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Transfer Rumour 25/26 Summer Transfer Window (17 Viewers)

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SHUNT31

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,981
Sick Boy said:
I can’t believe he’s actually signed for them- talk about a lack of ambition.
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Not sure how true the rumours are but apparently 50k a week.
 
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Balli001

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,982
AFCCOVENTRY said:
Bad deal and you can see why nobody else got him in the end. Only Wrexham chucking silly money
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That and the Broadhead deal are just throwing money at it.
 

Tea & Busquets

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,983
Fuck sake can we make a signing
 

Alkhen

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,984
SHUNT31 said:
Not sure how true the rumours are but apparently 50k a week.
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That's the only reason to join Disney FC. Really starting to hate them. Something well fishy about the financing. Obviously their fans have been though it for years but they are never a Champ/Prem team sustainably. Hopefully it goes tits up and they find their natural level .
 
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Deity

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,985
Why are people surprised at Wrexham throwing money at it: they were paying lg 1 money when in the Conference and championship money in lg1.

They have bought their promotions. This isn’t a romantic fairytale …. It’s a story of billionaires buying success.
 
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PVA

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,986
quinn1971 said:
looks like we’re planning for it already tried bidwell there and Lampard seemed to think he did ok,
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Did he try him there with a view to playing him there in the league, or did he play him there as part of a mish-mash lineup to get minutes into players that needed it?

I suspect it was the latter.

There's no way we (willingly!) go into the season with Lati and Bidwell as our backup CBs.
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,987
Deity said:
What’s wrong with the deal

2 options … buy low with a high sell on %

or

Buy high with a lower sell on %

seems fair to me ….
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The buy back being less than the total offer of the deal for is atrocious imo( £8 million compared to £7.5 million).

Then the sell on fee meaning if I have it right, Man City could trigger it and then take 25% of the profit back with them.
 

SHUNT31

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,988
Alkhen said:
That's the only reason to join Disney FC. Really starting to hate them. Something well fishy about the financing. Obviously their fans have been though it for years but they are never a Champ/Prem team sustainably. Hopefully it goes tits up and they find their natural level .
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All their revenue comes from ‘commercial’ deals. It’s shit as they’re a tiny club but when you have people like Reynolds and McElhenney they’re going to be attractive to US investors.

The way football has gone, unfortunately. I hate it as much as the next person. Remember being a kid in the early 00’s and my dad said money had ruined football and that was back then, even truer now.
 
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CovRes

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,989
PVA said:
Did he try him there with a view to playing him there in the league, or did he play him there as part of a mish-mash lineup to get minutes into players that needed it?

I suspect it was the latter.

There's no way we (willingly!) go into the season with Lati and Bidwell as our backup CBs.
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I'm pretty sure that Lampard has mentioned that Bidwell can and has played there. So that sounds more like trying him at CB rather than just minutes.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,990
PVA said:
Did he try him there with a view to playing him there in the league, or did he play him there as part of a mish-mash lineup to get minutes into players that needed it?

I suspect it was the latter.

There's no way we (willingly!) go into the season with Lati and Bidwell as our backup CBs.
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There was no point getting minutes into bidwell, when he’s 3rd choice LB, and he has played there before, lati can fill in when he‘s fit hopefully won’t see bidwell there again,
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,991
If I speak I am in big trouble
 
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Balli001

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,992
Ccfcisparks said:
If I speak I am in big trouble
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Seems you have finally been outed as part of the Wrexham recruitment team. That deal is right up your street.
 

Tommo1993

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,993
Thank fuck that Doyle deal is done. Hopefully the cry babies stop whinging now.
 
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coop

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,994
Ccfcisparks said:
If I speak I am in big trouble
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Speak or forever hold your peace
 
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jto123

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,995
Tea & Busquets said:
Fuck sake can we make a signing
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They’re really pushing towards the deadline. I guess they’ll say they’re holding their nerve. I really hope they have it right.
 

SkyBlue_Adam

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,996
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Happy we didn’t do the Doyle deal with this bollocks in it.

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I said this a few weeks back.. I knew city would do something like this

Shows how good the KKH deal was for us
 
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Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,997
Balli001 said:
Seems you have finally been outed as part of the Wrexham recruitment team. That deal is right up your street.
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A signing of quality for decent money it certainly is. Shame it’s not the sort of deal our owner likes.
 

