24 Jun 2026 19:06:54
Looks like we are prioritising Jared Bowen over Harry Wilson. Will cost us a hefty fee but Bowen is a better player and the winger we have been crying out for.

1.) 24 Jun 2026
24 Jun 2026 20:43:26
They're talking about £50M for Bowen. That's way too much considering his age. Would he improve us? Yes. But his heart is at West Ham. Not gonna happen, but I'd loan him for a fee, with an option, not an obligation to buy.

I'm pretty sure West Ham will come straight back up, then all parties could decide what's next. Maybe let them have Allyson on loan as a sweetener, unless Unai wants to keep him around. ??‍♂️

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2.) 25 Jun 2026
24 Jun 2026 23:10:32
I can understand us taking a 29-year-old on a free, but I certainly wouldn't pay £50 million for one. Wilson is a good-quality PL player, whose wage demands, I would imagine, will be less than Bowen's. If we are going to spend £50 million on a player, it doesn't need to be on Bowen.

3.) 29 Jun 2026
29 Jun 2026 09:46:48
Just seen Andy Goldstein saying that a source of his has told him Bowen to Villa is gonna happen, permanent transfer. ??‍♂️

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4.) 29 Jun 2026
29 Jun 2026 10:10:25
From a business perspective, and let's be honest, football clubs are businesses. A move for Bowen makes no sense. £50 million plus for a 29 year old, who will have little or no resale value, is crackers to my mind. It does nothing to reduce the age profile of the squad, and to fund the move we are going to have to sell our best player in Rogers.

I could understand selling Rogers if we were to invest the money in up and coming talents and reducing the age of the squad, but not to fund a move for a 29 year old.

5.) 29 Jun 2026
29 Jun 2026 10:22:42
It makes much more sense to go for someone like Soule, Nwaneri or Dju (if looking for someone left footed) for less than £30M. Flip of that is we bought Digne when he was around 29 & if he was to go on a free at the end of his contract, I'd say we've got our money's worth out of him. ??‍♂️

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6.) 29 Jun 2026
29 Jun 2026 14:24:22
But at the point we signed Digne we weren't in the financial mire we are currently in, and we weren't looking to break into the "Big Six". Whether we like it or not, until we can increase our revenue streams, and increase them significantly, we are likely to continue to be a "selling" club, unfortunately.

7.) 29 Jun 2026
29 Jun 2026 16:08:11
We're not in the mire, Mings. We can spend as much as we want, just not allowed to cos of the outdated financial rules. There's no way West Ham would get £50M for Bowen unless it's a Saudi club; £35M a bit more realistic, & there's talk Bogarde being on his bike, which would be £20M+ of pure homegrown player profit. That's without us selling any of the fringe players like Bailey, Guessand & I'd even go as far to say Onana might be sold. Don't forget Malen has gone for about £25M, Enzo (I think) for £15M.

We haven't bought Elliot for £35M, which at the start of last season looked likely, or else why would we have done that deal. We've got others that could be leaving too, I don't think our financial situation is a tenth as bad as the media is making out. Only a few more days till guys become available on a free (like Mingueza), so let's just be patient. 100% we're gonna be stronger next season.

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8.) 29 Jun 2026
29 Jun 2026 19:29:24
Bowen too old for me. 50mil for a 29 yr old, no thanks. Mbaye, Rowe, Ikuhnda, Whittiker, Finn Azzeez, or Kubo for me, or Ademi from Dortmund.

9.) 29 Jun 2026
29 Jun 2026 19:47:56
Jonny, how many of them players are left-footed right wingers? Those players you've listed would be bought for the left wing, which we're also supposed to be looking at doing?

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10.) 01 Jul 2026
01 Jul 2026 15:37:18
Hi Lord Of, you say clubs are businesses yet our business isn't allowed to spend any money to improve, that is not what businesses who are successful do.
Perhaps the Premier League needs to start listening to supporters, and let the clubs who want to invest actually get on with it.

11.) 01 Jul 2026
01 Jul 2026 22:13:15
They say 'speculate to accumulate', I suppose only if you finish 17th 2 seasons in a row & charge £10 for a pint at half time. ??

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