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Transfer Rumour 25/26 Summer Transfer Window (33 Viewers)

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ceetee

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,771
Sky Blue Harry H said:
Tricky thing for us as the transfer window edges towards a close, is that the longer it goes on, the less chance of quality permanent signings, as the selling club will likely have to find a replacement (unless they are a player from a higher up team with an overloaded squad). This may result in us having to return to the loan market to plug any holes in the squad (likely younger 'prospects'), which is not ideal, given requirements for playing time, plus the cb position (s) looking vulnerable, and not an area you'd want to take a risk with.
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I him we got to the play offs in 2023 with loan players in the defence. Indeed I remember a game when, at one stage we had an all loanee defensive line up
 

BlueSkiesForever

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,772
Have we signed anyone yet?
 

DazzleTommyDazzle

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,773
BlueSkiesForever said:
Have we signed anyone yet?
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Don’t be lazy.

Just read the 422 pages to find out!
 
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Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,774
Douglas has done a psychological masterclass here in stockholm syndrome.

Most thought we would still make 4 signings

Then most would be happy with signing a quality forward and a cb

Then we were happy with a quality CB and a good loan forward

Now we'd just be happy signing a CB and if we do we will convince ourselves its been an amazing window.
 
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TomRad85

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,775
BlueSkiesForever said:
Have we signed anyone yet?
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Current state of play..

Players we have apparently bid for:
Hughes - rejected
Woolfenden - rejected
Godo - under consideration

Players we have half credible links to:
Asante (Tel Aviv)
Boving (Sturm Graz)
 
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Chicken Mcgraw

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,776
TomRad85 said:
Current state of play..

Players we have apparently bid for:
Hughes - rejected
Woolfenden - rejected
Godo - under consideration

Players we have half credible links to:
Asante (Tel Aviv)
Boving (Sturm Graz)
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And the only one we are likely to get is the worst player on there!
 

Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,777
TomRad85 said:
Current state of play..

Players we have apparently bid for:
Hughes - rejected
Woolfenden - rejected
Godo - under consideration

Players we have half credible links to:
Asante (Tel Aviv)
Boving (Sturm Graz)
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You forgot

Players that rejected us:
Patrick Beaur (Wimbledon)
 
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TomRad85

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,778
Ccfcisparks said:
You forgot

Players that rejected us:
Patrick Beaur (Wimbledon)
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Yeh my bad, i also forgot...

Players that missed their flight:
Dolan
 
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TomRad85

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,779
I think i'd be tempted to go the foreign route and pursue Asante or someone similar for our new CB, the Championship market is a difficult one to navigate and players tend to go for inflated fees now.
 
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ovduk78

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,780
TomRad85 said:
Yeh my bad, i also forgot...

Players that missed their flight:
Dolan
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Players that some SBT must be angry that we didn't even try & sign

Etikite
Mbuemo
Eze
Guehi
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,781
Not who I want in (but someone some people wanted a few years ago) whats Josh Bowler up to these days? Is he still any good?
 

PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,782
ovduk78 said:
Players that some SBT must be angry that we didn't even try & sign

Etikite
Mbuemo
Eze
Guehi
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Gyokeres
Hamer
Wilson
 
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TomRad85

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,783
PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
Not who I want in (but someone some people wanted a few years ago) whats Josh Bowler up to these days? Is he still any good?
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Please God no.
 
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SeaSeeEffCee

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,784
PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
Not who I want in (but someone some people wanted a few years ago) whats Josh Bowler up to these days? Is he still any good?
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He’s shite. That performance against us however many years ago is the highlight of his career.
 

Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,785
I want Doug to sign somebody (I wanna pay a fee for somebody)


Clock strikes upon the hour
Transfer window begins to fade
Still enough time to figure out
How to beat the Blues away
Doug’s done alright up 'till now
It's the king of the shaves that shows him how
And when the night falls, loneliness calls

Oh, I want Doug to sign somebody
I wanna pay a fee for somebody
Yeah, I want Doug to sign somebody
And spend all of his money
 
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MusicDating

Euro 2016 Prediction League Champion!!
  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,786
SleepyGinger said:
Maybe Tanganga isn’t that good?
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It is a bit weird. He's 26 and 85 career appearances. Looked good when he first appeared for Spurs with the exuberance of youth, but since then? Meh
 
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Noble

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,787
TomRad85 said:
Current state of play..

Players we have apparently bid for:
Hughes - rejected
Woolfenden - rejected
Godo - under consideration

Players we have half credible links to:
Asante (Tel Aviv)
Boving (Sturm Graz)
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Wait… so we aren’t getting Vardy?
 

