Summer Window 2026 - Rumours and Discussion

AFKABartram

Dannoo_86 said:

Am I missing something has there been a rumour of Dobson signing for us? Thought he was off to sheff weds. 

I wouldn’t rule it out personally 

eastterrace6168

YannTheMann said:

CafcSteve said:

Redmond signing with us is looking likely.

Well that will go down like a wet fart 

...🤦‍♂️

up_the_valley

Scoham said:

Redhenry said:

does he have a ponytail? 

It's Jonny Williams. Only he's changed his name to David now?

PeaksAndValleys

cabbles said:

Which side does Alli operate on again? 

Hopefully they've got a doctor to undertake serious medical procedures and Alli can stick to football

SteveACS

TheNotoriousBWP said:

dmccart32 said:

I guess the question is what would everyone consider a "good" transfer window. We've addressed the left side defensive problems from last season, added  couple of wide players in Alli and Grant, replaced Clarke with McNamara.

However, I think most would agree that one of the biggest problems we had last season was a lack of creativity and/or control in midfield. I think that has to be addressed otherwise I think we'd have to say it's been a pretty average window.

A Holsgrove type would push it towards a "good" transfer window. I think if we chuck a couple of PL loans including a target man (that's not Dykes) it starts to become a "great" window for us.

We do have to be realistic though...

Sheff U, Blackburn have signed 2 players (and was Fevrier)
Wrexham and Cardiff have only signed 1 so far
PNE, Derby and Lincoln have both signed 3 so far

I think a good window would be us bringing in a RW on a permanent. The dream would be JRS but I personally can’t see it but someone of a similar level if they’re out there and available to us. I’d like to see us bring in a midfielder, someone like Holsgrove who is still clearly our intended and main target. Also wouldn’t be against signing Chalobah as well just to bolster the midfield a bit more, but obviously a case of keeping him injury free more than anything. I wouldn’t actually be against us bringing Coady back either but not sure how likely that would be this time round, but I really think he helped stabilise the midfield at times. Not the quickest obviously but offers class and control. Then I agree another target man type striker. Would prefer someone other than Dykes but wouldn’t be too upset if we did bring him back in. 

According to @Crispywood, Kermogant's coming back!

TD_Addick

Braziliance said:

TD_Addick said:

Redmond is ex England international (1 cap) and who remembers Pep going mental at him at how good he is? There is obviously something he has talent wise and maybe NJ can get it out. Short term deal until 1st January isn’t a problem, bring experience to the dressing room as well. 

In 2017 mate 

Yes my point is the guy has talent and maybe NJ can get the spark back. Try seeing the glass half full and be more positive instead of judging a player who hasn’t even put on the shirt. 

se9addick

Early in the window the mantra “we don’t sign players in priority order”, but three days until our first competitive match and 10 days until the league starts, we really need to get a CM(s) in. 

LittleAddick

Even at 50 Kermorgant would do a better job than Dykes

Gisappointed

I'm surprised Rueben Reid didnt get a run out in pre--season. He has more physicallity at RW than Fullah who is normally a ten. 

Lincsaddick

Forget any other position that we might have to compromise on trying to sign, personally I wouldn't want us to sign any player unless he was 1st or at best 2nd choice, THE priority, THE necessity is a creative, ball passing midfielder. If ALL our available budget, both transfer and wages went on a very good one, then that would do for me, this is what we desperately need, and we all know it 

 .. as an aside .. we don't need a box to box player, Carey can fill that role as long as he has good support alongside, Coventry and/or Docherty are decent enough as a defensive midfielder .. i m o with a good supply from midfield the goals will come, equally, the defence will be stronger and more confident.

errrr Goalkeeper is another story though

ken_shabby

Been here for an hour. No sign of TC so I think the deal has fallen through.

Henry Irving

king addick said:

Is Redmond the player we are actually signing? Or was it name thrown out because its easy & convenient because he is already training? 

Is he even still training with us?

Not played in recent friendlies.

wmcf123

LittleAddick said:

Even at 50 Kermorgant would do a better job than Dykes

So true . 

YannTheMann

Valley11

_MrDick said:

21cws said:

🩺👀 

I thought this was a mouse and a pair of tits. I really do need to have an eye test 

Titi Kamara ? 

golfaddick

CafcSteve said:

Redmond signing with us is looking likely.

If so it tells you all you need to know about our owners intentions. 

NabySarr

Henry Irving said:

king addick said:

Is Redmond the player we are actually signing? Or was it name thrown out because its easy & convenient because he is already training? 

