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Thread | Independent saying clause expired on 30th June, and we want £40m
at 13:22 16 Jul 2025
Brentford handed Omari Hutchinson price tag
Brentford have been told they must pay £40m for Ipswich Town winger Omari Hutchinson this summer.
Sources tell the Independent that the release clause for the former Chelsea starlet was set at £35m, but that the window to meet that fee has expired as of 30 June.
Keith Andrews is keen to bolster his squad and sees the 21-year-old as a key part of his bid to stabilise the club next season after the departure of Thomas Frank.
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Thread | Omari release clause expires on Tuesday
at 08:41 15 Jul 2025
Presumably this is next Tuesday as reported in Athletic today.
Also says Brentford fell significantly short of it and a deal is unlikely at present
Brentford made an approach to Ipswich Town on Monday for Omari Hutchinson, although a deal is felt to be unlikely at present. Hutchinson is on holiday after being given extended time off by Ipswich following England’s triumphant Euro Under-21 campaign at the end of June. Brentford see the 21-year-old among a small number of potential replacements for Bryan Mbeumo should he join Manchester United. Hutchinson has a relegation release clause worth £35million, which Brentford fell significantly short of meeting. That expires on Tuesday and so far he remains an Ipswich player. David Ornstein and Simon Johnson
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Thread | "Burnley and Crystal Palace keen on bringing Cajuste back to PL"
at 11:09 4 Jul 2025
https://www.skysports.com/transfer-centre
11.02am update from Sky
Exclusive from Sky Sports News' Lyall Thomas:
Burnley and Crystal Palace are among the Premier League clubs interested in Napoli’s Jens Cajuste.
The Sweden international impressed on loan at Ipswich last season despite their relegation back to the Championship.
Ipswich had an obligation to buy him if they had stayed up, and they have also maintained interest in signing him again this summer.
But he has been shortlisted at a number of clubs across Europe including Besiktas and Sevilla, and may have the chance to play in the Premier League again at another club next term.
Cajuste made 33 appearances on loan at Ipswich last season, scoring and assisting once, after joining Ipswich over Brentford, who had also been keen. |
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Thread | England internationals who have played for Ipswich
at 17:19 2 Jul 2025
12 players who have done it will playing for Ipswich….
Richard Wright (2000), 1 Cap
Eric Gates (1980), 2 Caps
Terry Butcher (1980-1986), 45 Caps
Russell Osman (1980-1983), 11 Caps
Trevor Whymark (1977), 1 Cap
Brian Talbot (1977), 5 Caps
Paul Mariner (1977-1983), 33 Caps
David Johnson (1975), 3 Caps
Colin Viljoen (1975), 2 Caps
Kevin Beattie (1975-1977), 9 Caps
Mick Mills (1972-1982), 42 Caps
Ray Crawford (1961-1962), 2 Caps
But who else has played for England before or after their spells here….
Permanent players
Kieron Dyer
Darren Bent
Tyrone Mings
Aaron Cresswell
Loan players
Jake Livermore
Andros Townsend
Trevoh Chalobah
Sure missing a load, but put them in the thread below!
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Thread | That Xmas period is logisitically awful
at 12:09 26 Jun 2025
4 games in 9 days including 3 away trips (Millwall, Coventry and Portsmouth)
Norwich on the other hand have 3 home games and a trip to QPR |
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Thread | Ambitous summer plans
at 12:55 25 Jun 2025
GK [2]
Keep Palmer and Walton, Henry Gray has the season as number 3 so doesn't count against squad limit
Sell/Loan Muric
Loan Slicker
RB [2]
Re-sign Tuanzebe, keep Clarke as back up, knowing O'Shea can cover too
Sell Johnson
LB [2]
Davis and Townsend
RCB [2]
Keep O'Shea and Woolf
LCB [2/3]
Keep Greaves, sign experienced back up [Ben Mee], maybe keep Baggott
RCM [2]
Keep Morsy, sign a big ticket CM to compete with him [Flynn Downes]
LCM [2]
Sign a big ticket guy [Hackney or Brownhill], keep Humphreys as back up
Sell Taylor - last year of deal, never starts, make a profit
RW [3]
Keep Ogbene, Burns and Philogene
R10 [2]
Forced to sell Hutchinson, keep Chaplin and get a high quality PL loanee for this role plus Szmodics, Philogene can play there
L10 [2]
Keep Clarke and Szmodics, plus Philogene can play here.
