The Summer Transfer Window Thread

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

Window should shut two weeks before the start of the season and stay shut until after the final day of the season.

They brought this in for a season and the scrapped it despite the fact every manager, player, club that’s quoted saying it’s a distraction. Very odd - think they claimed other European leagues wouldn’t move their deadline.

Either go back to no window as suggested elsewhere or close it before the start of the season. This middle ground benefits nobody (not even the big clubs these days!)

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

I think it was to reduce the amount of unsociable hours. It makes sense really like you said most of the transfer will have been done well before the deadline.

Isn’t it just when the 31st lands on a weekend? Then they move it to 7pm on the Monday. Might be wrong though.

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

It depends on whether avoiding relegation this season is the aim? Given noises off, I suspect it absolutely is not.

I agree re avoiding panic buys. But a loan would be vital. Otherwise one injury and we have no one. Even our best youngster out on loan.

I think without a starting striker we’ll be comfortably mid table (10th-14th). Getting the right person would give us a chance of the playoffs IMO.

Loan is fine as long as the player is significantly better than Wales (and Cullen as a 9) - wouldn’t see any point blocking his pathway otherwise.

Hopefully it’s all redundant and Idah is confirmed in the next hour!!

 

[Flash]

It depends on whether avoiding relegation this season is the aim? Given noises off, I suspect it absolutely is not.

I agree re avoiding panic buys. But a loan would be vital. Otherwise one injury and we have no one. Even our best youngster out on loan.

Avoiding relegation definitely isn’t the aim, but I doubt promotion push is either. It would be a bonus if we’re close or achieve it this season. But it’s already been spoken about that being a 2-3 season project.

 

[Dr. Winston]

That would massively favour the richer teams who could cover injuries / loss of form when others couldn’t. This way evens it out a little as clubs can’t pack huge squads due to limits on players being declared as a final squad.

Placing restrictions on supply thus driving prices up plays into the hands of the richer teams anyway. Probably even more so than the alternative.

When we've reached a point where you're looking at a club paying £35m for a player (albeit a very good one in Guehi) and thinking "Christ, that's cheap", you have to wonder if the game has gone wrong a bit.

Roman Abramovich is frequently blamed for starting the player price escalation, but the introduction of transfer windows the very season before he bought Chelsea is just as culpable IMO.

 

[Nice to Michu]

Idah announcement incoming

 

[cadleigh]

Idah announcement incoming

Can you add an adjective to that please?

 

[JackSomething]

Got to feel for Sheffield Wednesday. They have had their attempts to sign some players on loan blocked by the FA, so they can't get anyone in.

 

[Swansea93]

Idah announcement incoming

Think Benson goes through Mich?

 

[exiledclaseboy]

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Hedging our bets.

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

Adam Idah joins Swansea City from Celtic | Swansea

Swansea City is delighted to announce the signing of striker Adam Idah from Celtic, subject to international clearance.

www.swanseacity.com

 

[IsraJack]

The Idah has landed

 

[cadleigh]

We are getting Idah down.

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

And there it is

 

[Nice to Michu]

Think Benson goes through Mich?

Pushing hard , loans are usually quicker to process than permanents and terms of deal etc would have been known before hand