TomRad85

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,788
MusicDating said:
It is a bit weird. He's 26 and 85 career appearances. Looked good when he first appeared for Spurs with the exuberance of youth, but since then? Meh
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Didn't Joe Edwards take him to Millwall? You'd think he'd have a pretty good insight on the player.
 
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Matt smith

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,789
Wheres Raheem sterling?
 

David O'Day

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,790
ovduk78 said:
Players that some SBT must be angry that we didn't even try & sign

Etikite
Mbuemo
Eze
Guehi
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I'm still raging King didn't go for Cunha, he would surely loved to have not had to move house.
 
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Deity

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,791
Ccfcisparks said:
Douglas has done a psychological masterclass here in stockholm syndrome.

Most thought we would still make 4 signings

Then most would be happy with signing a quality forward and a cb

Then we were happy with a quality CB and a good loan forward

Now we'd just be happy signing a CB and if we do we will convince ourselves its been an amazing window.
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We have made 3 signings so if we make 1 or 2 more most people will have been right ….
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,792
Deity said:
We have made 3 signings so if we make 1 or 2 more most people will have been right ….
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Erm I made a poll after 3 signings asking how many more we would make which is what I'm referring to.
 

SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,793
Brighton Sky Blue said:
I want Doug to sign somebody (I wanna pay a fee for somebody)


Clock strikes upon the hour
Transfer window begins to fade
Still enough time to figure out
How to beat the Blues away
Doug’s done alright up 'till now
It's the king of the shaves that shows him how
And when the night falls, loneliness calls

Oh, I want Doug to sign somebody
I wanna pay a fee for somebody
Yeah, I want Doug to sign somebody
And spend all of his money
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Need to get this going at the weekend, sing it over and over, Douglas will hear it alright
 
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Deity

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,794
Tanganga isn’t available for the knock down price being discussed …. His signing on fee and personal terms are very significant.

This is how buy out clauses work … if a player has a relatively cheap buy out clause the players agent wants his true market value reflected in the package for the player. It’s just a variant on the Bosman economics …..
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,795
SkyBlueStallion_89 said:
Need to get this going at the weekend, sing it over and over, Douglas will hear it alright
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The crowd owes me that much after ignoring ‘His name is a cake’
 

SkyBlueStallion_89

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,796
Brighton Sky Blue said:
The crowd owes me that much after ignoring ‘His name is a cake’
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Lol Douglas will have no choice but to spend, or we could nick his laptop and start firing offers off for players lol
 

TomRad85

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,797
SkyBlueStallion_89 said:
Lol Douglas will have no choice but to spend, or we could nick his laptop and start firing offers off for players lol
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I considered taking Will King hostage but on reflection feared it might have the opposite effect.
 
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David O'Day

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,798
TomRad85 said:
I think i'd be tempted to go the foreign route and pursue Asante or someone similar for our new CB, the Championship market is a difficult one to navigate and players tend to go for inflated fees now.
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it does offer better potential value

torp for example would cost a fortune if he was a championship to championship signing
 
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SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,799
TomRad85 said:
I considered taking Will King hostage but on reflection feared it might have the opposite effect.
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I'll join you and we will give it a go, but it might end up like the scene from bottom when Rik and Eddie have footage of the PM up to some naughty stuff but instead of demanding sandwiches it'll be demanding CH/LW/ST and maybe throw a LB in
 
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SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,800

Might apply
 
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TomRad85

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,801
SkyBlueStallion_89 said:
I'll join you and we will give it a go, but it might end up like the scene from bottom when Rik and Eddie have footage of the PM up to some naughty stuff but instead of demanding sandwiches it'll be demanding CH/LW/ST and maybe throw a LB in
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Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,802
SkyBlueStallion_89 said:
View attachment 45351
Might apply
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No way is that real. That is shocking. What is the recruitment team doing?
 
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SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,803
TomRad85 said:
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Bottom is in my top 5 of all time , below Only Fools, Auf Wiedersehen and Rab C Nesbitt
 
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SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,804
Ccfcisparks said:
No way is that real. That is shocking. What is the recruitment team doing?
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I'm not left footed but sometimes you have to bullshit to get the job, oh shit hope Douglas doesn't see this thread
 

TomRad85

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,805
SkyBlueStallion_89 said:
Bottom is in my top 5 of all time , below Only Fools, Auf Wiedersehen and Rab C Nesbitt
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I'd probably have it top 5 too actually, Blackadder and Father Ted too, the remaining 2 spots probably between about 10 different ones i'd rank different every time. Not to be old fart about it but certainly nothing from the last, say, 15 years.
 
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