Transfer Rumour 25/26 Summer Transfer Window (60 Viewers)

[Balli001]

For my own understanding, the transfer window opens on Sunday right? Seems an odd day to start doing business. Hopefully we are not caught napping and lose out to anyone

Its to do with the club world cup registrations

 

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[Trueskyblue20]

For my own understanding, the transfer window opens on Sunday right? Seems an odd day to start doing business. Hopefully we are not caught napping and lose out to anyone

We should be fine, I think the recruitment team are back from annual leave on Saturday so will probably pull a late one Saturday night and contact a few targets.

 

[2024/25 League 1 Champs?]

Doesn’t it open for like 5 days then close again, then open later on properly…?

 

[Colin Steins Smile]

It would be stupid to sell Rudoni to another championship club, if we are serious about trying to get promotion. His value is not going to decrease in another year [unless he gets a serious injury].
If he goes to PL club or abroad for a very high fee, then that's slightly more understandable.

 

[Cally Fedora]

We seem to have a lot of academy products who go out on loan and then just move on. You have to assume they aren’t good enough. Our youth set up hasn’t produced anything in years now.

 

[olderskyblue]

My Gran is more mobile than Simms and she passed last year. I don't think it's accurate that he scored more than Simms though, which again is saying something. As you say anyway, they appear to be in talks about keeping him.. not sure too many of their fans see that as an ambitious move. Maybe time for a reality check for the Blunt faithful.

She’s got a 100% pass rate then? Better than Simms…

(sorry about your gran, honest)

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Think he's on the wind up but fair play for laying out the facts in black and white anyway.

I cottoned on to that as soon as the post was sent!

Find me one post which says they’d be happy with Andrews as 4th choice

There was a lot of people calling for him for to start/play more. Bearing in mind Sheaf had spent a lot of time on the sidelines, we had 3 operational CMs; Eccles, Torp and Allen.

Here are a few takes extracted from the forum on this topic.

Would much rather see Kai Andrews given a chance than watch Jamie Allen put on a City shirt again.

Apologies, but this ended up being a v bad take.

Goes to show where we are lacking. We can freshen up our keeper, CBs, LB, AM and front 3. Both Latibeudiere and Eccles should not be considered cover for RB imo. They both played a full game yesterday. If Burroughs had stayed he would be the natural choice.
DCM is the other area where we are short. Kai Andrews isn't a DM but I would give him a start.

We need Andrews playing games to get even close to ready for our team. same as any loans we might get with their own teams. I dont see the point of us signing permanent players in January. The season is realistically going to peter out in mid table. We need cover, especially with Sheaf being injured, and this offers a short term solution.

… Bearing in mind this was before we signed Grimes ^

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

Doesn’t it open for like 5 days then close again, then open later on properly…?

Something to do with the club World Cup… it’s a waste of time but I suppose it evens the playing field because there those teams participating had a ‘mini’ transfer window to register players for the tournament.

In practice, almost definitely makes no difference.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

What is wrong with that opinion on Andrews?
Are we ever going to produce one that is young enough if the closed minds can't spot the potential there?

If you throw a young player into the mix too soon it can destroy their confidence and hinder their development. If he’s good enough, he’ll have made the mark at Motherwell and probably get another loan to prove himself.

When it comes to our academy, we’re probably years off producing another player capable of making the grade in the Championship. We’ve gone from Overson bankrolling the academy to Championship playoff contenders in what has felt like a hot minute. These infrastructure improvements and talent recruitment strategies take time to come to fruition.

 

[shepardo01]

Doesn’t it open for like 5 days then close again, then open later on properly…?

Yes. To do with club world cup. Also players contracts generally run up until 30th June.

 

[shmmeee]

We seem to have a lot of academy products who go out on loan and then just move on. You have to assume they aren’t good enough. Our youth set up hasn’t produced anything in years now.

There’s a lead time I imagine of five or six years at least and five or six years ago we were L1/L2 and a pretty poor proposition for a kid making a choice. You’d hope if we stay where we are or go up we’d start to see players come through in the next two or three years.

 

[Deity]

The system is broken.

Academies always worked on the basis that if you found 1 or 2 players that per group who became pro you had done well. Then every couple of years you produce 1 that makes your first team squad, and then every 5 years you find an absolute banger who plays for the first team and gets sold for big money thus funding the academy.

now those absolute bangers get poached by the elite clubs at age 14-16 for very little compensation.

It’s one of the reasons clubs like Brentford moved away from the traditional academy model.

Leicester have one of the best academies in the pyramid and are losing 1-2 players a season to the UCL teams.

 

[Sick Boy]

Collins won’t be starting the season I’d imagine Wilson will.

I imagine we’ll be looking to offload both of them.

 

[Sick Boy]

I've not taken anything out of context you didn't read the full thread.

As mentioned, if he suffers a setback as unideal as it is it doesn't particularly change anything. Either the club can extend a six month loan, or if that's not possible they'll likely dip back into the market either for another loan or a permanent solution.

I'd rather see the club look to integrate Dovin back into the fold this season rather than take the approach of seemingly writing him off for the entire campaign.

And who’d you have as reserve keeper once the loan had ended and Dovin is back playing? We need to sign another one permanently, regardless.

