Summer Transfer Window 2025/26

[hypochondriac]

16 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

This is why I always hate the common get out clubs make in transfer windows.

''If they're not better than what we've got, then we will not panic''

If the scouts aren't finding better than the likes of Adam Armstrong, Smallbone, Fraser, Edozie etc then the problem is with them, not that there's no one better out there. It's a common get out clubs use, such as us, and it basically equates to them saying ''we are absolutley shit at scouting, we've picked a couple of good players, if we can't get them we have no where else to turn''.

Indeed. I could even forgive us having weaknesses last year if lots of people did turn us down but the lack of strengthening over almost the entire team is utterly damming. The only places we actually strengthened were attacking midfield (even that's arguable without Stuart Armstrong) and goalkeeper. The fact we've had Bree, Smallbone, Onuachu and Manning playing a reasonable amount of games for us this year it's actually not surprising we've done as bad as we have done. Not a single team in Premier league history would have done that. Even Luton and Blackpool strengthened more when they got promoted. 

[Chez]

7 hours ago, Andrew Watson said:

Shankland is not good enough, like Kris Boyd he has scored plenty of goals in Scotland  and that is his limit. If he was any good Rangers or Celtic would have signed him. In the championship in England Boyd scored 1 every 3 games and was loaned out by Boro. If we sign Shankland it would more than likely be a total disaster,assuming the rumours are true,of course.

after two good seasons, he only scored 8 goals this season. 

[Andrew Watson]

Michael Mandron scores goals in the scottish premier league Chez,the same player who was at Eastleigh and Hartlepool. If we cannot do better than Shankland we are in for a really poor season. [ Which we will any way,unless we get rid of the great piles of deadwood and get in some decent players who really want to be at the club. ]

[Holmes_and_Watson]

A little early, but our annually linked Brandon Williams is available after getting a suspended prison sentence.

Since he can play left back, no doubt he's somewhere on SR's radar.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cly36z3lep5o

[Disco Stu]

1 hour ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

A little early, but our annually linked Brandon Williams is available after getting a suspended prison sentence.

Since he can play left back, no doubt he's somewhere on SR's radar.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cly36z3lep5o

He'd still be an upgrade on Manning in all fairness.

Edited 23 hours ago by Disco Stu

[Miltonaggro]

Heard in the week that we’ve been having a close look at Patterson the Sunderland keeper as a possible replacement for Ramsdale. On today’s showing in the play off final, assuming Sunderland get beat, I hope that is the case. 

[ErwinK1961]

26 minutes ago, Miltonaggro said:

Heard in the week that we’ve been having a close look at Patterson the Sunderland keeper as a possible replacement for Ramsdale. On today’s showing in the play off final, assuming Sunderland get beat, I hope that is the case. 

Think we can forget that now.

[Miltonaggro]

5 minutes ago, ErwinK1961 said:

Think we can forget that now.

Yep.

[bangkoksaint]

This what Blades fans think of BBD…….not that I thought they’d take him off our hands but he’ll be a difficult sell:

BBD -1 - Jesus. One of the most laughable performances I've seen from the bench. Came on. Lost the ball. Got booked because he can't be arsed to run backwards. Lost the ball. Got injured. If he got the nod ahead of JRS then Wilder needs to look long and hard in a mirror.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

3 minutes ago, bangkoksaint said:

This what Blades fans think of BBD…….not that I thought they’d take him off our hands but he’ll be a difficult sell:

BBD -1 - Jesus. One of the most laughable performances I've seen from the bench. Came on. Lost the ball. Got booked because he can't be arsed to run backwards. Lost the ball. Got injured. If he got the nod ahead of JRS then Wilder needs to look long and hard in a mirror.

A spot on assessment of his day.

[coalman]

13 hours ago, bangkoksaint said:

This what Blades fans think of BBD…….not that I thought they’d take him off our hands but he’ll be a difficult sell:

BBD -1 - Jesus. One of the most laughable performances I've seen from the bench. Came on. Lost the ball. Got booked because he can't be arsed to run backwards. Lost the ball. Got injured. If he got the nod ahead of JRS then Wilder needs to look long and hard in a mirror.

And to think it only took Saints a few months to coach that into him. Imagine what we could have achieved if he'd been here the whole season.

Edited 2 hours ago by coalman

[Lighthouse]

10 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

A little early, but our annually linked Brandon Williams is available after getting a suspended prison sentence.

Since he can play left back, no doubt he's somewhere on SR's radar.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cly36z3lep5o

Christ, you’ve got to feel sorry for the poor lad there, getting sent back to Man United instead of prison.

[trousers]

2 hours ago, Miltonaggro said:

Heard in the week that we’ve been having a close look at Patterson the Sunderland keeper as a possible replacement for Ramsdale. On today’s showing in the play off final, assuming Sunderland get beat, I hope that is the case. 

 

2 hours ago, ErwinK1961 said:

Think we can forget that now.

Might that depend on whether Sunderland see him as a Premier League level keeper or not? In theory, them going up could make it more likely we'll sign him, rather than less... (McCarthy is a decent championship keeper, but not really good enough for the PL, for example)

(Caveat: I've no idea how good he is so I could be talking bollocks, just for a change )

Edited 14 hours ago by trousers

[skintsaint]

2 hours ago, Miltonaggro said:

Heard in the week that we’ve been having a close look at Patterson the Sunderland keeper as a possible replacement for Ramsdale. On today’s showing in the play off final, assuming Sunderland get beat, I hope that is the case. 

Loan swap Ramsdale for Patterson for a season. Everyones a winner.

[Ekelund]

21 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

Loan swap Ramsdale for Patterson for a season. Everyones a winner.

Not sure Patterson, the Sunderland fan, would agree mind 

[Badger]

1 hour ago, skintsaint said:

Loan swap Ramsdale for Patterson for a season. Everyones a winner.

Was hoping we might have had an exchange  involving Cooper at Sheff Utd had they gone up ( with some £ coming out way as well, and not on a loan). Not to be. 

[Jaime]

If we are thinking of keepers,  then Owen Goodman may be worth a shout (??) Whether Palace want to sell is one thing, but they will at least want to loan him out to a team in the Championship 

[Miltonaggro]

3 hours ago, skintsaint said:

Loan swap Ramsdale for Patterson for a season. Everyones a winner.

Far too sensible. 

[skintsaint]

Werder are interested in Kotchap....apparently.

[Saint Neil]

23 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

Werder are interested in Kotchap....apparently.

Sauce?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Just now, Saint Neil said:

Sauce?

No, Kotchap, not Ketchup. 🙂

[Verbal]

7 hours ago, Miltonaggro said:

Heard in the week that we’ve been having a close look at Patterson the Sunderland keeper as a possible replacement for Ramsdale. On today’s showing in the play off final, assuming Sunderland get beat, I hope that is the case. 

Well there goes that dream