2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Exiled_Rover]

4 hours ago, Ghost7 said:

The poorest bit of recruitment for me last summer was Amario Cozier-Duberry. That "prem" winger loan was absolutely crucial, suspect the club thought they'd brought in a tricky Saka type player that could make the difference. I thought they might have. Turns out he wasn't up to the mens game at all and it resulted in us relying on Dolan again in nearly every game. If they'd got this loan position right, with an Omari Hutchinson or Rak-Sakyi type we'd probably have made the playoffs...... but those loans cost money.

It really does feel as though £500,000 - £1,500,000 cut here and there from season to season has damaged some of the best chances we'll ever get of getting back to the Premier League. As others have suggested when you look at the margins and how we've been closer more often at crucial points in a season than many other teams - without ever quite taking it seriously enough, going up really doesn't appear to be the goal.

It will have opened some eyes in Brighton too.

They thought they had a superstar on their hands - he was billed as "mini-Saka" (which is amusing considering how small Saka is) and one they'd stolen from Arsenal.

I'd be surprised if he plays most of his career above L1. He's a boy amongst men.

[KentExile]

4 hours ago, MB Rover said:

Is he? That post was from 2022?

yep

https://www.leytonorient.com/news/2024/june/29/charlie-kelman-becomes-the-o-s-second-summer-signing/

sorry about the twitter post, that was from his first loan at Orient

[bluebruce]

1 hour ago, Exiled_Rover said:

It will have opened some eyes in Brighton too.

They thought they had a superstar on their hands - he was billed as "mini-Saka" (which is amusing considering how small Saka is) and one they'd stolen from Arsenal.

I'd be surprised if he plays most of his career above L1. He's a boy amongst men.

Saka is apparently 5 ft 10, which is average. And ACD is apparently 5 ft 7. Not sure I believe those numbers though, ACD definitely looks even shorter than 5 ft 7. Everything I've seen of Saka says 5 ft 10, but a few do have ACD at 5 ft 6.

Either way, the mini part seems accurate, less so the Saka part. Though I can see the comparisons. ACD does have ability, and I think Championship could be his future level personally. He didn't look ready for it this season though other than in glimpses. Especially second half of the season he was very poor when given a chance, I think his confidence was gone.

Edited 5 hours ago by bluebruce

[roverandout]

1 hour ago, Exiled_Rover said:

It will have opened some eyes in Brighton too.

They thought they had a superstar on their hands - he was billed as "mini-Saka" (which is amusing considering how small Saka is) and one they'd stolen from Arsenal.

I'd be surprised if he plays most of his career above L1. He's a boy amongst men.

Saka is about 5'11

[Bohinen1983]

1 hour ago, roverandout said:

Saka is about 5'11

6'1 I've heard!

[Tomphil2]

ACD is probably more suited to Prem style football than the Championship, certainly at the moment.

Looked quite decent at first but it all caught up with him physically and he lost confidence and was never really a Eustace style player anyway.

Wouldn't be writing him off at but this kind of thing will keep happening because these are developing players and we are a beg steal borrow development club.

[KentExile]

4 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

ACD is probably more suited to Prem style football than the Championship, certainly at the moment.

Looked quite decent at first but it all caught up with him physically and he lost confidence and was never really a Eustace style player anyway.

Wouldn't be writing him off at but this kind of thing will keep happening because these are developing players and we are a beg steal borrow development club.

Probably another player that we had on loan a year or so too early, like Morton, Branthwaite etc

Edited 3 hours ago by KentExile

[Tomphil2]

25 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Probably another player that we had on loan a year or so too early, like Morton, Branthwaite etc

Yep look at those 2 now both started kicking on once they were a bit stronger physically and mentally.

Coming here will have helped that, particularly the mental toughening side, even if it didn't help us much but it'll continue because it's another symptom of where we are.

Edited 3 hours ago by Tomphil2

[Tugayisgod]

Like the look of Thierry Small tonight.

Playing down the right hand side, very positive and theres a buzz among the crowd when he's involved. Need to get the ball to him more often

[Wegerleswiggle]

There's a few in this game tonight I would take. 

Small, Kone, Campbell, Jones, 

[chaddyrovers]

31 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Like the look of Thierry Small tonight.

Playing down the right hand side, very positive and theres a buzz among the crowd when he's involved. Need to get the ball to him more often

right wing of the attack? 

[KentExile]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

right wing of the attack? 

kind of a hybrid winger/wing back, but very attacking

Edited 2 hours ago by KentExile

[Tugayisgod]

11 minutes ago, KentExile said:

kind of a hybrid winger/wing back, but very attacking

Bizarre substitution? Unless he's been injured, he was only on the bench on the first leg I noticed.

Whatever, get him signed !

 

[Tugayisgod]

Then Wycombe take Kone off 🤷‍♂️

[KentExile]

1 minute ago, Tugayisgod said:

Bizarre substitution? Unless he's been injured, he was only on the bench on the first leg I noticed.

Whatever, get him signed !

 

 

Just now, Tugayisgod said:

Then Wycombe take Kone off 🤷‍♂️

Its like they both want to lose

[Ricceh]

4 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Then Wycombe take Kone off 🤷‍♂️

What's happened to him? His form seemed to drop off massively. Did he get injured?

[Wegerleswiggle]

Nathan Jones is a very despisable man

[danger19_80]

14 minutes ago, Wegerleswiggle said:

Nathan Jones is a very despisable man

An absolute prize bell end. Celebrating like they've gone up not just got to Wembley. Hope Orient stuff them 

[Tugayisgod]

23 minutes ago, Ricceh said:

What's happened to him? His form seemed to drop off massively. Did he get injured?

Didn't seem to be

[simongarnerisgod]

25 minutes ago, Wegerleswiggle said:

Nathan Jones is a very despisable man

squeaky ****  who is hyperactive and more punchable than scott parker,if thats possible!!!,i`ll be rooting for orient

[Derek]

Seen Viko Rozic been mentioned on Facebook

[barry_]

a touch 'off topic' but just seen Tom Cairney to Wrexham? 

[chaddyrovers]

11 minutes ago, barry_ said:

a touch 'off topic' but just seen Tom Cairney to Wrexham? 

50k a week contract offer from them. Only on 30k now at Fulham 

[simongarnerisgod]

15 minutes ago, barry_ said:

a touch 'off topic' but just seen Tom Cairney to Wrexham? 

good signing for them if true,plenty of experience at this level and above,not sure they`ll be paying him 50k a week tbh

[barry_]

7 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

50k a week contract offer from them. Only on 30k now at Fulham 

is it correct that promoted clubs have a 3 year period where FFP doesn't apply?