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Transfer Rumour 25/26 Summer Transfer Window (11 Viewers)

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Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,496
TomRad85 said:
Saying we need a winger seems to bring out the remaining dwindling small % that actually think our strikers are good enough, despite actually watching them with their own eyes. We need both of those and a top quality CB to really compete.
Kind of pointless going in circles at this point, i choose to believe that the management aren't blind and are working on all 3 as well as some outwards transfers. Whether we get all that done remains to be seen though, you'd really hope to see at least 1 new face this week really.
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I haven’t checked but I’d imagine a Venn diagram of the people saying we don’t need a winger, and those saying we didn’t need a keeper before we signed Rushworth is a circle
 
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SkyBlueDom26

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,497
Winny the Bish said:
Sakamoto gets injured and we’re starting Raphael or KKH at RW.

EMC gets injured and we’re playing Brau or BTA on the left.

Both are quite grim prospects.
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You’ll have people like bali or Chris coming along telling you we shouldn’t be spending £1 on any of these positions and we’re good with what we have
 
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Briles

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,498
Ccfcisparks said:
Because it’s a reasonable scenario given EMC was out for a decent period last year.

you said we dont need a LW or RW.

you say we have plenty who can play RWas as a second position. Name them.
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EMC, BTA, KKH, Raphael (his main position)
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,499
Briles said:
EMC, BTA, KKH, Raphael (his main position)
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Christ
 
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eastcj04

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,500
A lot of this faux panic is now taking the shape of ‘what happens if all of our players get injured’ or ‘what happens if all of our players are shite’.

Surely that’s just recruitment, and on a wider scale - football?

Unfortunately you can’t have a squad of 33 first teamers.

3 weeks left. 1 game in. We are ok.


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Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,501
SkyBlueDom26 said:
You’ll have people like bali or Chris coming along telling you we shouldn’t be spending £1 on any of these positions and we’re good with what we have
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The same ones who thought we would bankrupt the club by signing a keeper on loan
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,502
TomRad85 said:
Saying we need a winger seems to bring out the remaining dwindling small % that actually think our strikers are good enough, despite actually watching them with their own eyes. We need both of those and a top quality CB to really compete.
Kind of pointless going in circles at this point, i choose to believe that the management aren't blind and are working on all 3 as well as some outwards transfers. Whether we get all that done remains to be seen though, you'd really hope to see at least 1 new face this week really.
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No, it’s a number game. If you only have 2 wingers and also play a formation with 2 wingers, one injury forced you into playing players out of position or a formation change. Which is what happened last season.

The people who think we need a striker either think Haji Wright is a LW (Lampard clarified he doesn’t view it this way) or not good enough to play upfront altogether.

If Haji is your main striker, you do not need to sign another.
 
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Briles

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,503
Ccfcisparks said:
I haven’t checked but I’d imagine a Venn diagram of the people saying we don’t need a winger, and those saying we didn’t need a keeper before we signed Rushworth is a circle
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We still have people asking for a back up keeper when we have 7 keepers. I dont think you should read too much into a lot on here
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,504
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eastcj04 said:
A lot of this faux panic is now taking the shape of ‘what happens if all of our players get injured’ or ‘what happens if all of our players are shite’.

Surely that’s just recruitment, and on a wider scale - football?

Unfortunately you can’t have a squad of 33 first teamers.

3 weeks left. 1 game in. We are ok.


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nobody is saying having a squad of 33 first teamers ffs. That is a counter argument the king pilled anti signings brigade are banding around

sorry for not wanting my backup winger to be a player out of position, a player who’s never started a professional game in England or a RB
 

Briles

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,505
eastcj04 said:
A lot of this faux panic is now taking the shape of ‘what happens if all of our players get injured’ or ‘what happens if all of our players are shite’.

Surely that’s just recruitment, and on a wider scale - football?

Unfortunately you can’t have a squad of 33 first teamers.

3 weeks left. 1 game in. We are ok.


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Bingo
 

Briles

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,506
Ccfcisparks said:
No

nobody is saying having a squad of 33 first teamers ffs. That is a counter argument the king pilled anti signings brigade are banding around

sorry for not wanting my backup winger to be a player out of position, a player who’s never started a professional game in England or a RB
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So you want a back up winger ( both sides) a new CB and a Striker? Correct?
 

Balli001

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,507
SkyBlueDom26 said:
You’ll have people like bali or Chris coming along telling you we shouldn’t be spending £1 on any of these positions and we’re good with what we have
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I look forward to you showing where i said that. If it was left to you we would still be making another 25 signings and then you would proceed to tell us how shit they all are after 1 game.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,508
Briles said:
So you want a back up winger ( both sides) a new CB and a Striker? Correct?
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No I’ve said many times. If we lose nobody a CB and a backup winger is fine.

Ideally you lose a keeper, a LB, Allen and a striker and sign

a winger
A atriker
A cm
A cb

add MVE leaving you need a RB also.

I don’t see Haji as a striker, never have
 
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ptr

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,509
 

PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,510
TomRad85 said:
Saying we need a winger seems to bring out the remaining dwindling small % that actually think our strikers are good enough, despite actually watching them with their own eyes. We need both of those and a top quality CB to really compete.
Kind of pointless going in circles at this point, i choose to believe that the management aren't blind and are working on all 3 as well as some outwards transfers. Whether we get all that done remains to be seen though, you'd really hope to see at least 1 new face this week really.
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Saying we need a winger is because we have no depth there whereas we have 5 CF’s…
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,511
ptr said:
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Is this you trying to appear ITK as he’s playing in one of those FA free agent games today
 

SkyBlueDom26

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,512
Balli001 said:
I look forward to you showing where i said that. If it was left to you we would still be making another 25 signings and then you would proceed to tell us how shit they all are after 1 game.
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25 signings, you are absolutely clueless. I wanted a maximum of 4/5 this window
 

Briles

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,513
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Ccfcisparks said:
No I’ve said many times. If we lose nobody a CB and a backup winger is fine.

