Transfer Rumour 25/26 Summer Transfer Window (108 Viewers)

[TomRad85]

Fellows and his family are baggies through and through …he is in no rush to leave

He might not be but that's not my point. I was to believe they needed to sell this summer.

 

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[JSL]

Fellows is not the upgrade we seek though

 

[Saddlebrains]

One of my mates is a WBA fan and he's always been a touch arrogant, funnily enough the one time he'd started to get a bit humbled and not fancy them, i actually think they have the best team they've had for a while
Not sure what's going on with Fellows though, i was under the impression the club still needed to sell to balance the books so not sure how they are doing this business.

Albion will be top 6 easy

Boro have made a great signing in Matt Targett today aswell to add to what they already done

Us, Boro, Albion, Blues, Ipswich, Southampton, Leicester, will be an absolute bun fight for the top 6 positions in any order

 

[TomRad85]

Albion will be top 6 easy

Boro have made a great signing in Matt Targett today aswell to add to what they already done

Us, Boro, Albion, Blues, Ipswich, Southampton, Leicester, will be an absolute bun fight for the top 6 positions in any order

Our midfield cooks all of them, we have to keep them fit. Rudoni, Torp, Grimes is becoming a dominant force at this level.

 

[David O'Day]

Good signing for West Brom.

he's not a bad CB

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Albion will be top 6 easy

Boro have made a great signing in Matt Targett today aswell to add to what they already done

Us, Boro, Albion, Blues, Ipswich, Southampton, Leicester, will be an absolute bun fight for the top 6 positions in any order

Targett is woeful

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Albion will be top 6 easy

Boro have made a great signing in Matt Targett today aswell to add to what they already done

Us, Boro, Albion, Blues, Ipswich, Southampton, Leicester, will be an absolute bun fight for the top 6 positions in any order

Leicester is a real unknown I think.

They've cut their squad too thin to the point where youth players will probably have to play a significant role this season once inevitable injuries and suspensions start mounting up.

Recent performances have also been concerning. Some of the senior players that remain either aren't good enough or don't want to be there which won't help their cause.

They need to bring in probably 3-4 solid signings to put themselves in real contention, which probably won't happen given how late in the window it is.

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Targett is woeful

I was about to say, he's a walking sick note. Not impressed by that signing at all.

 

[Calista]

Should we think of a medical as like a surveyors report then.

It's not far off that.
This is the report on the player.
There are these issues that may make you want to reconsider.

"We're reducing our bid for the player because the report has picked up a rusty downpipe at the front"

 

[CovRes]

"We're reducing our bid for the player because the report has picked up a rusty downpipe at the front"

The anterior urethra is showing signs of viral damage.

 

[Winny the Bish]

Josh Brownhill in talks for a move to Saudi on £75k-a-week. Think we might be able to match that now Binks is gone.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Leicester is a real unknown I think.

They've cut their squad too thin to the point where youth players will probably have to play a significant role this season once inevitable injuries and suspensions start mounting up.

Recent performances have also been concerning. Some of the senior players that remain either aren't good enough or don't want to be there which won't help their cause.

They need to bring in probably 3-4 solid signings to put themselves in real contention, which probably won't happen given how late in the window it is.

I work with some Leicester fans and they are not optimistic about this season at all. Frankly, I don’t know too much about their team, I’m not convinced with their manager and neither are they. A QPR fan I work with wasn’t so keen on Cifuentes but perhaps that was a bit of sour grapes.

It’s so nice hearing that they’re genuinely worried about us turning up to their patch turning them over!

 

[Speedie's Head]

I work with some Leicester fans and they are not optimistic about this season at all. Frankly, I don’t know too much about their team, I’m not convinced with their manager and neither are they. A QPR fan I work with wasn’t so keen on Cifuentes but perhaps that was a bit of sour grapes.

It’s so nice hearing that they’re genuinely worried about us turning up to their patch turning them over!

Leicester looked quite useful on opening day, the way they won from behind in the second half was pretty strong. Better than us against Hull tbh!

 

[long way home]

This league is hard to read, give it 8 to 10 games and you tend to see how teams are settling in. The early points help but as we prove are not a guarantee you stay in that top 6.

I expect a reaction from us on Saturday then we can hopefully get all back fit with couple signings in to push to Jan.

 

[JSL]

Will Stoke start to crumble soon?

 

[Briles]

Fellows is not the upgrade we seek though

I don't think we need an upgrade, we need someone as good as Kitch and Thomas to step in with rotation. I wouldn't drop either of them at the moment. If we just need a head on a stick to defend corners then fine, but they have played together for a while now including at Barnsley and I think they compliment each other quite well. All thats needed is coaching set pieces

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Will Stoke start to crumble soon?

