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Author Topic: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.  (Read 3839 times)

Offline Sexual Ealing

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #45 on: March 26, 2026, 08:36:16 PM »
Half watching the Wales game, Wilson is quicker than I remember and could be ideal for us.  Therefore we'll sign him on big money and be utter shite.

Mustapha Hadji just needs a run of games.

Online Dante Lavelli

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #46 on: March 26, 2026, 08:42:19 PM »
Half watching the Wales game, Wilson is quicker than I remember and could be ideal for us.  Therefore we'll sign him on big money and be utter shite.

Mustapha Hadji just needs a run of games.

He'll be on fire once we've signed his mate Kachloul/Ampadu

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #47 on: March 26, 2026, 11:47:03 PM »
And a H&Ver sells him a piano.

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #48 on: Today at 01:38:11 AM »
We should agree on categories for each type of rumour e.g.
The Carlton Palmer ("please no"),
The Benni McCarthy ("him again?"),
The Gareth Barry ("definitely sold/tapped up" - was Ollie Watkins now Morgan Rogers),
The John Fashanu ("wtf?"),
The Didier Six ("bit random that"),
The David Ginola ("past it, last paycheck"),
The Savo ("interesting, let's see how this turns out...")
The Alpay ("I've been to the World Cup I'm too good for this" - looking at you Amadou)

Offline CT Villan

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #49 on: Today at 02:30:56 AM »
Don't forget The Unsworth (I thought B6 was in Cheshire) and The Balaban (the video looked good)...

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #50 on: Today at 04:46:09 AM »
Don't forget The Unsworth (I thought B6 was in Cheshire) and The Balaban (the video looked good)...

Doh. How could I forget those two spectacular examples?

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #51 on: Today at 06:37:02 AM »
Seem to recall he and Vlaar looked like a pretty decent partnership for about three games until one, or both of them got injured.

I'd forgotten all about it, but this sounds about right. Stirs something anyway, whereas if you nudged me toward the contributions of Bret Holman I'd laugh.

Scored in a 1-1 draw against QPR I think. I'd forgotten about him   though.

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #52 on: Today at 10:03:55 AM »
Seem to recall he and Vlaar looked like a pretty decent partnership for about three games until one, or both of them got injured.

I'd forgotten all about it, but this sounds about right. Stirs something anyway, whereas if you nudged me toward the contributions of Bret Holman I'd laugh.

Scored in a 1-1 draw against QPR I think. I'd forgotten about him   though.

Scored a stunner vrs Norwich

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #53 on: Today at 10:16:06 AM »
We should agree on categories for each type of rumour e.g.
The Carlton Palmer ("please no"),
The Benni McCarthy ("him again?"),
The Gareth Barry ("definitely sold/tapped up" - was Ollie Watkins now Morgan Rogers),
The John Fashanu ("wtf?"),
The Didier Six ("bit random that"),
The David Ginola ("past it, last paycheck"),
The Savo ("interesting, let's see how this turns out...")
The Alpay ("I've been to the World Cup I'm too good for this" - looking at you Amadou)
What category is The Emile Heskey…??

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #54 on: Today at 10:41:29 AM »
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Aston Villa will also move for Rashford if they fail to sign England forward Jadon Sancho, 26, who is on loan from Manchester United but out of contract this summer. (SportsBoom)
- SportsBoom????

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Barcelona and Spain left-back Alejandro Balde, 22, is attracting interest from Manchester United, Manchester City and Aston Villa. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)

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Sunderland could face a battle to keep on-loan RB Leipzig utility player Lutsharel Geertruida, 25, at the club next term, with Liverpool, Aston Villa, Everton, Tottenham and Crystal Palace all interested in the Netherlands international. (Teamtalk)

A few links. Two sites are definite clickbait places. Not sure on Mundo Deportivo's links but I can't see us beating the other two teams if they are interested.


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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #55 on: Today at 10:43:53 AM »
Don't forget The Unsworth (I thought B6 was in Cheshire) and The Balaban (the video looked good)...

'The Coutinho' where the selling club halves its asking price and we think we've pulled their pants down, but it turns out to be an expensive mistake.

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #56 on: Today at 10:56:11 AM »
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Aston Villa will also move for Rashford if they fail to sign England forward Jadon Sancho, 26, who is on loan from Manchester United but out of contract this summer. (SportsBoom)
- SportsBoom????

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Barcelona and Spain left-back Alejandro Balde, 22, is attracting interest from Manchester United, Manchester City and Aston Villa. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)

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Sunderland could face a battle to keep on-loan RB Leipzig utility player Lutsharel Geertruida, 25, at the club next term, with Liverpool, Aston Villa, Everton, Tottenham and Crystal Palace all interested in the Netherlands international. (Teamtalk)

A few links. Two sites are definite clickbait places. Not sure on Mundo Deportivo's links but I can't see us beating the other two teams if they are interested.



I'd also be surprised if another expensive young left-back is where we'd be focusing our limited transfer abilities this summer.

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #57 on: Today at 02:49:49 PM »
We should agree on categories for each type of rumour e.g.
The Carlton Palmer ("please no"),
The Benni McCarthy ("him again?"),
The Gareth Barry ("definitely sold/tapped up" - was Ollie Watkins now Morgan Rogers),
The John Fashanu ("wtf?"),
The Didier Six ("bit random that"),
The David Ginola ("past it, last paycheck"),
The Savo ("interesting, let's see how this turns out...")
The Alpay ("I've been to the World Cup I'm too good for this" - looking at you Amadou)

The Juninho (“in the ground”)

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #58 on: Today at 02:53:34 PM »
The Louie Barry - Speculate to sell on.

Online Border villan

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Re: Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #59 on: Today at 03:01:43 PM »
We should agree on categories for each type of rumour e.g.
The Carlton Palmer ("please no"),
The Benni McCarthy ("him again?"),
The Gareth Barry ("definitely sold/tapped up" - was Ollie Watkins now Morgan Rogers),
The John Fashanu ("wtf?"),
The Didier Six ("bit random that"),
The David Ginola ("past it, last paycheck"),
The Savo ("interesting, let's see how this turns out...")
The Alpay ("I've been to the World Cup I'm too good for this" - looking at you Amadou)

Nothing will surpass the “Ivo Stas”.

 


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