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Author Topic: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.  (Read 347756 times)

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1110 on: January 10, 2026, 05:26:20 PM »
I don't think Smirker knows he just joined Al Wahda.

Offline Olneythelonely

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1111 on: January 10, 2026, 05:28:28 PM »
Nor did I until I googled it

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1112 on: January 10, 2026, 05:30:00 PM »
Sums up where he is as a player now, which is fair enough at his age. Nice pension top up for a year or two.

Offline Smirker

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1113 on: January 10, 2026, 05:35:36 PM »
Seeing him again at VP would be ball tingling.

You can't say the same for Tammy.

So for that reason, Benteke.

But obviously we need to aim higher.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1114 on: January 10, 2026, 05:37:59 PM »
It would be sad seeing a 35 year old Benteke ambling around out of depth. I'd prefer memories of him to be from when he was unplayable.

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1115 on: January 10, 2026, 05:59:43 PM »
Love the Beast. But as great as he was for us he’s too old now. And he always tried to get a move away while here through that prick of an agent. So no thanks

Offline Dante Lavelli

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1116 on: January 10, 2026, 07:47:56 PM »
My tuppence worth on Gallagher; I don’t think he’s suited to the DCM role.  He doesn’t have the discipline and the position would hinder one of his greatest assets, buzzing around and pressing for 90 minutes.

For that reason I think he’s better suited in one of the three attacking positions.

Online Sexual Ealing

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1117 on: January 10, 2026, 09:12:15 PM »
Jari Litmanen never relied on pace. Might be worth a go.

Offline enigma

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1118 on: January 10, 2026, 09:18:15 PM »
Dont get the gallagher links.  I wouldnt mind him in the squad - but we dont need him currently.

If Bouba is out for any length of time we could probably do with him ASAP.

Online Monty

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1119 on: January 10, 2026, 09:35:37 PM »
Tammy, Benteke, Gallagher, exes and old crushes, come on guys let's get on the apps and put our selves out there.

Online Sexual Ealing

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1120 on: January 10, 2026, 09:39:08 PM »
Tammy, Benteke, Gallagher, exes and old crushes, come on guys let's get on the apps and put our selves out there.

I'm @SadGary on BigCountrysideLads.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1121 on: January 10, 2026, 09:47:20 PM »
Tammy, Benteke, Gallagher, exes and old crushes, come on guys let's get on the apps and put our selves out there.

Gallagher is fine. The other two no thanks.

Offline Steve67

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1122 on: January 10, 2026, 09:50:45 PM »
Gallagher will be a decent signing.  Gives us strength in depth and can cover a couple of positions in midfield.  We are not going to win the league if we don't have a deeper squad.  With Onana, Bouba, Barkley all out, this is obvious.

Online Monty

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1123 on: January 10, 2026, 09:52:02 PM »
Tammy, Benteke, Gallagher, exes and old crushes, come on guys let's get on the apps and put our selves out there.

Gallagher is fine. The other two no thanks.

But don't you think we should just, you know, try and meet some new players? I know they're out there waiting for us, I just know it.

Offline Skipper_The_Eyechild

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1124 on: January 10, 2026, 09:52:45 PM »
Yeah but it is mad that you can have a position where you have Kamara, Onana, Barkley, Tielemans and Bogarde and still say you need depth because so many of the fuckers get injured so often.

 


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