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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:42 - Feb 3 with 1778 viewsElderGrizzly

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:41 - Feb 3 by portmanking

And what if we go down? We have the same issue of two keepers of similar levels, with no defined #1.

I don't like this deal one bit, and is the first smell of a panic buy to me. Obviously prepared to be pleasantly surprised, but his distribution is definitely not an improvement on Walton. That has to be our prerequisite surely?


Palmer has been West Brom's undisputed No.1 last season and all this.

He's a good keeper and right now, we need a keeper who isn't playing with zero confidence (Muric)

Seems a sensible compromise.
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:43 - Feb 3 with 1765 viewspositivity

how are we doing with the squad numbers? would we need to deregister someone? maybe, burns?

edit: found blueboots' excellent thread, we'd need to lose one

Squad List / Transfers / Transfer Rumours (Updated) by BlueBoots 30 Jun 2024 13:40
Winter transfer window now closed...below you will find:

* Squad
* Players out on loan
* Academy signings
* Players returned from loans at the end of last season
* Players signed this season (with fees)
* Players sold / released this season (with fees)
* Transfer rumours (Players In)
* Transfer rumours (Players Out)

I have updated the thread with any signings / sales (and transfer rumours will be added to the OP - I only include rumours that Phil has confirmed on TWTD, rather than random Twitter rumours etc.)

I will continue to update the thread with any unexpected squad changes. If I've missed anything, just let me know.

(Latest transfer rumours are at the end of this post)

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SQUAD:

(1) Muric (2028)
(13) Slicker (2028)
(28) Walton (2026)
(31) Palmer (2028)

(40) Tuanzebe (2025 + 1 year option)
(44) [Godfrey < Loan from Atalanta] (2025)

(3) Davis (2028 + 1 year option)
(22) Townsend (2026)

(6) Woolfenden (2027 + 1 year option)
(26) O'Shea (2029)

(15) Burgess (2025 + 1 year option)
(24) Greaves (2029)

(5) Morsy (2026)
(8) [Phillips < Loan from Man City] (2025)

(12) [Cajuste < Loan from Napoli] (2025 + Buy-Out option)
(14) Taylor (2026)
(25) Luongo (2025)

(7) Burns (2026)
(18) Johnson (2028)
(21) Ogbene (2028)

(9) [Enciso*< Loan from Brighton] (2025)
(10) Chaplin (2026)
(20) Hutchinson* (2029)
(23) Szmodics (2028)

(29) Philogene (2029)
(33) Broadhead (2026)
(47) Clarke(J) (2029)

(19) Delap* (2029)
(27) Hirst (2027)

PLAYERS OMITTED:

(7) Burns (2026)
(21) Ogbene (2028)

(24 players who count towards the 25-man limit + 3 U21's)
(Players with an asterix (*) after their name are U21, and don't count towards the 25-man limit)
(Year after name = Contract Expiry Date)
[Players in brackets in or out on loan]

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PLAYERS OUT ON LOAN:

[Al-Hamadi > Loan to Stoke City]
[Baggott > Loan to Blackpool]
[H. Clarke > Loan to Sheffield United]
[Harness > Loan to Derby]
[Humphreys* > Loan to Wycombe]

[Ayinde* > Loan to Rochdale]
[Ayoola* > Loan to Lowestoft Town]
[Fin Barbrook* > Loan to Sutton United]
[Harry Barbrook* > Loan to Chelmsford City]
[Boatswain* > Loan to AFC Fylde]
[Boswell* > Loan to Felixstowe & Walton United]
[Carr* > Loan to Ebbsfleet]
[Davis* > Loan to St Albans City]
[Fleischer* > Loan to Heybridge Swifts]
[Gray* > Loan to Braintree Town]
[Iorpenda* > Loan to Brightlingsea Regent]
[Jambang* > Loan to Chatham Town]
[Mauge* > Loan to Bury Town]
[Mazionis* > Loan to Woking]
[O'Connor*> Loan to Farnborough]
[Okunowo*> Loan to Braintree Town]
[Valentine* > Loan to Chelmsford City]

COMPLETED LOANS:

[Edmundson > Loan to Middlesbrough]

[Agbaje* > Loan to Sutton United]
[Harry Barbrook* > Loan to Lowestoft Town]
[Binns* > Loan to Bishop's Stortford]
[Carr* > Loan to Gateshead]
[Foyo* > Loan to Chelmsford]
[Valentine* > Loan to Needham Market]
[Williamson* > Loan to Chelmsford City]

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ACADEMY SIGNINGS

Lewis*
Onuchukwu*
McCann*
Elliott*
Mendel-Idowu*
Pitts*
Boniface*
Adetiba*
Mthunzi*

