The January 2025 Transfer Thread

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I suppose it is better than letting him gonand bringing no one in. Like we usually do.

 

[NicholasG1973]

I want to know why Forbs is good enough to go back to Dutch giants, Ajax - and too shit to get any game time for even-shittier Wolves?

 

[Alan]

We're such a fucking bunch of fucking jokers

I know it would mostly punish the wrong people, but part of me hopes that not a single STH shows up at Molineux next.

 

[Alan]

I want to know why Forbs is good enough to go back to Dutch giants, Ajax - and too shit to get any game time for even-shittier Wolves?

Ajax don’t actually rate him, but they have injuries on the wings and if we terminated the loan they get a healthy body and a free €2m on top.

 

[lemonjelly]

I know it would mostly punish the wrong people, but part of me hopes that not a single STH shows up at Molineux next.

@darlowolf64 has been ahead of you in this game for a while mate

 

[Kenny]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1884941123111600174

Blah blah they tried, it's difficult in January blah blah

 

[Sniffer]

Blaming the squad size when they don’t want to send back a player that they have no need for?
I see it’s Villa’s turn to further unsettle Cunha this week ahead of playing against us.

Aston Villa weigh up move for Wolves’ Matheus Cunha and target striker

Aston Villa are weighing up a move for Matheus Cunha with Jhon Durán expected to finalise his transfer to Al-Nassr on Thursday

www.theguardian.com

 

[Del Woppio]

Sell Dhuran for £65m, buy Cunha for £50m. Cunha scores for Villa in both legs of a Champions League quarter final around the time that we get 4 points from Everton, Saints, West Ham and Ipswich. Happy days, mind the gap

 

[Wilf Wolf]

By chance we get offered a “Get out of jail free” card for Forbs and throw it away. On a par with turning down £20m+ for Hwang. No doubt Hobbs has it in mind he’ll smash it in the Championship next year - he won’t.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Of all the things to be annoyed about, keeping Forbs isn't too high on my list to be honest.

And I'm usually furious with everything

 

[Sniffer]

Selling Neto for a huge sum and replacing him with a player who struggles to get on the pitch and if he does its for the last 5 minutes doesn’t annoy you? Knowing that he isn’t fit for purpose and passing on the unexpected chance to send him back early doesn’t bother you either?
I’ll reserve the right to be furious about all of our transfer blunders thanks.

 

[Jinky]

Of all the things to be annoyed about, keeping Forbs isn't too high on my list to be honest.

And I'm usually furious with everything

I think it's more the sheer incompetence of the whole thing. We've tracked him for years (their words, not mine), he's signed to be the "Neto replacement", but quickly deemed not good enough by both managers that have had him. And let's be honest, he hasn't been great on the eye test either - so what exactly did the recruitment/scouting team see in him?

We then have an opportunity to get out of that, by sending him back to Ajax (who need him) - the players happy with this. But instead of that happening, it appears we're going to end up keeping him because "we don't have time to source a replacement". All the while, we've been told the recruitment/scouting network/team within the club are "fully prepared" and "have targets in mind" from day one of the transfer window.

They're a bunch of incompetent mugs. We're genuinely a clown show.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

I think it's more the sheer incompetence of the whole thing. We've tracked him for years (their words, not mine), he's signed to be the "Neto replacement", but quickly deemed not good enough by both managers that have had him. And let's be honest, he hasn't been great on the eye test either - so what exactly did the recruitment/scouting team see in him?

We then have an opportunity to get out of that, by sending him back to Ajax (who need him) - the players happy with this. But instead of that happening, it appears we're going to end up keeping him because "we don't have time to source a replacement". All the while, we've been told the recruitment/scouting network/team within the club are "fully prepared" and "have targets in mind" from day one of the transfer window.

They're a bunch of incompetent mugs. We're genuinely a clown show.

Exactly. It’s not that I’m bothered about Forbs, more that it just highlights how incompetent we are. The evidence that he’s got no part to play this season is overwhelming. If we took a lucky dip on a winger from a random Championship club they couldn’t be any worse. The thought we could end up paying 8 figures for him if we have an injury crisis makes the ST prices an even bigger joke.

 

[Jinky]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1884965107186225277

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I think it's more the sheer incompetence of the whole thing. We've tracked him for years (their words, not mine), he's signed to be the "Neto replacement", but quickly deemed not good enough by both managers that have had him. And let's be honest, he hasn't been great on the eye test either - so what exactly did the recruitment/scouting team see in him?

We then have an opportunity to get out of that, by sending him back to Ajax (who need him) - the players happy with this. But instead of that happening, it appears we're going to end up keeping him because "we don't have time to source a replacement". All the while, we've been told the recruitment/scouting network/team within the club are "fully prepared" and "have targets in mind" from day one of the transfer window.

They're a bunch of incompetent mugs. We're genuinely a clown show.

Fair.

All I would say is I'd rather have him here than gone with no replacement.

Although presumably we won't play him due to the clause anyway

You're right. I'm fuming!

 

[Alan]

I feel like I need a scarlet F to wear around as penance for defending these absolute clowns for so long. The fuck was I thinking

 

[prawnking]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1884941123111600174

Blah blah they tried, it's difficult in January blah blah

Potentially exploring thinking about possibly maybe considering theoretically looking into perhaps almost contemplating weighing up the idea of talking about thinking about discussing whether or not to make a bid

 

[prawnking]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1884965107186225277

Thanks for bailing on us you big, mardy fucking baby

 

[Del Woppio]

I feel like I need a scarlet F to wear around as penance for defending these absolute clowns for so long. The fuck was I thinking

Don't worry, nobody listens to you so no harm done

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Just had a look at what Noha Lemina is up to, he's played 30 minutes total for FC Annecy in Ligue 2 this season.....