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
That YouTube video posted on here about how badly the club is run alluded to us being able to spend some 200m and still not break PSR.
theres definitely money that can be spent.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 23 Aug 2025, 09:10
by boleyn8420
How the actual fuck can Everton, points deduction, shitty old stadium, sold no one, no European football, errr points deduction, afford to spend £42m on Dibling at Southampton, on top of the £90m they have already shelled out. Forest the other points deductee spend £140m. We on the other hand.... you know the rest. Still, at least the results on the pitch.... fuck.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 23 Aug 2025, 09:01
by twoleftfeet
dealcanvey wrote: ↑23 Aug 2025, 08:47
Let’s get in 3/4 talented players from the Championship. Probably the only type of player that would have interest in joining us whilst also giving us a chance of improving.
If we go down they can stay around..
Hackney been mentioned a lot but there must be a couple of CBs that will do a job and put their head on the line unlike the current shower.
There’s a lad at Stoke who is doing very well, I can’t remember his first name but his surname is Cresswell.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 23 Aug 2025, 08:47
by dealcanvey
Let’s get in 3/4 talented players from the Championship. Probably the only type of player that would have interest in joining us whilst also giving us a chance of improving.
If we go down they can stay around..
Hackney been mentioned a lot but there must be a couple of CBs that will do a job and put their head on the line unlike the current shower.
Mex Martillo" wrote: ↑23 Aug 2025, 06:14
With our start in the league, I cannot see any decent players signing for us.
This is true - and it could become a big problem.
Any decent players, such as that kid at Monaco, will probably have their agent bending their ear about joining somebody else or staying put.
I wouldn’t leave Monaco for West Ham right now. Look at the shit you’d be waking into. Sullivan, Potter, that side, the Championship etc etc…
In the last 2 seasons Monaco have finished 3rd and 2nd in Ligue 1 (they also won their opening game this season). Why in Gods name would he swap all that at Monaco for the bottom of the Premier League having witnessed us get humiliated on global Telly..
It would only be for the sake of obscene amounts of money, which I don't doubt will be the case and if so, not really the kind of character you want motivated solely by money. Not that I think even that would be enough now to tempt him.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 23 Aug 2025, 07:14
by southbankbornnbred
Mex Martillo" wrote: ↑23 Aug 2025, 06:14
With our start in the league, I cannot see any decent players signing for us.
This is true - and it could become a big problem.
Any decent players, such as that kid at Monaco, will probably have their agent bending their ear about joining somebody else or staying put.
I wouldn’t leave Monaco for West Ham right now. Look at the shit you’d be waking into. Sullivan, Potter, that side, the Championship etc etc…
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 23 Aug 2025, 06:41
by Fauxstralian
With about 10 days to go other clubs have us over a barrel so all the prices are going up
And the dismal dwarf wasn’t paying what was originally asked
Brownhill decides to sign on at Burnley again, Antonio joins his mate Wilson & we scour the loan market for players that haven’t played for a year
Fucked after 2 games … amazing
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 23 Aug 2025, 06:14
by Mex Martillo
With our start in the league, I cannot see any decent players signing for us.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 23 Aug 2025, 00:23
by stubbo-admin
The Claret and Booze post-match tonight was mostly a call talking to an agent who offers South American players to the Club, talking about the machinations of the transfer window.
A good listen after the first 10 mins. Interesting to hear why we won't get Makau, the craziness of the Fernandes bidding, and how we've been offered a Flamengo striker call Pedro on a loan with an option, who apparently is very good, but Potter has said no thanks.
We need a commanding centre back who can head the ball properly (Charlie Cresswell?), a defensive midfielder ready for the first eleven (Mukau?), a technical and pacey centre midfielder (Fernandes?), left winger/forward, attacking midfielder and a striker.!.
Obviously not seen that much of us over the last 4 years.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 22 Aug 2025, 23:57
by Massive Attack
twoleftfeet wrote: ↑22 Aug 2025, 21:53
Try persuading anyone to join us after this.
Yep. You have got to be fucking mental, desperate or paid obscene amounts of money on a stupid long contract to want to join us right now rock bottom of the table having conceded 8 goals in just 2 opening games.
I'd try and delete that draft Email to Monaco if I was Sullivan before he makes himself look even more of a prat.. 🗑
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 22 Aug 2025, 23:48
by Barty888
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 22 Aug 2025, 23:07
by El Scorchio
The only way now is by- you’ve guessed it- giving any prospective player a big, long contract with loads of guarantees in it. As the cycle of short term short sighted panic and mistakes keeps repeating itself.
He was indeed, but also under Bilic like the other players mentioned, and he definitely wasn't a Bilic buy which Antonio himself confirmed recently.
Yep, it goes to show that Bilic could work well with some of the players dumped on him. He managed to get the best out of Antonio all over the park, it was quite a sight. We're gonna have to stop reminiscing about Bilic as I'm welling up as it is and it's not fair.
Antonio was whilst we were still at the Boleyn just as Payet, Ogbonna and Lanzini were as well. Yet that worm in the Boardroom would have us all believe we couldn't make such signings at the old Ground. They WERE Next Level signings for us.
The move was built on a pack of lies and I argued it to be the case before we moved that it wouldn't allow us to get significantly better than what we could attract back then.
