The January 2026 Transfer Window Thread - Now Closed!

[Neath_Jack]

Another successful window from our best in class scouting team, supported by our elite level owners, and guided by our second rate coach.

Lolla, did I do it right?

HMS Piss The League (next year obvs)!

 

[theallseeingdai]

Try before you buy

I thought the same thing tbh

 

[J_B]

Another successful window from our best in class scouting team, supported by our elite level owners, and guided by our second rate coach.

Lolla, did I do it right?

HMS Piss The League (next year obvs)!

Have you stolen the blueprint?

 

[Smurph]

Have you stolen the blueprint?

He's logged in with the wrong username

 

[Smurph]

What a difference this transfer window was compared to last year. It feels quite nice to be relaxed about things.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

I thought the same thing tbh

Could quite easily be the other way round.

‘If we don’t get relegated’, ‘fee is x but y if we get promoted’.

Etc etc

 

[Neath_Jack]

He's logged in with the wrong username

Bollocks, not again

 

[Smurph]

Bollocks, not again

Happens to the best of us. I almost used my magicdaps10 one the other day.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Due to the financial issues.
Small loan fee meaning the bigger initial payment can be made in the summer.

FFP doesn’t work like that.

As I’ve said about a hundred times now,

 

[magicdaps10]

Happens to the best of us. I almost used my MagicDaps one the other day.

When are you going to start charging me rent?

He's in your head, in your headdddd
MagicDaps,MagicDaps,Magic Daps Daps Daps

 

[Mamaswan]

Right. On with the most important business. 6 days till Sunday.

 

[magicdaps10]

FFP doesn’t work like that.

As I’ve said about a hundred times now,

I am assuming. I always thought it was going to be a loan to permanent and just put 2&2 together.
I'm happy to put my hands up if I came out with 100.

 

[SwanseaBoy123]

FFP doesn’t work like that.

As I’ve said about a hundred times now,

What is the logic of a loan + obligation from an ffp/psr standpoint?

If the club can't afford to amortize the fee over an extra 6 months that is very concerning.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Could quite easily be the other way round.

‘If we don’t get relegated’, ‘fee is x but y if we get promoted’.

Etc etc

Adding to my own post btw.

This was definitely a permanent deal until last minute.

so someone somewhere has moved goalposts - quite probably the selling club who may have wanted more in the event of x, y, z.

Which is why it may have become a loan and permanent when the answers to x, y and z are known.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

What is the logic of a loan + obligation from an ffp/psr standpoint?

If the club can't afford to amortize the fee over an extra 6 months that is very concerning.

I’ve just answered that in a later post (the logic).

Don’t think this is anything to do with FFP. And for the reasons you’ve given. The 1/8th of a fee (6 months of a 4 year deal) can’t be much more than a loan fee (may even be less).