May as well get going with this since with Sullivan at the helm, season ticket renewals slow, and the football vacuum to commence, this will soon be all the "news" there is.
Can Potter and MacCauley pull multiple rabbits out of the hat, or will Sullivan 'try really hard' with all of them before grabbing a few aging bargains from Big Willie Salthouse?
Window this close season comes in two parts:
Part 1: 1st June to 10th June
Part 2: 16th June to 1st September
twoleftfeet wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025, 21:26
Sullivan is a cսnt. One day he will be gone.
You're wrong. I've heard the poison dwarf has squirreled away Club funds for years now (hence only renting a poxy Athletics Stadium for peanuts) to put towards a special R & D branch of the Club where they are currently in the process of building an AI version of Sullivan. So when he does eventually evaporate, we will still be left with an equally terrifying holographic incarnation of himself, but this time indestructible and with powers ramped up to 100 terabytes of evilness and spite towards the fanbase.
Source: Active WHU Patriot
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 21:52
by Massive Attack
This Johnny Victor chap, let me guess, he's in his 30s this season...
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 21:46
by Texas Iron
Run AI on Sir Alf Posts…
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 21:42
by Mad Dog
Twoleftfeet
the porn dwarf cսnt will outlive us all
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 21:29
by fraser
Hermanson is back on apparently
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 21:28
by onsideman
Going to be interesting watching Guessand at Villa and Jesus at Forest this season to see if we got away with one (two) or fucked up
Both of those clubs already have striking options significantly better than our first choices
honky cat" wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025, 20:18
I'm certainly no expert like the ones on here who can read sullys mind and 'know' what hes up to. But for the first time my gut feeling is that the games up, and we are at the end of the GSB era. I reckon theres a buyer interested and there will be no big signings or big contracts given out for the next while.
I have suspected similar for quite a while now...
Kretinsky somehow was persuaded to invest probably via a sidekick or employee looking for opportunities. He has most probably sussed out Sullivan and Brady by now and won't be subsidising his skullduggery any further.
Tripp Smith is a Yank who most certainly knows how to play financial hardball - but is also able to see what an obstruction to maximizing his investment the current setup provides. He won't be increasing his investment or providing any further constructive assistance until this changes.
As for Vanessa Gold or those acting on her behalf - she really does hold the key to what happens in the future. I don't think it follows that she is loyal to Sullivan because her old man was best pals with him. In fact, it was probably more a partnership of business convenience rather than any real affection or camerarderie between the two. That's always been my impression anyway.
Here hoping!
I think you're right re the Golds. Also Vanessa was probably never expecting to have to deal with the west ham shares and maybe a lot of decisions have had to be put on hold until both David and Jacqui's estates were settled.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 21:22
by Eerie Decent
Sir Alf" wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025, 17:10
A lot of fans possibly dont see why, even if some players secured by Sullivan via his agents turn out to be good (AWB, KWP ?), that Sullivans whole approach is knee jerk, short term, disjointed thinking and is no way to get or sustain success for a top tier professional football club.
In the meantime, welcome to Josh Brownhill to the sound of rustling brown envelopes being exchanged in the background with Will.
A lot of fans? There is not a single fucking fan posting on here, or that I've spoken to, that doesn't know the fucking problem, Alf. A problem that none of us can do anything about in the grand scheme of things.
What some of us choose to do, is not spend our whole lives dedicated to pointing it out in every spare moment in the day, day after, day week after week, year after year, post after post.
The owner us shit, self serving, and we all know his tricks. You're not educating anyone. The only thing that's happening is some of us are choosing to at least try to give some balance to each signing on its merits, because at the end of the day, we're going to have to watch these cunts in our shirt one way or the other.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 21:11
by eusebiovic
honky cat" wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025, 20:18
I'm certainly no expert like the ones on here who can read sullys mind and 'know' what hes up to. But for the first time my gut feeling is that the games up, and we are at the end of the GSB era. I reckon theres a buyer interested and there will be no big signings or big contracts given out for the next while.
I have suspected similar for quite a while now...
Kretinsky somehow was persuaded to invest probably via a sidekick or employee looking for opportunities. He has most probably sussed out Sullivan and Brady by now and won't be subsidising his skullduggery any further.
Tripp Smith is a Yank who most certainly knows how to play financial hardball - but is also able to see what an obstruction to maximizing his investment the current setup provides. He won't be increasing his investment or providing any further constructive assistance until this changes.
As for Vanessa Gold or those acting on her behalf - she really does hold the key to what happens in the future. I don't think it follows that she is loyal to Sullivan because her old man was best pals with him. In fact, it was probably more a partnership of business convenience rather than any real affection or camerarderie between the two. That's always been my impression anyway.
Here hoping!
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 20:53
by kylay
claret on my shirt" wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025, 19:02
Stirling stinks of Sully. If this is true anyone that watched any Arsenal games last year will know he was terrible. He has lost his pace and with it the ability to beat people.
If we are unluckily enough to get him how does he fit in? Potter is very clearly playing a 532 and Stirling does not fit that system. Not only that what would it mean for Summerville and Guilherme, they both need game time.
