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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Concerning about the lack of reports about any activity from us from Romano and other journalists.

Especially with big deals, you hear about it for days and days.

I know some of our business comes out of nowhere, but that's because they are usually cheap punts, which says it all and doesn't bode well for us bringing in some top talent.
 
How could we forget?

Especially ol' Shadydan Shadydan going absolutely berserk

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He hasn't been seen since
Maybe he's still compiling the apology letter on our behalf to our dear leader COYS Daniel?
 
The bed wetting on here is horrendous.

We have signed two first team upgrades which would have been 3 had BigMacwithfriesanakis not dropped his Happy Meal. We will get at least the 3rd with the MGW money. 3 first team upgrades? I’m not going to say that’s unprecedented but it’s highly unusual. Tel may or may not be a 4th upgrade (versus a declining Son, not a prime Son)

Most people on here were saying if Son stayed for next year he would have been a sub to Tel/Odobert to maybe impact the game late. So his departure is not a significant event for our 25/26 season, albeit it is a significant event in our history given his past service. I bet the same people who are crying that we haven’t signed a replacement yet are the same people in match threads saying “Son is shit. Next game start Odobert / Tel / Moore”

Even if we signed Eze and Rodrygo this week half of you would be throwing yourselves to the floor in a tantrum saying “where’s our backup LB/LCB Levy, you cheap bald git!”.

I hate this place sometimes.
There are a lot of people not acting like well-adjusted grown ups in here. Slightly worrying behaviour. Most presumably have jobs, manage their own finances, and do laundry. I’m surprised they get through the day without losing their shit at their washing machine.
 
Anyone else now feeling sorry for Daniel and the much maligned poor old Joe . They could easily sell the club to someone with the financial muscle to take us forward , but they have the real estate projects that will allow them to rinse every cent before selling up . As owners they have every right to do this , as fans we have every right to want them to fuck off yesterday . The bit that baffles me is why there are any fans that seem to rejoice in them hanging around until every last cent has been squeezed .

What is the upside for any fan supporting the way the club is run ?

We know after 25 years success will be minimal and they sure as hell are not going to cut loyal fans in on a slice of the action when they cash in .

So what exactly is the appeal as a fan of the ENIC model

At least this is how I see it
There is no appeal of the ENIC model where it is today. Some of us just happen to be a bit more patient than others in the hope that we will eventually get to the point where we really compete at the top of the table.

Is it a pipe dream? Perhaps. But we also understand that getting there takes time; more time than some would like. Where we are all frustrated is that there doesn't appear to be a linear progression, something that would have been facilitated by having a world class football operations department. It's two steps forward one step back.

And for those that will ask "you're still patient after 25 years?" they should remember that the first 20 years we were continuously progressing. It's the last 4-5 years that we've been stuck and regressing somewhat. And to compound the frustration is the fact that the club is not transparent with it's strategy leading people to believe all kinds of things. Better communication of what we're trying to achieve and how we're planning to go about it would have gone a long way in getting some of the more vocal fans onboard.

In any case, mistakes have definitely been made and progress is slower than we want. We can whine and bitch about it all we want, but it's really out of our hands. So might as well try to enjoy the good moments and hope there will be more of them in the years to come.
 
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