Transfer News, Gossip & Speculation Transfer Thread - Summer 2025 Edition.

Leigh_Seasider · Friday at 8:32 AM

Magnum PI said:
In this particular case none of that is true. Cashman wanted us all summer but we didn't get it done. This one is totally on us. The margins in this division are so small that you have to go out and deliver your key targets and learn from your mistakes.

In which case what was the delay? I mean we could still tempt him but this not moving quickly enough .. hoped that wouldn’t happen. I’m confident we can still bring in very good players but Cashman would’ve been a huge statement of intent to our league rivals.

Smiffy · Friday at 8:35 AM

Magnum PI said:
In this particular case none of that is true. Cashman wanted us all summer but we didn't get it done. This one is totally on us. The margins in this division are so small that you have to go out and deliver your key targets and learn from your mistakes.

Smiffy · Friday at 8:35 AM

Leigh_Seasider said:
In which case what was the delay? I mean we could still tempt him but this not moving quickly enough .. hoped that wouldn’t happen. I’m confident we can still bring in very good players but Cashman would’ve been a huge statement of intent to our league rivals.

The “D” word…

Mad Cyril · Friday at 8:40 AM

Halstead Blue said:
Cashman off according to London Shrimper on X.

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Money talks.

Dirty Cashman.

Suffering shrimper · Friday at 8:42 AM

I thought we had players lined up so surely we would already have looked at stats and the board would have gave cashman the green light what a shambles

TheSouthendUnitedRunner · Friday at 8:43 AM

Grayson said:
Agreed terms means very little other than we had a good chance. Players agree terms and don't sign all of the time. Was Mussa not one? Maybe now Cashman.

Okay. You can think that if you like

Clinton Baptiste · Friday at 8:43 AM

I have noticed a lot of signings from this league and below being made by EFL clubs. I guess trying to follow the Peterbrough model of buying young talent and hopefully making a buck later.

RHB · Friday at 8:45 AM

Wow, have some time away from this thread and it goes slow, slow, quick, quick, slow. However, It's Friday so it maybe it could be a 'look what we've got' day today.

Spaceman Spiff · Friday at 8:46 AM

Magnum PI said:
In this particular case none of that is true. Cashman wanted us all summer but we didn't get it done. This one is totally on us. The margins in this division are so small that you have to go out and deliver your key targets and learn from your mistakes.

Being a bit pedantic, Summer hasn’t actually started yet technically. Plus the playoff final was less than 2 weeks ago. So while I’m sure you’re right that he had been interested and we missed the boat, the timescale is probably a little less dramatic.

Holy Joe · Friday at 8:47 AM

SuffolkShrimpers said:
Ask Justin Rees that, he want to give it a right go and go one step better.

I think his most recent statement is slightly less gung ho than his quote after the final whistle at wembley

"Of course, our near-term goal is promotion, but we’re humble enough to know it won’t be easy, and sensible enough to pursue it with discipline and care."

LennySUFC · Friday at 8:52 AM

Looks like Cashman is going to Crawley. Can't blame the lad for wanting to play in the EFL but the fact we cannot compete with Crawley is a stark reminder of how far we have fallen over the past 5 years.

Mad Cyril · Friday at 8:53 AM

Looks like money is still tight.

If Bonne does re-sign his next safari is going to be at Tropical Wings.

Mad Cyril · Friday at 8:54 AM

LennySUFC said:
Looks like Cashman is going to Crawley. Can't blame the lad for wanting to play in the EFL but the fact we cannot compete with Crawley is a stark reminder of how far we have fallen over the past 5 years.

We can compete with Crawley on a moral, cultural and philosophical level.

Shrimp and two veg · Friday at 8:54 AM

Mad Cyril said:
Money talks.

Dirty Cashman.

Hes wanted by the rich and the poor

TrevorFitzpatrickHattrick · Friday at 8:56 AM

I'd take a small wager that the club in for Cashman is Crawley Town. He's local and wouldn't have to relocate.

Mad Cyril · Friday at 9:05 AM

TrevorFitzpatrickHattrick said:
I'd take a small wager that the club in for Cashman is Crawley Town. He's local and wouldn't have to relocate.

In that case relocation is surely his #1 priority

Magnum PI · Friday at 9:11 AM

Crawley weren't even an option when we could have got the deal done... The data speaks for itself on Cashman. Madness at this level. Trust your manager

Texas Eslan · Friday at 9:16 AM

Magnum PI said:
Crawley weren't even an option when we could have got the deal done... The data speaks for itself on Cashman. Madness at this level. Trust your manager

This is what interests me. If the data speaks for itself as you said, and we are relying on it to sign players, then why wasn’t he signed sooner?

AlfaShrimper · Friday at 9:19 AM

If any of you was a pro footballer? Would you really turn down a chance at league football? No ofcourse not.

Blues4LifeDan · Friday at 9:19 AM

LennySUFC said:
Looks like Cashman is going to Crawley. Can't blame the lad for wanting to play in the EFL but the fact we cannot compete with Crawley is a stark reminder of how far we have fallen over the past 5 years.

That is true, but there was also a time when Crawley had a load of money under Steve Evans and I remember being in the North Bank with a load of AC Milan fans going mental at our 0-0 with 9 men. We always felt we were the bigger club, but they had bigger ambition.

In modern football, you're only as big as the league you are in or the money you can provide. It's why Bournemouth is more attractive than Leeds. Just how it is unfortunately.