Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[PeterWithesShin]

Emery has always struck me as someone that will impulse buy a player based on one game.

Yes, like Morgan.

Which would have been based on thr countless footage Unai watches before we play someone.

[OCD]

Rogers wouldn't have exactly been new to our recruitment department since he was being discussed in the Grealish deal but City valued him at £10m.

[brontebilly]

Seeing wingers generally that attack their man and take shots is something of a novelty for us these days so you can understand why we get a bit excited when we see one.

The last one to make an impact was Bailey for
about six months. Unless Emery changes shape a player like Rowe would struggle tactically in our midfield four. He's physically stronger and more direct than likes of Bailey, Elliot, Guessand or Sancho. But that's a pretty low bar.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Rogers wouldn't have exactly been new to our recruitment department since he was being discussed in the Grealish deal but City valued him at £10m.

Anyone who actually believes we signed someone on the basis of one performance is a bit of a plonker.

[Clampy]

Rogers wouldn't have exactly been new to our recruitment department since he was being discussed in the Grealish deal but City valued him at £10m.

Anyone who actually believes we signed someone on the basis of one performance is a bit of a plonker.

I think we might have with Yorke.

[Somniloquism]

Nope. He was asked to come for a trial but wasn't signed for a few months. But I suspect the op was more talking about these days when massive amounts of material is there for scouting rather then a several part timers asked to visit different matches in the lower leagues a couple of times a week.

[dave.woodhall]

Yorke was spotted by Doug, who pointed him out to Graham Taylor when we played a friendly in Trinidad. That's Doug's version; Sir Graham's tale differed slightly. 

[LeeB]

Yorke was spotted by Doug, who pointed him out to Graham Taylor when we played a friendly in Trinidad. That's Doug's version; Sir Graham's tale differed slightly. 

Didn't SGT used to do things like that, convince Doug it was his idea about a potential signing to get him to open his wallet?

[AV82EC]

Can we just clarify here please, it was never Doug’s wallet we were opening it was the clubs. He never put a penny into the club other than to buy the controlling share off the Bendalls.

Never forgive, never forget.

(Yes I am bitter.)

[Rotterdam]

Rogers wouldn't have exactly been new to our recruitment department since he was being discussed in the Grealish deal but City valued him at £10m.

MR was well known due to connection to Mark Harrison and Steve Hopcroft.

[LeeB]

Can we just clarify here please, it was never Doug’s wallet we were opening it was the clubs. He never put a penny into the club other than to buy the controlling share off the Bendalls.

Never forgive, never forget.

(Yes I am bitter.)

Quite correct.