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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2895 on: January 24, 2026, 05:38:01 PM »
I'd happily take Wilson, think he would be a really smart signing that would be an excellent squad player.

Agreed. He's still only 28, and has 14 goals in the last two seasons (in 47 games).

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2896 on: January 24, 2026, 05:48:27 PM »
I'd happily take Wilson, think he would be a really smart signing that would be an excellent squad player.

Agreed. He's still only 28, and has 14 goals in the last two seasons (in 47 games).

Good player but he’s in Fulham’s first team most weeks, would we be able to offer the same?

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2897 on: January 24, 2026, 06:01:48 PM »
I watched the game today (fulham Brighton). i didn’t really think he did much other than the goal . Keeper would be disappointed not keeping it out

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2898 on: January 24, 2026, 06:24:51 PM »
I watched the game today (fulham Brighton). i didn’t really think he did much other than the goal . Keeper would be disappointed not keeping it out

His stats this season are fantastic for a midfielder. Lots of assists lots of goals. I’d be happy with him to help us over the line.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2899 on: January 24, 2026, 06:26:19 PM »
I watched the game today (fulham Brighton). i didn’t really think he did much other than the goal . Keeper would be disappointed not keeping it out

His stats this season are fantastic for a midfielder. Lots of assists lots of goals. I’d be happy with him to help us over the line.


Nope me neither , just commenting on today’s game

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2900 on: January 24, 2026, 06:31:45 PM »
An option for the summer maybe. Bissouma on a free from Spurs. He's 30 this year, never really shown his talent since moving from Brighton, but Unai loves a player who's lost his way.

It's a no from me.

He's meant to have a terrible attitude off the pitch, lazy and late if I remember correctly.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2901 on: January 24, 2026, 06:46:04 PM »
I watched the game today (fulham Brighton). i didn’t really think he did much other than the goal . Keeper would be disappointed not keeping it out

His stats this season are fantastic for a midfielder. Lots of assists lots of goals. I’d be happy with him to help us over the line.


Nope me neither , just commenting on today’s game

Diaby often had that habit, not feature too much the pop up with a goal or assist.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2902 on: January 25, 2026, 04:45:44 AM »
An option for the summer maybe. Bissouma on a free from Spurs. He's 30 this year, never really shown his talent since moving from Brighton, but Unai loves a player who's lost his way.

It's a no from me.

He's meant to have a terrible attitude off the pitch, lazy and late if I remember correctly.
Not sure how much that is really smoke and mirrors - I got the impression he was being held up as an example for Frank's new and more disciplined regime (in contrast with Ange's dilettantes). It's notable that as Frank has become increasingly desperate to cling on to his job, Bissouma has been "forgiven" and is back in the first XI.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2903 on: January 25, 2026, 05:22:30 AM »
An option for the summer maybe. Bissouma on a free from Spurs. He's 30 this year, never really shown his talent since moving from Brighton, but Unai loves a player who's lost his way.

It's a no from me.

He's meant to have a terrible attitude off the pitch, lazy and late if I remember correctly.
Not sure how much that is really smoke and mirrors - I got the impression he was being held up as an example for Frank's new and more disciplined regime (in contrast with Ange's dilettantes). It's notable that as Frank has become increasingly desperate to cling on to his job, Bissouma has been "forgiven" and is back in the first XI.
He looked like the next big thing at Brighton, got the Spurs gig and has done nothing. No thanks.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2904 on: January 25, 2026, 06:15:10 AM »
Arguably more to do with Spurs can’t be botheredness than a lack of quality from Bissouma. I wonder if Unai would get more out of him. A good shout if so.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2905 on: January 25, 2026, 09:33:42 AM »
An option for the summer maybe. Bissouma on a free from Spurs. He's 30 this year, never really shown his talent since moving from Brighton, but Unai loves a player who's lost his way.

It's a no from me.

He's meant to have a terrible attitude off the pitch, lazy and late if I remember correctly.
Not sure how much that is really smoke and mirrors - I got the impression he was being held up as an example for Frank's new and more disciplined regime (in contrast with Ange's dilettantes). It's notable that as Frank has become increasingly desperate to cling on to his job, Bissouma has been "forgiven" and is back in the first XI.

Well you have to bring players in from the cold sometime. Doesn't change the fact that he was disciplined and no other players were so you'd think it was reasonable given Bissouma didn't go running to thevPFA.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2906 on: January 25, 2026, 10:42:26 AM »
An option for the summer maybe. Bissouma on a free from Spurs. He's 30 this year, never really shown his talent since moving from Brighton, but Unai loves a player who's lost his way.

It's a no from me.

He's meant to have a terrible attitude off the pitch, lazy and late if I remember correctly.
Not sure how much that is really smoke and mirrors - I got the impression he was being held up as an example for Frank's new and more disciplined regime (in contrast with Ange's dilettantes). It's notable that as Frank has become increasingly desperate to cling on to his job, Bissouma has been "forgiven" and is back in the first XI.

Well you have to bring players in from the cold sometime. Doesn't change the fact that he was disciplined and no other players were so you'd think it was reasonable given Bissouma didn't go running to thevPFA.

They let Ndombele go for free last summer, that's £100m plus written off on those two, that's a lot of cheese room experiences to shift to cover that.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2907 on: January 25, 2026, 10:58:25 AM »
Doesn’t Bissouma have some ‘interesting’ allegations following him around?

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2908 on: January 25, 2026, 11:01:56 AM »
Doesn’t Bissouma have some ‘interesting’ allegations following him around?

 I thought the whole ‘live badgers, Swarfega and a member of the Household Cavalry’ thing turned out to be a hoax?

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2909 on: January 25, 2026, 11:03:35 AM »
Doesn’t Bissouma have some ‘interesting’ allegations following him around?

Edit: allegedly.
« Last Edit: January 25, 2026, 11:14:47 AM by Monty »

 


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