Transfer Rumours Winter 2025 Transfer Thread

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Gone For A Walk said:
It would be great to have a higher representation of local talent but surely the more important thing is that we have the highest quality we realistically can within our academy. And, if the club are aiming higher and being more selective then 1/3 local isn't too bad is it?
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It’s not bad no, but it paints the picture of local coaching standards.

Any parents with ambition for their kids round here would be trying to get them in at Leeds and the blunts
 
Gone For A Walk said:
I know that used to be the case in past decades, but is it really still the case?
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When I was involved, the Hull Sunday League was known as one of the better ones, certainly better than the likes of Selby. So much so, parents with "aspirations" for their kids would travel miles on a regular basis just to get their kid into one of the clubs that scouts would frequent more often.

The problem was then, as I'm sure is now, that the likes of Leeds, and even the Manchester clubs, would be scouting the same teams/games and had more of a pull than City's academy did.
 
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Donatella Anybody said:
We were interested in Salah when we were promoted in 2008 but the Egyptian club he was at wanted 10m for him, we told em were to shove it and Chelsea stepped in
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It was 2012 when we were interested in Salah and the fee was £2.5m, but he opted to go to Basle instead, before going to Chelsea for £11m two years later.
 
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SydneyTiger14 said:
Is he even going to come on much as a sub now? One of Pedro and Joseph up top, and two of henrique, Gelhardt, Barry, Kamara, burstow and Amrabat out wide with the other 4 on the bench. Only one or two of those is getting subbed on each game even with 5 subs as we'll want to give Pedro a break late or bring him on, and rotate our CMs.
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Maybe, maybe not. We have to be selfish in this respect as like I say, we are probably going to get more injuries. I do think he is better than the game time he has been given so far this season, for what it’s worth.
 
watching a bit of the blackburn game
which made me look at their jan transfers in

its honestly insane how much of a pull we have, that we can sign the players we have near the relegation zone
blackburns incomings are utter meh
owners dont want to pump any money in
 
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