11 Nov 2025 09:14:53
Closing in on the transfer window. keep reading all kinds of rumours ranging from moyes asking for another statement signing to us not having much cash to spend. But what would be your ideal window?
Mine is:
- sell beto - appreciate the few goals he scored for us last year but let's be honest, he isn't good enough. Rumours Italian clubs maybe interested.
- sell mcneil - come on dyche do us a favour and take him
- bring in a stiker to replace beto (keep seeing richy rumours and apparently spurs feel like they can replace him so can let him go)
- bring in another striker (would be my statement signing if there is one) . Its a mistake for the club to have to rely on beto and Barry (he will need time) .
- bring in a right back (would love someone who can play lb as well but may be pushing it) . Although I do think garner can do the job.
Whats yours?
{Ed025's Note - yeah a Right back and a striker for me as well Cropper, jimmy can do a good job at right back but we need him in midfield mate..
11 Nov 2025 09:54:06
Think a striker is what we’ll be in for.
However notoriously hard to recruit in January so not sure there’ll be any statement signings available in that department.
Richarlison rumours resurfacing but for me it’d be a no as never works returning to a previous club he’d also cost a few quid.
Toney been mentioned, brilliant goalscorer for Brentford but did drop off a cliff last 6 months for them before move to Saudi. The fact Saudi team willing to let him go speaks volumes.
Vlahovic been mentioned as he’s entering final 6 months of contract and juventus will want to make some money on him if doesn’t renew with them.
Think that’s the sort of player we’ll be in for one that’s nearing end of contract and will be available at a decent price as clubs will want to make some money rather than lose on a free in summer.
11 Nov 2025 11:13:38
Statement signing or not, as long as any forward we bring in is an improvement on what we currently have then I'm happy. With only one or two goals between them, that can't be too hard to replace. Definitely need a right back as well. Fill those two positions and we are looking a lot stronger.
11 Nov 2025 11:32:05
Striker it has to be.
11 Nov 2025 13:26:44
Don't think we do ED. Watched him as did you, hence my comment on our new Bainsie/peanut right side combo. He was RB one minute and running into midfield the next. O'Brien couldn't do that. I would rather gather our Shekals and go big on a striker.
{Ed025's Note - we all have our own views on that DMS and thats fine mate, the one thing we can agree on is that Jimmy has been excellent..
11 Nov 2025 15:03:38
I think he has been our player of the season Ed. You could put him in most positions and not worry about too much of a drop off, his IQ is that good.
I can't see us getting a Vlahovic GD. He won't come to a club that is not in Europe and he is on about 250k a week. With regards to people returning. Pienaar didn't do too bad. Rush, Shergingham, Klinsmann, Defoe, Gundogan, Ronaldo are all other examples. That being said, I don't want Richy back but wouldn't necessarily be against it. He won't come cheap, is soon to be 29 and don't feel that he has improved his game since being with us.
Not as established as Vlahovic and on nowhere near the wages. However, both still in Europe, I would try and target Nikola Krstovic from Atalanta or Cardoso from Leipzig. Both clubs like to make profits on players and trust their scouting system to find more than capable replacements. Neither would be cheap but would sort the no9 position out for us.
More reasonable and achievable targets would be Asllani at Hoffenheim or Panichelli at Strasbourg.
No point me mention Franco as I have already posted about him enough times now.
Left-field shout would be a seasoned Breel Embolo who we were linked with many moons ago in his younger years at Monchengladbach. Not an out an out goal scorer by any means but capable of goals and assists and is strong and pacey. Think he went to Rennes for just shy of 15 million in the summer, however is behind 2 strikers in a 3-5-2 formation.
{Ed025's Note - good informative post that BN...cheers..
11 Nov 2025 16:41:29
Pleasure Ed.
11 Nov 2025 17:20:58
Clearly lots still to do but a striker and a single striker to maximise this season. RBs LBs and even another striker and or CM can all wait to summer. The priority is goals.
11 Nov 2025 18:22:01
Need a striker more than any other position. That my friends is very apparent.
11 Nov 2025 20:09:45
Get a striker and we can limp through the rest of the season with the squad we have and do alright.
Fail to get a striker who knows where the net is and we’ll be bottom half and possibly hanging around just above relegation zone.
I think they will look to loan someone in. Any decent strikers laying second fiddle anywhere and needing game time with the World Cup on the horizon?
And before anyone says it, Toney ain’t coming to us. More chance of getting Tony the Tiger though I hear he’s grrrreeeaat!
12 Nov 2025 00:58:11
Garner slows us down too much in midfield, at right back that isn’t a problem
We need a new left back more than a right back this season.
12 Nov 2025 04:48:53
Zirkzee mentioned, not impressed, media hype hopefully.
12 Nov 2025 19:07:15
He made some good runs into midfield from RB, I think that is his position (RB)