Lastly do we need a player that runs like Velma from Scooby Doo and is unwanted by CFC, City and Arsenal?
Even when Sterling had pace, he was still a headless chicken (albeit a quick one). Would be another albatross.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 20:18
by honky cat
I'm certainly no expert like the ones on here who can read sullys mind and 'know' what hes up to. But for the first time my gut feeling is that the games up, and we are at the end of the GSB era. I reckon theres a buyer interested and there will be no big signings or big contracts given out for the next while.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 19:50
by Barty888
This one linked today
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 19:47
by Massive Attack
Sullivan is like the unflushable mega turd of West Ham that simply refuses to go. He continues to linger bobbing about in our Club stinking the gaff out with his deeply unpleasant stench. Incredibly revolting to deal with and is waiting for just one brave soul to reach in with a marigold so to relieve everyone suffering from any further anguish in our shithole bowl.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 19:25
by Mad Dog
Sterling? Oh for fucks sake
We've hit that bottom of the barrel and have gone through it.
What a hamper of wank
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 19:12
by dealcanvey
Morton to Lyon. 15m. Not bad for a promising England u21.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 19:08
by eusebiovic
El Scorchio" wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025, 18:15
A player in their 30s on a clear downturn who plays in a position we are already well stocked in, BUT he's a bit razzle dazzle and has a 'proven' past albeit 3-4 years ago and likely won't cost loads to bring in but will likely contribute fuck all and we have absolutely zero ROI on as they eat up a massive wage each week.....
Well I fucking wonder who at the club is the driving force behind this one as well, then, if it happens?
All this bullshit about having no money. There clearly is money. It's just that Sullivan wants to play fantasy football rather than let his employees actually build a squad that makes sense.
Ah yes! The good ol' Ken Bates business plan. You can't go wrong. For every one that turns out acceptable you get about a handful of overpriced dullards that end up a drain on resources.
Sullivan bought into football in 1993 and mentally speaking he has stubbornly remained in the very same time even if the place is now different.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 19:02
by claret on my shirt
Stirling stinks of Sully. If this is true anyone that watched any Arsenal games last year will know he was terrible. He has lost his pace and with it the ability to beat people.
If we are unluckily enough to get him how does he fit in? Potter is very clearly playing a 532 and Stirling does not fit that system. Not only that what would it mean for Summerville and Guilherme, they both need game time.
Lastly do we need a player that runs like Velma from Scooby Doo and is unwanted by CFC, City and Arsenal?
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 18:51
by El Scorchio
Yup very true context is always needed. But I've got to disagree about some of that. Passing accuracy should be better if your team is better, less under the cosh and you're under less pressure. Save percentage will correlate directly to the quality of chances your team allows the opposition to create. If you equalise the games played he's made the least saves of the three keepers. Fabianski incidentally had to make notably more than Areola. The only thing you can really conclude from this is from comparing Areola and Fabianski to say that if that set of stats is a good marker, we got rid of the wrong goalkeeper.
Goals prevented as a stat is really the only thing in there I can hang my hat on to hope this won't turn out to be another short sighted penny pinching mistake causing us to be looking for another goalkeeper next summer.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 18:37
by Jean-Luc Paul Goddard
Well, that's the trouble with all stats: no context.
To be fair though, it's quite common for the goalkeeper in a poor team to have better stats as he has more to do. And stats like save percentage, passing accuracy and goals prevented don't have as much to do with the defence in front of the keeper.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 18:32
by El Scorchio
Bit incomparable seen as his club were champions and we were almost relegated. You'd expect all his stats to be a lot better. It speaks nothing of what sort of shots he was having to save vs Areola and Fabianski and doesn't really tell us anything substantial. He obviously had far better players comparatively in front of him than either of ours did.
We'll just have to see how he does in the PL behind our back 4 for a proper comparison. I'm hoping for the best but expecting a clown show.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 18:24
by Jean-Luc Paul Goddard
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 18:15
by El Scorchio
A player in their 30s on a clear downturn who plays in a position we are already well stocked in, BUT he's a bit razzle dazzle and has a 'proven' past albeit 3-4 years ago and likely won't cost loads to bring in but will likely contribute fuck all and we have absolutely zero ROI on as they eat up a massive wage each week.....
Well I fucking wonder who at the club is the driving force behind this one as well, then, if it happens?
All this bullshit about having no money. There clearly is money. It's just that Sullivan wants to play fantasy football rather than let his employees actually build a squad that makes sense.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 18:07
by Massive Attack
Oh shit! Just double checked Sterling to West Ham and you's weren't joking it's on!
Yet another over the hill, injury-prone, expensive player that turned in to a flop at his last couple of Clubs.
So much for drastically lowering the age (31 before the years out) of the Squad and getting plenty of youth in to it..
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 05 Aug 2025, 18:02
by El Scorchio
So looks like the keeper is a definite. Not going to rehash the is he too shit again, no point now. We'll see. One thing though. We've allegedly agreed 10 million, but his release clause was apparently around 6? What the fuck?
Oh and it appears Sullivan did his usual lowballing, when he doesn't want a player, to Leicester over that keeper. Interesting that he jumps right in and possibly actually pays over the odds when it's a brown envelope special.
