Winter Silly Season Transfer Thread 2025/2026

[Lighthouse]

Mitro cancelled his Saudi Contract and is off to Qatar

Hes done as a serious club level footballer

He was done when he left to play in Saudi. He will be well off but oh dear. A reputation ruined to all but the most biased of fans.

[bencher]

It depends how you look it. He's touted to be earning $10m per year in Qatar. If you look at it as a (short) career, rather than a calling, then you follow the money. He's not terribly likely to become a manager (in my opinion) so I don't know what kind of post-retirement career options he would have. He did enough in his mid years to generate offers for a huge payday and he's taken those with both hands. He's probably confirmed with the Serbia coach that he will still get picked for the national team, so what else is there? We have a very PL-centric view of the world but not everyone else does. He would also be a marked man if he came back - he was basically public enemy number 1 when he left.

[FFC007]

I'd love us to have had a go for Mainoo, despite the United hierarchy saying no.

He would have really completed the midfield hole we have. Perhaps next summer when some of the contracts expire.

[_Putney_]

Anyone reckon we can sign Scott Parkins?

[copthornemike]

Mitro cancelled his Saudi Contract and is off to Qatar
Hes done as a serious club level footballer

We will see. Will he be in the Serbia national squad?

[Lighthouse]

Mitro cancelled his Saudi Contract and is off to Qatar
Hes done as a serious club level footballer

We will see. Will he be in the Serbia national squad?

International football os pretty low. But for some reason people still get excited about it.

[FFC007]

Mitro cancelled his Saudi Contract and is off to Qatar

Hes done as a serious club level footballer

He was done when he left to play in Saudi. He will be well off but oh dear. A reputation ruined to all but the most biased of fans.

He could have had another decent season at Fulham and then could have dashed off to grab the oil money available.

Next to no chance now of him coming back to England when he gets bored over there.

[LC]

Mitro cancelled his Saudi Contract and is off to Qatar

Hes done as a serious club level footballer

He was done when he left to play in Saudi. He will be well off but oh dear. A reputation ruined to all but the most biased of fans.

He could have had another decent season at Fulham and then could have dashed off to grab the oil money available.

Next to no chance now of him coming back to England when he gets bored over there.

I don't think he would have signed for a top 6 team so why not take the money at this stage of his career now

[FFC007]

Lukic will definitely get a ban this season for cards... that could be the weak link when he's suspended. Reed doesn't the cut the mustard for me.

Definite need some more steel in that middle when the window open.

[jayffc]

Lukic will definitely get a ban this season for cards... that could be the weak link when he's suspended. Reed doesn't the cut the mustard for me.

Definite need some more steel in that middle when the window open.

In that case Berge will play the 6 and one of TC, Iwobi, King or Reed will play the 8. Perhaps too early for Seth to be trusted to step up.

Would like an enforcer type as an option but credit to reed he's a consummate professional squad man who doesn't complain. To my suprise given lack of game time he put in a great performance in the cup

[I Ronic]

What we should be looking for in the Winter window. Is a home grown player, born in Knightsbridge, good public school, then Sandhurst. The Riverside would be full all season and Champagne sales would go through the roof.

[demeant0r]

What we should be looking for in the Winter window. Is a home grown player, born in Knightsbridge, good public school, then Sandhurst. The Riverside would be full all season and Champagne sales would go through the roof.

But the atmosphere would take a nosedive

[Jim©]

Mitro cancelled his Saudi Contract and is off to Qatar

Hes done as a serious club level footballer

He was done when he left to play in Saudi. He will be well off but oh dear. A reputation ruined to all but the most biased of fans.

He could have had another decent season at Fulham and then could have dashed off to grab the oil money available.

Next to no chance now of him coming back to England when he gets bored over there.

I don't think he would have signed for a top 6 team so why not take the money at this stage of his career now

I don't really agree with the 'their careers are so short they have to take the money now' angle. (I know that's not heat you explicitly said).
But he was on £100k a week here. That's already more than double what most of the population earn in a year. Times by 52 weeks and that's more in one year than the average person earns in a lifetime of work.
Silva turned down a huge contract in Saudi, it leaves me disliking Mitro a bit how he behaved.

[JimmyConway]

Lukic will definitely get a ban this season for cards... that could be the weak link when he's suspended. Reed doesn't the cut the mustard for me.

Definite need some more steel in that middle when the window open.

Imagine if he had more bans than shots on goal?

[I Ronic]

What we should be looking for in the Winter window. Is a home grown player, born in Knightsbridge, good public school, then Sandhurst. The Riverside would be full all season and Champagne sales would go through the roof.

But the atmosphere would take a nosedive

I don't know. A standing ovation in the Riverside, with applause and 'by jingo the blighter has gorn and scored' 'bravo' might be something to see :)

[alfie]

Mitro cancelled his Saudi Contract and is off to Qatar

Hes done as a serious club level footballer

He was done when he left to play in Saudi. He will be well off but oh dear. A reputation ruined to all but the most biased of fans.

He could have had another decent season at Fulham and then could have dashed off to grab the oil money available.

Next to no chance now of him coming back to England when he gets bored over there.

I don't think he would have signed for a top 6 team so why not take the money at this stage of his career now

I don't really agree with the 'their careers are so short they have to take the money now' angle. (I know that's not heat you explicitly said).
But he was on £100k a week here. That's already more than double what most of the population earn in a year. Times by 52 weeks and that's more in one year than the average person earns in a lifetime of work.
Silva turned down a huge contract in Saudi, it leaves me disliking Mitro a bit how he behaved.

I don't either, I worked solidly for 50 years, apart for 3 weeks when I was made redundant, after all that time, I ended up when I retired with about £20,000 savings.

[Lighthouse]

What we should be looking for in the Winter window. Is a home grown player, born in Knightsbridge, good public school, then Sandhurst. The Riverside would be full all season and Champagne sales would go through the roof.

But the atmosphere would take a nosedive

I don't know. A standing ovation in the Riverside, with applause and 'by jingo the blighter has gorn and scored' 'bravo' might be something to see :)

Only the common Oiks who can't speak properly or English at all live in and are born there. Only the stupidest of the stupid go to public school and all will have a criminal record by the time they have bankrupted the Nation by working in the City. Most of them will be unable to follow the rules of football and instead will attend Rugby because Daddy told them too.

All you have to do is see the state of the financial and political World to see that the moronic are the only Public School pupils who will pretend to talk like idiots because they know no other way. I hate stereotyping but you can't argue with facts. I bet some of them want to be referees as well.

[WestSussexWhite]

Don't rule out another move for Tyrique George in Jan. Adama almost certainly off, especially if Wilson doesn't sign a new deal too

[FFC007]

Adama is almost a certainty to depart next summer. Could have been a chance to ship him out in the last window and if we had got say £10m for him, George would have been a good replacement.

[FFC007]

Don't rule out another move for Tyrique George in Jan. Adama almost certainly off, especially if Wilson doesn't sign a new deal too

I think Wilson will stay and then depart on a freebie.