Summer Transfers 2025 Missed Opportunities and Regrets

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Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn

Bit rich coming from Goonersweb’s answer to Eddie the Eagle

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Took guts for that boy to ski off the end of a cliff. More guts than some would ever muster. Never understood why that guy was ridiculed by so many fat people on their couches.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Well then why are you all so defensive and indignant and totally wrong? If there's nothing to see here why are you making a show of yourself?

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I often wonder that

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Well then why are you all so defensive and indignant and totally wrong? If there's nothing to see here why are you making a show of yourself?

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You are accusing me of being indignant? When that’s your default settting

But No not defensive or indignant just lacking in patience

Apparently our CL run earned the club over £99m - should come in handy in the transfer window

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Originally Posted by Mac76

Apparently our CL run earned the club over £99m - should come in handy in the transfer window

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Fantastic! That will hopefully boost the transfer budget.

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Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn

You are accusing me of being indignant? When that’s your default settting

But No not defensive or indignant just lacking in patience

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And wrong. Couldn't back up your silly claim but you can't just back off and leave it.

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Originally Posted by Chippy

Fantastic! That will hopefully boost the transfer budget.

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Hope we at least get a free scarf out of it!

Sounds like Gyökeres could be our top target this summer.

Far from convinced that his form in the Portuguese league means an instant impact over here, however he’s reported to be valued at 60m which for a striker who could potentially score a lot of goals is worth a punt.

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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars

Sounds like Gyökeres could be our top target this summer.

Far from convinced that his form in the Portuguese league means an instant impact over here, however he’s reported to be valued at 60m which for a striker who could potentially score a lot of goals is worth a punt.

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But you’re wrong to worry about that because of Jamie Vardy apparently

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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars

Sounds like Gyökeres could be our top target this summer.

Far from convinced that his form in the Portuguese league means an instant impact over here, however he’s reported to be valued at 60m which for a striker who could potentially score a lot of goals is worth a punt.

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That's why I'd like two strikers to come in, it gives competition from the start and more options

Pretty much every player is a punt of some kind (no pun intended), it's no different from Arteta buying Merino and Cala (neither of whom are particularly good in their intended positions IMO) except while he gambles on numerous people for DM and LB, Arteta seems to have a Goldilocks approach to strikers (which btw led to us not getting Isak two years ago for relative peanuts)

It's particularly weird when you consider he thinks Jesus is good enough as a striker, despite the obvious drawback of his hardly ever being in the right place, plus not being able to hit a barn door from three feet