Summer Transfer Window 2026

[Saint_clark]

5 minutes ago, Thripp87 said:

Edozie should have been shipped a month ago, with Solly March already playing as a replacement. 

What is this places obsession with Solly March all of a sudden? The guys 32 and played 19 league games in 3 years, there's a reason he's out of contract and clubs aren't falling over themselves to get him.

[Disco Stu]

Rak-Sakyi's £4m deal to Charlton fell through earlier in the summer. I wouldn't be opposed to selling Edozie for £4m and using the money to bring him in.

[Turkish]

11 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

Just seen he can play Centre Back, Right Back and CDM so we've got our THB & Charles replacement all in one player. A master class in player trading!

[Disco Stu]

3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Just seen he can play Centre Back, Right Back and CDM so we've got our THB & Charles replacement all in one player. A master class in player trading!

I've heard he can play all three at the same time!

[Le Timmier]

Each season the Guardian picks out a youngster from each top-flight side as one to watch - and then track their career progress. Zach Abbott was its pick from Forest in 2022.

(Meanwhile the pick from Saints at the time was Jimmy Jay Morgan)

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2022/sep/27/next-generation-2022-20-of-the-best-talents-at-premier-league-clubs

[AlexLaw76]

Looks good for the Front Sweeper role...not had that since Frazer Richardson

[goodymatt]

 

[Baird of the land]

Take it edozie really wanted to go to Salzburg

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

Surely we must have a striker coming in? If Larin gets injured we're f'ed. 

 

[SouthWalesSaints]

21 minutes ago, Greenridge said:

50% sell on fee? Thats another level. 

Cost us £10 million and we're selling for peanuts.  Good on the club. 

[Wade Garrett]

So we could get rid of Edozie for £4m and sign March on a free.

But the club might keep Edozie, who's out of contract soon, instead.

Selling THB and replacing him with a loan player who has played a total of 11 first team games.

This isn't really the Spors masterclass I was hoping for.  To be honest, it's fucking shite.

[saintwbu]

Presume the reluctance to sell Edozie is because we would need to replace him, and we must not have anyone we’re eyeing up.

[goodymatt]

 

[Toussaint]

29 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

What is this places obsession with Solly March all of a sudden? The guys 32 and played 19 league games in 3 years, there's a reason he's out of contract and clubs aren't falling over themselves to get him.

Ryan Fraser vibes, as he was in his last season. 

[goodymatt]

 

[BranfootsLoveChild]

2 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

The result on Saturday made his mind up then 😅

[saintwbu]

Solly March is crap, hasn’t hit double figures for appearances for four years, and about 30% of his entire career goals and assists came in one season under Graham Potter. 

[CSA96]

Alfie House saying that it is 'likely' that Cameron Archer leaves today

[ally_uk]

That's sensible business getting in Abbott on loan, happy with that 👏 

Can cover a few postions, premier league experience what's not to like? 

I think we need to be realistic we jave scouted players who are playing Champ league footy and other big clubs are sniffing around, Why the fuck would they drop down to the championship 😅

[Fabrice29]

5 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

Someone needs to remind this Jack fella the vocal minority believe the point of a transfer window is not to set up your squad for competing in the games and to be judged on those accordingly.
 

It’s purely vibes and if Solly March can give better vibes than some talented kid with his career ahead of him then so be it!

Jack should make this point later in the year, but before January, when the vocal minority reserve the right to forget the vibes they wanted and instead judge based on results again.

Edited 1 hour ago by Fabrice29

[revolution saint]

1 minute ago, ally_uk said:

That's sensible business getting in Abbott on loan, happy with that 👏 

Can cover a few postions, premier league experience what's not to like? 

I think we need to be realistic we jave scouted players who are playing Champ league footy and other big clubs are sniffing around, Why the fuck would they drop down to the championship 😅

Yep, top of my wishlist for the summer was to sell one of the best defenders in the division and replace with a kid who's played 13 games of adult football.  Guaranteed success.
As for the second part - surely the question should be directed at Spors - why the fuck are you scouting and prioritising players that you're not likely to be able to sign?

[Dan Johnson]

5 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

I'm not surprised if he's reading these reactions on Twitter, it's a Cesspit of twats. 

[goodymatt]

 

[Willo of Whiteley]

Not opposed to the Forest lad joining, it’s a bit underwhelming but I’d rather take him (hopefully option to buy), Forest fan reviews seem to be decent, and still very young.

