Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

[gio1saints]

28 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

What, taking a picture of a receipt printer to show me where he was? Really?

Thanks @Farmer Saint. That’s about as top as top gets when it gets to its snippets, short of you posting a TikTok of DD shaking hands with Spors and giving Will a hug. Appreciated, nice gesture to a forum which can so often literally show no receipts. Here we have  the receipts! Kind of. Very nice work, please thank agent and no need but if you wish confirm it’s not a lack of discretion simply a show of something that’s already clearly in public domain so no harm done. 💪

Edited Tuesday at 19:29 by gio1saints

[Farmer Saint]

4 minutes ago, lambtiss said:

You seemed to be intimating that the leaked list of names who could charge to Spors account came from an agent?

At a bar at a hotel, yes?

[Farmer Saint]

3 minutes ago, gio1saints said:

Thanks @Farmer Saint. That’s about as top as top gets when it gets to its snippets, short of you posting a TikTok of DD shaking hands with Spors and giving Will a hug. Appreciated, nice gesture to a forum which can so often literally show no receipts. Here we have  the receipts! Kind of. Very nice work, please than agent and confirm it’s not a lack of discretion simply a show of something g that’s already clearly in public domain so bi harm done. 💪

It's not DD.

[gio1saints]

Just now, Farmer Saint said:

It's not DD.

No I’m sure it’s not - I used him as an example of someone that the managers might be talking about over there paid for by the club lattes. 

[Matty's Caddy]

1 hour ago, Farmer Saint said:

I tendered my resignation from the CoT last January due to the amount of abuse aimed at us. What's the phrase, "don't bite the hand that feeds you".

 

I always thought it was just a piss take.  Are you saying it’s real? And if so, have you (or whoever it was) just dropped the agent in shit?

[Weston Super Saint]

Just now, Matty's Caddy said:

I always thought it was just a piss take.  Are you saying it’s real? And if so, have you (or whoever it was) just dropped the agent in shit?

He's just pretending - he was fired, just doesn't want to admit it.

 

[hypochondriac]

22 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

It's not DD.

What position? 

[Midfield_General]

6 hours ago, goodymatt said:

That article suggests Downes is in discussions with Rangers but I don’t see how they afford him?

Reports say Russ 'wants' Downes... but he ends up signing Rothwell. 

There could not be a more perfect illustration of the difference between the speculation on who Rangers 'want', and the pool in which they are fishing in reality. 

[Farmer Saint]

16 minutes ago, Matty's Caddy said:

I always thought it was just a piss take.  Are you saying it’s real? And if so, have you (or whoever it was) just dropped the agent in shit?

As I have always maintained, my stuff is real.

It's not dropping anyone in shit, I haven't mentioned who the agent is, or who the player is, or even which hotel it is, just that it's in Teddington.

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Farmer Saint said:

As I have always maintained, my stuff is real.

It's not dropping anyone in shit, I haven't mentioned who the agent is, or who the player is, or even which hotel it is, just that it's in Teddington.

Is it a player you expect to cook in the championship?

[Matthew Le God]

 

[Farmer Saint]

9 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

What position? 

I'm not giving clues - I resigned from the CoT - as @Turkish will attest to the abuse for giving information without getting agents in shit is so tiring.

[Farmer Saint]

3 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Is it a player you expect to cook in the championship?

Honestly, I don't know much about him.

[hypochondriac]

2 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

When we were linked with Rohl it was said we wanted one of their players. 

[lambtiss]

6 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

As I have always maintained, my stuff is real.

It's not dropping anyone in shit, I haven't mentioned who the agent is, or who the player is, or even which hotel it is, just that it's in Teddington.

Yeah, what were we thinking. I'm sure the club won't mind a bit that this has been leaked.

[Farmer Saint]

3 minutes ago, lambtiss said:

Yeah, what were we thinking. I'm sure the club won't mind a bit that this has been leaked.

That what has been leaked? It was on a printer in a public place.

Edited Tuesday at 20:12 by Farmer Saint

[hypochondriac]

Reminds me of when I posted the front page of the echo on here during the takeover stuff and we were rumoured to have some Irish people take over. Almost got my mate fired...