Is he even still training with us?

Not played in recent friendlies.

Got injured and subbed off at Gillingham. If he’s still there we might be helping him return from injury as a goodwill gesture because he got injured playing for us 

cabbles

I know there’s another thread for this but once again to put some perspective on our window, just seen Soton linked with that Swansea striker for 20m, and earlier today, Boro linked with a keeper for 14m.  That’s after securing Lankshear 

I know they’re not in our mini league or rivals within the Championship when it comes to staying up, but that’s a huge disparity to go up against.  

The money swilling about in the game is crazy 

NabySarr

cabbles said:

I know there’s another thread for this but once again to put some perspective on our window, just seen Soton linked with that Swansea striker for 20m, and earlier today, Boro linked with a keeper for 14m.  That’s after securing Lankshear 

I know they’re not in our mini league or rivals within the Championship when it comes to staying up, but that’s a huge disparity to go up against.  

The money swilling about in the game is crazy 

In fairness, Boro are just spending the money they’ve made this summer on selling Hackney and the Morgan Rogers sell on. Parachute payment teams always have way too much money but other than that it’s only really Stoke going crazy so far 

Cafctekkers

golfaddick said:

CafcSteve said:

Redmond signing with us is looking likely.

If so it tells you all you need to know about our owners intentions. 

Yes, it does if its just him that we sign, if it's him plus others then I wouldn't be too concerned 

golfaddick

CharltontillidieCOYR said:

Surely keeping the powder dry comment wasnt for Redmond….🙏🏻🤞🏻

No, it was keep all the rose-tinted glass wearers still salivating over the prospect of a mega CM signing. 

NabySarr

NabySarr said:

cabbles said:

I know there’s another thread for this but once again to put some perspective on our window, just seen Soton linked with that Swansea striker for 20m, and earlier today, Boro linked with a keeper for 14m.  That’s after securing Lankshear 

I know they’re not in our mini league or rivals within the Championship when it comes to staying up, but that’s a huge disparity to go up against.  

The money swilling about in the game is crazy 

In fairness, Boro are just spending the money they’ve made this summer on selling Hackney and the Morgan Rogers sell on. Parachute payment teams always have way too much money but other than that it’s only really Stoke going crazy so far 

This is why we need to get much better at selling players, and really should be pushing the boat out as much as possible to secure Ramsay and TC on new contracts 

MartinCAFC

cabbles said:

I know there’s another thread for this but once again to put some perspective on our window, just seen Soton linked with that Swansea striker for 20m, and earlier today, Boro linked with a keeper for 14m.  That’s after securing Lankshear 

I know they’re not in our mini league or rivals within the Championship when it comes to staying up, but that’s a huge disparity to go up against.  

The money swilling about in the game is crazy 

And as a club we need to get better at selling players for inflated fees. For too long we’ve had our best players not tied down long enough and our duff signings tied into long contracts. It shows how long we’ve been mismanaged and stuck in League One. It’ll probably take Championship consolidation for 2-3 years and finding a few more Ramsay type gems before we ever actually see a top price for our best players.

since selling Darren Bent I can only really think of Lookman who we managed to sell for a big arguably inflated transfer fee?

YannTheMann

MartinCAFC said:

cabbles said:

I know there’s another thread for this but once again to put some perspective on our window, just seen Soton linked with that Swansea striker for 20m, and earlier today, Boro linked with a keeper for 14m.  That’s after securing Lankshear 

I know they’re not in our mini league or rivals within the Championship when it comes to staying up, but that’s a huge disparity to go up against.  

The money swilling about in the game is crazy 

And as a club we need to get better at selling players for inflated fees. For too long we’ve had our best players not tied down long enough and our duff signings tied into long contracts. It shows how long we’ve been mismanaged and stuck in League One. It’ll probably take Championship consolidation for 2-3 years and finding a few more Ramsay type gems before we ever actually see a top price for our best players.

since selling Darren Bent I can only really think of Lookman who we managed to sell for a big arguably inflated transfer fee?

QPR buying Macaulay Bonne for £2m was £1,999,999 too much so would say we did amazingly well there, 2million percent his value and we got him back on a free!!!!! 

RonnieMoore

golfaddick said:

CafcSteve said:

Redmond signing with us is looking likely.

If so it tells you all you need to know about our owners intentions. 

