[Albion] January Transfer Window

NorthStandSeagull · 2025-02-03T23:08:04+0000

What are your thoughts on the Albions window?

Personally, extremely underwhelming and predictable. Sign players looking to the future and forget about the here and now.

We now have a weaker squad then when it started and in the midst of a confidence crisis.

Beach Hut · 2025-02-03T23:09:15+0000

FFS another moaning thread

Mancgull · 2025-02-03T23:09:39+0000

I’m very negative about FH at present but think we’ve had a pretty good window. Stefano Tzimas is particularly exciting IMHO

brighton_tom · 2025-02-03T23:12:28+0000

Tzimas is an exciting signing. Cashin will provide some centre back cover. But more than anything I just want to see some of the injured players back. So many of them would feel like new signings. 9 missing currently!

brighton_tom · 2025-02-03T23:19:10+0000

City spend another £180m this window

y2dave · 2025-02-03T23:21:44+0000

Great we got Tzimas. Really think we’ve done well to move quickly and get a complicated deal over the line. Outside of that it looks like several glaring weaknesses have been deferred and we’ve taking a huge gamble in allowing Enciso and Ferguson to be loaned out. Even letting Moder go looks questionable after Saturday!

Hugo Rune · 2025-02-03T23:45:17+0000

Pretty good but I’m a little gutted we didn’t land a full back.

Happy to keep Lamptey until he leaves on a free in the summer, Tzimas could be amazing for us and Cashin probably offers better cover than the departed McConville at centre back.

I doubt we’ll get Watson in the summer now as FFP will re-set and we’ll be out-bid. We must have come pretty close though at the end.

Loans for Enciso and Ferguson are good chances for them to get lots of minutes. Neither was near starting for us.

We didn’t recall Facu, Hopefully he gets some meaningful minutes, that might mean old horse-face getting the sack though. I suspect he will once Leicester’s fate is accepted.

Just like the last January window, I wouldn’t be surprised if we get injuries in all the wrong places now such as up front. It would be typical of our recent luck with injuries to lose Welbz, Pedro and Rutter in the next month with no Fergie or Enciso to replace them!

Sarisbury Seagull · 2025-02-03T23:52:10+0000

Good, very pleased with it.

Made a little bit of money from selling a few youngsters and loaned out Enciso and Ferguson which I always wanted us to do.

Brought in a defender, CM and striker and all young and really promising.

I would have sold Lamptey and brought in a new RB in a perfect world but maybe we can use Hinshelwood there again.

So good window but I just wish we had a manager I felt more confident in to use these players correctly.

peterward · 2025-02-04T00:06:06+0000

Pants for the here and now.

We've lost 2 first team squad attackers in Enciso and Ferguson, and bought one whose not here this season, and failed to get another.

Our striking options are weaker than 2 weeks ago.

GT49er · 2025-02-04T00:14:23+0000

Sarisbury Seagull said:
Good, very pleased with it.

Made a little bit of money from selling a few youngsters and loaned out Enciso and Ferguson which I always wanted us to do.

Brought in a defender, CM and striker and all young and really promising.

I would have sold Lamptey and brought in a new RB in a perfect world but maybe we can use Hinshelwood there again.

So good window but I just wish we had a manager I felt more confident in to use these players correctly.

I'll give you it's good that Enciso and Ferguson are only loans, not departures for good .................... the rest? I must admit my enthusiasm isn't causing hyperventilation (which might be good for my health, but for the Albion?)
:shrug:

pay no mind · 2025-02-04T00:41:36+0000

NorthStandSeagull said:
What are your thoughts on the Albions window?

GT49er · 2025-02-04T00:47:27+0000

I see Zak Sturge (remember him?) has gone from Chelsea to Millwall on loan.

AZ Gull · 2025-02-04T02:42:40+0000

GT49er said:
I see Zak Sturge (remember him?) has gone from Chelsea to Millwall on loan.

He was due to move to Venezia on a permanent deal at the end of the summer window but it fell through:-

Millwall now have four former Albion players on their books.

bhafc99 · 2025-02-04T02:56:52+0000

Glad Lamptey is still here and didn’t go for 45p or whatever the deal was, and that we didn’t get sucked into a ridiculous deal of Adringa plus cash for Watson.

Pleased enough with the likes of Cashin and Tzimas coming in.

Overall, still a little disappointed with the trend of loaning out players that were once seen as our future - Ferguson, Enciso, Barco, Buannotte etc - when it doesn’t feel we’ve fully tried for the best of them here yet. I love seeing an exciting prospect blossom in the stripes. But I guess that’s modern PL football, and I just need to get used to it.

Justice · 2025-02-04T03:59:02+0000

peterward said:
Pants for the here and now.

We've lost 2 first team squad attackers in Enciso and Ferguson, and bought one whose not here this season, and failed to get another.

Our striking options are weaker than 2 weeks ago.

I remember Oscar Garcia saying the same, you use the January window to strengthen not weaken the January we sold Barnes and didn’t replace him.

Frankworthington · 2025-02-04T05:16:29+0000

we are DOOMED!!

Justice · 2025-02-04T06:15:21+0000

I’d be surprised if anyone on here has watched Tzimas play 90 minutes of football.
Some seem to be jumping the gun already remember Ferguson was once valued at £100m by NSC’s transfer specialists.
A year later he’s weak lazy and crap

tigertim68 · 2025-02-04T06:25:24+0000

Looks the same as last year , we needed a couple of defensive type players in midfield and in our defence , got some guy from a bottom 3 championship team , and not a lot else , can see the season falling away again , just like last season

DarrenFreemansPerm · 2025-02-04T06:37:24+0000

Hugo Rune said:
Pretty good but I’m a little gutted we didn’t land a full back.

Happy to keep Lamptey until he leaves on a free in the summer, Tzimas could be amazing for us and Cashin probably offers better cover than the departed McConville at centre back.

I doubt we’ll get Watson in the summer now as FFP will re-set and we’ll be out-bid. We must have come pretty close though at the end.

Loans for Enciso and Ferguson are good chances for them to get lots of minutes. Neither was near starting for us.

We didn’t recall Facu, Hopefully he gets some meaningful minutes, that might mean old horse-face getting the sack though. I suspect he will once Leicester’s fate is accepted.

Just like the last January window, I wouldn’t be surprised if we get injuries in all the wrong places now such as up front. It would be typical of our recent luck with injuries to lose Welbz, Pedro and Rutter in the next month with no Fergie or Enciso to replace them!

If Welbeck does get injured and we have to play Rutter or Pedro (neither of which are strikers) upfront that isn’t down to “our recent luck”, it’s negligence.

Bold Seagull · 2025-02-04T06:42:01+0000

It might not sit well with our fans, but to compete where we’re competing amoung the richest clubs in the world, things have to be done a bit differently.

We might not like that the focus isn’t the here and now, but perhaps that’s what financial sustainability looks like for this size of club in the PL.

We will be going into our 9th consecutive top flight season likely disappointed with a campaign largely fought in mid table.

Progress is never linear.

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