Summer Transfer Window 2017

[Baddar]

I just don't see the point. Harry Kane said players would be more settled and able to concentrate on their football, but how will they be more concentrated if there's European interest and they're keen on a move away? 

[DavidMarrio]

Typical Mancs....

[Colly]

The clubs just need to be strong enough to say that if you want away you go in August, otherwise you wait until January. European clubs will soon learn to come in earlier. 

[Baddar]

Just now, Colly said:

The clubs just need to be strong enough to say that if you want away you go in August, otherwise you wait until January. European clubs will soon learn to come in earlier. 

But they could have been stronger with the window still open til the 31st August. There was nothing stopping them saying that to players with the way things were.

I think starting the season knowing that's the squad you'll have til January (barring a big European side deciding to fuck us with a bid) is a good thing though. 

[Adam]

Diego Costa is talking to Fenerbahce about a loan move, purely because Turkey is the only transfer window still open

[Arjen Robben]

I was in to the idea of closing the window early but if players can still be sold what's the point. How does it do anything to remove uncertainty? If I'm understanding it properly, if it was already in place now what would it have changed about the Coutinho saga?

[Colly]

3 hours ago, Baddar said:

But they could have been stronger with the window still open til the 31st August. There was nothing stopping them saying that to players with the way things were.

True, but the clubs are in a pretty strong position to just go "it doesn't matter how much money we get in, you know we can't replace you til January so you can wait til then". It's all posturing nonsense at the end of the day, so this can only be a good thing in my view. Outside of the very odd player who goes to Madrid or Barca it's not as if anyone else in Europe is going to do a massive raid on the Premier League in September. 

[EddieG]

This is still a year away, the UEFA is looking into changing it, I know the Dutch FA is looking into it, let's hope the English FA kicking it off leads to other leagues joining.

[DavidMarrio]

Jim White is sat somewhere in his boxers, wearing his yellow tie crying his eyes out at this news. 

[Twist]

13 minutes ago, Davidmarrio said:

Jim White is sat somewhere in his boxers, wearing his yellow tie crying his eyes out at this news. 

There's still a transfer deadline day.

[Jimmy]

Janssen is off to Fenerbache on loan for the season. 

To create a strike force with Roberto Soldado. 

Dreamland. 

Tho for real I love Bobby & think Janssen deserved a second season at Spurs. 

[stokeriño]

46 minutes ago, Twist said:

There's still a transfer deadline day.

It ending at 5pm somewhat ruins Sky Sports' staple evening coverage, mind.

I am not displeased by this.  

[Baddar]

25 minutes ago, stokeriño said:

It ending at 5pm somewhat ruins Sky Sports' staple evening coverage, mind.

I am not displeased by this.  

They'll still be dragging it out til midnight for all the last minute deals. Not much will change. 

[DavidMarrio]

6 hours ago, Twist said:

There's still a transfer deadline day.

I know that. But whereas for Jim you can't tell him that deadline day will be the same for him. 

 

[9 to 5]

Good. Fuck Jim White.