[Farmer Saint]

6 minutes ago, lambtiss said:

Yeah, what were we thinking. I'm sure the club won't mind a bit that this has been leaked.

It's fine mate, I've removed it from my original post - no need to be scared anymore.

[Matthew Le God]

29 minutes ago, lambtiss said:

Yeah, what were we thinking. I'm sure the club won't mind a bit that this has been leaked.

 

26 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

That what has been leaked? It was on a printer in a public place.

The only bit of info of note from it really is the potential addition of Clement Lemaitre to the backroom staff. Which shouldn't really be top secret news that the club will be desperate to prevent becoming public knowledge. 

Edited Tuesday at 20:38 by Matthew Le God

[Weston Super Saint]

5 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

The only bit of info of note from it really is the potential addition of Clement Lemaitre to the backroom staff. Which shouldn't really be top secret news that the club will be desperate to prevent becoming public knowledge. 

Which part of that printed piece of paper (that could have been printed by anyone in the world), specifically stated that Clement Lemaitre is a member of the backroom staff?

[Weston Super Saint]

9 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

It's fine mate, I've removed it from my original post - no need to be scared anymore.

Phew, very quick thinking!

Luckily no one quoted your post with the picture in it, otherwise there could have been big trouble.

Wait, what, someone did quote it? Uh oh.

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, Farmer Saint said:

I'm not giving clues - I resigned from the CoT - as @Turkish will attest to the abuse for giving information without getting agents in shit is so tiring.

We walk a tight rope all the time mate. Give away too much you risk someone’s job give away not enough you’re told you don’t what you’re on about. And we do this for them not for us! Some people have given up, the don’t bother anymore and you can see why!

Edited Tuesday at 21:16 by Turkish

[Farmer Saint]

5 minutes ago, Turkish said:

We walk a tight rope all the time mate. Give away too much you someone’s job give away not enough you’re told you don’t what you’re on about. And we do this for them not for us! Some people have given up, the don’t bother anymore and you can see why!

As you know, it's why I couldn't do it anymore. Anyway, keep up the good work 👍 

[Charlie Wayman]

6 hours ago, Oldandtired said:

See Kepa's gone to Arsenal. Does this mean Bournemouth will now need a new keeper, one who's already on the south coast and has good mates at the club?

Sometimes two and two do make four

[Master Bates]

1 hour ago, Farmer Saint said:

It's fine mate, I've removed it from my original post - no need to be scared anymore.

I was so scared I wet myself

[Saint Scott]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

We walk a tight rope all the time mate. Give away too much you risk someone’s job give away not enough you’re told you don’t what you’re on about. And we do this for them not for us! Some people have given up, the don’t bother anymore and you can see why!

 

54 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

As you know, it's why I couldn't do it anymore. Anyway, keep up the good work 👍 

Haven't you both got your own thread to spout this bollocks in

1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

 

[Master Bates]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

We walk a tight rope all the time mate. Give away too much you risk someone’s job give away not enough you’re told you don’t what you’re on about. And we do this for them not for us! Some people have given up, the don’t bother anymore and you can see why!

I put up info once back on Saintsforever, same day as the 7/7 attacks, stupidly mentioned my source was manager of the Mick Channon suite.

They ended up forcing his resignation, luckily he moved on to better things. Luckily didnt affect our friendship. We were best mates from 2001 up until he passed almost 2 yrs ago, we were like brothers, best mate in the wholed wide world, miss the twat a lot. Still managed to get me inside info up until he went. I was a c**t back then on that day.

Edited Tuesday at 21:39 by Master Bates

[Gloucester Saint]

Looks good but would like to see some signings now for the first XI in 25/26 - an area SR have historically badly lacked in.

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Master Bates said:

I put up info once back on Saintsforever, same day as the 7/7 attacks, stupidly mentioned my source was manager of the Mick Channon suite.

They ended up forcing his resignation, luckily he moved on to better things. Luckily didnt affect our friendship. We were best mates from 2001 up until he passed almost 2 yrs ago. Still managed to get me inside info up until he went. I was c**t back then.

Sorry for your loss @Master Bates

[Turkish]

9 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

I put up info once back on Saintsforever, same day as the 7/7 attacks, stupidly mentioned my source was manager of the Mick Channon suite.