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LOANEES RETURNED (2024):

Brandon Williams, Lewis Travis, Jeremy Sarmiento, Omari Hutchinson, Kieffer Moore

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PLAYERS INCOMING (SUMMER 2024):

Omari Hutchinson (Chelsea - £18m + £2.5m + 25% Sell-On)
Ben Johnson (West Ham - Free Transfer)
Jacob Greaves (Hull City - £15m + £3m)
Liam Delap (Man City - £15m + £5m + 20% Sell-On)
Arijanet Muric (Burnley - £8m + £2m)
Conor Townsend (West Brom - £500k)
Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn - £9m + Add-ons)
Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City - Loan)
Jens Cajuste (Napoli - Loan + £10m Buy-Out on Premier League Survival)
Jack Clarke (Sunderland - £15m + £3m)
Dara O'Shea (Burnley - £12m + £3m)
Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town - £8m)

PLAYERS OUTGOING (SUMMER 2024):

Vaclav Hladky (Burnley - Free Transfer)
Nick Hayes (Barnet)
Corrie Ndaba (Kilmarnock)
Dominic Ball (Leyton Orient - Free Transfer)
Panutche Camara (Crawley Town - Free Transfer)
Idris El-Mizouni (Oxford United - £400k)
Sone Aluko (Retired From Playing - First Team Coach)
Kayden Jackson (Derby County - Free Transfer)
Gassan Ahadme (Charlton Athletic - £1m)
Freddie Ladapo (Huddersfield Town - Free Transfer)

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PLAYERS INCOMING (WINTER 2025):

Ben Godfrey (Atalanta - Loan)
Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa - £20m + £3m)
Julio Enciso (Brighton - Loan)
Alex Palmer (West Brom - £2m + Add-ons)

PLAYERS OUTGOING (WINTER 2025):

Janoi Donacien (Chesterfield - Free Transfer)
George Edmundson (Middlesboro - £600k + Add-ons)
Osman Foyo (AFC Wimbledon - Undisclosed)
Jesse Nwabueze (Bath City - Free Transfer)

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SUMMER 2024 TRANSFER RUMOURS (IN):

GK: (*Carl Rushworth-Hull(Loan)), Thomas Kaminski, Sofiane Karraoui
LB: Jayden Oosterwolde
CB: (*Joe Rodon-Leeds), Anel Ahmedhodžić
CM: (*Flynn Downes-Southampton), (*Jordan James-Rennes), (*Oliver Skipp-Leicester City), (*Tanner Tessmann-Lyon), (*Steven Alzate-Hull City)
RW: (*Reiss Nelson-Fulham(Loan))
LW: (*Jaden Philogene-Aston Villa), (*Wilson Odobert-Tottenham), (*Alexis Saelemaekers-Roma(Loan))
9: (*Steve Mounié-FC Augsburg), (*Andrea Pinamonti-Genoa(Loan)), (*Armando Broja-Everton(Loan)), (*Odsonne Édouard-Leicester City(Loan)), Fotis Ioannidis, (*Kevin Denkey-Cincinnati), Lyle Foster, Emmanuel Latte Lath

(*=Signed by another club after rumoured link became public)

SUMMER 2024 TRANSFER RUMOURS (OUT):

Cieran Slicker (Loan)
Ali Al-Hamadi (Loan)

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WINTER 2025 TRANSFER RUMOURS (IN):

CM: Flynn Downes
AM: Ben Doak
9: Igor Jesus

WINTER 2025 TRANSFER RUMOURS (OUT):

Liam Delap (Juventus, Tottenham, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd, Liverpool, Newcastle)
Luke Woolfenden (Sheffield United, Inter Miami)
Harry Clarke (Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United)
Ali Al-Hamadi (West Brom, Stoke)
Cameron Burgess (Girona)
George Hirst (Burnley, Leeds)
Ben Johnson (Fulham)

[Post edited 3 Feb 11:47]

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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:44 - Feb 3 with 1748 viewsTRUE_BLUE123

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:42 - Feb 3 by ElderGrizzly

Palmer has been West Brom's undisputed No.1 last season and all this.

He's a good keeper and right now, we need a keeper who isn't playing with zero confidence (Muric)

Seems a sensible compromise.


Been probably the best shot stopper in the champ during that time as well.

Which as we can all see, is what we need at this moment.

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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:46 - Feb 3 with 1685 viewsJakeITFC

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:41 - Feb 3 by portmanking

And what if we go down? We have the same issue of two keepers of similar levels, with no defined #1.

