Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

[IanMcL]

Keeper...from Leyton Orient

https://www.footballinsider247.com/sour ... vigouroux/

[Cooclaret]

Define a bully.
Plenty of control freaks in my opinion

Posters who purposefully log on to respond to the person and not the topic subject. They’re bullies.

[Zom Zom]

Posters who purposefully log on to respond to the person and not the topic subject. They’re bullies.

I had a regular on here who for no apparent reason took an exception to me, and started responding to my posts with a real nastiness. Thankfully other members jumped on it at the time.

I didn’t complain, I just let him hide behind his keyboard. Fellow members could see him for what he was, and that was enough for me.

[Oldparkwood]

Is there any transfer news?

[RicardoMontalban]

Is there any transfer news?

Hard to tell at this point.

[Hedontplayforyou]

Nothing new at the moment , when are they back from Portugal?

[Blyclaret]

Hey

[Claret Alfie]

Foot Mercato:

“Crowned best Ligue 2 player at the UNFP Trophies, Georges Mikautadze (22, Metz) ended the season with a fine record of 24 goals and 8 assists in 38 matches in all competitions. His performances did not go unnoticed. As explained on our site, AC Milan was seduced. But the departure of Paolo Maldini has cooled this track for the moment.
On the other hand, Burnley, who will evolve in the Premier League, is always on the spot. Vincent Kompany, who has exchanged several times with the player to explain his project to him, is very interested. It is even one of his priorities. The English team hopes to win the bet. To be continued“

[Elizabeth]

Posters who purposefully log on to respond to the person and not the topic subject. They’re bullies.

Would that be similar to when you did this to me ?

[123EasyasBFC]

Foot Mercato:

“Crowned best Ligue 2 player at the UNFP Trophies, Georges Mikautadze (22, Metz) ended the season with a fine record of 24 goals and 8 assists in 38 matches in all competitions. His performances did not go unnoticed. As explained on our site, AC Milan was seduced. But the departure of Paolo Maldini has cooled this track for the moment.
On the other hand, Burnley, who will evolve in the Premier League, is always on the spot. Vincent Kompany, who has exchanged several times with the player to explain his project to him, is very interested. It is even one of his priorities. The English team hopes to win the bet. To be continued“

With this lad and verbruggen, both players kompany wanted last summer, he clearly has his targets and no doubt in next week we will see some movement, like a poster said further up when 1st July hits and new contracts start that’s when the window really kicks into gear

[dibraidio]

Foot Mercato:

“Crowned best Ligue 2 player at the UNFP Trophies, Georges Mikautadze (22, Metz) ended the season with a fine record of 24 goals and 8 assists in 38 matches in all competitions. His performances did not go unnoticed. As explained on our site, AC Milan was seduced. But the departure of Paolo Maldini has cooled this track for the moment.
On the other hand, Burnley, who will evolve in the Premier League, is always on the spot. Vincent Kompany, who has exchanged several times with the player to explain his project to him, is very interested. It is even one of his priorities. The English team hopes to win the bet. To be continued“

He's pulled out of the Georgian U21 team because he feels he needs a rest before the start of next season. One for the future maybe but with the fees being quoted of around 15M you'd expect a player who's going to walk into the team. His style is described as atypical according to les-transfers.com, good technique combined with great acceleration and very accurate shooting, with those attributes it sounds like he should be a world beater and doing better than 24 goals in 38 games. The previous season the top scorer in that division was Former Cardiff, Newport, Torquay and MK dons player Rhys Healey who had the best season of his career with 20 goals.

[Cooclaret]

Would that be similar to when you did this to me ?

Christ on a bike.

Go on then, let’s see your ‘evidence’…

[Cooclaret]

Would that be similar to when you did this to me ?

I’ll just go and put on a brew and grab a biscuit.

[Woodleyclaret]

Ignore nasty comments and block them

[Newcastleclaret93]

Back to the football he looks a talented individual. Not sure whether he’s a striker that leads the line or someone that needs to play alongside another

[Stproc]

Can somebody please set up a new forum just for all those people that have nothing better to do than argue and bicker all day long. You are absolutely ruining this site.

[RVclaret]

Back to the football he looks a talented individual. Not sure whether he’s a striker that leads the line or someone that needs to play alongside another

I thought the same, not sure he’s a lone striker but you never know

[bobinho]

I had a regular on here who for no apparent reason took an exception to me, and started responding to my posts with a real nastiness. Thankfully other members jumped on it at the time.

I didn’t complain, I just let him hide behind his keyboard. Fellow members could see him for what he was, and that was enough for me.