They ended up forcing his resignation, luckily he moved on to better things. Luckily didnt affect our friendship. We were best mates from 2001 up until he passed almost 2 yrs ago, we were like brothers, best mate in the wholed wide world, miss the twat a lot. Still managed to get me inside info up until he went. I was a c**t back then on that day.

Exactly my point. You have to be so careful I got my fingers burnt a few years back sharing info that was passed to me and the club were able to trace the source back, luckily they couldn’t prove exactly who had shared it but They narrowed it down to about 4 people all of which were read the riot act hence why I’m very careful now

sorry for your loss, leaves a massive hole. 

[Monk]

A few Twitter whispers that the David Brooks deal has been hijacked.

 

With us and Birmingham mentioned.  

[goodymatt]

15 minutes ago, Monk said:

A few Twitter whispers that the David Brooks deal has been hijacked.

 

With us and Birmingham mentioned.  

 

[SuperSAINT]

27 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

I mean, we're a TINY bit more north, right?

[Saint86]

15 hours ago, saintant said:

Lots of game time but I'm struggling to recall many times he excited the crowd. Maybe I'm missing something. Not saying he won't make it and hope he does.

My take on Dibling is that he had some of the world's top defenders scared last season. Watch back the highlights vs city as an example - Gvardiol doesn't know whether to close him down or stand off him, and either way Dibling completely does him a couple of times. That was the standout point for me - top class defenders didn't know how to defend against him and were scared... and it was repeated on multiple occasions last season. To be having that impact as a fresh faced 18year old in his first few months of senior football should be enough to set off the "this kid is good" klaxon in most fans' heads  - it certainly did for a lot of pundits and other clubs.

[CSA96]

 

[sockeye]

12 minutes ago, CSA96 said:

 

That's a considerable amount of money at this level. Let's hope he kicks on relatively quickly.

[Wade Garrett]

1 minute ago, sockeye said:

That's a considerable amount of money at this level. Let's hope he kicks on relatively quickly.

Although i’m not sure about him, the club obviously are and fair play to them for trying to get business done so quickly.

[gecko]

1 minute ago, sockeye said:

That's a considerable amount of money at this level. Let's hope he kicks on relatively quickly.

agreed.

Although thinking of it another way, it's not much more than what we've sold Tall Paul for, and I'd wager this guy looks better suited to the systems we expect to be seeing from Still (and Spors)

guess we'll have to wait and see

[malcolm waldron]

1 hour ago, Saint86 said:

My take on Dibling is that he had some of the world's top defenders scared last season. Watch back the highlights vs city as an example - Gvardiol doesn't know whether to close him down or stand off him, and either way Dibling completely does him a couple of times. That was the standout point for me - top class defenders didn't know how to defend against him and were scared... and it was repeated on multiple occasions last season. To be having that impact as a fresh faced 18year old in his first few months of senior football should be enough to set off the "this kid is good" klaxon in most fans' heads  - it certainly did for a lot of pundits and other clubs.

Was that the away game or the home one?  Only asking as it felt like there were two Diblings last season - pre and post Christmas.  I do remember he spent a lot of time defending in the home game and showed good positional awareness.

[sockeye]

4 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Although i’m not sure about him, the club obviously are and fair play to them for trying to get business done so quickly.

The last few years have been fraught with forward deals especially falling through at the end of the window. He may not be the 15 goals per season in the Championship striker a lot of us were hoping for, but yep, credit for getting it done as soon as possible.

[Chez]

46 minutes ago, sockeye said:

The last few years have been fraught with forward deals especially falling through at the end of the window. He may not be the 15 goals per season in the Championship striker a lot of us were hoping for, but yep, credit for getting it done as soon as possible.

I saw the "15 goals" and immediately wondered how many goals are typically scored by the teams in first and second place in the championship and then try to extrapolate how many the striker(s) needs to get, should we be playing one up front and two wingers....

[Verbal]

Well this is all very funny. CoT has turned into Galaxy Quest

[hypochondriac]

1 hour ago, CSA96 said:

 

The positives here are that we've got him in quickly and also that he's clearly the main one we want. Should be a good one to judge the new scouting and transfer group on given that on the face of it he doesn't seem like an incredible signing. Lets hope he smashes it. 

