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    Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

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    Posted · Edited by trousers

    25 minutes ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

     

    Virtually every YouTube podcast predicting the Championship table this coming season have us finishing 2nd. 

     

     

    4 minutes ago, Smirking_Saint said:

    As do the bookies….

    Time to cash in my life savings if it's that much of a foregone conclusion... ;)

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    Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

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    4 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

    It could be all of those things. I don't think it is, but it's an opinion. What are you concentrating all your ire on me as there are loads of odd opinions on here?

    I think the squad is far better at the moment. I also think you're being a prick.

    Have you been a buffoon your entire life, or is it a recent development?

    (seeing as we're now lowering ourselves to insult territory ;) )

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    Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

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    Posted · Edited by trousers

    7 minutes ago, revolution saint said:

    As is spelling apparently.

    Touche!

    <MLG Mode> Although technically it was a typo due to speed of typing rather than an intentional misspell (hence the immediate correction before I saw your swift quip) ;)

    p.s. good to see the addition of a comma in your edit ;)

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    Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

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    Posted · Edited by trousers

    5 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

    That's fine, you think the 2023-2024 squad was better than our squad is right now. That's fine - I wholeheartedly disagree, and again I would point you to Saint jack's post as to why.

    Incorrect....Where have I said that? All I've questioned is whether the current squad is "far better" than the 2023/24 squad. It could be slightly better, it could be about the same, it could be worse. In other words, I'm undecided, other than thinking that "far better" is stretching the reality somewhat.

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    Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

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    Posted · Edited by trousers

    9 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

    They were in a hard place last season mentally because most of them were too shit for the league they were in. That led to defeat after defeat and is mentally draining. This season they will go into games with higher ability players than most of the rest of the league. They'll soon forget the omnishambles of last season IF we get off to a good start.

    Ok Professor Le God... ;)

    Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

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    Posted · Edited by trousers

    13 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

    Why are you struggling so much with the concept of comparing now to the end of 2024's summer transfer window?

    I'm not "struggling" with it... (a) I don't see the point in comparing oranges with apples and (b) even if we do, I still don't class the squad 'now' as "far better" than it was at the end of the 2024 summer transfer window. We just happen to disagree on that assessment, which is fine. Maybe it's someone else that's "struggling" here... ;)

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    Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

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    1 hour ago, Farmer Saint said:

    It's all supposition though - we haven't sold them yet. It's very difficult to judge how good a team is when not at the end of the transfer window. It's why the phrase "at the moment" is key.

    But fine, Ramsdale, Dibling and Fernandes. I also think Archer is a very good Championship player and if he plays will score a lot of goals. Downs is an unknown but Adams was no great shakes. I would say KWP is better than anything we have now (although our piss poor defences have also been on his watch as well), but apart from that we have a lot of the same players with more experience. For instance, THB is now an England International. Downes is older and more experienced.

    Fair enough. To me, that doesn't equate to our squad being "far better" now than it was at the same point in time before Martin's championship campaign, but you're obviously entitled to see it differently 👍

    Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

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    Posted · Edited by trousers

    9 minutes ago, aintforever said:

    But surely you can only judge a squad on how they have performed previously?

     

    I guess so, but all that does is underline the subjectivity of coming to a judgement in the first place. Our championship players could perform to the same levels they've performed at before, or there's equally the possibility they might not. Some people seem to be suggesting that because they performed well before, it's likely they'll do the same again, which is creeping towards non-sequitur territory. All I'm doing is keeping an open mind where others perhaps are not... :)

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    Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

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    Posted · Edited by trousers

    3 minutes ago, aintforever said:

    No reason why they can’t play better than they did before as well.

    Indeed. As a fence sitter, I of course agree.... but there are some that seem to believe it'll only go one way, and turn a convenient blind eye to the alternative outcome....

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    Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

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    Posted · Edited by trousers

    1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

    Not remotely close to being 'pitiful' at Championship level.

    Armstrong and Brereton Díaz are both best as wide forwards. Both prolific in the Championship.

    Archer, prolific in the Championship 18 goals in 40 games.

    Stewart prolific in a small sample of 13 games and 10 goals.

    Downs top scorer for best team in 2.Bundesliga. 

    Edozie and Fraser both effective in the Championship. Edozie had 6 goals from only 16 starts in the promotion season which is good end product. 

    Robinson will be very effective this season. His age doesn't mean he can't be used.

    One of the main current issues is the number 10 role if Fernandes and Dibling leave. I'd be surprised  if we didn't see a number 10 role player arrive. In the short term, Joe Aribo would be a decent option at Championship level until we sign one, but looks like Fraser might also be in Still'sthoughts for that based on pre season. Neither ideal as 1st choice for the rest of the season, but may be needed until new signing beds in.

     

    Is there any reason why you focus on players' hard skills and hardly mention their soft skills, if at all? (that's a rhetorcial question, in case it's not obvious...)

    Yes, we obviously have players that have played well in this division before (that goes without saying, except for those that like to repeat such observations several times... ;) ), but you're assuming that, psychologically, they are in the same place now as they were back then. It's not unreasonable to question if they are mentally capable of achieving what they've achieved before, as well as physically, given what they've subsequently been through...

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