Summer 2024 Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome

[CoolClaret]

Please can we stop having lunatic Lee Mooney having so much influence as well? Holy **** do we need a proper, experienced DOF that has played the game.

[Wokingclaret]

All lastminute.com now

[Blyclaret]

And anyone that knows anything about football would know Houdini is not a footballer.

[warksclaret]

Did ALK scrap Clive Holt's fax machine

[Steddyman]

There is not another striker in this league even remotely close to Foster

Aged well.

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

Aged well.

He was dreadful yet again. Still he played well in a game nearly 9 months ago…..

[TsarBomba]

What happened to only letting players leave once adequate replacements had been brought in?

To end up with that team today, that bench, and playing a defender that we’re actively trying to sell as a striker is criminal.

I’m not one for knee jerk reactions, or hysteria, but that defeat today is on Pace. He has seen nothing but pound signs this past 2 weeks.

[123EasyasBFC]

I know the state of the squad doesn’t look great right now but if the players who have left or heavily rumoured to be leaving. Who’s actually left or going to leave that we didn’t actually expect.

For me it’s only O’Shea, zaroury and JBG that are shocks for me.

Fully expected likes of Odobert, Berge, Amdouni, muric, benson, twine all to leave but just didn’t expect them to leave after the first 2 games of the season

[burnleymik]

Sorry if it's been mentioned, but rumours of O'Neill at Wolves wanting Koleosho. please tell me that's not why he missed today....

[RVclaret]

Sorry if it's been mentioned, but rumours of O'Neill at Wolves wanting Koleosho. please tell me that's not why he missed today....

No rumours, fake account posting that

[Hedontplayforyou]

Ball playing midfielder needed desperately , if Cullen is out we are seriously lacking as today showed

[burnleymik]

No rumours, fake account posting that

Glad to hear it. This day has been bad enough.

[claretskeith]

I have a lot of sympathy for Parker, and he needs all our support in putting it right over the season, and, if necessary, next.

But where do we go from here? That was a League One performance.

Not a chance in hell are we going up with lineups like that.

[Steddyman]

He was dreadful yet again. Still he played well in a game nearly 9 months ago…..

We need another Tella type goalscorer. I suspect it will need to be on loan from a Premier Leauge team.

[123EasyasBFC]

No rumours, fake account posting that

https://x.com/liamkeen_star/status/1827 ... rNr6Z5x6nA

It’s not a fake account

[RVclaret]

https://x.com/liamkeen_star/status/1827 ... rNr6Z5x6nA

It’s not a fake account

Christ. I’d seen another from one of those fake accounts. They can’t, surely?

[jedi_master]

Koleosho going

Pace needs to speak - this is unacceptable.

[wadeswondergoal]

Fire. Sale.

[Swizzlestick]

https://x.com/liamkeen_star/status/1827 ... rNr6Z5x6nA

It’s not a fake account

Wow. Yeah there’s going to need to be some communication about this pronto.

[TsarBomba]

https://x.com/liamkeen_star/status/1827 ... rNr6Z5x6nA

It’s not a fake account

Wow.

There was talk of 5 year plans not so long ago.

The only plan we have now is to sell everyone of value.

[BabylonClaret]

Ffs that's surely not going to happen is it? I.meanLuca is quite raw and we cant expect him to carry all the burden here but if he did go there would be literally noone left out wide.

[123EasyasBFC]

Wolves didn’t seem to have enough money for O’Shea so they can’t have enough more for koleosho

[claretspice]

I know the state of the squad doesn’t look great right now but if the players who have left or heavily rumoured to be leaving. Who’s actually left or going to leave that we didn’t actually expect.

For me it’s only O’Shea, zaroury and JBG that are shocks for me.

Fully expected likes of Odobert, Berge, Amdouni, muric, benson, twine all to leave but just didn’t expect them to leave after the first 2 games of the season

I think I expected those 3, plus perhaps Amdouni, to stay with us. But that's 15% - 20% of a squad that we've let go thar probably wasn't expected. And we've done it very late in the transfer window.

I said a week ago I thought the rumours about the volume of outgoings were probably a but overstated. Quite obviously I was wrong about and I don't especially understand the business plan that allows all those players to leave so suddenly.

[summitclaret]

Christ. I’d seen another from one of those fake accounts. They can’t, surely?

If it's true (Kolo), we could be at the crossroads in the history of our Club, especially if O'Shea and Amdouni go this week also. In fact might as well sell Esteve as well, and we'll be approaching £200m in sales. I am getting nervous about the intentions of the Board.

[claretskeith]

Haha... we'll be in this division for a long time.

[Row x]

Fire. Sale.

Read the definition of one.... As far as I can see nothing is being sold underpriced and at a loss

[claretskeith]

I am getting nervous about the intentions of the Board.

Looks pretty obvious now unfortunately.

[Hedontplayforyou]

Surely not regarding Koleosho. It’s suicide if we sell them all.

[123EasyasBFC]

I think I expected those 3, plus perhaps Amdouni, to stay with us. But that's 15% - 20% of a squad that we've let go thar probably wasn't expected. And we've done it very late in the transfer window.

I said a week ago I thought the rumours about the volume of outgoings were probably a but overstated. Quite obviously I was wrong about and I don't especially understand the business plan that allows all those players to leave so suddenly.

It 100% feels worse with how late it is all happening, had all these moves happened before a ball was kicked we would have had a better idea of what we are going to be like. Now we have had the false sense of security with the first 2 lineups.

