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

[Yorkshire Blue]

I think you are right if we are in the NL. But IF we were in the EFL would not NLS/NLN be replaced by NL? Back to the two whiteboards I guess…Not to say Cashman couldn’t make that step..

When we’re in L2 I’d expect us to continue to recruit heavily from NLS/NLN. There’s a lot of talent at that level because its pretty much the highest level you can rise to whilst maintaining a non-football career and it means players probably hang around an extra year.

But once we get promoted that would open us up to recruit more of the better NL players as well (Bromley signed Dinanga and Kamabe when they went up) so it would widen our recruitment pool. Of course we’ve already tried recruiting NL stars (Dan Mooney).

 

[Magnum PI]

Things moving along but patience needed now. Will be worth the wait. Lots of red tape

 

[rowe23]

Things moving along but patience needed now. Will be worth the wait. Lots of red tape

I don’t like red tape! Always worries me when that’s involved.

 

[Magnum PI]

I don’t like red tape! Always worries me when that’s involved.

That's what happens when you have about twenty decision makers spread across multiple timezones

 

[hlane17]

That's what happens when you have about twenty decision makers spread across multiple timezones

Have the consortium ever considered a Slack channel for club comms? Great for running business asynchronously, my company uses it across 3-4 different time zones, well worth the cost in efficiency gains as time is money after all.

 

[onceknownasrab]

That's what happens when you have about twenty decision makers spread across multiple timezones

That sounds a little chaotic. Surely, even in a large consortium, one or two individuals are responsible in each area of running the club? I wonder if the minutes of online meetings make note of which individuals vetoed employing a toilet cleaner? Sorry woke, I mean a sanitary operative.

 

[Magnum PI]

Not my area of specialism but assume this is about the transition from really shocking business governance under Ron to much tighter controls under an organisation of multi-responsibility. The thing is.... money is tight, and the only way we get to break even any time soon is by promotion and a return to EFL league payments. Everything needs to be balanced in the meantime and that includes players and getting the revenue streams going like development of the East.

Kev will of course be much more interested in the former and will no doubt get frustrated when he can't complete deals as quickly as his competitors.

 

[dusterman]

Not my area of specialism but assume this is about the transition from really shocking business governance under Ron to much tighter controls under an organisation of multi-responsibility. The thing is.... money is tight, and the only way we get to break even any time soon is by promotion and a return to EFL league payments. Everything needs to be balanced in the meantime and that includes players and getting the revenue streams going like development of the East.

Kev will of course be much more interested in the former and will no doubt get frustrated when he can't complete deals as quickly as his competitors.

This has gone from a happy rumour to an less happy rumour, still a striker eh? Oooh shiny.

 

[kentblues]

The hard bit should be around identifying who we want and those choices being the right ones (and that involves a select few who actually know what they are doing supported by data).

There, of course, needs to be a budget set and we need to operate within that.

If it needs a cast of thousands beyond that to all get a vote and make it happen- well that’s a problem. I’m sure there are defined roles and responsibilities that mean this is not the case.

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

Not my area of specialism but assume this is about the transition from really shocking business governance under Ron to much tighter controls under an organisation of multi-responsibility. The thing is.... money is tight, and the only way we get to break even any time soon is by promotion and a return to EFL league payments. Everything needs to be balanced in the meantime and that includes players and getting the revenue streams going like development of the East.

Kev will of course be much more interested in the former and will no doubt get frustrated when he can't complete deals as quickly as his competitors.

I'm slightly confused.

Didn't you start the welcome rumour of a 'striker incoming - splash the cash'.

Your above post doesn't sound very 'incoming' at all.

 

[Magnum PI]

Incoming yes as far as I can see... but slower than many would like. And nothing of course 100%

 

[ColinMorrisWalksOnWater]

Incoming yes as far as I can see... but slower than many would like. And nothing of course 100%

Definitely won't be before our season ends, whether that's tonight, Nailsea or at Wembley.

Although Kev and Tom have both said we want to get our business done earlier than previous seasons.

Reading between the lines, I see that as, although having to work to a budget, not being financially incumbered by Ron's antics.

Hoping we may have some news in the first week or two of June, just to put some perspective on our close season activity.

 

[WestyReturns]

Have the consortium ever considered a Slack channel for club comms? Great for running business asynchronously, my company uses it across 3-4 different time zones, well worth the cost in efficiency gains as time is money after all.

I'd be very surprised if don't they don't have a collaboration tool such as Slack or MS Teams etc

 

[flangejackrabbit]

I'd be very surprised if don't they don't have a collaboration tool such as Slack or MS Teams etc

They are probably doing everything over Snapchat

 

[hlane17]

I'd be very surprised if don't they don't have a collaboration tool such as Slack or MS Teams etc

If they do, not sure why it would take so long to make decisions.

24hrs should be long enough for everyone to give their two cents?

 

[BriggBlue]

Hang on, I think people are getting the wrong idea here, having multiple contributors to a decision is not a negative, now days collaborative working is easy and happens in every industry.

Some call it red tape, others call it doing things properly

 

[onceknownasrab]

If they do, not sure why it would take so long to make decisions.

24hrs should be long enough for everyone to give their two cents?

The target has to be brought to the attention of all concerned. Some have to go to their junk box to find the email, then get their ten year old daughter to explain again how to open the attachment. The data analysis has to be read and after the confusion they have to practice a face that says they understand it. Then they have the voicemail from Kev and after ten minutes of ' if you like' on a loop, they can't be bothered to hear the rest. Piggy banks have to checked and that is always a faff getting the coins out of the hole. After a few shouts of 'how much?' and ' you must be joking', it becomes a game of delaying the reply so the intended target is snapped up by someone else and then the press release saying ' we moved heaven and earth to get him but it wasn't to be.'
Simplez

 

[hlane17]

Hang on, I think people are getting the wrong idea here, having multiple contributors to a decision is not a negative, now days collaborative working is easy and happens in every industry.

Some call it red tape, others call it doing things properly

Don’t disagree that collaborative decision making is preferable, especially since we suffered from the opposite with the previous dictator.

But equally we must strike fast to avoid disappointment, not an easy balance and don’t envy those involved

 

[kentblues]

In my experience when a cast of thousands is involved in the process there is always someone with a reason why something can’t proceed and the decision is delayed. At the subsequent meeting of the same cast of thousands another reason from someone else. And rinse and repeat….

BTW don’t expect a vote on one hand and be unavailable on the other (time zones or not). It’s tough at the top …:-)

 

[WestyReturns]

If they do, not sure why it would take so long to make decisions.

24hrs should be long enough for everyone to give their two cents?

Id expect it will go through a more complex process than people giving the ok. As the club have stated they have a data model to run through as an example for starters. There will be a lot of other aspects to sort through too. I know it's not the same but if you get a job at financial services it can sometimes take over 2 weeks to do background checks (just using as example)