Transfer Rumours Summer 2025 Transfer Thread…

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PLT said:
I think the narrative that promoted teams like Southampton are failing due to playing out from the back is way over the top. They changed their manager and started playing off the big man up top and they've been even worse, yet still everywhere you look pundits are going on about Martin making them play out from the back. There was an Athletic article a few weeks ago about how they basically gave up on the season in the summer having accepted that their squad was nowhere near the level required. But no one wants to consider that when you can just blame it on a manager and rail against modern football.
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accepted that much they sacked two managers in the process.
 
Carmine Galante. said:
Martin had 5 points from 16 games. If the new bloke is worse it must by the slightest margin.

Also, it wasn’t only the pundits. Their fans were pulling their hair out when week after week they’d absolutely gifted opposing teams at least one goal head start.
All from titting about at the back.

I’m not a PL manager but even I know that’s not a good thing.

His stubbornness and misguided philosophy could see them go down as THE worst team in PL history.

Well done Russell.
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You have no badges so obviously don't understand.
 
Steven Toast said:
Bundu is one we're keen on, Aasgaard would also be good and we've got Hughes here too which might help.

Ryan Hardie has to be a no brainer for a club like ours, he's gotta have a release clause so we'd be mad not to try.

Luton, Adebayo would be my pick, but only if the price is right. Had a bit of a goal drought this season. Chong is also a quality player on his day, but if we get Zambrano I can't see us needing him. McGuinness would also be great but Luton paid a lot for him in the Summer, doubt we could afford what they're asking.

Cardiff, Alex Robertson I'd definitely take if he's going (though like with Chong, only if we don't get Zambrano). Salech did well in a crap team, ditto Perry Ng (depends on whether we want another right back though I guess).
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Adebayo is out with an ACL.
 
Looking at our squad this season, whilst you could argue we massively underperformed with the players we had, I think that’s overstated. Coventry were one place above us when Robins was sacked and Lampard got them play-offs. For Coventry, you could definitely argue that they were underperforming under Robins this season compared to previous ones.

Compare our squad to theirs and Pandur and Hughes might get in their team but even then, Dovin when fit and their centre-backs Thomas, Kitching, Binks and Latibeaudiere are very good for this level. Their fullbacks, midfield and forwards are leaps and bounds better than ours. Dasilva, Bidwell, van Ewijk, Grimes, Sheaf, Rudoni, Sakamoto, Mason-Clarke and Wright walk into our starting XI. Even Torp, Eccles and Simms are better than what we have.
 
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