For me we need bodies in by Wednesday so they have a few days training before rovers Saturday

[wadeswondergoal]

Read the definition of one.... As far as I can see nothing is being sold underpriced and at a loss

They are all underpriced and at a loss if they aren’t replaced

[123EasyasBFC]

I wouldn’t blame koleosho for saying look what’s going on here, if everyone is leaving then I want to leave to. Same with esteve

[Blyclaret]

I dont mind the board making money. But leaving the manager with so few players to choose from is bad. I mean really bad. No wonder players want to leave.

[Blyclaret]

I want to know who was responsible for buying Houdini

[claretskeith]

Surely not regarding Koleosho. It’s suicide if we sell them all.

Already suicide. We've sold what we needed to be promoted. They might as well carry on.

[Mattster]

No way Wolves can afford Koleosho, surely. Widely reported they only had £20m to spend and they couldn't meet our asking price for O'Shea.

Can't blame Koleosho if he's pushing to leave though, given we've sold/are selling everyone around him.

[summitclaret]

Haha... we'll be in this division for a long time.

At this very moment that sounds like good news.

[Newcastleclaret93]

I’m still hopeful we see 30m spent before window ends.

[jedi_master]

It might not be the dictionary definition of a fire sale, but it’s certainly appearing to be a closing down sale with the shop being ALK Capital and the stock being our players.

[claretspice]

It 100% feels worse with how late it is all happening, had all these moves happened before a ball was kicked we would have had a better idea of what we are going to be like. Now we have had the false sense of security with the first 2 lineups.

For me we need bodies in by Wednesday so they have a few days training before rovers Saturday

It isn't that it feels worse, it's that if worse. It gives us less time to replace them and destabilises the remaining squad and prompts them to question their futures.

But it's also too many outgoings. If it's a function of the financing model then it's clearly unsustainable. As a strategy to maximise squad value its suspect (Solanki got top dollar for Solanki after being retained for a year or two in the Championship). And it's a strategy noone would advise to secure promotion.

[claretskeith]

I’m still hopeful we see 30m spent before window ends.

That's a lot on new seats.

[Row x]

They are all underpriced and at a loss if they aren’t replaced

Who says they are not being replaced?

There are players leaving that I don't want to see go, but it's not a fire sale, and I'll wait till next Friday before coming to any conclusion on this window.

[123EasyasBFC]

It isn't that it feels worse, it's that if worse. It gives us less time to replace them and destabilises the remaining squad and prompts them to question their futures.

But it's also too many outgoings. If it's a function of the financing model then it's clearly unsustainable. As a strategy to maximise squad value its suspect (Solanki got top dollar for Solanki after being retained for a year or two in the Championship). And it's a strategy noone would advise to secure promotion.

Because our Owner was besotted with his previous manager he allowed him to stock pile a senior player list of about 40 players, we had to left 15 players leave to just have a squad of 25. The issue is half of the players didn’t have much value so we are having to sell our squad players with value, likes of zaroury and al-dakhil

Twine going for 3m, McNally linked for 2m and obafemi going on loan shows the lack of value they have

[kentonclaret]

I have a feeling that those posters expecting 3 or 4 “quality signings” to arrive before the window closes are in for a reality check.

I hope I am wrong but letting players leave with PL experience and replacing them with Championship level players doesn’t feel like they are planning to upgrade.

[claretskeith]

Who says they are not being replaced?

There are players leaving that I don't want to see go, but it's not a fire sale, and I'll wait till next Friday before coming to any conclusion on this window.

It's a sale that takes us from top 2 favourites to top 6 if we're lucky. Who has replaced Odobert?

[Row x]

I dont mind the board making money. But leaving the manager with so few players to choose from is bad. I mean really bad. No wonder players want to leave.

I didn't realise the owners had been out kicking players so they can't play, or passing on sickness bugs, but yes, if that's the case it's very bad

[ClaretAL]

Any player that is currently weighing up an offer from us will have watched that sh1te today and blown out the water any assurances that we will be premier league next year. So incoming may not be as busy as some think.

[CrosspoolClarets]

But where do we go from here? That was a League One performance.

Not a chance in hell are we going up with lineups like that.

“We” go nowhere, we support the team and get behind Parker as I wrote. That’s our job.

As for offering a view on transfers, again like I wrote earlier I’ll judge it after Rovers when the window shuts, and when I see the lineup at Leeds. Obvious we have to sell before we buy, it would be negligent to do the opposite, I’m hopeful this game just fell at the wrong time,

Players will want to leave, that’s obvious. Some will go to the best club’s in a particular country who are in the Champion’s League too. We just have to maximise the cash. But make sure we reinvest.

Whatever the rebuild, it will be less than 2 years ago.

[wadeswondergoal]

Who says they are not being replaced?

There are players leaving that I don't want to see go, but it's not a fire sale, and I'll wait till next Friday before coming to any conclusion on this window.

I admire your optimism, but if you can’t see what’s happening in front of your eyes, then that’s on you.

[Stonehouse]

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[claretskeith]

“We” go nowhere, we support the team and get behind Parker as I wrote. That’s our job.

As for offering a view on transfers, again like I wrote earlier I’ll judge it after Rovers when the window shuts, and when I see the lineup at Leeds. Obvious we have to sell before we buy, it would be negligent to do the opposite, I’m hopeful this game just fell at the wrong time,

Players will want to leave, that’s obvious. Some will go to the best club’s in a particular country who are in the Champion’s League too. We just have to maximise the cash. But make sure we reinvest.

Whatever the rebuild, it will be less than 2 years ago.

Yes we do. We - is the club. As in, the club is not going up. We go where the club goes. That's our job.