Transfer Rumour 25/26 Summer Transfer Window (24 Viewers)

larry_david · Aug 11, 2025

Modern football no one takes a man on anymore for fear of losing the ball. If you watched the Brum game one of their lads took someone on, got out muscled and lost is and the crowd were fuming.

I'm afraid the days of swash buckling wingers are long gone. Watch Grealish at City now, terrified to take anyone on. Martinelli at Arsenal the same

Balli001 · Aug 11, 2025

SkyBlueBarmy84 said:
I actually wonder if we should try playing EMC through the middle - in a ‘False 9’ style - with Haji on the left?

Probably just be the desperation talking…

He cant stay onside playing on the wing so

shmmeee · Aug 11, 2025

larry_david said:
Modern football no one takes a man on anymore for fear of losing the ball. If you watched the Brum game one of their lads took someone on, got out muscled and lost is and the crowd were fuming.

I'm afraid the days of swash buckling wingers are long gone. Watch Grealish at City now, terrified to take anyone on. Martinelli at Arsenal the same

If we stopped doing things because they confused and upset the people of Birmingham we’d never have left caves.

Deity · Aug 11, 2025

I doubt Newcastle want both ….

Hobo · Aug 11, 2025

gspotgaz said:
For the money we paid for EMC, it’d be nice if he actually took on his man more than 1-2 times a game. He looked very leggy and heavy Saturday.

He really needs to be more positive, far too negative in his general play. Whether that’s management or him who knows. He’s played like that majority of his time here.

all this talk about lack of strikers but EMC doing 3 yard passes backwards virtually everytime he gets the ball is a big factor we hardly create anything.

He hasn't got a trick to go past a defender. He relies on pace and bulk. It might have worked in League One, but the reason why I think he struggles at this level. He just looks clumsy.

As I have said before, a player we need improved performances from this year.

mark82 · Aug 11, 2025

Hobo said:
He hasn't got a trick to go past a defender. He relies on pace and bulk. It might have worked in League One, but the reason why I think he struggles at this level. He just looks clumsy.

As I have said before, a player we need improved performances from this year.

Thought he played well on Saturday. And the back end of last season (when fit).

Brighton Sky Blue · Aug 11, 2025

mark82 said:
Thought he played well on Saturday. And the back end of last season (when fit).

Does way too many step overs and backtracks, not unlike the other wide players. Beat the man and whip a cross in, if that’s our only route to goal then at least play in that manner.

mark82 · Aug 11, 2025

Brighton Sky Blue said:
Does way too many step overs and backtracks, not unlike the other wide players. Beat the man and whip a cross in, if that’s our only route to goal then at least play in that manner.

Don't disagree, but thought we were worse when he went off.

Hobo · Aug 11, 2025

mark82 said:
Thought he played well on Saturday. And the back end of last season (when fit).

He had some good moments on Saturday but we need to see him do it consistently. Sakamoto needs to be more consistent as well, especially away from home.

There is a lot of talk about 3 strikers, Wright, Simms and BTA and goals. But in our formation EMC a and Sakamoto aren't out and out wingers. They are strikers too and are encouraged to get in the box and attack the far post. We need to see more goals from both of them this season.

Brighton Sky Blue · Aug 11, 2025

mark82 said:
Don't disagree, but thought we were worse when he went off.

Well yes, because MAB isn’t a winger. It’s not a particularly high bar.

The best wide play on that side came from Dasilva until he used a cannon to launch his cross.

CovveeBreak · Aug 11, 2025

EMC was more direct on Saturday than he was 90% of last season. Thought he looked way more like the player we expected.

still no perfect and some of his decision making is *laboured* but there is definitely a player in there.

AFCCOVENTRY · Aug 11, 2025

biggymania · Aug 11, 2025

quinn1971 said:
bit Of an over reaction after Saturday, there’s enough there to get up top 6 again and guaranteed we’ll be adding to the squad, relax. that’s one of our best starts to a srason for years

I think the thing that I find the most concerning / disappointing is I don't know that I can point to anything that suggests the coaching team have learned from last season and changed anything tactically.

The Championship is a super competitive league and plenty of teams are very well researched, prepared, coached etc. The tail end of the season and that Hull performance kind of show that we can dominate games but if you can cope with the crosses and work hard, you can get a result.

For me, if we go into this season with the same plan it's less likely we make the playoffs. You can argue about the woeful start last year under Robins, but I think when you add in other teams "figuring us out" and some of the luckier results in that amazing run post-Christmas, it looks a lot harder.

I believe the same squad pretty much could make the playoffs again, but that puts a lot of emphasis on the coaches to work on plan B.

SeaSeeEffCee · Aug 11, 2025

AFCCOVENTRY said:

Would have been nice if we could have played them after their fire sale

AFCCOVENTRY · Aug 11, 2025

Ccfcisparks · Aug 11, 2025

AFCCOVENTRY said:

Nothing new there

SkyBlueDom26 · Aug 11, 2025

Striker/Rw and a CB, clock is ticking

mmttww · Aug 11, 2025

CCFCSteve said:
Yeah, insistence on wright down the middle every time is really frustrating me…..seeing BTA moved to the left to accommodate that even more so !

Yeah, it didn't make sense at all. EMC was having some impact and Wright just walked around like he'd tweaked a hamstring. Feel like Wright decides when and where he plays based on some kitman chat from the end of last season. Not good.

