Deadline Day from Pg.33 - General Championship Transfers 2025

Oh Eddie Youds... said:

Shows you how tough the championship will be when smaller fanbase clubs like Preston, Millwall & QPR are throwing massive wages / fees at new players.

True especially when we are a club with a bigger fan base and wealthier owners.

AFKABartram said:

Mbengue confirmed by QPR

from blue n white oops .. to .. blue n white oops 

MarcusH26 said:

MintoHumbugs said:

Braziliance said:

MarcusH26 said:

Would rather have our squad than Wrexham's. Too many older over the hill players they'll need to replace and not convinced Parky is going to last if things started badly. Ryan Hardie is a decent signing but they're going to need a serious clear out. 

Not too sure about that. 

Sam Smith, Ryan Hardie, Max Cleworth, Arthur Okonkwo, Oli Rathbone, James McClean, Ryan Barnett, are all good players. Then our ex- players like Dobson and O'Connell have done really well there. 

There's also the fact they finished 7 points above us, didn't lose to us and absolutely demolished us at their place if we are honest. I don't see how we have the better squad in these circumstances.

I am done with underestimating them personally. They were the most rounded team other than Birmingham I saw us play all season, and their home support was miles better than any other ground I visited. They're in a great position footballing wise. 

OConnell doing well ? 😂
If you watch the goals they have conceded he’s responsible for about half of them.

O'Connell in the championship will get absolutely destroyed. Dobson will have to learn he can't dive in all the time too.

O'Connell wouldn't get anywhere near our side even as depth I'd rather have Alex and Zach Mitchell. 

Just don't get the hype with Wrexham in general , just because they've got Hollywood owners that make social media videos and throw a few quid around. 

I agree. Always thought OConnell was a very poor player and certainly will  be well out of his depth in the Championship. He’s always got a mistake in him and is so slow.

MintoHumbugs said:

Braziliance said:

MarcusH26 said:

Would rather have our squad than Wrexham's. Too many older over the hill players they'll need to replace and not convinced Parky is going to last if things started badly. Ryan Hardie is a decent signing but they're going to need a serious clear out. 

Not too sure about that. 

Sam Smith, Ryan Hardie, Max Cleworth, Arthur Okonkwo, Oli Rathbone, James McClean, Ryan Barnett, are all good players. Then our ex- players like Dobson and O'Connell have done really well there. 

There's also the fact they finished 7 points above us, didn't lose to us and absolutely demolished us at their place if we are honest. I don't see how we have the better squad in these circumstances.

I am done with underestimating them personally. They were the most rounded team other than Birmingham I saw us play all season, and their home support was miles better than any other ground I visited. They're in a great position footballing wise. 

OConnell doing well ? 😂
If you watch the goals they have conceded he’s responsible for about half of them.

Yes he did very well. 

Part of a Wrexham team that got promoted, was their highest rated player across the season, comfortably. 

Made the team of the week 4 times, only missed games through injury, was one of their most featured players

Defensively he averaged 7.8 clearances a game (most in the league) if we compare him to Lloydy, he won an average of 6 headers a game (73%) to Lloyds 7.4 (69%), lost possession 12.5 times a game compared to Lloyds 13.9. Total duels won a game 8.2 (71%) compared to Lloyds 9.6 (69%) 

So to say a player hasn't had a good season when he was a mainstay in a promoted side, smashed all the data stats and from what I can tell Wrexham fans still want him, just doesn't seem particularly true. 

O'Connell is a good footballer, has been for a while.

MarcusH26 said:

TRANSFER NEWS: Striker Carlton Morris signs for Derby County - Blog - Derby County https://share.google/cQN5Kq3sI4u7HCuoY

Derby sign Carlton Morris from Luton for an undisclosed fee 

Haha the first sentence has the cliche ‘big club’ and ‘no brainer’ 

MarcusH26 said:

Crispywood said:

MarcusH26 said:

https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2025/june/26/josh-coburn-joins-millwall/

Millwall sign striker Josh Coburn on a permanent from Boro 

Spent 5M on him, if a small club like Millwall can afford to drop that kind of money on one player no clue how we’re meant to compete at this level. 

£5m feels steep for a 22yr old with a middling goalscoring record. Thought he looked good a couple of seasons back for Bristol Rovers on loan but that's it. 

From what I’ve heard it’s not 5 million up front. Not even close. It’s in instalments and has lots of add ons. Will only get to 5 mill if all the add ons get fulfilled over the course of his contract. 

QPR now have Poku, Harvey Vale, Ilias Chair & Karamoko Dembele as wide/attacking midfielder options. Very greedy of them. 

Braziliance said:

QPR now have Poku, Harvey Vale, Ilias Chair & Karamoko Dembele as wide/attacking midfielder options. Very greedy of them. 

safety in numbers

killerandflash said:

A Championship exit, but I see George Honeyman has joined Blackpool from Millwall, Always thought he was a decent player.

Same, always liked him. Surprised he’s dropped out of The Championship.

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

MarcusH26 said:

https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2025/june/26/josh-coburn-joins-millwall/

Millwall sign striker Josh Coburn on a permanent from Boro 

My god, if 5m gets you 5 goals in 20 games in the Championship then football is well and truly fucked.

Deceiving stat. A lot of those appearances were as sub. Also brings more to the game than goals. Holds the ball up well. Draws defenders away. A good partner for Ivanovich. Still only 22 as well. I’m reasonably happy with the signing. 

Norwich doing a lot of business, that's 5 or 6 signings now to an already fairly talented squad.

Assume that means they won't be signing Sam Tickle now who they have been linked with. 

ForeverAddickted said:

MarcusH26 said:

Braziliance said:

Norwich doing a lot of business, that's 5 or 6 signings now to an already fairly talented squad.

Assume that means they won't be signing Sam Tickle now who they have been linked with. 

Makes me wonder if they sell Sainz or Sargeant to fund it. 

Didn't realise they'd been loaned to Norwich from Williams...

I did have to check I hadn’t clicked on the F1 thread lol