I don't like this deal one bit, and is the first smell of a panic buy to me. Obviously prepared to be pleasantly surprised, but his distribution is definitely not an improvement on Walton. That has to be our prerequisite surely?


We are panicking though - for whatever reason our starting keeper right now is just a calamity and the crowd, players and seemingly management have no confidence in him.
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:46 - Feb 3 with 1684 viewsClutch

Was chatting to a mate earlier and said I'd like us to sign Palmer, never thought it'd happen though.

Gonna chat to him later tonight and say I'd like Kante and Kane though, might work?!
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:48 - Feb 3 with 1622 viewspointofblue

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:46 - Feb 3 by Clutch

Was chatting to a mate earlier and said I'd like us to sign Palmer, never thought it'd happen though.

Gonna chat to him later tonight and say I'd like Kante and Kane though, might work?!


Chat to him now, give some time for the magic to work.

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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:48 - Feb 3 with 1604 viewsEJP

Also not cup-tied if anyone is interested…
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:49 - Feb 3 with 1564 viewsElderGrizzly

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:44 - Feb 3 by TRUE_BLUE123

Been probably the best shot stopper in the champ during that time as well.

Which as we can all see, is what we need at this moment.


Yep. 18 clean sheets last season (2nd best in the league).

Low fee as about to enter last 12 months of contract. Very much an Ashton value-focussed signing.
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:50 - Feb 3 with 1538 viewsitfcjoe

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:41 - Feb 3 by portmanking

And what if we go down? We have the same issue of two keepers of similar levels, with no defined #1.

I don't like this deal one bit, and is the first smell of a panic buy to me. Obviously prepared to be pleasantly surprised, but his distribution is definitely not an improvement on Walton. That has to be our prerequisite surely?


It is a panic buy, it's desperation but desperate times call for desperate measures.

The GK situation needs addressing now and will do again in the summer - we ballsed up by letting Hladky go and haven't recovered

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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:50 - Feb 3 with 1518 viewsElderGrizzly

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:46 - Feb 3 by JakeITFC

We are panicking though - for whatever reason our starting keeper right now is just a calamity and the crowd, players and seemingly management have no confidence in him.


How is it panicking?

The club have clearly agreed we need an alternative and are acting decisively?

Surely we want that?
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:51 - Feb 3 with 1467 viewssouthnorfolkblue

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:46 - Feb 3 by JakeITFC

We are panicking though - for whatever reason our starting keeper right now is just a calamity and the crowd, players and seemingly management have no confidence in him.


Is it panicking or reacting to the situation we find ourselves in?

With Walton out and Muric’s confidence apparently shot, it feels like sensible business

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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:53 - Feb 3 with 1399 viewsJakeITFC

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:50 - Feb 3 by ElderGrizzly

How is it panicking?

The club have clearly agreed we need an alternative and are acting decisively?

Surely we want that?


Signing a starting goalkeeper on deadline day to replace one we spent £8m on earlier this season is a panic, yes.

I agree with the decision, but it is a panic all the same.
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:53 - Feb 3 with 1370 viewsElderGrizzly

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:50 - Feb 3 by itfcjoe

It is a panic buy, it's desperation but desperate times call for desperate measures.

The GK situation needs addressing now and will do again in the summer - we ballsed up by letting Hladky go and haven't recovered


A panic buy/signing was Leon Best.

This feels sensible. 2nd best keeper in the Championship based on last season's stats for just £2m.

Fixes a problem we currently have and our manager appears to have acted decisively to fix it.
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:54 - Feb 3 with 1324 viewspositivity

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:53 - Feb 3 by JakeITFC

Signing a starting goalkeeper on deadline day to replace one we spent £8m on earlier this season is a panic, yes.

I agree with the decision, but it is a panic all the same.


more to do with walton's long-term injury.

if delap or hirst had got a similar injury, we'd be buying a striker

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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:54 - Feb 3 with 1324 viewsSuffolkPunchFC

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:42 - Feb 3 by ElderGrizzly

Palmer has been West Brom's undisputed No.1 last season and all this.

He's a good keeper and right now, we need a keeper who isn't playing with zero confidence (Muric)

Seems a sensible compromise.


As I see it, we will currently have 23 seniors to register if we don't register Burns and Ogbene (long term injuries)
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:55 - Feb 3 with 1296 viewsElderGrizzly

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:53 - Feb 3 by JakeITFC

Signing a starting goalkeeper on deadline day to replace one we spent £8m on earlier this season is a panic, yes.

I agree with the decision, but it is a panic all the same.


Without Walton's injury, I'm sure we wouldn't be seeing the signing.

But circumstances have changed. I still don't think it's panic, just a reaction to circumstances.

