Summer Window 2026 - Rumours and Discussion

Pelling1993

I’ll die on the hill that Kelman is good enough. 7 goals in 32 looks underwhelming but he’s not played a 90mins ever as far as I can remember and a lot of those games are 20/30mins off the bench. If he got some proper service he will score goals. Was absolutely immense today when it mattered most.

thenewbie

shine166 said:

thenewbie said:

FAVADDICK said:

I think personally, if your going to move forward you need a massive clear out 
Kaminski 
Gillesphey 
Burke
Mitchell 
Coventry 
Berry 
Apter 
Tanto 
Leaburn 
Dykes 
Unfortunately Godden 
Ahadme 
Taylor 
Anderson 

Obviously the loan players will head back, just means theres alot of work to do over the summer ( which i know is alot )

There is absolutely zero chance we get rid of all of those players. At least not this summer. Not because of their quality but having to find and afford genuine improvements for that many players at once is just not feasible and if we get rid of them all and can't get replacements/improvements we're fucked purely on a numbers basis.

Over the next 12-18 months most of them will eventually be pruned off and (hopefully) improved on but it will be evolution not revolution.

6 (half) of that list were out on loan this season so you're not really replacing them any way and Dykes is OOC. If we don't bring in 5 or so new starters we'll be in trouble again so that list isnt too far off the mark. Id keep godden though for the experience/mentor role though if his wage demands are not too high. 

And those 5 or 6 probably will be ones who do go, hopefully with the aim of bringing in 5 or 6 who genuinely upgrade the side and that means the remainder of that list are the ones who get loaned our and 5 or 6 of the current starting team are then squad players instead, and so on.
We can focus on getting a few genuine upgrades OR replacing squad dross with different squad dross but not both at once with our budget. 

DamoNorthStand

valleynick66 said:

Josh Edwards will be like a new signing 😉😆

All jokes aside I am as excited about him coming back as who we sign to play on the right. He was a massive loss 

MartinCAFC

thenewbie said:

shine166 said:

thenewbie said:

FAVADDICK said:

I think personally, if your going to move forward you need a massive clear out 
Kaminski 
Gillesphey 
Burke
Mitchell 
Coventry 
Berry 
Apter 
Tanto 
Leaburn 
Dykes 
Unfortunately Godden 
Ahadme 
Taylor 
Anderson 

Obviously the loan players will head back, just means theres alot of work to do over the summer ( which i know is alot )

There is absolutely zero chance we get rid of all of those players. At least not this summer. Not because of their quality but having to find and afford genuine improvements for that many players at once is just not feasible and if we get rid of them all and can't get replacements/improvements we're fucked purely on a numbers basis.

Over the next 12-18 months most of them will eventually be pruned off and (hopefully) improved on but it will be evolution not revolution.

6 (half) of that list were out on loan this season so you're not really replacing them any way and Dykes is OOC. If we don't bring in 5 or so new starters we'll be in trouble again so that list isnt too far off the mark. Id keep godden though for the experience/mentor role though if his wage demands are not too high. 

And those 5 or 6 probably will be ones who do go, hopefully with the aim of bringing in 5 or 6 who genuinely upgrade the side and that means the remainder of that list are the ones who get loaned our and 5 or 6 of the current starting team are then squad players instead, and so on.
We can focus on getting a few genuine upgrades OR replacing squad dross with different squad dross but not both at once with our budget. 

What about Mbick would we likely have him in the squad next season and maybe loan out Leaburn instead?

Crispywood

Scoham said:

Rich Cawley asked NJ if he’d like to sign Fevrier permanently, good to see he wants more of a one on one threat going forward.

That’s not what Bree or Clarke really offer, though we probably need to bring in 2 or 3 wing backs so I wouldn’t rule out us bringing in one of them or a similar type of player.

In that position we do need it (strengthened) - more of an individual and one-v-one threat going forward, because everyone has that. That is one thing we’ve asked the recruitment team to really identify.”

Suggests nothing that he thinks Fevrier is that man though 

MarcusH26

I'm loathed at the moment to expect too much from Mbick coming off quite a serious injury. Will be a wait and see how he does in Preseason but target an experienced target man him and Miles can learn from. 

shine166

Hopefully Mbick is in the squad, Kanu signs a new deal and goes to league 1. 

Crispywood

Pelling1993 said:

I’ll die on the hill that Kelman is good enough. 7 goals in 32 looks underwhelming but he’s not played a 90mins ever as far as I can remember and a lot of those games are 20/30mins off the bench. If he got some proper service he will score goals. Was absolutely immense today when it mattered most.

He finds a way to consistently show that all round game and finds a way to work with another striker opposed to a solo forward and he could be a completely different player next season

edslater_

Fevrier had a great game today but I don't think we should be looking to make it permanent at all. He is quite limited for me and has served well as a filler for us but let's not get carried away, we need to be looking for better...

I know WBA are operating at a higher level than us in wages but I would like to see someone like Callum Styles targeted for our midfield.