The 2016 Official Silly Summer Season Transfer Thread

[alexmur]

According to a BBC tweet the Jazz and Malone swap is near completion. Is that the signing mentioned on the tweet mentioned on this thread a few pages ago.

Or is it Hendricks and that's why the McDonald links have gone quiet

could be bale or Sanchez

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[mkras99]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36780146

[ChesterTheTabby]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36780146

I'll take it!

[Woolly Mammoth]

According to a BBC tweet the Jazz and Malone swap is near completion. Is that the signing mentioned on the tweet mentioned on this thread a few pages ago.

Or is it Hendricks and that's why the McDonald links have gone quiet

Amongst these 93 pages there is about 3 player rumours mentioned. The rest is clogged up back to back discussion about all sorts ...

Are you sure about this ?

[Twig]

Roumours on Twitter:

'Fulham getting a new signing in tomorrow, Mr Kahn is spending money I have been told £££'

Running out of time for this mystery weekend announcement.  Come on Khan, remove the digit!

[Nero]

Roumours on Twitter:

'Fulham getting a new signing in tomorrow, Mr Kahn is spending money I have been told £££'

Running out of time for this mystery weekend announcement.  Come on Khan, remove the digit!

What's the betting the big new signing is the shirt sponsor

[Twig]

Roumours on Twitter:

'Fulham getting a new signing in tomorrow, Mr Kahn is spending money I have been told £££'

Running out of time for this mystery weekend announcement.  Come on Khan, remove the digit!

What's the betting the big new signing is the shirt sponsor

Playing at CB?

[Tooting legend]

I've just read that we could interested I'm him. Plays no 10. Could that mean the end of me McCormack

[Tooting legend]

I've just read that we could interested I'm him. Plays no 10. Could that mean the end of me McCormack

[Northern Cottager]

Surely the worst swap imaginable.

[grandad]

I am astounded at the sums Prem clubs are paying for some players I have never heard of. I also feel sad for Leicester who are to lose some of their players to "big" clubs. Why can´t these greedy individuals be content with what they have been offered. They stand to earn big bonuses with Leicester in the Champions League.
If we were ever to return to the Prem there is no way we could compete while fees spiral out of control.

[Oakeshott]

"Why can´t these greedy individuals be content with what they have been offered."

I don't think "greedy" is fair.

Footballers are best thought of as self-employed folk with a relatively short main career lifetime who contract with employers (the clubs) for mutually agreed periods. Why is it "greedy" to move to a new employer on a new fixed term contract if the terms are better?

The only players with whom I take issue are those who try to force a move, before the end of their contracts, by refusing to play/not giving 100%. I suspect there are only a few of these, though.

It is unrealistic to expect "club loyalty" from players or managers - it is only long term supporters like us who give that!

[MJG]

Been told Brentford keeper is all done and dusted. Dont know fee but all signed apparently.

[Fulham Tup North]

Been told Brentford keeper is all done and dusted. Dont know fee but all signed apparently.

Was this the "BIG" deal we have been promised over the weekend?
Oh good ;)

[MJG]

Been told Brentford keeper is all done and dusted. Dont know fee but all signed apparently.

Was this the "BIG" deal we have been promised over the weekend?
Oh good ;)

is that the big deal promised by one twitter post that we have all lept on.... No

[@jolslover]

Would not take Kieron Agard on a free, much much better players available.

[jarv]

Nevre heard of him. Its always better to sell a player one year too early rather than one year too late. I dont doubt for a minute Fulham are looking to cash in if they can find a suitable replacement at half the cost.

[Fulham Tup North]

Was this the "BIG" deal we have been promised over the weekend?
Oh good ;)
[/quote]is that the big deal promised by one twitter post that we have all lept on.... No
[/quote]
So, you are not denying that there IS a 'Big Deal' coming then??

[Woolly Mammoth]

It's no big deal !

[DevonFFC]

"Why can´t these greedy individuals be content with what they have been offered."

I don't think "greedy" is fair.

Footballers are best thought of as self-employed folk with a relatively short main career lifetime who contract with employers (the clubs) for mutually agreed periods. Why is it "greedy" to move to a new employer on a new fixed term contract if the terms are better?

The only players with whom I take issue are those who try to force a move, before the end of their contracts, by refusing to play/not giving 100%. I suspect there are only a few of these, though.

It is unrealistic to expect "club loyalty" from players or managers - it is only long term supporters like us who give that!

Is it greedy to want to earn as much as you can? No, not necessarily, because most of us want to do that.

But is it greedy to want more when you're already earning more than most of us can even dream of earning? Arguably, yes.

To give some context, even a normal championship footballer's salary equates to £500k-£1m per year. So even a fairly average player is likely to have earned £10m by their early thirties. For top players, multiple those figures by ten or more.

And yes, they do have short careers as footballers, but there's nothing to stop them continuing to work after that like ordinary people, either in an ordinary job like plumbing, or in another of the relatively lucrative fields they've exclusive access to like coaching, scouting or punditry.

Live and let live. If you were offered x amount of money to do the same job but for a different employer you would. If money is being thrown round it isn't there problem. As with any industry/trade you go where the money is. If they can sleep at night and not worry well neither will i, they get an obscene amount yes, is it their fault..no