[Saint Garrett]

1 hour ago, sockeye said:

That's a considerable amount of money at this level. Let's hope he kicks on relatively quickly.

Not sure it is really. 

A few other forwards that have been bought in the champ...(rough fees as off transfermarkt)

Mike Tresor - €18m
Britt Assombalonga - €17m
Helder Costa - €15m
Ross Mccormack - €15m
Joel Piroe - €14m
Harry Wilson - €14m
Benik Afobe - €14m
Jonathan Kodjia - €13m
Isaac Mbenza - €13m
Andre Gray - €13m
Dwight Gayle - €12m
Jordan Rhodes -€12m
Tom Cannon - €12m

And plenty others....

 

[Saint86]

2 hours ago, sockeye said:

That's a considerable amount of money at this level. Let's hope he kicks on relatively quickly.

I think its good business for him tbh. I like the look at him from what i've seen in the clips, and he is being bought to suit Still's tactical style. Its 10M euros which includes add ons - and its reasonable to assume those will be related to number of goals scored and promotion. So assuming he's a success it will be a good price for him and we'll be able to afford the add on's fairly easily, and if he's merely a bit meh he's a low risk signing. I also think people forget just how bad the general standard is in the championship - unless he gets injured he'll get goals. And if he gets regular playing time and a decent season under his belt then he'll likely develop quite nicely.

Edited 15 hours ago by Saint86

[Chez]

44 minutes ago, Saint Garrett said:

Not sure it is really. 

A few other forwards that have been bought in the champ...(rough fees as off transfermarkt)

Mike Tresor - €18m
Britt Assombalonga - €17m
Helder Costa - €15m
Ross Mccormack - €15m
Joel Piroe - €14m
Harry Wilson - €14m
Benik Afobe - €14m
Jonathan Kodjia - €13m
Isaac Mbenza - €13m
Andre Gray - €13m
Dwight Gayle - €12m
Jordan Rhodes -€12m
Tom Cannon - €12m

And plenty others....

 

Some big money moves work out, some don't:
Tresor is more of a midfielder/winger and he missed all of last season at Burnley through injury
Assombalonga scored 1 in 3 for Boro, but had scored 1 in 2 for the club they signed him from (Forest).
Costa scored 6 goals in 60 odd appearances for Wolves, but he wasn't a striker to be fair.
McCormack worked out pretty well for Fulham scoring 38 in 89 championship games.
Wilson is more of midfielder.
Piroe scored 13 in his first, 19 in his second. Not too bad, but they don't seem sold on him.
Afobe had a Costa-like scoring record at Bournemouth. A complete disaster.
Kodija started well (scoring 19 in 36) but faded over the four seasons at Villa (29 goals in 96 games in the end). He didn't always play as a central striker.
Mbenza was more of a winger. 
Gray scored lots of goals for Burnley in the one season in the Championship 23 in 41 games.
Gayle scored lot of goals for Newcastle in their promotion season - 23 in 32 games.
Rhodes was successful at Blackburn (83 goals in 159 games). A similar sized move to Boro was less successful and the one to Wednesday was a complete failure. The term "proven championship goalscorer" comes to mind...until the goals dry up.
Cannon scored 1 goal in 15 or so games at Sheff United last season.
 

[Saint_clark]

4 hours ago, sockeye said:

That's a considerable amount of money at this level. Let's hope he kicks on relatively quickly.

It's just under 7million, even at Championship level that's not a huge amount of money. 

[Rebel]

Damion Downs looks ok as as back-up centre forward - but I still feel we need a starting centre forward.  We can't rely on Stewart with his injury record and BBD, Adarma and Archer are all second strikers or wide/inside forwards.

 

[Doctoroncall]

To add to the how much does a striker cost, Everton are in talks with Villarreal over their France Under-21 international striker Thierno Barry. The 22-year-old, who scored 11 goals in La Liga last season, has a release clause of €40m (£34.4m), but Everton are attempting to negotiate a lower fee.

[Saint_lambden]

Sunderland about to sign Petrovic (GK) from Chelsea. I wonder if that will lead us to stepping up our interest in Anthony Patterson who's been linked with us the past couple of transfer windows. Would represent pure profit from a PSR point of view for them and he's likely now to be back-up there which - at 25 - I doubt he would want.