Summer Transfers 2025 Missed Opportunities and Regrets

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Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE

The worst sale of the summer has been completed.

You can update your list KSE.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...s/ckgnp4dn92qo

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Transfer fees don’t mean a great deal, the important thing was getting him off the wage bill. Transfer fees into the club and out of the club are amortised. The club cares less about things like that than the wage burden.

So comparing it to Man United, they have a 25 million sum but they have a player that will a) be hard to sell on elsewhere because if Chelsea couldn’t agree personal terms with the guy what chance anyone else and b) the burden on their wage bill will have no small impact on their ability to buy.

Will they be able to go back in for Mbeumo and pay Brentford the money they want?

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Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE

The worst sale of the summer has been completed.

You can update your list KSE.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...s/ckgnp4dn92qo

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As requested :)

Day 5 of the transfer window:

No. of signings - 0
Players likely to leave - 1
Players leaving - 5

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Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn

A) As I said to begin with, if the chances are coming in one attacking phase of play, for example the goalkeeper saves and the ball is still in play. The problem in Paris wasn’t not taking the opportunities in one attacking move because you had Donnarumma make two or three ridiculous saves. It was the failure to consistently create chances after that couple of minute spell.

B) Using the PSG game as a paradigm case won’t help you, as I’ve said to you our XG doesn’t vastly exceed the goals scored this season. If our XG in the league completely tallied with goals scored we’d have got 72 goals (three more than we actually did).

So to suggest there isn’t a problem with chance creation is to be honest absurd. There’s a problem with putting the ball in the net too, but we equally are not creating enough good chances for a striker to put away

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Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah - You are right and I am wrong - well done!

You win the medal :good:

I won't bother talking about this subject again.

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Originally Posted by KSE Comedy Club

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah - You are right and I am wrong - well done!

You win the medal :good:

I won't bother talking about this subject again.

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So discussion only works for you, if people agree with what you say?

I said I think you’re mistaken and I’ve demonstrated why I think that.

I observed that you’re doing a lot of doom posting about the fact that it’s almost one week into June and we haven’t signed anyone yet, apparently that’s closing down discussion.

I do think I’m right and you’re wrong on the creative issue. Presumably you think the same, I’ll be honest I think it’s so self evident that I don’t really even see the need to argue about it….but again it’s not an injunction to prevent you from doing so

If you can’t take debate, possible you shouldn’t get involved in one no?. What that idiot Mac doesn’t understand (and seemingly you don’t either) is that if I think I’m right I’m going to go in hard that’s how I am. If I don’t think I’m right, I’m not going to make the effort

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Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn

So discussion only works for you, if people agree with what you say?

I said I think you’re mistaken and I’ve demonstrated why I think that.

I observed that you’re doing a lot of doom posting about the fact that it’s almost one week into June and we haven’t signed anyone yet, apparently that’s closing down discussion.

I do think I’m right and you’re wrong on the creative issue. Presumably you think the same, I’ll be honest I think it’s so self evident that I don’t really even see the need to argue about it….but again it’s not an injunction to prevent you from doing so

If you can’t take debate, possible you shouldn’t get involved in one no?. What that idiot Mac doesn’t understand (and seemingly you don’t either) is that if I think I’m right I’m going to go in hard that’s how I am. If I don’t think I’m right, I’m not going to make the effort

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Sorry, I'm just a bit frustrated at the moment.

Just been told my company are closing us down and moving production to Italy and France - so I am out of a job come years end.

Ignore me, I'm not usually so dismissive on a discussion and it was quite rude.
I will be back to my normal self soon I'm sure :)

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Originally Posted by KSE Comedy Club

Sorry, I'm just a bit frustrated at the moment.

Just been told my company are closing us down and moving production to Italy and France - so I am out of a job come years end.

Ignore me, I'm not usually so dismissive on a discussion and it was quite rude.
I will be back to my normal self soon I'm sure :)

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Sorry to hear mate.

Though it seems this type of news is becoming common place now, happened to a few others on this board already.

I'd add that you look at the bright side of life and strongly encourage you not to include Arsenal as a part of it as you'd likely be setting yourself up for more disappointment, at least in the short term.

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Originally Posted by KSE Comedy Club

Sorry, I'm just a bit frustrated at the moment.

Just been told my company are closing us down and moving production to Italy and France - so I am out of a job come years end.

Ignore me, I'm not usually so dismissive on a discussion and it was quite rude.
I will be back to my normal self soon I'm sure :)

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Oh bloody hell, that’s terrible. The only positive is that they’ve at least given you more notice than some other places might.

With any luck, you might actually find something else out there that’s better (and better paid) than what you’re doing now. The uncertainty never helps though

If there’s a lot of people from the company in same boat, might be good to set up a what’s app group. Bit of support, push to get what you can from the company in terms of redundancy etc

Apparently Chelsea have been offered Kudus, really surprised at the news.

I'd love him here, especially if Trossard leaves, but it also seems like Morgan Rodgers is being considered, who would definitely cost more but would be my preference.

BTW a big loud NO to Rodriygo (if anyone is listening), we need to stop luxury buys and get players who are mentally serious and focused on their game.....like Rice who will end up being player of the season mainly cause of his hard work this season. Experienced buys should be achievers.

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Originally Posted by KSE Comedy Club

Sorry, I'm just a bit frustrated at the moment.

Just been told my company are closing us down and moving production to Italy and France - so I am out of a job come years end.

Ignore me, I'm not usually so dismissive on a discussion and it was quite rude.
I will be back to my normal self soon I'm sure :)

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don't apologise, you were doing well :lol:

Sorry to hear about your company though just look at it as a positive, I've never been made redundant, but have had to move on a couple of times because of a bad working environment (and no not caused by me :lol:), including last year - I've always found a better situation and never regretted it

Rogers would be a real eye catcher of a signing. Not quite sure we’d pay the extortionate amount Villa would demand but it’s definitely a signing we would all get behind.

Sadly I think he’s more likely to be signed by Chelsea than us, if Villa let him go.