Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread

[danno]

It's common place for the personal terms etc to be sounded out before agreeing the other bits. Crouch on one of his podcasts went through it.

You still need the selling clubs permission to speak to the player first though right?

[paul_e]

I think it's pretty obvious this happens all the time. No club wants to go through the hassle of getting a bid accepted only for the player to tell them he's not interested.

[danno]

I think it's pretty obvious this happens all the time. No club wants to go through the hassle of getting a bid accepted only for the player to tell them he's not interested.

Well yeah, that's why I asked if there was still a rule against tapping up. Darren Bent didn't just wake up one day and decide to put in a transfer request.

[Three Spires Villa]

I think it's pretty obvious this happens all the time. No club wants to go through the hassle of getting a bid accepted only for the player to tell them he's not interested.

Well yeah, that's why I asked if there was still a rule against tapping up. Darren Bent didn't just wake up one day and decide to put in a transfer request.

Of course he did he was playing for Sunderland!

[danno]

I think it's pretty obvious this happens all the time. No club wants to go through the hassle of getting a bid accepted only for the player to tell them he's not interested.

Well yeah, that's why I asked if there was still a rule against tapping up. Darren Bent didn't just wake up one day and decide to put in a transfer request.

Of course he did he was playing for Sunderland!

and Bruce!  Although in hindsight the mangers he had here weren't any better.

[yammers]

Private jet has just flown over Walsall and looked like it was landing at Birmingham.  European based player flying in for a medical perhaps?

[LukeJames]

This thread has just peaked.

[Monty]

Private jet has just flown over Walsall and looked like it was landing at Birmingham.  European based player flying in for a medical perhaps?

Maybe it's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

[dave.woodhall]

It's nice to be back off holiday. Anything happen while I was away?

[yammers]

Private jet has just flown over Walsall and looked like it was landing at Birmingham.  European based player flying in for a medical perhaps?

Maybe it's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Nah, he would have stayed over at the Jury’s Inn following yesterday’s friendly! 🥴

[AV82EC]

Private jet has just flown over Walsall and looked like it was landing at Birmingham.  European based player flying in for a medical perhaps?

Maybe it's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

It’ll be Wes now the Bucks are out of the playoffs.

[N'ZMAV]

It's nice to be back off holiday. Anything happen while I was away?

Nah

[Brazilian Villain]

It's nice to be back off holiday. Anything happen while I was away?

Not much, how's Kylie?

[gpbarr]

Private jet has just flown over Walsall and looked like it was landing at Birmingham.  European based player flying in for a medical perhaps?

Messi

[mr underhill]

Fee agreed for the geezer from Lyon. seems like a lot for not much.