The Summer Transfer Window Thread

[Bluenile]

Read this morning that it was between us and Brum for Benson. Guess we'll find out later if it was us.

 

[cadleigh]

Missed all the fun today, so trying to catch up...so Idah is the only one confirmed/official at this point, but Benson from Burnley and a former Chelsea LB on loan are strongly rumoured? Is that about it?

Plus Cooper, Cotteril and Lissah loaned out, and Vipotnik still with us.

 

[cadleigh]

Some of them might have been mildly amusing if it wasn't for the fact that his name is pronounces EE-DAH

Ee? Damn

 

[cadleigh]

Some of them might have been mildly amusing if it wasn't for the fact that his name is pronounces EE-DAH

So he's Ee-dah. Good? He's Adam Ee-dah. Good.

 

[Muteswan]

Ee? Damn

Cheesy

 

[cadleigh]

Interesting post on Vital Swans: we have the second highest net spend in the Championship this transfer window, at -£11.85m. Only Wrexham have spent more (net) at -£34.1m. As the poster says, we must have some serious commercial deals lined up to be OK with FFP. Overall we are sixth in the table for spend, behind Ipswich, Southampton, Wrexham, Boro and Norwich.

 

[PSumbler]

Interesting post on Vital Swans: we have the second highest net spend in the Championship this transfer window, at -£11.85m. Only Wrexham have spent more (net) at -£34.1m. As the poster says, we must have some serious commercial deals lined up to be OK with FFP. Overall we are sixth in the table for spend, behind Ipswich, Southampton, Wrexham, Boro and Norwich.

Given so many transfers are usually written as undisclosed creating a table of spend is often so hit and miss its not real. The spend for ours feels about right but its certainly not (I dont believe) outlay of that amount at the moment but spread over time. With other spends then it is potentially driven by what was announced and what has been assumed as "fact" over time

We have had a good window but feels as if we have gone about it in in a structured manner unlike Wrexham who feel as if they have just gone all Championship Manager on their window

Of course the results on the pitch will prove whether it was a good window or not but this feels good and even more so if those last two deals are confirmed today

 

[PSumbler]

Rebuild, Not Roulette: Swansea’s Summer of Intent

There’s a difference between throwing darts and drawing blueprints. For Swansea City, the 2025 summer transfer window wasn’t a scattergun scramble. It was a

jackarmy.net

 

[magicdaps10]

Ok, I am assuming that the LB and Benson will get done but it's strange how no announcement has been made yet.

Guessing the work on Benson going to the wire is the reason....long day, got it done, off to bed and get all announcements done the next day.

 

[magicdaps10]

This summer's spend though, surely there is incoming money for us to spend what we have this summer?
They must have something lined up.
It's easy to congratulate them on the window, it would be deserved congratulations but the money involved has helped.

If this is us punching above our weight then surely if we get up to weight then we become serious punchers in the category!?
Trying to make a bit of sense to it all.

 

[Ringwood]

It's good we're sweeping away the past 5 years of dreary boring football and bringing in players who can play an expansive game with pace.

 

[sit_down_jack]

Tom Coleman saying we’re waiting to find out about the Benson move, looks like Samuels-Smith is more definite.

 

[Swansea93]

Tom Coleman saying we’re waiting to find out about the Benson move, looks like Samuels-Smith is more definite.

Would be gutting if that doesn’t get confirmed, that would be our luck.

 

[AusinIsOurHero]

Birmingham ended up getting Patrick Roberts, so I hope they didn't go for Benson too.

 

[Frankie Burrows Cap]

Rebuild, Not Roulette: Swansea’s Summer of Intent

There’s a difference between throwing darts and drawing blueprints. For Swansea City, the 2025 summer transfer window wasn’t a scattergun scramble. It was a

jackarmy.net

Great, considered article as always.

I think I'd even edge towards a 9/10 for the window if we get these last two over the line.

As always can't really judge the incoming players until the end of the season but I'm not sure much more could have been done off the pitch in terms of profile of player and position. Getting a centre forward in for some of pre-season and the first 4 league games is the only thing I could possibly criticise - albiet I'd rather we get the right player in now (hopefully we have seeing as he's on a 5-year deal)