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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Have we ever had a player bounce in and out of the door as many times as Gil? Every summer he comes back i realise I'd completely forgotten about him and my first thought is 'hes still here?'.
How the fuck long was his contract? Have any of these loans made any difference whatsoever? Is he better now? Has he bulked up at all? People always said hes more suited to play in Spain but hes had all these loans and still no one wants him. Very weird.
If Gil could put on a half stone …. It’d be like a new signing
 
I didn't say anything about Vorm being better than Hugo.

But bear in mind this wasn't abnormal:


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nMl9gSpc-Bc

And this was the world cup winning captain in said world cup final.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeUjxk-htBk

Cup games are won on moments, not ability. Is beating Colchester harder than Chelsea? I don't know why the point is specific about Colchester, but our FA Cup exits suggest that yes - non-PL teams are harder to beat than PL teams, apparently.

Vicario made some monster saves in the EL final and kept a clean sheet, which is a key part of why we scraped through to a win

You made a point about Vorm replacing Hugo and then us not winning. If Hugo is better than Vorm then that was the right choice to make.

That mistake was when we were 4-1 up with 20 minutes to go.

On the way to the final he made world class saves against uruguay


View: https://youtu.be/hfZTsfO67W0?si=uyFsxHWLfskiXREF

As well as some staggering saves against peak Hazard and de Bruyne in the semi against Belgium.

If we didn’t win things it’s not because of Hugo. You can find mistake reels for any keeper but for a couple of years his stats were the best in the league and I don’t remember too many mistakes in big games.
 
I am using Poch squad as a measurement in a debate about our squad being miles off competing in a CL and PL campaign . Some people think we are decent , I think our first eleven bar 4 or 5 is average and the depth is non existent

Agree.

None of our squad currently gets in a PL 22, bar the centre backs at a push.

We have nothing at the present time that opposing teams would need to fear. Nothing.

The hope is that Frank is able to add something, but Levy Is going to leave him to become a lamb to the slaughter at this rate, and if he is not backed, in a way most would consider reasonable, then it's important to react accordingly.
 
You made a point about Vorm replacing Hugo and then us not winning. If Hugo is better than Vorm then that was the right choice to make.

That mistake was when we were 4-1 up with 20 minutes to go.

On the way to the final he made world class saves against uruguay


View: https://youtu.be/hfZTsfO67W0?si=uyFsxHWLfskiXREF

As well as some staggering saves against peak Hazard and de Bruyne in the semi against Belgium.

If we didn’t win things it’s not because of Hugo. You can find mistake reels for any keeper but for a couple of years his stats were the best in the league and I don’t remember too many mistakes in big games.


My point was that a "better" keeper can still lose you finals by making mistakes or being wobbly.

I wouldn't say Lucas Moura is better than Kane, but there's no way Kane should have ever started the CL final ahead of Lucas.
 
Granted, it’s not all about stats. But for the projected £60m, he’s going to have to improve on Johnson in all facets, including his output, otherwise what’s the point? Happy if he scores ten less, if he assists fifteen more. But this “more than stats” thing only butters so many parsnips.
I think we’ll score more goals with him at RW than Johnson, even if Johnson himself scores more.
 
I hope to fuck he’s shite….. that CF position needs to continue to be their achillies heel

Blowing their load on a flop will set them back nicely
Woolwich about to sign Gyokeres to add to Zubimemdi and us cunts debating whose better between lloris and vorm.
The only way we ensure Gyokeres is shite is if WE sign him ...
Otherwise, he'll probably be their missing piece!

Only Woolwich could employ a rapist and STILL end up smelling of roses...
In fact it seems Vishal is getting more stick than Partey himself right now for being at the club at the time Thomas went rapey!
 
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