Transfer Rumours Summer '23 Transfer Thread

[Cityzen]

That would be a laugh.

At least some of our fans couldn’t moan about the lack of height of someone called The Big Yin.

 

[Gone For A Walk]

Because developing talent and selling on to reinvest is the businessplan for all championship clubs without parachute payments.

It will be a question of maximising his value. Will be worth less in his final year.

Our plan is promotion in the next year or two.
And without goals we will never achieve it.

 

[Mckechnie Orange]

Our plan is promotion in the next year or two.
And without goals we will never achieve it.

Don't shoot the messenger, but were going to need a lot more than just a goalscorer.

 

[Cityzen]

Well what I’ve learnt so far on this thread is:-
Oscars defo going
Connelly and Tetteh will definitely be injured all next season
Delap is overrated and will be rubbish
Harry will go on loan to Brid Town or is it Trinity
Vinagre is totally f****d so is signing
Darlow loved it here that much he’s going to Boro - not for the money
Tufan’s bought a house in Swanland so he’s going back to Turkey
Greaves is defo going for peanuts
City should make admission free to all
but what I wish is that I had all your crystal balls or access to the firm info you all have access to .
Opinions are fine negative guesses or assumptions are really worthless .
Anyway how do you all ‘know’ this stuff, club’s a sieve of confidential information
Mind you it’s entertaining LOL

The only defo is no one is going to Brid Trinity. They went out of business when Ken Richardson owned Brid Town and acted like a non league Dr Allam.

 

[SydneyTiger14]

Who else is going to pay him £8-10k a week? He failed at Boro, failed at Venezia and got crocked with us

Considering we'll have paid similar to get Vale for half a season and Baxter for a full season, I don't think it's a bad punt.

At the end of the day, they're loans so who cares if they play. It gives us loads of options upfront and all the out-and-out strikers are a little different.

So why don't Brighton pay out his contract and we sign him? That's my point. There's no benefit to Brighton doing things this way, they aren't going to get a fee for him.

 

[eimaj]

I don't begrudge selling Oscar for 8 figures. Taking a punt on someone and making a tidy profit is exactly how clubs like us stay afloat. Hopefully in the process some of those punts help us gain promotion.

 

[SydneyTiger14]

I don't begrudge selling Oscar for 7 figures. Taking a punt on someone and making a tidy profit is exactly how clubs like us stay afloat. Hopefully in the process some of those punts help us gain promotion.

Would hope it's 8 figures..

 

[eimaj]

Would hope it's 8 figures..

Whoops, yeah that one.

 

[WestStandTiger]

Is the interest in Oscar from England or abroad?

 

[Shark Sports]

So why don't Brighton pay out his contract and we sign him? That's my point. There's no benefit to Brighton doing things this way, they aren't going to get a fee for him.

They've got an option year so they could definitely get a fee for him if he has a decent season

 

[SydneyTiger14]

They've got an option year so they could definitely get a fee for him if he has a decent season

Everyone (read: Brighton fans) I've asked says this is it, but if there's an option year then fair enough, that's the missing piece I wasn't understanding in the deal.

 

[Amin Arrears]

Has the Connolly interest actually been confirmed by a proper source yet or is this all still pie in the sky?

 

[Amin Arrears]

So why don't Brighton pay out his contract and we sign him? That's my point. There's no benefit to Brighton doing things this way, they aren't going to get a fee for him.

I would expect there would be extra costs and it wouldn’t just be a case of making up the difference. Loaning him is probably cheaper up front, don’t know if there’s any tax benefit/implications of one way vs the other either?

It also gives them the option of extending his contract, regardless of having an extra year, if he’s scored 20 goals by January.

It’s not a rare thing for players in their final year of contract to be loaned.

 

[Tony Angelino]

Has the Connolly interest actually been confirmed by a proper source yet or is this all still pie in the sky?

Baz….you’d put your house on it happening now

 

[SydneyTiger14]

I would expect there would be extra costs and it wouldn’t just be a case of making up the difference. Loaning him is probably cheaper up front, don’t know if there’s any tax benefit/implications of one way vs the other either?

Think the answer is the year option, nothing more complicated than that.

 

[Amin Arrears]

Think the answer is the year option, nothing more complicated than that.

Loads of players go out on loan in their final year, can hardly think of many times they’ve been released instead.

 

[SydneyTiger14]

Loads of players go out on loan in their final year, can hardly think of many times they’ve been released instead.

Can you name a couple? I can't think of many, if any, unless it's with a view to a permanent with the club signing them (like Boyd for us).

 

[tigerscanada]

Yep. Also available for weddings.

I'm going to my ex's wedding next week. I'm giving her away.

 

[tigerscanada]

**** me...Judging by the panic,I think there's some on here who think we're taking Billy Connolly on loan.

I hear The Big Yin's tall enough.

 

[1MoreAgain]

Connolly might be looking.