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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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You aren't quoting anybody there.

FSG have done what was needed to be the best. Nothing else needs to be justified.

Paraphrasing; but such claims have absolutely been made here many times; both this summer and in past ones.

By contrast we're said to be run by "thieves" and other such nonsense.

The double standards that get tossed around by the incessant "spend more" gallery are real..... Then when you produce facts for them they toss around accusations of "gaslighting" and childishly mocked about being on the payroll and such.

Only yesterday: Transfers - The Summer Transfer Thread 2025 - Look at the reaction.

Conversely: Look at how utterly gaslighty Richard Arlison Richard Arlison is behaving right now over the MGW saga...... Even you've seen fit to pull him up.

(Yes; I digress.....)




I totally respect what Liverpool managed to do. But that's another convo.
 
Current squad - 25/26

ST: Solanke, Richarlison
LW: Odobert, Tel
RW: Kudus, Johnson
CAM: Maddison, Kulu
CM: Sarr, Bergvall, Bentancur, Bissouma
CDM: Gray
LB: Udogie
RB: Porto, Spence
LCB: VdV, Vuskovic
RCB: Romero, Danso, Dragusin
GK: Vicario, Kinsky

The most serious weaknesses- where we simply have no depth at all- are obvious: CDM and LB.
No chance that squad challenges for premier.league or champions league.
 
Current squad - 25/26

ST: Solanke, Richarlison
LW: Odobert, Tel
RW: Kudus, Johnson
CAM: Maddison, Kulu
CM: Sarr, Bergvall, Bentancur, Bissouma
CDM: Gray
LB: Udogie
RB: Porto, Spence
LCB: VdV, Vuskovic
RCB: Romero, Danso, Dragusin
GK: Vicario, Kinsky

The most serious weaknesses- where we simply have no depth at all- are obvious: CDM and LB.

I don't think we won't get to genuinely consider Gray as a DM for another couple of seasons yet......... Good to see Bent & Biss finally be considered as #8s now tho.
 
Il not shoot down any side roads and il keep it simple...

For the amount of resources this club has available, financially, infrastructure, facilities, the people in charge have done a SHOCKING job overall. We have spent alot, but on alot of nearly players, cheap deals, bargains and thats why we've not benefited as we should have.
People should rightly be held responsible for that, especially as it seems set to continue. If this was a non footballing company it either would have sacked the people in charge or crashed due to its poor performance/product.

Give this absolute machine of a club to any ambitious and footballing smart regime and it thrives at the very top of world football consistently.

We are in the the top 6 for revenue in the PL but we could play 100 pl seasons and never win with these guys in charge.

It's grown to big for them, they don't know what to do, they are just fluffing around at this point and chasing there tails as though they have a master plan.
 
Current squad - 25/26

ST: Solanke, Richarlison
LW: Odobert, Tel
RW: Kudus, Johnson
CAM: Maddison, Kulu
CM: Sarr, Bergvall, Bentancur, Bissouma
CDM: Gray
LB: Udogie
RB: Porto, Spence
LCB: VdV, Vuskovic
RCB: Romero, Danso, Dragusin
GK: Vicario, Kinsky

The most serious weaknesses- where we simply have no depth at all- are obvious: CDM and LB.

This squad is actually better and more exciting than most are willing to admit...

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Current squad - 25/26

ST: Solanke, Richarlison
LW: Odobert, Tel
RW: Kudus, Johnson
CAM: Maddison, Kulu
CM: Sarr, Bergvall, Bentancur, Bissouma
CDM: Gray
LB: Udogie
RB: Porto, Spence
LCB: VdV, Vuskovic
RCB: Romero, Danso, Dragusin
GK: Vicario, Kinsky

The most serious weaknesses- where we simply have no depth at all- are obvious: CDM and LB.
If we do that little dogleg formation we did against Reading I can see VDV/Davies/Gray covering left back and becoming an auxiliary back 3 when we're in possession. Also feel Spence is a bit better at left back than right back if that formation flips the other way. Looking forward to seeing who plays where, also wonder if a fit Richy could nail down that left forward spot.
 
Wonder how many other football clubs have their transfer forums discussing building supermarkets and flats? Not many I expect. Unbelievable stuff

If you don't think the subject of the broader financial ops of a club/ownership crops up in the minutia of discussions on other club's forums you're kidding yourself.

First stop.... Try Man U (Glaziers / Radcliffe etc.) / WHam (GSB) / Newcastle (Ashley years) / Scum (Kronke is a villain era) + many many others up and down the pyramid.



We all likely know stuff about other clubs we didn't have the slightest inclination to find out; such is the presence of financial shit in the modern footy media-scape........ I know/knew stuff about Reading, Blackpool, Derby etc. ffs.

Could be worse..... We could have had to shut down parts of the forum to avoid discussions about the rapist we've been harbouring.
 
Current squad - 25/26

ST: Solanke, Richarlison
LW: Odobert, Tel
RW: Kudus, Johnson
CAM: Maddison, Kulu
CM: Sarr, Bergvall, Bentancur, Bissouma
CDM: Gray
LB: Udogie
RB: Porto, Spence
LCB: VdV, Vuskovic
RCB: Romero, Danso, Dragusin
GK: Vicario, Kinsky

The most serious weaknesses- where we simply have no depth at all- are obvious: CDM and LB.
VDV and Spence are top left backs

LW Is shocking, agree on CDM. We need a keeper too
 
If we do that little dogleg formation we did against Reading I can see VDV/Davies/Gray covering left back and becoming an auxiliary back 3 when we're in possession. Also feel Spence is a bit better at left back than right back if that formation flips the other way. Looking forward to seeing who plays where, also wonder if a fit Richy could nail down that left forward spot.

Still holding out hope we shift Davies and get a proper LCB/LB cover.
 
Current squad - 25/26

ST: Solanke, Richarlison
LW: Odobert, Tel
RW: Kudus, Johnson
CAM: Maddison, Kulu
CM: Sarr, Bergvall, Bentancur, Bissouma
CDM: Gray
LB: Udogie
RB: Porto, Spence
LCB: VdV, Vuskovic
RCB: Romero, Danso, Dragusin
GK: Vicario, Kinsky

The most serious weaknesses- where we simply have no depth at all- are obvious: CDM and LB.

Good squad that, we should be pushing for 5th with that even without further signings
 
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