! Top teams have strong squads, we currently have a very thin squad on a bit of a knife edge if key players get injured. We would be screwed if Dasilva or Grimes went out long-term.

Burnley added 6 to their squad in Jan 25. It's just want is required to kick on.

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Most people think we need a winger to cover/rotate Tats. We can certainly get better LB cover/competition. I honestly think it's mental we haven't got a plan B if Grimes gets crocked. Then we were obviously looking at Bamford so I don't think 4 is unrealistic.

Well Costelloe went straight back out on loan, Banel didn’t play a minute for them, Shelvey played 11 minutes and Barnes barely over 90 minutes TOTAL.

So in effect it was 2 signings

Northeast sky blue · Nov 23, 2025

TomRad85 said:
Hamer has never even been promoted from this division. Let's talk about Torp at the end of this season, he's on course to eclipse anything Hamer has done if he keeps it up.

Neither has Gyokeres but Carlton Morris has, does that make Morris a better player

procdoc · Nov 23, 2025

It’s a difficult transfer window. Say if we are well clear in January we ideally want to sign players who can step up and play in the premier league

shmmeee · Nov 23, 2025

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Torp's been in the goals whereas Hamer hasn't, but if you look at other parts of their game Hamer has still performed better overall.

Also are we really saying Torp and Hamer would have scored what they have if their teams were reversed?

Torp is yet to run a game. It’s as simple as that. Until he has then he’s not in Hamer league.

Senior Vick from Alicante · Nov 23, 2025

I remember listening to Martin O'Neil a couple of years ago on Talk Sport discussing why the promoted teams were performing badly. He said you can take the same Championship team up and they will be as quick and as skillful as most average Premier League sides. He said the biggest difference is in the players head, the speed of thought and anticipation of Premier league players is so much quicker than in any other league. The Championship is physical but not played at the same pace, that's why anticipation and reading the game is the bigger attribute that potential players need in the big league. How you measure and include that in a recruitment report is beyond me though.

TomRad85 · Nov 23, 2025

Northeast sky blue said:
Neither has Gyokeres but Carlton Morris has, does that make Morris a better player

Gyokeres has other achievements and has moved to Arsenal. This may have passed you by?

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 23, 2025

TomRad85 said:
Are this winger or CM also kinda an AM? We are short of one imo and Rudoni does take knocks.

Fair, I just assumed Torp would be the chap to deputise for Rudoni but Lampard seems to be favouring Eccles for that instead.

Ccfcisparks · Nov 23, 2025

shmmeee said:
Also are we really saying Torp and Hamer would have scored what they have if their teams were reversed?

Torp is yet to run a game. It’s as simple as that. Until he has then he’s not in Hamer league.

well he’s won 3 MOTM this season so i’m not sure how you’re defining running a game

Brighton Sky Blue · Nov 23, 2025

shmmeee said:
Also are we really saying Torp and Hamer would have scored what they have if their teams were reversed?

Torp is yet to run a game. It’s as simple as that. Until he has then he’s not in Hamer league.

Is Hamer league the doner kebab eating version of Baller league?

TomRad85 · Nov 23, 2025

Ccfcisparks said:
well he’s won 3 MOTM this season so i’m not sure how you’re defining running a game

He's not Hamer. That's it. He's a dominant Championship midfielder to anyone watching.

procdoc · Nov 23, 2025

Question for you all, would you have Hamer back in January?

Levship20 · Nov 23, 2025

procdoc said:
Question for you all, would you have Hamer back in January?

No

Alkhen · Nov 23, 2025

Ccfcisparks said:
Well Costelloe went straight back out on loan, Banel didn’t play a minute for them, Shelvey played 11 minutes and Barnes barely over 90 minutes TOTAL.

So in effect it was 2 signings

Depth though wasn't it. Kept the others honest. We may not get injuries, we might be fine as we are but the risk is a mad one to take. We are so far ahead of the pack, not getting bodies in as cover is a crazy gamble considering the pay off if we get promoted.

Our position and play style must be very attractive for Prem teams as a destination for prospects. Even if game time is limited being part of a promotion run in would be a great experience

TomRad85 · Nov 23, 2025

procdoc said:
Question for you all, would you have Hamer back in January?

I actually would despite the above. The Torp disrespect on this forum is wild though.

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