Schu me the way to Amarillo - Summer 2025 Transfer Thread

[The_Gun]

I'm not saying we shouldn't get rid of McAtee if we can get a decent fee, but the squad would be desparately short of goals with both him and Collins gone, and Vic out for a while.

History tells us that it's usually difficult and expensive to find goalscorers, and we'd need to find a couple.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

I'm not saying we shouldn't get rid of McAtee if we can get a decent fee, but the squad would be desparately short of goals with both him and Collins gone, and Vic out for a while.

History tells us that it's usually difficult and expensive to find goalscorers, and we'd need to find a couple.

Yeah we'd be wanting an Ennis or similar "strong possibility of goal" striker to add to Dalby's promise.

[The_Gun]

Yeah he's a diddyman.

Just had a watch of this.

Looks like a decent player, and someone who would improve our team. Wouldn't want to be spending a million on him, mind, and I doubt Championship clubs will be knocking Salford's door down due to his size and lack of blistering speed.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Looks like a decent player, and someone who would improve our team. Wouldn't want to be spending a million on him, mind, and I doubt Championship clubs will be knocking Salford's door down due to his size and lack of blistering speed.

A decent Boro account has said they have no interest. I wouldn't say he's slow and he certainly works hard, but yeah his size may hinder his efforts to climb the league.

If he were to come to us, it seems he'd be found quite accurately by Teddy boy.
https://x.com/Rich_Analysis96/status/19 ... 1399153877

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Interesting that this is a strength. It adds to the notion that we'll be looking to really hit teams on the break - as soon as TSL catches the ball, our jet-heeled wingers look to stretch the game and get at the bastards, knowing their mate in goal is likelier than most to find them. Fine by me.

(We're assured save ratios are nonsense so we can ignore that bit )

[KeyserSoze]

Schumacher interview up on the youtubes. Seemed quite definitive that there will be more signings next week.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Schumacher interview up on the youtubes. Seemed quite definitive that there will be more signings next week.

But didn't the interviewer also say "four signings this week"?

[jmjhb]

I'd expect 4-5 more. Not necessarily next week, like.

[Bertie Wooster]

I'd expect 4-5 more. Not necessarily next week, like.

Is that a teaser bud ?

[jmjhb]

I'd expect 4-5 more. Not necessarily next week, like.

Is that a teaser bud ?

I genuinely have no idea of the timeframe.

[The_Gun]

I'd expect 4-5 more. Not necessarily next week, like.

If we are indeed going to run with a squad of 22-23, then we’re going to have to get rid of a load to add 4 or 5 more.

[Worthy4England]

I'd expect 4-5 more. Not necessarily next week, like.

If we are indeed going to run with a squad of 22-23, then we’re going to have to get rid of a load to add 4 or 5 more.

Great. There's a bus load we wouldn't miss.

[The_Gun]

I'd expect 4-5 more. Not necessarily next week, like.

If we are indeed going to run with a squad of 22-23, then we’re going to have to get rid of a load to add 4 or 5 more.

Great. There's a bus load we wouldn't miss.

Woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning, did you Worthy?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

In another thread,

When we talk about losing goal scorers. We did just that. Lost Dion replaced him with a can't be arsed and got much worse as Collins press was approsching zero. Funny innit, how we were top of L1 when Collins signed and got worse from there. Gimmie Dion every day of the week.

Here's a thing - four, actually - while I'm bored.
• The Bolton manager who sold Dion has gone.
• The Bolton sporting director who sold Dion has gone.
• The Huddersfield manager who bought Dion has gone.
• The Huddersfield sporting director who bought Dion has gone.

If (and it's an if, not a rumour) Dion was available to buy, how much would you pay for him?

[The_Gun]

I genuinely wouldn’t take Dion back on a free.

[Worthy4England]

The sun is out, we have coffee in the back garden, everything is fine with the world. No, I wouldn't go back to Dion, either. The notion that somehow Collins might have been any sort of upgrade, doesn't sit well and he certainly wasn't additive to Dion. I took DSB's "thought experiment" a bit further and looked at all our +10 League scorers, since we upped from L2.

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I'm not spotting much other than "backwards" with Collins and McAtee as our 2 leading scorers and to be fair I reckon both Kacha and Dion were better at pressing than either. So we were worse off and lost a decent press.

I'm not surprised the Manager and Sporting director went after pairing up them two.

[BWFC_Insane]

The sun is out, we have coffee in the back garden, everything is fine with the world. No, I wouldn't go back to Dion, either. The notion that somehow Collins might have been any sort of upgrade, doesn't sit well and he certainly wasn't additive to Dion. I took DSB's "thought experiment" a bit further and looked at all our +10 League scorers, since we upped from L2.

DSB thought experiment.png

I'm not spotting much other than "backwards" with Collins and McAtee as our 2 leading scorers and to be fair I reckon both Kacha and Dion were better at pressing than either. So we were worse off and lost a decent press.

I'm not surprised the Manager and Sporting director went after pairing up them two.

Agree with this. Easy to be blinded by the odd good goal or bit of skill. The stats speak for themselves.

[jmjhb]

In another thread,

When we talk about losing goal scorers. We did just that. Lost Dion replaced him with a can't be arsed and got much worse as Collins press was approsching zero. Funny innit, how we were top of L1 when Collins signed and got worse from there. Gimmie Dion every day of the week.

Here's a thing - four, actually - while I'm bored.
• The Bolton manager who sold Dion has gone.
• The Bolton sporting director who sold Dion has gone.
• The Huddersfield manager who bought Dion has gone.
• The Huddersfield sporting director who bought Dion has gone.

If (and it's an if, not a rumour) Dion was available to buy, how much would you pay for him?

It's a similar situation to McAtee; below a certain amount there would be no net expense

That said, there would be no resale value for what would be a cash purchase. So highly unlikely.

[HMX]

I’d take Dion back to work alongside Dalby. On the shoulder press and a target man would suit me. As for how much I’d pay… I’d feel pressured not to offer much as we’d be ‘going backwards’. Not happening anyway.

[Bijou Bob]

If the rumours surrounding Dion's exit have even a smidgeon of truth about them ( The woman he got pregnant allegedly now being in a relationship with Aunty Sharon's son) then there's no chance he's coming anywhere near us again. Huddersfield fans would see him gone in a heartbeat and I wouldn't be surprised to see him fetch up at MKD.........unless they've seen the stats above.........

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

If the rumours surrounding Dion's exit have even a smidgeon of truth about them ( The woman he got pregnant allegedly now being in a relationship with Aunty Sharon's son) then there's no chance he's coming anywhere near us again. Huddersfield fans would see him gone in a heartbeat and I wouldn't be surprised to see him fetch up at MKD.........unless they've seen the stats above.........

As I say, it's a theoretical question...