There are a few posters who still do that today.
Jakub seems to be the brunt of it…. There’s others too but Jakub gets plenty. Doesn’t matter what he posts, as soon as he does there’s a group that just jump all over him at every opportunity and guide it to a certain place. They think they are coming at it from a higher place, but they fail to see how they are acting themselves. They are bullies.

[Cooclaret]

There are a few posters who still do that today.
Jakub seems to be the brunt of it…. There’s others too but Jakub gets plenty. Doesn’t matter what he posts, as soon as he does there’s a group that just jump all over him at every opportunity and guide it to a certain place. They think they are coming at it from a higher place, but they fail to see how they are acting themselves. They are bullies.

Totally agree. This thread will get locked soon I’d guess, but it’s a really important topic for discussion.

[FeedTheArf]

Can somebody please set up a new forum just for all those people that have nothing better to do than argue and bicker all day long. You are absolutely ruining this site.

Agreed. It’s absolutely exhausting!

You logon, see there’s another 50-100 posts on the thread, thinking there must be a transfer development. Oh no, just more childish bickering!

Genuinely, if there was another clarets site that provided the same level of articles and users I’d be using it instead.

[ksrclaret]

Totally agree. This thread will get locked soon I’d guess, but it’s a really important topic for discussion.

If you think the thread will get locked, stop taking it off topic. Have the discussion somewhere else if it's something you feel so strongly about?

Would be nice if this thread actually stayed live, for obvious reasons.

Pathetic on here at the moment.

[Cooclaret]

If you think the thread will get locked, stop taking it off topic. Have the discussion somewhere else if it's something you feel so strongly about?

Would be nice if this thread actually stayed live, for obvious reasons.

Pathetic on here at the moment.

You were called out higher up the thread. No wonder you’d want the discussion moved or shut down.

[ClaretInLeeds]

My foe list is getting longer, which makes this thread a lot shorter.

With regards to this Georgian fellow, is he any good or one for the future?

[ksrclaret]

You were called out higher up the thread. No wonder you’d want the discussion moved or shut down.

I’m happy for the discussion to continue (I’m enjoying the irony of it as it’s absolutely delicious), just not on this thread as I don’t want it locking.

[distortiondave]

Posts complaining about the bickering are worse than the bickering posts themselves. At least watching the bickering is sort of car crash entertainment.
Let them argue amongst themselves until they get fed up with it on their own.
Yes, I know this is post complaining about the posts that are complaining about the bickering. Meta.

[ksrclaret]

Look folks, most of us are guilty of replying to posters we don’t particularly warm to in a less than friendly manner on here. We shouldn’t but it’s par for the course of an anonymous internet forum sometimes. A quick search of the users posts talking of bullying reveals they themselves aren’t saints on here.

Let’s just agree we can *all* be more pleasant to each other and leave it at that. It really is about time this thread was used for transfer stuff now.

[Jakubclaret]

Posts complaining about the bickering are worse than the bickering posts themselves. At least watching the bickering is sort of car crash entertainment.
Let them argue amongst themselves until they get fed up with it on their own.
Yes, I know this is post complaining about the posts that are complaining about the bickering. Meta.

Absolutely spot on, you only have to exchange a few words of disagreement & the bickering complaints get raised at the drop of a hat, all I can say is that some people have lived in sheltered existences if what they think actually constitutes bickering I'd dread to think what a heated argument would be described as.

[123EasyasBFC]

Back to the football he looks a talented individual. Not sure whether he’s a striker that leads the line or someone that needs to play alongside another

That’s the question mark with obafemi too I think, never played wide until parts of games last season and his best football at Swansea where in a 2 up top

[ksrclaret]

That’s the question mark with obafemi too I think, never played wide until parts of games last season and his best football at Swansea where in a 2 up top

I think at Swansea Obafemi was actually playing on his own up front with Piroe in a number 10 role for quite a while, which worked out well for both.

Whether or not he could do that in PL is another question, especially as VK didn’t award him much game time.

[Hedontplayforyou]

My foe list is getting longer, which makes this thread a lot shorter.

With regards to this Georgian fellow, is he any good or one for the future?

Mikautadze looks a real player, and one I’m excited about if he signs for us.

[Nori1958]

Look folks, most of us are guilty of replying to posters we don’t particularly warm to in a less than friendly manner on here. We shouldn’t but it’s par for the course of an anonymous internet forum sometimes. A quick search of the users posts talking of bullying reveals they themselves aren’t saints on here.

Let’s just agree we can *all* be more pleasant to each other and leave it at that. It really is about time this thread was used for transfer stuff now.

I try to be civil with everyone, whether they agree with me or not and visa versa
However, there is one poster who jumps on anything I say, iam sure she just reads the user name, and not what is being said
I just remember that in real life Lancaster would never say what she does, if she didn't have a keyboard and anonymity between her and me

In better news a couple of signings should become clearer next week.

