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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Shadydan said:
Sorry do you need me to qualify my posts with a disclaimer on the end of put IMO just to appease you?

Spurs can't afford to play him in a position where he looks vastly out of his depth yet you're here pining for him to play at RB where...he looked vastly out of his depth last season :harrysmile:

And as I keep saying you're judging him last season where all of our players were quite frankly rubbish, that is not a player issue, it's a coaching issue - give the boy a chance before you write him off.

Get real, we didn't spend £40m on the kid to loan him out either.
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As you needed someone to post proof of the Levy quotes yesterday - I would like you to provide any evidence of me pining for Gray to play RB - I will be waiting

He isn’t ready for DM in our side based on last season and I would be surprised if Frank thinks differently.
 
Matt1882 said:
Real Madrid Derby GIF by ElevenSportsBE

39 at the time his Real Madric career ended.
Won the Balon D'or in 2018 aged 32.
Croatation player of the year every year from 16-24
Same size as a small woman.
Pretty much owned the middle of whatever pitch he was on.
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Now provide evidence of 5 more?
 
Richard Splash said:
Everything you are accusing me of their you are doing yourself:

Whartons stock COULD keep rising
Gray COULD turn into a great 6
Madrid/City/Bayer COULD bid for him in 12 months time

🤣

It’s ridiculous, you apply one set of criteria’s on my point of view but can’t apply them to your own.

If we put a bid in that Palace found acceptable I believe Wharton would come unless one of the mega clubs put a bid in at the same time - he wouldn’t wait 12 months in my opinion - but he COULD

Never change Shady
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I haven't accused you of anything mate, all I'm saying is that we are both speculating, but common sense and trends tells you that a player like that will move to a bigger club eventually, I'm going off logic, you're going off delusion and fantasy.

Regardless of all this this is such a pointless debate because we haven't to put in a bid for him (unless you've heard otherwise) and we are most likely not going to put a bid in for him because you should know this club already - hence why now we are targeting those same sort of players before their stock rises.

Such a stupid debate lol
 
Shadydan said:
I haven't accused you of anything mate, all I'm saying is that we are both speculating, but common sense and trends tells you that a player like that will move to a bigger club eventually, I'm going off logic, you're going off delusion and fantasy.

Regardless of all this this is such a pointless debate because we haven't to put in a bid for him (unless you've heard otherwise) and we are most likely not going to put a bid in for him because you should know this club already - hence why now we are targeting those same sort of players before their stock rises.

Such a stupid debate lol
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I’m saying, we should, he would solve vastly more problems for this squad than Eze will.

Not sure how some saying I think we should go for Wharton is delusion and fantasy - put a bid in, as certain if he is open to it or at least blow one of the mega clubs out of hiding so they stump up for him.

You need to chill
 
Matt1882 said:
Real Madrid Derby GIF by ElevenSportsBE

39 at the time his Real Madric career ended.
Won the Balon D'or in 2018 aged 32.
Croatation player of the year every year from 16-24
Same size as a small woman.
Pretty much owned the middle of whatever pitch he was on.
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Modric is an absolute freak, same frame as Winks but twice as strong. The only other player with similarities was Santi Cazorla who is still going at 40, but he has not had half the career Modric has due to injuries and not being as good.
 
Richard Splash said:
As you needed someone to post proof of the Levy quotes yesterday - I would like you to provide any evidence of me pining for Gray to play RB - I will be waiting

He isn’t ready for DM in our side based on last season and I would be surprised if Frank thinks differently.
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Meh you didn't, I just made it up because it sounded good. ;)

But you keep basing it off last season, it's pointless - if you base anything off last season then our entire team should be on the transfer list!

The silly thing about this debate is if Wharton played in our team last season his stock wouldn't be anywhere near higher than it is now and of Gray played for Palace our fans would most probably be saying the complete opposite 😆

It's just all prisoner of the moment stuff, one player is in form and on a trajectory, the other player is out of form and stagnating, meh. Until we give players like Gray a chance in a coherent team and system like Wharton has been given than spare me the desperation for other players especially those who we aren't realistically going to get.
 
Richard Splash said:
I’m saying, we should, he would solve vastly more problems for this squad than Eze will.

Not sure how some saying I think we should go for Wharton is delusion and fantasy - put a bid in, as certain if he is open to it or at least blow one of the mega clubs out of hiding so they stump up for him.

You need to chill
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Ah yes 'put a bid in', ever thought of being a Director of football, you've got it down to a tee lol
 
Richard Splash said:
Now provide evidence of 5 more?
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There are a lot of midfield players that play into mid 30s but some here think a guy at 31 is not worth buying. You’ll get so much more out of a seasoned pro like Norgaard than we get out of our midfielders who are all younger with Bergvall being the exception. These guys between the ages of 29 and 33 are fit as fuck and know the game and their position so well. We need more experience that we can rely on to go with the younger players we have.
 
Richard Splash said:
Modric is an absolute freak, same frame as Winks but twice as strong. The only other player with similarities was Santi Cazorla who is still going at 40, but he has not had half the career Modric has due to injuries and not being as good.
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Modric broke his thigh bone and was back in weeks.
The man is a warrior trapped in a feeble little body that behaves the way a giant genetic freak would.
 
Shadydan said:
Meh you didn't, I just made it up because it sounded good. ;)

But you keep basing it off last season, it's pointless - if you base anything off last season then our entire team should be on the transfer list!

The silly thing about this debate is if Wharton played in our team last season his stock wouldn't be anywhere near higher than it is now and of Gray played for Palace our fans would most probably be saying the complete opposite 😆

It's just all prisoner of the moment stuff, one player is in form and on a trajectory, the other player is out of form and stagnating, meh. Until we give players like Gray a chance in a coherent team and system like Wharton has been given than spare me the desperation for other players especially those who we aren't realistically going to get.
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What makes you think that Gray could play 6 for us this season?
 
Richard Splash said:
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Thomas Muller - 35
De Bruyne - 33
Matteo Kovacic - 31
Mario Goetze - 33
Hakan Çalhanoğlu - 31

5 mids all over 30 who have played a substantial part in big teams seasons for 24/25



Best Midfielders Over 30

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Here's a load more.
 
Richard Splash said:
What makes you think that Gray could play 6 for us this season?
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I don't think we'll play a lone 6 role, I think Frank is more likely to setup a double pivot and I think him alongside another DM under Frank's guidance could work.

Wharton isn't even a lone 6 at Palace either by the way, not many players can play a lone 6 successfully, requires so many skills and maturity.

I think both can grow into that role eventually though.
 
nicoclaesen said:
There are a lot of midfield players that play into mid 30s but some here think a guy at 31 is not worth buying. You’ll get so much more out of a seasoned pro like Norgaard than we get out of our midfielders who are all younger with Bergvall being the exception. These guys between the ages of 29 and 33 are fit as fuck and know the game and their position so well. We need more experience that we can rely on to go with the younger players we have.
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And if we were in Woolwich's position where this guy would be expected to provide cover then it would make more sense - but we need a 6 who can come in and handle 2 games a week. This guy would be a huge risk for us due to his age. We’ve seen with Son how quickly the legs can go at this age - Casemiro is another one, great for a season and then it all just stopped for him, and he has won 5 CL
 
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