Schu me the way to Amarillo - Summer 2025 Transfer Thread

[Worthy4England]

State of play lineup with Simons and TSL included, and Collins still just about here.

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Thomason for Randall without a shadow of doubt. And I suspect Forino with Toal. Johnstone left back as it stands.

We will go for a big physical team not a bunch of midgets.

I don't want Thomason that far forward.

I strongly suspect that if Randall shows up in good shape and with a good attitude he will be given every chance. He's got some pace, the ability to pick a pass and can finish, and we also spunked loads of cash on him.

I don't want Randall this far North.

[BWFC_Insane]

State of play lineup with Simons and TSL included, and Collins still just about here.

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Thomason for Randall without a shadow of doubt. And I suspect Forino with Toal. Johnstone left back as it stands.

We will go for a big physical team not a bunch of midgets.

I don't want Thomason that far forward.

I strongly suspect that if Randall shows up in good shape and with a good attitude he will be given every chance. He's got some pace, the ability to pick a pass and can finish, and we also spunked loads of cash on him.

He’s a completely powderpuff luxury and I feel very clearly we are moving away from that.

We need a vela or Nolan type in the attacking midfield role. Someone who will get into the box get their head on the end of things put their body on the line and run hard.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

[Bertie Wooster]

Pete O'Rourke reports that the Sharman-Lowe deal is done, although I guess because he's currently in Slovakia with the 21s that might not get announced yet.

This was done weeks ago before he went to the U21 Euro's.

[Worthy4England]

Teddy, Xavier and Sam...it's a worry on the naming front, but I've not seen much hair gel so far which is a big plus point.

Good to see we're going about our business targeting those areas where we knew we had biggest problems. Just need to start bussing the wet wipes out now.

[BWFC_Insane]

Teddy, Xavier and Sam...it's a worry on the naming front, but I've not seen much hair gel so far which is a big plus point.

Good to see we're going about our business targeting those areas where we knew we had biggest problems. Just need to start bussing the wet wipes out now.

On the plus side all 6ft plus.

Next question is do any wear the fcking socks round their ankles. Hope to god not.

[The_Gun]

State of play lineup with Simons and TSL included, and Collins still just about here.

lineup-builder.png

Thomason for Randall without a shadow of doubt. And I suspect Forino with Toal. Johnstone left back as it stands.

We will go for a big physical team not a bunch of midgets.

I don't want Thomason that far forward.

I strongly suspect that if Randall shows up in good shape and with a good attitude he will be given every chance. He's got some pace, the ability to pick a pass and can finish, and we also spunked loads of cash on him.

He’s a completely powderpuff luxury and I feel very clearly we are moving away from that.

We need a vela or Nolan type in the attacking midfield role. Someone who will get into the box get their head on the end of things put their body on the line and run hard.

Actual Josh Vela is only 31 and will be playing non-league football next season. Running hard is not enough these days.

Alternatively, we need someone who can break an opponent’s press, play quality passes for our other forwards, and finish at a good clip when given opportunities.

[Bertie Wooster]

A big, experienced aggressive CB and the spine of the team is sorted. Needs to be a leader & potential captain, someone like Liam Cooper who Evatt tried to sign last year.

[BWFC_Insane]

State of play lineup with Simons and TSL included, and Collins still just about here.

lineup-builder.png

Thomason for Randall without a shadow of doubt. And I suspect Forino with Toal. Johnstone left back as it stands.

We will go for a big physical team not a bunch of midgets.

I don't want Thomason that far forward.

I strongly suspect that if Randall shows up in good shape and with a good attitude he will be given every chance. He's got some pace, the ability to pick a pass and can finish, and we also spunked loads of cash on him.

He’s a completely powderpuff luxury and I feel very clearly we are moving away from that.

We need a vela or Nolan type in the attacking midfield role. Someone who will get into the box get their head on the end of things put their body on the line and run hard.

Actual Josh Vela is only 31 and will be playing non-league football next season. Running hard is not enough these days.

Alternatively, we need someone who can break an opponent’s press, play quality passes for our other forwards, and finish at a good clip when given opportunities.

Give over. Vela got too big headed for his own good but he was and is the exact type we need in that role now. He would lead the press, effect turnovers and play off a target man. And put his laces through the thing when it needed.

What we don’t need is some little lad who doesn’t fancy running, wants to look pretty on the ball but never win it who tries to walk it into the net.

The days of the nonsense experiment are over. We are building a proper league one team now. The days of luxury flatter to deceive types and poncy technical nonsense and pseudo intellectual football nonsense theory are over. Done.

[jmjhb]

POR of FI says BWFC have agreed a deal for TSL.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/excl ... rman-lowe/

Just waiting for the PSG.

We will have to BEAR with on that one

[boltonboris]

McAtee is as hard a runner as anyone. I hope he'd be given an opportunity to play off a target man, but I don't see it. I also don't see Thomason and Schon anywhere near his first XI

[BWFC_Insane]

McAtee is as hard a runner as anyone. I hope he'd be given an opportunity to play off a target man, but I don't see it. I also don't see Thomason and Schon anywhere near his first XI

I heard a whisper than McAtee was spending the summer trying to find a move. Dunno how true that is.

I think he has a chance as an attacking midfield player but the issue is he looks very uncomfortable in that role - he doesn’t feel like he naturally wants the ball in those areas.