 

[SkyBlueStallion_89]

Newcastle United Target Currently Happy At Coventry City

Jack Rudoni, who has been linked with Newcastle United, is currently happy at Coventry City despite Premier League ambitions.

insidefutbol.com

 

[Cobi Jones's Dreads]

Cedric Kipre has just been relegated with Reims from the French top flight. Always looked an absolute powerhouse at the back every time I’ve watched him and something different to Binks and Lati at the back. Was in incredible form at WBA and knows the league in side out, plus at 28 still a great age for a centre back not a rumour but someone I’d personally like.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Bellingham is going to go for silly money by the look of it and he's a much better player, (though he doesn't have a famous brother), but I'd be looking for considerably more than whatever Bellinghams fee is.

He played well in the final when Sunderland started to try and win

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Cedric Kipre has just been relegated with Reims from the French top flight. Always looked an absolute powerhouse at the back every time I’ve watched him and something different to Binks and Lati at the back. Was in incredible form at WBA and knows the league in side out, plus at 28 still a great age for a centre back not a rumour but someone I’d personally like.

Yes thats a good suggestion. Would he not go back to Albion though if he was combing back to championship

 

[JimmyHillsbeard]

Yes thats a good suggestion. Would he not go back to Albion though if he was combing back to championship

I remember him playing well against us for Wigan as well as for West Brom. Altho he was player of the season in his last year for WBA he played much fewer games for them than I thought though - and was loaned out the season before to Cardiff. I doubt he’s got any particular affinity to them after leaving on a free one year ago.

 

[Cobi Jones's Dreads]

I remember him playing well against us for Wigan as well as for West Brom. Altho he was player of the season in his last year for WBA he played much fewer games for them than I thought though - and was loaned out the season before to Cardiff. I doubt he’s got any particular affinity to them after leaving on a free one year ago.

Yeah it looks like he rejected a contract offer from them before joining Reims, in all honesty not sure if he’d even be open to coming back to England, but imo would definitely improve our squad defensively.

 

[StrettoBoy]

Newcastle United Target Currently Happy At Coventry City

Jack Rudoni, who has been linked with Newcastle United, is currently happy at Coventry City despite Premier League ambitions.

insidefutbol.com

I suspect that his period of being happy here ends as soon as a Premier League club comes in for him or even a Championship side that can afford to pay him higher wages.

It’s the way of the world

 

[SkyBlueStallion_89]

I suspect that his period of being happy here ends as soon as a Premier League club comes in for him or even a Championship side that can afford to pay him higher wages.

It’s the way of the world

Yeah unfortunately as long as we're in the championship we're vulnerable to the big boys, anyway just seen it and thought I'd share. If Rudi goes to Newcastle he won't be able to understand them, better he stays here

 

[David O'Day]

FFS you bedwetters

Rudi will only go if we get offered something ridiculous for him, no one is doing that

 

[clint van damme]

He played well in the final when Sunderland started to try and win

Not saying he's a bad player but Rudoni's much better in my opinion.
I'll caveat that by saying I've obviously seen a lot more of Rudoni than Bellingham.

 

[JimmyHillsbeard]

Rudoni had more goal involvements than Hamer in his final season for us (when he won the player of the season).

He’s tied to a long term contract and won’t be going anywhere this summer unless it’s for life changing money for him and a squad building fee for us.

MVE on the other hand…

 

[SleepyGinger]

Riis is a terrible shout, Preston fans being happy to see him go speaks volumes.

 

[Sky Blue Goblin]

Still calm no matter who goes. Fully believe we would ensure we get a ridiculous sum, Lampard would sign it off and all that money would be spent to rebuild the squad with the same scouting team who picked up Rudoni in the first place

 

[fernandopartridge]

Riis is a terrible shout, Preston fans being happy to see him go speaks volumes.

Hardly. If you'd read this forum, anybody would think Haji Wright was an utter donkey who we'd be glad to get rid of.

 

[Deity]

WBA in financial difficulty. New owner has not put the money in promised. High earners are being encouraged to leave the club. Palmer sold in January against managers wishes.

 

[Balli001]

Riis is a terrible shout, Preston fans being happy to see him go speaks volumes.

Same thoughts of Swansea fans when we signed gyokeres

 

[TomRad85]

Hardly. If you'd read this forum, anybody would think Haji Wright was an utter donkey who we'd be glad to get rid of.

All fan bases are the same, they get bored and they want a new toy. If i was a Preston fan i'd be concerned that my team had just finished 1 point off relegation and our top scorer, in an already low scoring team, had just left on a free.
I think Preston are bang in trouble next season, they'll have to be very smart in the transfer market.

 

[JimmyHillsbeard]

All fan bases are the same, they get bored and they want a new toy. If i was a Preston fan i'd be concerned that my team had just finished 1 point off relegation and our top scorer, in an already low scoring team, had just left on a free.
I think Preston are bang in trouble next season, they'll have to be very smart in the transfer market.

And their player of the season was a loanee from Villa who they have little chance of recruiting for a second year.

 

[Trueskyblue20]

And their player of the season was a loanee from Villa who they have little chance of recruiting for a second year.

We might loan him out after he gets bored of being MVE’s understudy?

 

[Winny the Bish]

WBA in financial difficulty. New owner has not put the money in promised. High earners are being encouraged to leave the club. Palmer sold in January against managers wishes.

If we'd been promoted I would've been all over Tom Fellows.

 

[JSL]

Middleboro are parting with Anfernee Dijkstee. Worth a shout for us as RB cover, especially if MVE goes?