Who do we need (Summer 2026)

[Ric Flair]

3 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

I would be shock it spend more then a 1m on a single player.

 

If fact I would be surprised if we spend anything. 

 

Yeah I can't see it either but how on earth do we ever put ourselves in a position to spend money again. We are beyond fcuked.

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

1 hour ago, Ric Flair said:

Robbie Ure

 

His dad did great work for Live Aid

[em9999]

6 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

His dad did great work for Live Aid

This means nothing to me 

[kingfox]

37 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Given we own a Belgian club and McCarron's experience at Lommel we should be looking in the Challenger Pro League at the very least.

 

Leandro Rosseau

I’ve landed on two Eredivisie strikers, Noah Naujoks(Excelsior) and Koen Kostons(PEC Zwolle).

 

Naujoks is a mixture of striker and attacking midfielder, Kostons is someone who can play with his back to goal and link play, he’s been linked to Hearts.

 

But if we are well and truly fvcked spending wise, then it will probably be a Premier League or Championship loan, or…

 

MIKAEL MANDRON ON A FREE 

[Chief Keef]

If we’re that broke I’d rather take a punt on a younger striker with a decent record in a much weaker league. Let Ings fill the quota of 30+ free agent and leave it at that.  
 

Some names I’d be looking at:

Roman Čerepkai

Mario Ilievski

Sory Diarra

Lee Ho Jae

 

Admittedly they’d all be big risks and could look like competition winners if we did sign one. But would like if the club could go back to unearthing gems rather than the same tired names we get each summer.  
 

As others have mentioned, Danny Ormerod also looks really exciting. I’d be happy to bring him in too, even if the plan was to loan him straight out to League Two for a season.

 

[Bluearmyfox28]

11 hours ago, AKCJ said:

Sirius rejected £3.3m for Ure the other day. We won't be fishing in that pond either.

Only reason why he didn’t make it on my list. I read somewhere they’re looking for close to double that fee. Would have been top if not! 

[Bluearmyfox28]

Ibrahim Diabate is one to potentially watch, we was linked with him last year so the interest is there. 
 

Tobias Lauritsen would be perfect from a link up play perspective under RM.

Johannes Eggestein is the one I think could be most realistic to tick all boxes. But I wouldn’t be surprised to see someone like Mason Burstow with an option to buy in the future. 

[Bluearmyfox28]

11 hours ago, coolhandfox said:

I would be shock it spend more then a 1m on a single player.

 

If fact I would be surprised if we spend anything. 

 

I’m conflicted on our financial situation, especially with Nixon saying we have a kitty of £10m and linked us to £5m offers. I usually don’t take Nixon serious at all but he’s been first on reporting a lot for us as of late. 

[BlueBus]

15 hours ago, kingfox said:

I’ve landed on two Eredivisie strikers, Noah Naujoks(Excelsior) and Koen Kostons(PEC Zwolle).

 

Naujoks is a mixture of striker and attacking midfielder, Kostons is someone who can play with his back to goal and link play, he’s been linked to Hearts.

 

But if we are well and truly fvcked spending wise, then it will probably be a Premier League or Championship loan, or…

 

MIKAEL MANDRON ON A FREE 

Love the ambition but I can't imagine an Eredivisie player dropping to League One, if the choice is playing in front of 55,000 people against 4 time Champions League winners Ajax or 6,000 at Bromley, I know which I'd pick! 

[Tommy Fresh]

2 minutes ago, BlueBus said:

Love the ambition but I can't imagine an Eredivisie player dropping to League One, if the choice is playing in front of 55,000 people against 4 time Champions League winners Ajax or 6,000 at Bromley, I know which I'd pick! 

If you ignore the players that have done it 

[BlueBus]

11 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

If you ignore the players that have done it 

Ah fair enough, I didn't realise that was the case! We will offer better wages that a lot of those clubs and at the end of the day that's what most footballers care about! 

[kingfox]

1 hour ago, BlueBus said:

Love the ambition but I can't imagine an Eredivisie player dropping to League One, if the choice is playing in front of 55,000 people against 4 time Champions League winners Ajax or 6,000 at Bromley, I know which I'd pick! 

Tyrese Noslin and Ilias Bronkhorst say hello  

[The Fosse Way]

25 minutes ago, kingfox said:

Tyrese Noslin and Ilias Bronkhorst say hello  

Well, we can all just make up names. Have we heard anything from Ludovic Splaz, Destiny Moopflugel or Kasper Flobgren?

[Libertine]

1 hour ago, The Fosse Way said:

Well, we can all just make up names. Have we heard anything from Ludovic Splaz, Destiny Moopflugel or Kasper Flobgren?

Moopflugel had potential as a child but Flobgren was never as good as his dad.

[Vindaloo FOX]

Sam Gallagher from Stoke, he's only done well at Blackburn, got a year left on his contract, Stoke want him gone.

 

Wouldn't surprise me if he ends up here.

[boosmanana]

We probably don't have the money for it even if/when the likes of Fatawu and Nelson leave, but if we're somehow able to, I'd love it if we could get Montader Madjed from Hammarby. Left footed right winger, crazy stats for successful dribbles and take ons, which we're going to need from our wingers with them staying wide for 1v1 situations. Valued at €3.5m on transfermarkt so realise it's probably out of our reach right now. 

 

 

 

[Ric Flair]

Wonder what Stoke's plan is with Emre Tezgel. Contract up next summer and did well in League Two last season. I rate him, ideal profile. 

[Tuna]

10 hours ago, Vindaloo FOX said:

Sam Gallagher from Stoke, he's only done well at Blackburn, got a year left on his contract, Stoke want him gone.

 

Wouldn't surprise me if he ends up here.

Ex Southampton

 

Edited 18 hours ago by Tuna

[boosmanana]

Similar to Madjed earlier in that he may be out of our reach financially, but think Daniel Karlsbakk would be perfect for us. He's 6ft5, good hold up and link up and he's pretty rapid too. I'd love to see us utilise the Scandinavian market more if we're able to commit any funds to signing players. 

 

 

 

[Ric Flair]

12 minutes ago, boosmanana said:

Similar to Madjed earlier in that he may be out of our reach financially, but think Daniel Karlsbakk would be perfect for us. He's 6ft5, good hold up and link up and he's pretty rapid too. I'd love to see us utilise the Scandinavian market more if we're able to commit any funds to signing players. 

 

 

 

Good shout, I was raving about him last season. He was excellent for the fiest two thirds of last season and then tailed off. Not followed him closely this season so far.

[mozartfox]

Seeing the friendlies, personally I would spend any cash on a 25 YOA striker.   Everything else depends upon who departs.

 

We should be okay at this level.