Sky Blue Goblin · Aug 11, 2025

AFCCOVENTRY said:

Have any of our CM had a link away yet? Hard to see us signing one without one going

SkyBlueDom26 · Aug 11, 2025

Sky Blue Goblin said:
Have any of our CM had a link away yet? Hard to see us signing one without one going

It’s ridiculous, the last position we need is a CM. Watch us bring one in next

MusicDating · Aug 11, 2025

Sky Blue Goblin said:
Not buying a subscription but seems obvious. Hopefully club have something lined up

https://archive.ph/jOolH

JSL · Aug 11, 2025

Well we have 2 injured ones, both of whom people say arent good enough. Does that count?

AFCCOVENTRY · Aug 11, 2025

Sheaf last 6mins and can’t be relied on to be fit

Eccles is injured and has a history of being injury prone

Allen is no where near the quality we need

Andrews is untested

Torp is also injury prone

Grimes if he gets injured we’re fucked.

I think it’s sensible to be looking for some more experience.

Sky Blue Goblin · Aug 11, 2025

AFCCOVENTRY said:
Sheaf last 6mins and can’t be relied on to be fit

Eccles is injured and has a history of being injury prone

Allen is no where near the quality we need

Andrews is untested

Torp is also injury prone

Grimes if he gets injured we’re fucked.

I think it’s sensible to be looking for some more experience.

I don’t mind us looking if someone is going out but we have much bigger holes in our squad imo atm.

Take centre back if one of Thomas or Kitching gets injured atm, We have a choice between Bidwell and Perry. That’s a major concern for me.

AFCCOVENTRY · Aug 11, 2025

Sky Blue Goblin said:
I don’t mind us looking if someone is going out but we have much bigger holes in our squad imo atm.

Take centre back if one of Thomas or Kitching gets injured atm, We have a choice between Bidwell and Perry. That’s a major concern for me.

That’s urgent as well. We need a CB that’s better than what we have.

shmmeee · Aug 11, 2025

So in summary we’re just short:

a backup GK
RB, LB
A CB or two
DM
CM
AM
RW/LW
And probably a ST

Is that it?

Sky Blue Goblin · Aug 11, 2025

shmmeee said:
So in summary we’re just short:

a backup GK
RB, LB
A CB or two
DM
CM
AM
RW/LW
And probably a ST

Is that it?

How many more LBs does one team need

shmmeee · Aug 11, 2025

Sky Blue Goblin said:
How many more LBs does one team need

Yeah but we don’t like any of the ones we’ve got.

PVA · Aug 11, 2025

Eccles is back in training, don't know how far away he is from being involved, but that's a positive at least.

Brighton Sky Blue · Aug 11, 2025

AFCCOVENTRY said:
Sheaf last 6mins and can’t be relied on to be fit

Eccles is injured and has a history of being injury prone

Allen is no where near the quality we need

Andrews is untested

Torp is also injury prone

Grimes if he gets injured we’re fucked.

I think it’s sensible to be looking for some more experience.

It’s not experience but dynamism that the team as a whole is lacking, in midfield especially.

Manchester_sky_blue · Aug 11, 2025

CCFCSteve said:
Yeah, insistence on wright down the middle every time is really frustrating me…..seeing BTA moved to the left to accommodate that even more so !

I hope lampards just giving it one final go before deciding Wrights more effective coming in from the left and to buy a central striker but might be just wishful thinking.

For all the frustrations with Simms (some understandable), him down the middle and wright on the left for final 20 mins would’ve been far more effective on Saturday than Wright down the middle and BTA/Brau on left.

We just need to stick with Simms down the middle and Wright out on the left. Its worked before, no reason it won't work again. I think Simms is just massively dependent on confidence and he's not going to build it back up sitting on the bench. We invested a significant sum in him, he has all the attributes, just need to stick with it and stop pissing about putting square pegs in round holes. If EMC wants the left wing spot he'll have to fight for it and prove he deserves it.

Sky Blue Goblin · Aug 11, 2025

Manchester_sky_blue said:
We just need to stick with Simms down the middle and Wright out on the left. Its worked before, no reason it won't work again. I think Simms is just massively dependent on confidence and he's not going to build it back up sitting on the bench. We invested a significant sum in him, he has all the attributes, just need to stick with it and stop pissing about putting square pegs in round holes. If EMC wants the left wing spot he'll have to fight for it and prove he deserves it.

Don’t think it’s that simple, Wright and Simms did well in a much more direct transitional system.

The position would be the same, but the role wouldn’t. Look at Derby away last year

Manchester_sky_blue · Aug 11, 2025

Sky Blue Goblin said:
Don’t think it’s that simple, Wright and Simms did well in a much more direct transitional system.

The position would be the same, but the role wouldn’t. Look at Derby away last year

I see what you're saying but do we have a better option currently?

gspotgaz · Aug 11, 2025

Brighton Sky Blue said:
It’s not experience but dynamism that the team as a whole is lacking, in midfield especially.

Been saying this for over a year now. There’s really limited guile and dynamism from our midfield. It’s always the safe sideways/backwards passing and it continues to be our downfall.

Porkchophill · Aug 11, 2025

Anybody heard this Vardy rumour

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