The January 2026 Transfer Window Thread - Now Closed!

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

“Believed to be”, and that’s already £1m less than what you said

If I believe in fairies does it mean it’s true?

Its more than your blind faith

 

[TruckerJack]

Come on, you're lying now.

Based on your logic the club can never make a bad signing because you'll justify it to yourself by being willfully ignorant to what we likely paid.

Was Borja Baston a good signing? Or are you going to pretend we didn't spend 15mill plus on him?

Bony Ayew second times, presumably because the club hasn't published their wages you won't say they were bad signings?

What am I lying about?

Borja Baston was not a good signing because he didn’t do much, Clucas was not a good signing because he didn’t do much.

I can’t pretend to say they aren’t a good signing because of their fees though, because I don’t know them and neither do you.

Idah hasn’t been here long, he’s behind the top scorer in the league and when he’s been on the pitch has contributed to more goals than anyone else in our side.

 

[TruckerJack]

Its more than your blind faith

It’s nothing to do with faith, I am saying I have no idea what the fee was. I am also saying you have no idea what the fee was.

Thats the only accurate information exchanged between us. The rest is fantasy.

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

What am I lying about?

Borja Baston was not a good signing because he didn’t do much, Clucas was not a good signing because he didn’t do much.

I can’t pretend to say they aren’t a good signing because of their fees though, because I don’t know them and neither do you.

Idah hasn’t been here long, he’s behind the top scorer in the league and when he’s been on the pitch has contributed to more goals than anyone else in our side.

How dare you slate the club by saying those players signed didn't perform

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

It’s nothing to do with faith, I am saying I have no idea what the fee was. I am also saying you have no idea what the fee was.

Thats the only accurate information exchanged between us. The rest is fantasy.

That's fine, I hope you enjoy church this morning too.

 

[Treehuggerjack]

The club has made some excellent signings over the years and some absolutely dreadful ones, as most clubs do.
Important thing to remember is that the club since then has made changes in ownership, directors, investors, recruitment and management.
Think it would be fair to judge them on the latest signings, but even then, some of these signings take a while to show their worth.
Vipi, widdle, Idah(maybe not yet) and some of course, Benson (could have been brilliant had he captured his previous form, was worth a shot) turned out not so good.

 

[TruckerJack]

How dare you slate the club by saying those players signed didn't perform

I’m not slaying the club, I can see why both were signed. Not all signings work out, that’s the nature of football.

I won’t be making up a fee to slate them though.

 

[TruckerJack]

That's fine, I hope you enjoy church this morning too.

And I hope you actually look at the price on your Sunday shop and don’t just make it up at the check out, can land you in trouble.

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

I’m not slaying the club, I can see why both were signed. Not all signings work out, that’s the nature of football.

I won’t be making up a fee to slate them though.

Ah so when you say the club makes a bad signing, its not slating the club.

But when I say it, I'm slating the club.

 

[TruckerJack]

Ah so when you say the club makes a bad signing, its not slating the club.

But when I say it, I'm slating the club.

Yours is based on a made up fee, mine is based on what they did in their entire Swansea careers.

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

Yours is based on a made up fee, mine is based on what they did in their Swansea careers.

You dont know its made up, by your logic.

At least I'm using sources to justify my opinion. Not being deliberately obtuse. If you and Smurph gain some sort of comfort from this mindset though, more power to you.

MSN

 

[TruckerJack]

You dont know its made up, by your logic.

At least I'm using sources to justify my opinion. Not being deliberately obtuse. If you and Smurph gain some sort of comfort from this mindset though, more power to you.

MSN

That has a different figure from the one you just quoted

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

That has a different figure from the one you just quoted

Yea none of which in my opinion would have been a prudent fee to pay.

 

[TruckerJack]

Yea none of which in my opinion would have been a prudent fee to pay.

Luckily it seems that similar to you, they have no idea what was paid, in what structure or clauses.

Panic over

 

[Smurph]

If this back and forth has to continue, can you just move it across to the Adam Idah thread and not ruin the Transfer thread any further, this has been going on for almost two weeks.

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