He was indeed, but also under Bilic like the other players mentioned, and he definitely wasn't a Bilic buy which Antonio himself confirmed recently.
Yep, it goes to show that Bilic could work well with some of the players dumped on him. He managed to get the best out of Antonio all over the park, it was quite a sight. We're gonna have to stop reminiscing about Bilic as I'm welling up as it is and it's not fair.
Antonio was whilst we were still at the Boleyn just as Payet, Ogbonna and Lanzini were as well. Yet that worm in the Boardroom would have us all believe we couldn't make such signings at the old Ground. They WERE Next Level signings for us.
The move was built on a pack of lies and I argued it to be the case before we moved that it wouldn't allow us to get significantly better than what we could attract back then.
He was indeed, but also under Bilic like the other players mentioned, and he definitely wasn't a Bilic buy which Antonio himself confirmed recently.
Yep, it goes to show that Bilic could work well with some of the players dumped on him. He managed to get the best out of Antonio all over the park, it was quite a sight. We're gonna have to stop reminiscing about Bilic as I'm welling up as it is and it's not fair Ok. Granted he did berk up Europe which also brought tears to my eyes but again, the transfer windows were a catastrophe.
It's what the budget the Club allowed him to afford which is the issue. Although I'd wager that most of them were dumped on him, afterall he wanted Carvalho all along but was fucked around and denied even that signing alone. That tells you everything you need to know about how the Club was operating.
Absolutely. Antonio was a Sully special as well.
I'd say was AND STILL IS operating.
Antonio was whilst we were still at the Boleyn just as Payet, Ogbonna and Lanzini were as well. Yet that worm in the Boardroom would have us all believe we couldn't make such signings at the old Ground. They WERE Next Level signings for us.
The move was built on a pack of lies and I argued it to be the case before we moved that it wouldn't allow us to get significantly better than what we could attract back then.
He was indeed, but also under Bilic like the other players mentioned, and he definitely wasn't a Bilic buy which Antonio himself confirmed recently.
I would love to know the breakdown of which of those were picked by the manager of the time and which were not.
It's what the budget the Club allowed him to afford which is the issue. Although I'd wager that most of them were dumped on him, afterall he wanted Carvalho all along but was fucked around and denied even that signing alone. That tells you everything you need to know about how the Club was operating.
Absolutely. Antonio was a Sully special as well.
I'd say was AND STILL IS operating.
Antonio was whilst we were still at the Boleyn just as Payet, Ogbonna and Lanzini were as well. Yet that worm in the Boardroom would have us all believe we couldn't make such signings at the old Ground. They WERE Next Level signings for us.
The move was built on a pack of lies and I argued it to be the case before we moved that it wouldn't allow us to get significantly better than what we could attract back then.
Massive Attack" wrote: ↑22 Aug 2025, 15:46
Giving their all and getting us I'm afraid is not good enough for justifying the Stadium move. That's what it all boiled down too and was their argument all along. The Snodgrasses of the world, as lovely a bloke that he is and a trier, is definitely not a next level type signing. And to be fair to him, it's more a broader point made as there was nearly next to fuck all levels above from what we were used to buying at the Boleyn.
Walker-Peters
Wilson
Diouf
Hermansen
Brownhill (possibly)
I would love to know the breakdown of which of those were picked by the manager of the time and which were not.
It's what the budget the Club allowed him to afford which is the issue. Although I'd wager that most of them were dumped on him, afterall he wanted Carvalho all along but was fucked around and denied even that signing alone. That tells you everything you need to know about how the Club was operating.
Absolutely. Antonio was a Sully special as well.
I'd say was AND STILL IS operating.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 22 Aug 2025, 16:25
by RootsRadical
I can't wait to see this latest Email offer.
Dear Monaco Board,
Can we borrow one of your players because we have no more money due to PSR.
If you can help, I also promise to send over to your Hotmail account an entire back catalogue of the finest re-mastered Emmanuelle French porn that took me ages to personally convert from Betamax.
Massive Attack" wrote: ↑22 Aug 2025, 15:46
Giving their all and getting us I'm afraid is not good enough for justifying the Stadium move. That's what it all boiled down too and was their argument all along. The Snodgrasses of the world, as lovely a bloke that he is and a trier, is definitely not a next level type signing. And to be fair to him, it's more a broader point made as there was nearly next to fuck all levels above from what we were used to buying at the Boleyn.
Walker-Peters
Wilson
Diouf
Hermansen
Brownhill (possibly)
I would love to know the breakdown of which of those were picked by the manager of the time and which were not.
It's what the budget the Club allowed him to afford which is the issue. Although I'd wager that most of them were dumped on him, afterall he wanted Carvalho all along but was fucked around and denied even that signing alone. That tells you everything you need to know about how the Club was operating.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 22 Aug 2025, 16:13
by El Scorchio
Massive Attack" wrote: ↑22 Aug 2025, 15:46
Giving their all and getting us I'm afraid is not good enough for justifying the Stadium move. That's what it all boiled down too and was their argument all along. The Snodgrasses of the world, as lovely a bloke that he is and a trier, is definitely not a next level type signing. And to be fair to him, it's more a broader point made as there was nearly next to fuck all levels above from what we were used to buying at the Boleyn.
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