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Summer transfer window 2024 (7 Viewers)

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napolimp

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,101
Nuskyblue said:
They should be binned off.

It's probably impossible (legally) but there should be mandatory relegation clauses in all players/managers contracts. All the clubs that are relegated now (possibly with the exception off the odd outlier like Luton) are able to generate the best part of £100M by selling 3 or four players, parachute payments should not be required.
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A sensible system would see players signed whilst a club is in the PL automatically having clauses in their contracts, which cut their wages to a maximum cap upon relegation, with all players having a minimum sensible release clause to give them the opportunity to leave if they attract attention from elsewhere. Rather than just handing clubs a shit tonne of cash to continue playing PL wages in the Championship, and holding a ridiculous advantage over all other clubs.
 
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SleepyGinger

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,102
shmmeee said:
2 years ago three of them played for us!
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I mean signing ‘big name’ free agents in the last week of the window rather than the actual players themselves
 

SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,103
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Feck it, I’m just gonna believe this. Yes it’s nonsense but you know what I don’t care. Makes me feel better. 10pm announcment inbound
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Feck it too! I'm all in on this even tho is bollocks, let's Ave it!
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,104
SkyBlueStallion_89 said:
Feck it too! I'm all in on this even tho is bollocks, let's Ave it!
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,105
jordan210 said:
Free agent FC

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What a wasted talent Ravel Morrison is . Ferguson said he was the best young talent he had ever seen
 
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napolimp

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,106
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Feck it, I’m just gonna believe this. Yes it’s nonsense but you know what I don’t care. Makes me feel better. 10pm announcment inbound
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Sounds like Billing is going somewhere, but I presume Bournemouth will want to sell him and the fee will be around 8-10 mil. + wages will be way higher than our model.
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,107
napolimp said:
Sounds like Billing is going somewhere, but I presume Bournemouth will want to sell him and the fee will be around 8-10 mil. + wages will be way higher than our model.
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robbiethemole

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,108
Other teams STILL signing midfielders, where is ours?
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,109
Pezza said:
Look at Burnley, they're about to sell Al-Dakhil now too (6m), on top of the others and even with Trafford maybe going, the amount they would have received from player sales alone is just silly. I don't know if they owe money to investors or still carry huge losses in previous years but still... how are other teams supposed to compete with that? It's seriously becoming just like society, the rich get richer and pull away and the rest of us haven't a chance to compete.
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They made a £27m loss on a turnover of £123m in 21/22 when they were relegated from the PL.

In their accounts for y/e 22/23 they have bank loans of nearly £70m to repay at 11% interest and owed transfer fees of £100m.

They will have made a massive loss in their promotion season, would suspect at least £40m which is probably financed by more loans.
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,110

They want £18m
 

Marty

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,111
AFCCOVENTRY said:

They want £18m
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Get your cheque book out Doug.
 
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,112
Marty said:
Get your cheque book out Doug.
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Looks like Leeds are really gunning for him. Quite a few reports (not sure if true) saying he’s agreed personal terms and it’s just the fee to sort out.
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,113
Offer them £10m = £5m add-ons on promotion, etc.
 

Hobo

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,114
larry_david said:
Bidwell and JDS are good enough. Infact Jay seems to be doing really well atm
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Yes I was critical of him last season but looks better so far. The only thing when we have MVE, Lati & Dasilva on the pitch we are lacking in height in the backline.
 

Marty

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,115
AFCCOVENTRY said:
Looks like Leeds are really gunning for him. Quite a few reports (not sure if true) saying he’s agreed personal terms and it’s just the fee to sort out.
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Let's gazump them, Bring him home!
 
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napolimp

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,116
AFCCOVENTRY said:
Looks like Leeds are really gunning for him. Quite a few reports (not sure if true) saying he’s agreed personal terms and it’s just the fee to sort out.
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Hamer not having PL interest is baffling.
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,117
Seen Lewis Baker mentioned on twitter a few times. Seems to be a decent fit for us. Not sure if any truth in it tho.
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,118
napolimp said:
Hamer not having PL interest is baffling.
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Can only presume it's fitness issues ? He looked very chunky at times last season ??

Could be way off the mark
 

mmttww

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,119
Saddlebrains said:
Clocks ticking....
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junglej13

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,120
AFCCOVENTRY said:

They want £18m
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Blades also linked with Billing now according to Nixon. Hopefully Hamer has lead the Blades down the garden path all summer...
 
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SkyBlueStallion_89

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,121
We took BTA, West brom leader goal scorer off them whilst hijacking Hulls move for him, imagine the shithousery from us taking Gus off Sheffield whilst doing the same to Leeds
 
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CovLis86

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,122
Perennial Lurker said:
Can only presume it's fitness issues ? He looked very chunky at times last season ??

Could be way off the mark
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He did, but still managed to do pretty well for his first year in Premier league and in a god awful team. Your mid to lower teams should be all over him at that price.
 
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Liquid Gold

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,123
Lets be honest, Hamer would be getting better offers from decent prem teams if he had stayed with us for another season and shone again.

Jumping ship at the first opportunity to of of the worst teams the league has ever seen hasn't done wonders for his rep.
 
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Hoofhearted

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  • Aug 27, 2024
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AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,125
SkyBlueStallion_89 said:
We took BTA, West brom leader goal scorer off them whilst hijacking Hulls move for him, imagine the shithousery from us taking Gus off Sheffield whilst doing the same to Leeds
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I can only imagine they’re after Billing to replace Gus
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,126
Billing is an excellent player at this level but quite different from Hamer, doesn't seem a very suitable replacement.
 
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gspotgaz

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,127
Yeah no chance billing comes here unfortunately, surprised there’s not prem teams after him. Class act on his day but will be on big wages
 
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Kingokings204

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,128
Billing plays on the left wing predominately. Not sure it’s a hamer replacement however SU have the wages to attract him.
 

alexccfc99

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,129
Piss myself if Hamer bails on Sheff U, to spite that utter penis who manages them, their fans who were giving large all summer and so the turncoat bottlejob loses his best mate at his new club
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,130
Kingokings204 said:
Billing plays on the left wing predominately. Not sure it’s a hamer replacement however SU have the wages to attract him.
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He's not a winger ,he's an 8 or a 10
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,131
CovLis86 said:
He did, but still managed to do pretty well for his first year in Premier league and in a god awful team. Your mid to lower teams should be all over him at that price.
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No , I agree , just wondering why they aren't
 
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Alkhen

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,132
Not really kept track of Billing, did seem a real prospect when he first arrived in the UK. Nice bit of edge to him. Would love him here but think he's in that weird too good for the Champ not quite Prem level that I doubt we could afford
 
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napolimp

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,133
Think the midfielder will come from abroad or loan, if they sign anyone at all.
 

AFCCOVENTRY

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,134
If Gus doesn’t get a move to the top flight by the end of this week that’s his last chance of a big move. Next summer he turns 28.

So maybe this is his last big pay day in terms of signing on fees etc and a pay rise.
 
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jordan210

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  • Aug 27, 2024
  • #9,135
How much do Shef still owe us on Gus ?
 
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