Ideally you lose a keeper, a LB, Allen and a striker and sign

a winger
A atriker
A cm
A cb

add MVE leaving you need a RB also.

I don’t see Haji as a striker, never have
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I don't see him as a striker either but unfortunately frank does. Defo need some outgoings though.
 
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clint van damme

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,514
SomersetSB said:
I’m sure some on here wish Joy and Tim were back.
Some need a plastic bedsheet!!
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To be honest this is a ludicrous argument, just because people criticise what's going on currently (and I dont agree with a lot of the criticism), it doesn't mean they want sisu back
Lots of people criticised Luis Binks, it didn't mean they wanted Jordan Turnbull back!
 
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fernandopartridge

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,515
I'm with mucca on Haji Wright being central striker. Even though he is not at it fitness wise, he offered far more in his time on the pitch that BTA did.
 
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Viktor17

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,516
We are desperate for RW and LW ideally, hopefully can play 10 role also. We have no competent back up and would mean formation change if injuries hit.

CB - crucial as short. Ideally Hughes or Doyle. But an upgrade on what we have.

RB* depending if MVe goes.

so that’s 3/4 players, couple can be loans, but crucial for me.

then you can look a the nice to do stuff like Strikers, they only change if we ship off BTA/Simms or Bassette - otherwise it’s what we have.
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,517
Ccfcisparks said:
Is this you trying to appear ITK as he’s playing in one of those FA free agent games today
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Who even is it?
 

Briles

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,518
Viktor17 said:
We are desperate for wingers and a 10, RW and LW ideally, hopefully can play 10 role also. We have no competent back up and would mean formation change if injuries hit.

CB - crucial as short. Ideally Hughes or Doyle. But an upgrade on what we have.

RB* depending if MVe goes.

so that’s 3/4 players, couple can be loans, but crucial for me.

then you can look a the nice to do stuff like Strikers, they only change if we ship off BTA/Simms or Bassette - otherwise it’s what we have.
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The 10 is a really good point which hasn't been mentioned much. We certainly don't have a rudoni replacement
 
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ptr

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,519
Ccfcisparks said:
Is this you trying to appear ITK as he’s playing in one of those FA free agent games today
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There are no more ITKs. Go outside.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,520
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Who even is it?
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It’s Fabio borini
 
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CCFC96

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,521
pusbccfc said:
Would people prefer to sell MVE and Rudoni and throw £20m at a random collection of players like the 2023/24?

Or keep the bulk of the squad that's got to the play offs and an FA Cup semi-final with a small number of additions?
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I think if we sold Rudoni for £15-20m and reinvested in a new RB/CB/winger/10/ we’d overall be stronger than if we just kept him
 

Briles

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,522
Oh well there's always next season....
 
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Viktor17

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,523
Briles said:
The 10 is a really good point which hasn't been mentioned much. We certainly don't have a rudoni replacement
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Example being, look at impact palmer had Saturday, we are crying out for that as an option, different point. Would love COH in this team also.
 
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skybluelad

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,524
I think the general consensus is that we're fine. I can't see how we're deviating from the 5 year plan, and DK, tbf to him, is doing exactly what he said he would do

*Reach play offs 3 of 5 years*, excluding the season he came in, we're 1 of 2 with the same squad that reached last years play offs, so we should be thereabouts

*Keep hold of top players* unless the money is right. We're not selling our assets on the cheap anymore. Either right price to suit us or go elsewhere

*Target top players* and money is available to do so. The market is easy shopping around in the basement bins, this market takes patience and time

*Improvements to the clubs infrastructure* CV wise good appointments behind the scenes and improvements to match day and ryton

I think some of the fan base needs to temper expectations, personally, from where we've been, I'm just enjoying the ride


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ptr

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,525
Briles said:
The 10 is a really good point which hasn't been mentioned much. We certainly don't have a rudoni replacement
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Torp is the cover there. Shat ourselves when Rudoni got injured last year then Torp went and scored a brace.

Also, who the hell are we to convince to join us to be on standby if Rudoni gets injured?
 

TomRad85

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,526
I know i'm calling for some signings but i didn't think we'd hit the 'bring back Kasey Palmer' stage of the window just yet.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,527
ptr said:
There are no more ITKs. Go outside.
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When’s BTA off to Rangers?
 

Robinshio

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,528
Viktor17 said:
Example being, look at impact palmer had Saturday, we are crying out for that as an option, different point. Would love COH in this team also.
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palmer was shocking on Saturday
 
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Briles

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,529
ptr said:
Torp is the cover there. Shat ourselves when Rudoni got injured last year then Torp went and scored a brace.

Also, who the hell are we to convince to join us to be on standby if Rudoni gets injured?
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Oh yeah 100% agree but Rudoni is our most important player and doesn't seem to have been mentioned during the "need back up" panic. I wouldn't say Torp is the same kind of player
 
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Briles

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  • Aug 12, 2025
  • #12,530
Robinshio said:
palmer was shocking on Saturday
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Did you notice Mcburnie have a whisper in Palmers ear after Thomas took him out? Clearly because Mcburnie was on a yellow he asked Palmer to go through Thomas, which he duly did. Cock.
 
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