Do you think for one minute that the owners are behind Redmond training with us … lol lol 

cabbles

NabySarr said:

NabySarr said:

cabbles said:

I know there’s another thread for this but once again to put some perspective on our window, just seen Soton linked with that Swansea striker for 20m, and earlier today, Boro linked with a keeper for 14m.  That’s after securing Lankshear 

I know they’re not in our mini league or rivals within the Championship when it comes to staying up, but that’s a huge disparity to go up against.  

The money swilling about in the game is crazy 

In fairness, Boro are just spending the money they’ve made this summer on selling Hackney and the Morgan Rogers sell on. Parachute payment teams always have way too much money but other than that it’s only really Stoke going crazy so far 

This is why we need to get much better at selling players, and really should be pushing the boat out as much as possible to secure Ramsay and TC on new contracts 

Yes, good point.  I do believe it creates a distortion that ripples through the leagues however.  If for example we were looking to take a player of Boro who is surplus to requirements but with a bit of experience at this level (for argument’s sake), I’m sure the knock on effect of them having to spend what they’ve had to on Lankshear (regardless of the Hackney money) would hit us 

With these prices I’m just think, where does it end 

fenaddick

YannTheMann said:

MartinCAFC said:

cabbles said:

I know there’s another thread for this but once again to put some perspective on our window, just seen Soton linked with that Swansea striker for 20m, and earlier today, Boro linked with a keeper for 14m.  That’s after securing Lankshear 

I know they’re not in our mini league or rivals within the Championship when it comes to staying up, but that’s a huge disparity to go up against.  

The money swilling about in the game is crazy 

And as a club we need to get better at selling players for inflated fees. For too long we’ve had our best players not tied down long enough and our duff signings tied into long contracts. It shows how long we’ve been mismanaged and stuck in League One. It’ll probably take Championship consolidation for 2-3 years and finding a few more Ramsay type gems before we ever actually see a top price for our best players.

since selling Darren Bent I can only really think of Lookman who we managed to sell for a big arguably inflated transfer fee?

QPR buying Macaulay Bonne for £2m was £1,999,999 too much so would say we did amazingly well there, 2million percent his value and we got him back on a free!!!!! 

Burstow fee was decent too but again our decent sales are £2m when they need to be closer to £10m

RC_CAFC

YannTheMann said:

MartinCAFC said:

cabbles said:

I know there’s another thread for this but once again to put some perspective on our window, just seen Soton linked with that Swansea striker for 20m, and earlier today, Boro linked with a keeper for 14m.  That’s after securing Lankshear 

I know they’re not in our mini league or rivals within the Championship when it comes to staying up, but that’s a huge disparity to go up against.  

The money swilling about in the game is crazy 

And as a club we need to get better at selling players for inflated fees. For too long we’ve had our best players not tied down long enough and our duff signings tied into long contracts. It shows how long we’ve been mismanaged and stuck in League One. It’ll probably take Championship consolidation for 2-3 years and finding a few more Ramsay type gems before we ever actually see a top price for our best players.

since selling Darren Bent I can only really think of Lookman who we managed to sell for a big arguably inflated transfer fee?

QPR buying Macaulay Bonne for £2m was £1,999,999 too much so would say we did amazingly well there, 2million percent his value and we got him back on a free!!!!! 

And we overpaid

Pudds

YannTheMann said:

MartinCAFC said:

cabbles said:

I know there’s another thread for this but once again to put some perspective on our window, just seen Soton linked with that Swansea striker for 20m, and earlier today, Boro linked with a keeper for 14m.  That’s after securing Lankshear 

I know they’re not in our mini league or rivals within the Championship when it comes to staying up, but that’s a huge disparity to go up against.  

The money swilling about in the game is crazy 

And as a club we need to get better at selling players for inflated fees. For too long we’ve had our best players not tied down long enough and our duff signings tied into long contracts. It shows how long we’ve been mismanaged and stuck in League One. It’ll probably take Championship consolidation for 2-3 years and finding a few more Ramsay type gems before we ever actually see a top price for our best players.

since selling Darren Bent I can only really think of Lookman who we managed to sell for a big arguably inflated transfer fee?

QPR buying Macaulay Bonne for £2m was £1,999,999 too much so would say we did amazingly well there, 2million percent his value and we got him back on a free!!!!! 

Re-signing Bonne on a free is still one of the worst bits of business ever done in the history of football.

Imagine signing someone on a free and still ending up feeling ripped off.

Scoham

Not seen it mentioned on here but Rich Cawley has written up his interview with Gavin Carter, he confirmed we’re after a CM and RW, and mentioned we’re “pretty close”.