Summer Transfer Window 2026

[BARCELONASAINT]

49 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

No idea what your source is but that would be absolutely incredible. Wonder if archer will go.

my take on what my source told me is that they will only let any of our top players leave if we get offered a fee well above our valuation. The closer it gets to the closing of the window the more desperate some clubs become and will spend silly money on players. At present no one has put a bid in for any of our players that is acceptable. Therefore at present they are only planning on potentially needing 2 more signings, a potential Stewart replacement and a Shea Charles replacement who is seen as gone but just finalising the acceptable amount.

[sadoldgit]

11 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

I have to say, if that’s true then Stewart can get fucked and we should pull the offer. He rejected an extension, has had no pre season, and now he’s got our offer (which is his best one so far) and he’s still mulling it over incase something else comes up? No thanks, he’s made his bed let him lie in it.

Is this Stewart or his agent? If you were his agent, wouldn’t you wait until you had what you considered to be all of the offers in before you sat down with him to make a decision? Yes, it is a pain in the arse for us, but it is his career.

[sadoldgit]

4 minutes ago, BARCELONASAINT said:

my take on what my source told me is that they will only let any of our top players leave if we get offered a fee well above our valuation. The closer it gets to the closing of the window the more desperate some clubs become and will spend silly money on players. At present no one has put a bid in for any of our players that is acceptable. Therefore at present they are only planning on potentially needing 2 more signings, a potential Stewart replacement and a Shea Charles replacement who is seen as gone but just finalising the acceptable amount.

So we get offered “silly money” for several players on deadline day. Do we still sell?

[skintsaint]

4 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

So we get offered “silly money” for several players on deadline day. Do we still sell?

Guess it would depend how silly it is.

[BARCELONASAINT]

4 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

So we get offered “silly money” for several players on deadline day. Do we still sell?

Personally without an immediate replacement already lined up to come in and as near as dammed it a guaranteed improvement or equal at worst then i would say absolutely NO. However it's not my money!

[hypochondriac]

1 minute ago, BARCELONASAINT said:

Personally without an immediate replacement already lined up to come in and as near as dammed it a guaranteed improvement or equal at worst then i would say absolutely NO. However it's not my money!

Obviously any last minute sale would be contingent on us having the time to sign a suitable replacement. That much is clear.

[Sir Ralph]

2 hours ago, Turkish said:

Tall Paul to Fulham 😂😂

https://turkish-football.com/fulham-close-to-25m-deal-for-trabzonspor-striker-paul-onuachu/

Never given a proper chance with us and we didnt play to his strengths.

[Ex Lion Tamer]

48 minutes ago, bpsaint said:

I have to say, if that’s true then Stewart can get fucked and we should pull the offer. He rejected an extension, has had no pre season, and now he’s got our offer (which is his best one so far) and he’s still mulling it over incase something else comes up? No thanks, he’s made his bed let him lie in it.

If it's true that we've only offered him a one-year deal then I think he's absolutely in his rights to look elsewhere

Edited 2 hours ago by Ex Lion Tamer

[csh398]

17 minutes ago, Sir Ralph said:

Never given a proper chance with us and we didnt play to his strengths.

I’d argue he had plenty of chances to show something. Certainly more so than Downs (another seemingly limited player below the level we need) Sadly, IMHO, it was pretty clear from day one he is an incredibly limited footballer. I mean that debut…..at 6’7” and unable to jump!! But it’s all about opinions of course. 

[Oh no Mick Mills]

17 minutes ago, csh398 said:

I’d argue he had plenty of chances to show something. Certainly more so than Downs (another seemingly limited player below the level we need) Sadly, IMHO, it was pretty clear from day one he is an incredibly limited footballer. I mean that debut…..at 6’7” and unable to jump!! But it’s all about opinions of course. 

It's crazy how we all see things differently. 

I always thought he looked decent, certainly had his limitations for sure but he made a big difference when he played and looked far better than Adam Armstrong .

 

 

[UpweySaint]

3 hours ago, Turkish said:

Tall Paul to Fulham 😂😂

https://turkish-football.com/fulham-close-to-25m-deal-for-trabzonspor-striker-paul-onuachu/

The article has Fulham as being managed by Marco Silva still so that undermines the credibility a little.

[saintant]

50 minutes ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

If it's true that we've only offered him a one-year deal then I think he's absolutely in his rights to look elsewhere

He is but I suspect he'll be disappointed and may well regret not sorting out a contract with us. His stock is not that high although being a free agent might help but, even then, he comes with a very bad injury history and will no doubt want decent money which few clubs at this level can afford to pay. I still think he's been badly advised by his agent but let's see how it pans out.

[StrangelyBrown]

31 minutes ago, Oh no Mick Mills said:

It's crazy how we all see things differently. 

I always thought he looked decent, certainly had his limitations for sure but he made a big difference when he played and looked far better than Adam Armstrong .

 

 

Looking better than Armstrong upfront is a pretty low bar

[Convict Colony]

3 hours ago, Turkish said:

Tall Paul to Fulham 😂😂

https://turkish-football.com/fulham-close-to-25m-deal-for-trabzonspor-striker-paul-onuachu/

stopped reading when it said marco silva's side

[Lighthouse]

3 hours ago, ally_uk said:

Shift Archer, Diaz and possibly Downs.

Larin,

Salech and Ballard in 

I think we got the message the last 41 times you mentioned Salech. He has never even been linked with us and I doubt Cardiff would sell him for anything we could afford.

2 hours ago, Sir Ralph said:

Never given a proper chance with us and we didnt play to his strengths.

His main strengths as far as I could tell were playing pub football against part time welders. 4 goals in 40 appearances for us in all competitions.

[skintsaint]

17 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

and I doubt Cardiff would sell him for anything we could afford.

Yeah got quite a hefty contract left on him.