I think he’d maybe ideally not have Thomason or Schon in there either tbh. But depends how many he can bring in.

[boltonboris]

McAtee is as hard a runner as anyone. I hope he'd be given an opportunity to play off a target man, but I don't see it. I also don't see Thomason and Schon anywhere near his first XI

I heard a whisper than McAtee was spending the summer trying to find a move. Dunno how true that is.

I think he has a chance as an attacking midfield player but the issue is he looks very uncomfortable in that role - he doesn’t feel like he naturally wants the ball in those areas.

I think he’d maybe ideally not have Thomason or Schon in there either tbh. But depends how many he can bring in.

The McAtee bit is nonsense. If he's moving on, it's because we're moving him on. He's handsomely paid and concedes that the fans don't like him for whatever reason and that he has to turn that around.

The stickler is that he's become good friends with Schon, Collins & Lolos, who are all likely to be either elsewhere, or on the fringes next season.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

McAtee is as hard a runner as anyone. I hope he'd be given an opportunity to play off a target man, but I don't see it. I also don't see Thomason and Schon anywhere near his first XI

Yeah, McAtee doesn't lack for effort, no matter where his socks are. What he lacks, IMO, is much positional discipline – unless he was specifically being told to "run around a bit" a la Harry Redknapp. Even then, he seemed to me to be closing down teammates' spaces rather than dragging defenders out of the way.

Fundamental problem for McAtee is if we play 433 rather than 4231, he doesn't really fit anywhere. Collins you can imagine playing off the left, but I imagine he's got more suitors than McAtee, and the only way you can force the market is to lower your trousers. That's why I imagine Randall will be sticking around - who the holy hell would take him off us for anything like the price we paid? Who could we even loan him to?

But again with Randall we come to the fundamental problem that Randall doesn't really fit a 433. Maaaaaybe as an 8 in a game we'd dominate. But if he's anything, he's a 10. Like McAtee and Lolos...

Thomason and Schon: I suspect Schuey likes their characters and workrate; even if he thinks he can get better players in, he won't be targeting them as "must get rid of" or even, as a priority, "must improve upon". Schon works hard (a Schuey plus) and is a winger (a gaping squad hole) so I think he's around for the season. Thomason is a good lad, works hard, and seems ready to do whatever's asked - Evatt expressed delight at his attention to tactical detail, and Schuey played him at LCB last season.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

McAtee is as hard a runner as anyone. I hope he'd be given an opportunity to play off a target man, but I don't see it. I also don't see Thomason and Schon anywhere near his first XI

I heard a whisper than McAtee was spending the summer trying to find a move. Dunno how true that is.

I think he has a chance as an attacking midfield player but the issue is he looks very uncomfortable in that role - he doesn’t feel like he naturally wants the ball in those areas.

I think he’d maybe ideally not have Thomason or Schon in there either tbh. But depends how many he can bring in.

Yeah, this is another way of what I'm saying about McAtee and for that matter Randall. And what I mean when I say McAtee is a second striker rather than a creative 10. McAtee, as Boris says, would play well off a big man - but probably more as the 'late runner' for knock-ons. To be fair to him he has dinked in some nice short crosses, but they haven't been converted because we've been bobbins at headers.

For all the disappointment, IMO Randall seems to want the ball in those creative areas. He was trying hard in those last dead-rubber games. It's just that when he looked up in that position for Peterborough, he saw a dangerous forward (say Clarke-Harris) and two swift wingers ready to stretch defences. When he did it for us this spring, he saw Collins loafing about in front of him, Schon eagerly burrowing diagonally inwards and McAtee barreling into his team-mates' spaces. He therefore sometimes calculated that we'd be better off retaining possession and trying again, at which point he'd be castigated for being negative.

[BWFC_Insane]

McAtee is as hard a runner as anyone. I hope he'd be given an opportunity to play off a target man, but I don't see it. I also don't see Thomason and Schon anywhere near his first XI

I heard a whisper than McAtee was spending the summer trying to find a move. Dunno how true that is.

I think he has a chance as an attacking midfield player but the issue is he looks very uncomfortable in that role - he doesn’t feel like he naturally wants the ball in those areas.

I think he’d maybe ideally not have Thomason or Schon in there either tbh. But depends how many he can bring in.

The McAtee bit is nonsense. If he's moving on, it's because we're moving him on. He's handsomely paid and concedes that the fans don't like him for whatever reason and that he has to turn that around.

The stickler is that he's become good friends with Schon, Collins & Lolos, who are all likely to be either elsewhere, or on the fringes next season.

Wasn’t suggesting he wanted out - there could be lots of reasons he’s looking for a move. Maybe because he’s been told he won’t be a central part. But like I say it’s probably hearsay or nonsense. Does feel like we’d pretty much sell anyone if we got the right money offered.

[Worthy4England]

POR of FI says BWFC have agreed a deal for TSL.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/excl ... rman-lowe/

Just waiting for the PSG.

We will have to BEAR with on that one

No. Just No.

[KeyserSoze]

Non league lad we had on trial earlier this year puts pen to paper
https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/wanderers-l ... _BStToC6iQ

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Non league lad we had on trial earlier this year puts pen to paper
https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/wanderers-l ... _BStToC6iQ

The inevitable clipreel

[Worthy4England]

Charlie is an pretty good name. I make that 2-2. He is 21 though, so older than than Abimbola. The time has come, the Walrus said...