They're in a similar situation to us, 2/3 of their 3 games were relatively easy and have been against Sheffield Weds and Derby. Southampton was a cracking result

But they have West Brom and Birmingham next so we'll see where they're at

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

I work with some Leicester fans and they are not optimistic about this season at all. Frankly, I don’t know too much about their team, I’m not convinced with their manager and neither are they. A QPR fan I work with wasn’t so keen on Cifuentes but perhaps that was a bit of sour grapes.

It’s so nice hearing that they’re genuinely worried about us turning up to their patch turning them over!

They shouldn't be really.

They're seriously lacking in numbers in certain areas.

And despite it being reported that they don't have to sell any further players as they're temporarily in the clear with PSR, (which I find difficult to believe) El Khannouss, Fawatu, Faes and Okoli are all being linked with moves away and I suspect a couple of those will probably go to compound the lack of numbers issue further. I suspect that was pushed out in the media to drive up the prices for their players and place them in a more favourable negotiating position.

Cifuentes was very low down their list of options. I suspect preferred candidates opted not to join after being told about the fire sale which was pending this summer.

The lack of experience in getting teams out of this division won't help him and when the injuries/suspensions start mounting up it'll be interesting to see how he responds.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Will Stoke start to crumble soon?

Personally see it as way too early to judge anyone at this stage.

Take when we last did well at the start, went top against Peterborough only to finish around 12th?

 

[Briles]

Personally see it as way too early to judge anyone at this stage.

Take when we last did well at the start, went top against Peterborough only to finish around 12th?

Think Blackburn had a mega start last season as well didnt they ?

 

[skybluegod]

Personally see it as way too early to judge anyone at this stage.

Take when we last did well at the start, went top against Peterborough only to finish around 12th?

Mowbray season? Finished 8th, but you are right judging the table after 3 games is pointless. Give it 10 and it will be a reasonable representation

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Mowbray season? Finished 8th, but you are right judging the table after 3 games is pointless. Give it 10 and it will be a reasonable representation

Robins season 21/22, started white hot and then struggled with depth

 

[Chris1987]

Leicester looked quite useful on opening day, the way they won from behind in the second half was pretty strong. Better than us against Hull tbh!

Against a team struggling to put 11 players out also having had Bannan sent off.

 

[Speedie's Head]

Against a team struggling to put 11 players out also having had Bannan sent off.

You can only play what is in front of you, they were far from shit. We couldn't score against a side that's conceded 5 in two games! It's really far too early to be making any predictions.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

You can only play what is in front of you, they were far from shit. We couldn't score against a side that's conceded 5 in two games! It's really far too early to be making any predictions.

Think you can see the value of Hughes when hes out of that squad tbh.

On Leicester more concerned over the performance against Charlton. Will be interesting to see them play one of the teams predicted to do well

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Just in case anyone was worried about Southampton going for Rudoni

 

[Balli001]

Think you can see the value of Hughes when hes out of that squad tbh.

On Leicester more concerned over the performance against Charlton. Will be interesting to see them play one of the teams predicted to do well

And they keep selling players

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

And they keep selling players

Without replacing to make it worse

 

[TomRad85]

Just in case anyone was worried about Southampton going for Rudoni

Rudoni wouldn't go there and we wouldn't be daft enough to sell.

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Just in case anyone was worried about Southampton going for Rudoni

That's a pretty huge loss for them really at this stage of the window.

 

[long way home]

And not for 12 mill. Rudoni is getting better and by the end of the season if his stats are the same be twice the value of Azaz.

 

[Balli001]

Without replacing to make it worse

They will replace but probably overpaid and panic type signings

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

They will replace but probably overpaid and panic type signings

A lot of Leicester fans are resigned to thinking all they'll bring in are loans at this stage, if that.

Seemingly the money just isn't there, despite raising £50m thus far.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

They will replace but probably overpaid and panic type signings

Was reading that due to finances the club can’t really replace on the wages you’d expect and are apparently looking to fill gaps with yout. Not sure how true

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Was reading that due to finances the club can’t really replace on the wages you’d expect and are apparently looking to fill gaps with yout. Not sure how true

They can't afford to spend significantly on transfer fees and wages will still be an issue due to having several high earners still on the books.

Along with the loans from Macquarie, all of what they've received so far in terms of fees will have been earmarked towards payments of owed transfer instalments after spending relatively heavily last summer as well as to cover operational costs throughout the season.