Archer and Downs will be confirmed to have left permanently and on loan.

Ramsdale is the eye opener - that could be a late move abroad after our window shuts.

[Thripp87]

39 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

What is this places obsession with Solly March all of a sudden? The guys 32 and played 19 league games in 3 years, there's a reason he's out of contract and clubs aren't falling over themselves to get him.

By comparison Sam Edozie has started 2 league games in 2 years. 
Granted, I thought March may have played more but he was half useful for Brighton in the Prem a few seasons ago, not bad on a free, with limited time left to find a replacement.

[Football Special]

1 minute ago, goodymatt said:

 

Fair enough, but if Larin gets injured then thats our season over 

[Willo of Whiteley]

Harwood-Bellis and Archer will leave permanently before the day is out.

Sugawara, Downs and Edozie will only be loans.

Ramsdale - interesting - nothing concrete.

[Tamesaint]

Surely if Archer and Downs are out the door enough space and wages have been freed up for another forward. Ideally one who can hold the ball up as well as Larin but better than Moamba.

[Wade Garrett]

4 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said:

Someone needs to remind this Jack fella the vocal minority believe the point of a transfer window is not to set up your squad for competing in the games and to be judged on those accordingly.
 

It’s purely vibes and if Solly March can give better vibes than some talented kid with his career ahead of him then so be it!

Jack should make this point later in the year, but before January, when the vocal minority reserve the right to forget the vibes they wanted and instead judge based on results again.

What are you talking about?

March is a winger, and we can get him for nothing whilst selling Edozie for £4m.  Nothing to do with signing a CB.

[Dan Johnson]

5 minutes ago, Thripp87 said:

By comparison Sam Edozie has started 2 league games in 2 years. 
Granted, I thought March may have played more but he was half useful for Brighton in the Prem a few seasons ago, not bad on a free, with limited time left to find a replacement.

  

1 minute ago, Wade Garrett said:

What are you talking about?

March is a winger, and we can get him for nothing whilst selling Edozie for £4m.  Nothing to do with signing a CB.

 

Plenty of other Wingers on a free...

Jadon Sancho
Reiss Nelson
Wilfried Zaha
Riyad Mahrez
Raheem Sterling
Bertrand Traoré

Edited 1 hour ago by Dan Johnson

[hypochondriac]

Assuming saints don't spend any significant amounts of money they've bought a heck of a a lot in. If you add the Armstrong fee as well from January that hsould allow us to strengthen in January if we are anywhere near the top of the table.

[Gloucester Saint]

That would be a huge risk not to bring in another striker on loan considering one left already (Stewart), one is leaving on loan albeit unselectable (DD) from a wages perspective and Alfie seems confident Archer out, probably on loan.  

[westmidlandsaint]

Surely if Archer is allowed to go there needs to be a replacement, especially with Oyekunle going out on loan we are 1 injury to Larin/Mubama away from having no striker on the bench. Surely they are not considering Dobbin as a striker option.

[hypochondriac]

At least I can get some work done today. Bit of a shame not to get one more in at least.

[CB Fry]

I don’t get the obsession with Solly March. Feels like all the worst elements of “bring back Wayne Bridge/Lallana/Romeu/Walcott” etc but for a player who never played for us in the first place so not even an emotional pull. He’s played a handful of games in the last three seasons and clearly crocked for huge parts of that.

Feels like a weird nostalgia to just say we finally sign someone we’ve been linked with loads of times. Feels pointless.

 

[Dan Johnson]

1 minute ago, westmidlandsaint said:

Surely if Archer is allowed to go there needs to be a replacement, especially with Oyekunle going out on loan we are 1 injury to Larin/Mubama away from having no striker on the bench. Surely they are not considering Dobbin as a striker option.

Assuming they feel Dobbin can play there.

So our forwards would be Larin, Dobbin, Mubama

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, westmidlandsaint said:

Surely if Archer is allowed to go there needs to be a replacement, especially with Oyekunle going out on loan we are 1 injury to Larin/Mubama away from having no striker on the bench. Surely they are not considering Dobbin as a striker option.

Dobbin isn’t a striker, or a winger. Seems to have been a #10 for PNE so more rotation for Finn Azaz. Would be stupid to leave the club that short up front with DD gone as well, Stewart already gone and Archer very likely but the club has history eg Fonte and January which cost us a major trophy. 

[Thripp87]

19 minutes ago, Dan Johnson said:

  

 

Plenty of other Wingers on a free...