Our recruitment in the summer for GK was clearly wrong, but the club have acted positively to address that.
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:56 - Feb 3 with 1257 viewsportmanking

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:50 - Feb 3 by ElderGrizzly

How is it panicking?

The club have clearly agreed we need an alternative and are acting decisively?

Surely we want that?


It's panicking because he doesn't fit the criteria McKenna wants from his keeper.

He's not good with the ball at his feet (arguably worse than Muric). Good shot-stopper admittedly, but the deal just doesn't sit right with me. I'd love to be proven wrong, but his raw attributes just don't add up as a worthwhile recruit.

He may be a steadier pair of hands, but we could've loaned someone similar and kept our powder dry for another keeper that better fits our brief in the summer.
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:57 - Feb 3 with 1226 viewsbournemouthblue

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:19 - Feb 3 by portmanking

He really wouldn't be a massive upgrade on Walton.

This would be a big mistake IMO. We need to be recruiting for a GK that's a level above Walton for next season, whether that's the Champ or PL.


West Brom fans seem to be upset about him going

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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:58 - Feb 3 with 1187 viewsSuffolkPunchFC

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:53 - Feb 3 by JakeITFC

Signing a starting goalkeeper on deadline day to replace one we spent £8m on earlier this season is a panic, yes.

I agree with the decision, but it is a panic all the same.


No, not a panic buy when we have one of our senior keepers out for an undisclosed period. At this point, even having Walton out for 4-5 weeks could be devastating. Muric has a confidence issue that needs sorting, so we need another senior keeper in now.

So, a sensible buy, not a panic buy.
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:58 - Feb 3 with 1187 viewsportmanking

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:57 - Feb 3 by bournemouthblue

West Brom fans seem to be upset about him going


They would be. He's a good Championship goalie and they are clinging onto a top 6 place for dear life. He's not going to get any better than that though.
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:59 - Feb 3 with 1147 viewsgringoblue

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:41 - Feb 3 by portmanking

And what if we go down? We have the same issue of two keepers of similar levels, with no defined #1.

I don't like this deal one bit, and is the first smell of a panic buy to me. Obviously prepared to be pleasantly surprised, but his distribution is definitely not an improvement on Walton. That has to be our prerequisite surely?


Agree he isn't great with his feet (and a West Brom pal concurs with that view) but I think he is a better shot stopper than Walton. I don't think he would have let the first Soton goal go through his fingers like a slippery sausage either.
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 12:00 - Feb 3 with 1126 viewsKievthegreat

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:50 - Feb 3 by itfcjoe

It is a panic buy, it's desperation but desperate times call for desperate measures.

The GK situation needs addressing now and will do again in the summer - we ballsed up by letting Hladky go and haven't recovered


I don't think letting Hladky go was the issue. I doubt he'd be much better than Walton and we should have 100% been trying to bring in a new goalie to improve for the Premier League.

Issue is that Muric has not worked out.

Definitely a panic buy though and one that I think we have to make. Saturday was toxic in the stands and that's not the environment for Muric to gain confidence right now.
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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 12:02 - Feb 3 with 1081 viewspositivity

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:50 - Feb 3 by itfcjoe

It is a panic buy, it's desperation but desperate times call for desperate measures.

The GK situation needs addressing now and will do again in the summer - we ballsed up by letting Hladky go and haven't recovered


not sure hladky would've been the answer, has a rick in him even at championship level, and is being kept out of the burnley team by trafford

(didn't kompany drop him for muric at the back end of last season?)

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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 12:05 - Feb 3 with 999 viewspointofblue

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:54 - Feb 3 by positivity

more to do with walton's long-term injury.

if delap or hirst had got a similar injury, we'd be buying a striker


Us sign a third striker?

Let's not go overboard.

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Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 12:05 - Feb 3 with 1002 viewsSaffronWaldenBlues

Alex Palmer - WBA GK on 11:58 - Feb 3 by portmanking

They would be. He's a good Championship goalie and they are clinging onto a top 6 place for dear life. He's not going to get any better than that though.


Muric is being piled on by the crowd, has no confidence and has already been dropped this season. Walton is out for a long period. Slicker is not good enough.

What should we do? Play Muric and ship 2-5 goals every week on our way down?

Walton should have never been dropped after Liverpool at home, and Muric could have come in later if that had not worked with less pressure. The whole thing has been poor. Hladky came in last season, played well, and kept the shirt despite Walton being the number one. Walton should have been afforded the same opportunity but was not, and neither have Wolfenden, Burgess, and co. The newcomers haven't been any better than what we have and it's probably affected the morale of those we had .

Hopefully, we've learned from this.

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