Chris1987

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,998
quinn1971 said:
We all know that, but Lampard tried him there for a reason, if it’s to fill in for the odd game then we’ll get by, just banking on kitching and Thomas not missing many
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Or it was to rest a CB as it wasn't a league game.
 

Balli001

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #14,999
Ccfcisparks said:
A signing of quality for decent money it certainly is. Shame it’s not the sort of deal our owner likes.
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If you genuinely think thats a good deal then i fear for you.
 
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Deity

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,000
Sky Blue Goblin said:
The buy back being less than the total offer of the deal for is atrocious imo( £8 million compared to £7.5 million).

Then the sell on fee meaning if I have it right, Man City could trigger it and then take 25% of the profit back with them.
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I don’t think it says the buy back fee is £7.5m … it’s poorly written
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,001
Balli001 said:
If you genuinely think thats a good deal then i fear for you.
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He’s a quality player, for £5m. People moaning that it’s like a loan, he would have added to our squad even if it was a loan.

People watch Douglas’ pockets like it’s their inheritance money he’s spending. It’s embarrassing
 

Chris1987

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,002
Sky Blue Goblin said:
The buy back being less than the total offer of the deal for is atrocious imo( £8 million compared to £7.5 million).

Then the sell on fee meaning if I have it right, Man City could trigger it and then take 25% of the profit back with them.
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Shocking deal . Money just thrown at it . So very glad we walked away from this nonsense .
 
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Chris1987

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,003
Ccfcisparks said:
He’s a quality player, for £5m. People moaning that it’s like a loan, he would have added to our squad even if it was a loan.

People watch Douglas’ pockets like it’s their inheritance money he’s spending. It’s embarrassing
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So you would approve of Terry Ramsden then.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,004
Sky Blue Goblin said:
The buy back being less than the total offer of the deal for is atrocious imo( £8 million compared to £7.5 million).

Then the sell on fee meaning if I have it right, Man City could trigger it and then take 25% of the profit back with them.
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That makes no sense
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,005
Deity said:
I don’t think it says the buy back fee is £7.5m … it’s poorly written
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Looks to be £7.5 million

 

Balli001

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,006
Ccfcisparks said:
He’s a quality player, for £5m. People moaning that it’s like a loan, he would have added to our squad even if it was a loan.

People watch Douglas’ pockets like it’s their inheritance money he’s spending. It’s embarrassing
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You are the first to moan we dont buy quality. Now you advocate deals where its the equivalant of throwing money down the bog.
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,007
Ccfcisparks said:
That makes no sense
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Tell me about it.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,008
Balli001 said:
You are the first to moan we dont buy quality. Now you advocate deals where its the equivalant of throwing money down the bog.
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How is it throwing money down the toilet?

Worst case scenario he costs them £5m-£8m and they sell him for £7.5m. If thats the case he's had a storming season for them and its just the equivalent of a loan.
 
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quinn1971

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,009
If that’s what they offered us as well then we’ve dodged a bullet
 

Perryccfc

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,010
That’s a shocking deal.
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,011
Ccfcisparks said:
How is it throwing money down the toilet?

Worst case scenario he costs them £5m-£8m and they sell him for £7.5m. If thats the case he's had a storming season for them and its just the equivalent of a loan.
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Worst case they lose money on him after he’s had a great season or two?

Mate that’s an awful deal imo. If you’re going to spend that much you deserve to demand however much you want.
 
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Balli001

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,012
Ccfcisparks said:
How is it throwing money down the toilet?

Worst case scenario he costs them £5m-£8m and they sell him for £7.5m. If thats the case he's had a storming season for them and its just the equivalent of a loan.
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If we had only got him on a loan you would still be holding up your hilarious 'Bling Out' banners
 

Balli001

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,013
Perryccfc said:
That’s a shocking deal.
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Seems most sane people agree with you.
 

Ccfcisparks

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,014
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Worst case they lose money on him after he’s had a great season or two?

Mate that’s an awful deal imo. If you’re going to spend that much you deserve to demand however much you want.
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If it was called a season long loan everyone wouldn't be saying it. What is the real risk to Wrexham here?
 
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Deity

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  • Aug 21, 2025
  • #15,015
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Looks to be £7.5 million

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If true it’s a very poor deal/
 
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