Jadon Sancho
Reiss Nelson
Wilfried Zaha
Riyad Mahrez
Raheem Sterling
Bertrand Traoré

Come on, be realistic. Sterling is going to prison, and Zaha would never happen with JWP back.

Edited 53 minutes ago by Thripp87

[Sheaf Saint]

3 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

That would be a huge risk not to bring in another striker on loan considering one left already (Stewart), one is leaving on loan albeit unselectable (DD) from a wages perspective and Alfie seems confident Archer out, probably on loan.  

Add to that we have also loaned out BBD and Oyekunle.

Losing 5 striker options off the books and relying on Larin staying fit and an inexperienced Mubama is suicidal IMO. Surely there must be another one incoming?

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Dan Johnson said:

Assuming they feel Dobbin can play there.

So our forwards would be Larin, Dobbin, Mubama

At least one short. Loaning the lad to Leyton Orient seems daft in that context unless he really isn’t up to the Champ if they’re so skint so they can’t even loan a PL fringe striker in.

[SW5 SAINT]

43 minutes ago, Le Timmier said:

Each season the Guardian picks out a youngster from each top-flight side as one to watch - and then track their career progress. Zach Abbott was its pick from Forest in 2022.

(Meanwhile the pick from Saints at the time was Jimmy Jay Morgan)

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2022/sep/27/next-generation-2022-20-of-the-best-talents-at-premier-league-clubs

And Lewis Dobbin was Everton pick in 2019….! Most of the rest seem to have disappeared….

[hypochondriac]

GK 

Peretz 

Long 

Ramsdale? 

RB 

Bree 

Abbott? 

CB 

Wood 

Stephens 

Schlotterbeck 

Abbott

Lb 

Manning 

Wellington 

LM 

Scienza 

Edozie? 

CM 

Downes 

JWP 

Bragg 

Jander 

RM 

Matsuki 

Fellows 

AM 

Azaz 

Dobbin 

Akachukwu? 

ST

Larin 

Mubama 

Happy with that? I assume we play Dobbin if Larin gets injured. Just have to cross our fingers that it doesn't happen.

[skintsaint]

As we saw on Saturday, Wood can come in and play against the physical teams like Millwall if needed.

Whether this loan is what we need I guess time will tell. Forest fans think he can do a job for us.

We've bought players in at a higher level with zero first-team games and they have excelled (Lavia, Livramento), so hopefully it's more of an impact like them than a dud.

Edited 1 hour ago by skintsaint

[Thripp87]

With no other options coming in other than Abbot, and Edozie and Archer possibly off, we are far too light going forward. Scienza is always likely to get smashed and Dobbin looks a work in progress. 
I also feel we could use the loan market a lot better than we are doing currently. Under Martin we had plenty of useful loans, and last January they saved our season with Peretz and Larin. 
A Scienza injury away from being left massively short for me.

[Gloucester Saint]

10 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Add to that we have also loaned out BBD and Oyekunle.

Losing 5 striker options off the books and relying on Larin staying fit and an inexperienced Mubama is suicidal IMO. Surely there must be another one incoming?

You’d have to say very strange having shifted so many in that area of the squad to not being able to bring in a loan PL fringe striker. I don’t think it is serious financial trouble though, I think it’s expectation setting after yesterday.

Edited 55 minutes ago by Gloucester Saint

[Saint_clark]

13 minutes ago, Dan Johnson said:

  

 

Plenty of other Wingers on a free...

Jadon Sancho
Reiss Nelson
Wilfried Zaha
Riyad Mahrez
Raheem Sterling
Bertrand Traoré

I think Nelson would be a possibility and might actually be alright. The rest are either past it, unrealistic or both. 

[skintsaint]

Saw this...AI content...

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

I think Nelson would be a possibility and might actually be alright. The rest are either past it, unrealistic or both. 

Sterling would a risk of a Peter Osgood-type accident on the M3, or worse, to training every day. Assuming he isn’t banned/incarcerated. 

[LegalEagle]

12 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Add to that we have also loaned out BBD and Oyekunle.

Losing 5 striker options off the books and relying on Larin staying fit and an inexperienced Mubama is suicidal IMO. Surely there must be another one incoming?

That’s why Blackmore is in Spain

[Saint_clark]

4 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

Saw this...AI content...

People incapable of writing brief statements describing their own feelings and intentions nowadays. It's getting crazy.