[Vegas Claret]

In better news a couple of signings should become clearer next week.

hope so, could be like dominoes once the first drops

[alwaysaclaret]

Mikautadze looks a real player, and one I’m excited about if he signs for us.

Just imagine, mikautadze, tella, tresor, and lokonga.

[Nori1958]

Just imagine, mikautadze, tella, tresor, and lokonga.

Tella might be the most difficult of those

[alwaysaclaret]

Tella might be the most difficult of those

Think they could all be difficult tbh

[ClaretInLeeds]

I try to be civil with everyone, whether they agree with me or not and visa versa
However, there is one poster who jumps on anything I say, iam sure she just reads the user name, and not what is being said
I just remember that in real life Lancaster would never say what she does, if she didn't have a keyboard and anonymity between her and me

In better news a couple of signings should become clearer next week.

Imagine purposely misgendering someone on a messageboard. Says more about you than it does Lancaster.

Edit: this is why people end up falling out - it’s absolutely laughable that you would purposely do that.

[Vegas Claret]

you would never guess we all support the same team !

[ClaretInLeeds]

you would never guess we all support the same team !

Most people even probably rub shoulders in the same pubs in match days. It seems as though the anonymity that being behind a keyboard brings, makes people say things on here that they wouldn’t dream of in real life.

[agreenwood]

I’ve often thought there should be a sticky with a glossary of linked usernames.

Be good to know which posters create a new name every time they finally cross a line and either get banned or they end up on everyone’s foes list and stop getting the attention they crave.

[Nori1958]

Imagine purposely misgendering someone on a messageboard. Says more about you than it does Lancaster.

Edit: this is why people end up falling out - it’s absolutely laughable that you would purposely do that.

How do you know that I am?
Am I male or female?
That's the point of anonymity

[Nori1958]

Most people even probably rub shoulders in the same pubs in match days. It seems as though the anonymity that being behind a keyboard brings, makes people say things on here that they wouldn’t dream of in real life.

Exactly

[123EasyasBFC]

I think at Swansea Obafemi was actually playing on his own up front with Piroe in a number 10 role for quite a while, which worked out well for both.

Whether or not he could do that in PL is another question, especially as VK didn’t award him much game time.

It might well of been, Piroe is naturally a striker so obafemi playing in front of him or with him, still seemed better suited then our style, suppose this is what pre season is going to be about for players like obafemi

[ClaretInLeeds]

How do you know that I am?
Am I male or female?
That's the point of anonymity

I’m not even getting involved.

Foed.

[Vegas Claret]

Most people even probably rub shoulders in the same pubs in match days. It seems as though the anonymity that being behind a keyboard brings, makes people say things on here that they wouldn’t dream of in real life.

I think it's a bit of everything, the written word can be misinterpreted very easily - I know I've got the wrong end of the stick and taken things the wrong way plenty of times on here and I know people have misunderstood what I've meant plenty too, it's just a shame people jump on each other so quickly. This is one of the best footy forums about, very active and for the most part interesting.

[ClaretInLeeds]

I think it's a bit of everything, the written word can be misinterpreted very easily - I know I've got the wrong end of the stick and taken things the wrong way plenty of times on here and I know people have misunderstood what I've meant plenty too, it's just a shame people jump on each other so quickly. This is one of the best footy forums about, very active and for the most part interesting.

I know a fair few posters from this board personally and have the pleasure of calling them friends. I mentioned this the other day on a different thread. I didn’t know them before the ClaretsMad days and that’s testament to the friendliness of most posters.

Then you have the bellends who hide behind their keyboards trying to ruin it for everyone else. It’s such a shame.

[Taffy on the wing]

................................ALL IS DROSS!!!!!!........................

[Nori1958]

Think they could all be difficult tbh

Some easier than others because the clubs want to sell and the players want to come
In Tellas case only one of the criteria is filled at this time

[SirBob]

I think at Swansea Obafemi was actually playing on his own up front with Piroe in a number 10 role for quite a while, which worked out well for both.

Whether or not he could do that in PL is another question, especially as VK didn’t award him much game time.

I get the impression Obafemi is a very short term investment. We got him on the cheap in the end. I think he’ll be a squad player in the coming season, maybe bag a couple of goals before being loaned out next season in the championship and sold of for a tidy little profit. He looks like he could be a very successful championship player to me at least.

[Elizabeth]

Has Palmer on loan from City been confirmed yet ?

[Firthy]

Has Palmer on loan from City been confirmed yet ?

Not sure it was ever happening apart from a poster on here suggesting it