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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Ed Vanderlay said:
Right now we probably have a better coach than we did a year ago , does need proving but I rate Frank .

Are we a better team in terms of players than a year ago , well that is debatable. Son is on a very steep downward curve in many peoples opinion. Davies is older and was exposed badly several times last season. MGW has not signed as yet and Kudus who I like had a very poor season last season at West Ham so does have something to prove .

I am hoping MGW gets done along with 2 more quality signings and Bergvall kicks on even more , but as I type I think Frank might be the game changer , not the signings of players .
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That is my main feeling, but also part of an underlying concern.

Son is declining rapidly, yes, which may not be an issue for us when the season starts. Davies is, IMO, going to be there to guide players around him. We've got lots of players in front of him now IMO (obvs Romero and VdV, but also Dragusin and Danso, then I expect Vuskovic to be in the mix.. who knows with Takai - but that's easily 5 CBs as we stand). LB has been spence but I think we need someone either LB or RB (or wing back, whatever).

So IMO, LB aside, I am keen to let Frank do his thing with what we have there. If we sign MGW and/or if there are other outgoings then we'll need to move, but I wouldn't want to mess about with the squad too much with Frank coming in, as I have seen more problems with too much change at once. It'll be stupid if we get too many new players to his detriment and having a poor start while they are still gelling (perhaps a bit like AVB's 2nd season).

It seems like we're pretty stack though as it is - we have a lot of players to figure out, such as whether Son/Solomon/Richi are staying. I'd assume that anyone that doesn't leave is wanted by frank. People will scoff at that but I reckon Justin and Frank are going to be like kids in a candy shop with the squad we currently have, coming off the back of years at Brentford.
 
Does anyone know, I mean really know if MGW or any player for that matter, can force a move away from their current employees, and if so how and what are the likely consequences for that player?
 
bus-conductor said:
sarcastic seth meyers GIF by Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Less bullshit than the likes of JT and Deuterz post to be fair.

But that’s not a high bar 🙂
 
He is good as a destroyer but I would prefer someone in that position who can pass

We are signing him because he's available not because he is the best option out there, which is why we will always come up short under ENIC
 
KingstonSpur said:
He is good as a destroyer but I would prefer someone in that position who can pass

We are signing him because he's available not because he is the best option out there, which is why we will always come up short under ENIC
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For sure, he's no Adam Wharton on the ball anyway.

Club see him as a cheap short term gap. Maybe its a positive sign for Archie Gray if they think he can become that player in 2/3 years but for now its very underwhelming
 
CJJ said:
That is my main feeling, but also part of an underlying concern.

Son is declining rapidly, yes, which may not be an issue for us when the season starts. Davies is, IMO, going to be there to guide players around him. We've got lots of players in front of him now IMO (obvs Romero and VdV, but also Dragusin and Danso, then I expect Vuskovic to be in the mix.. who knows with Takai - but that's easily 5 CBs as we stand). LB has been spence but I think we need someone either LB or RB (or wing back, whatever).

So IMO, LB aside, I am keen to let Frank do his thing with what we have there. If we sign MGW and/or if there are other outgoings then we'll need to move, but I wouldn't want to mess about with the squad too much with Frank coming in, as I have seen more problems with too much change at once. It'll be stupid if we get too many new players to his detriment and having a poor start while they are still gelling (perhaps a bit like AVB's 2nd season).

It seems like we're pretty stack though as it is - we have a lot of players to figure out, such as whether Son/Solomon/Richi are staying. I'd assume that anyone that doesn't leave is wanted by frank. People will scoff at that but I reckon Justin and Frank are going to be like kids in a candy shop with the squad we currently have, coming off the back of years at Brentford.
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You are a man who is clearly a glass is half full guy , so am I with almost everything but how our club is run . I hope you are right because that bodes well for the coming season , but post Poch we seem to have got very little right on the footballing side .
 
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