Sell Broadhead - last year of contract, make a profit
ST [3]
Hirst, plus another big ticket signing [Ivanovic from Millwall, Kone from Wycombe?], and another youngster with massive potential [Guiu, Mubama] or a foreigner with time to settle for £5m range
Sell Al-Hamadi
Final squad - 24 seniors
GK - Palmer, Walton, [Gray - U21]
RB - Tuanzebe/Replacement, Clarke
LB - Davis, Townsend
RCB - Woolfie, O'Shea
LCB - Greaves, [Experienced back up], [Baggott potentially to make 25]
RCM - Morsy, [8 figure signing]
LCM - Humphreys, [8 figure signing]
RW - Philogene, Ogbene, Burns
R10 - Chaplin, [PL Loanee]
L10 - Clarke, Szmodics
ST - Hirst, [8 figure signing], [PL Loan/£5m signing]
25th man can either be Baggott, or if a good loan then another attacking option
Transfers In
Experienced back up LCB
[Tuanzebe replacement if required]
2x CM Monsters
1 player for the 10 role
[Potentially 1 more for the 10 role]
1x Monster striker
1x Development striker
Sell
Muric [Or loan if can't]
Johnson
Taylor
Broadhead
Omari 
Al-Hamadi
Loan
Slicker
Baggott potentially [Post edited 25 Jun 13:00]
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Thread | Alan Nixon reporting that McKenna is Brentford's ideal candidate....
at 13:18 10 Jun 2025
...but comes with a huge fee
Frank to take Cochrane to Tottenham Exclusive
By Alan Nixon
Thomas Frank wants Justin Cochrane to join him at Tottenham - and Brentford will allow the move.
Frank is about to become Spurs boss and sorting out his staff, with assistant Cochrane his first choice.
Cochrane has been linked with staying with the Bees as boss but he will go to Tottenham instead.
Keith Andrews could also make the move but that has yet to be finalised.
Brentford will look outside a new manager with Ipswich’s Kieran McKenna their ideal choice but coming with a huge transfer fee. |
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Thread | If McKenna goes....
at 10:19 10 Jun 2025
Just looking at manager markets for Brentford, Leicester and Boro to see who is seen as available and of the right sort of level if McKenna does end up poached.
Some names, in no particular order
Danny Rohl
Michael Carrick
Steven Gerrard
Sean Dyche
Steve Cooper
Gary O'Neil
Rob Edwards
Marti Cifuentes
Liam Rosenior
Edin Terzic
Ralph Hassenhutl
Do you think this misses anyone? I could easily totally rule a few of them out for one reason or another, but if going with anyone with a track record [and season so important you'd have to]. not sure who else would be on any list |
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Thread | Minimum expectations for next year….
at 06:35 20 May 2025
….for me - the only way promotion isn’t an acceptable outcome is a 90 point season where you lose in the playoffs.
Similar to what Leeds did last year, and what Sheff U may still do this season.
‘Top 6’ isn’t ambitious enough as a target - we’ve got to be there or thereabouts for automatic promotion.
Does that sound too harsh? I’m sure that’s what the club expectations will be - and betting markets will reflect that |
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Thread | Squad next year then....
at 15:31 15 May 2025
Current players under contract for next season
GK [4]
Muric, Palmer, SLicker, Walton
FB [4]
Johnson, Townsend, Davis, H.Clarke
CB [3]
O'Shea, Greaves, Woolfenden
CM [3]
Humphreys, Taylor, Morsy
FWs [8]
J.Clarke, Philogene, Hutchinson, Szmodics, Ogbene, Chaplin, Broadhead, Burns
ST [3]
Delap, Al-Hamadi, Hirst
Total [25]
Out of Contract [5]
No option - Burgess & Tuanzebe
With an option - Harness, Baggott and Luongo
Loanees [4]
Godfrey, Phillips, Cajuste and Enciso
So starting position for next season is 34 players to deal with.
Make following assumptions:
All 4 loanees to return to parent clubs
Luongo, Harness and Baggott to not be part of squad next season
[Released/option taken and sold/option taken and loaned]
Takes us to 27 players
Goalkeepers
Don't need 4 senior keepers, guess we'd hope to only have 2 of those 4 with an U21 keeper as 3rd choice - i.e. sell Walton or Muric and loan out Slicker. Sign Pierce Charles from Sheff Weds, or promote Henry Gray.
FBs
Try and keep Tuanzebe, if we can't prob leave as is unless Davis goes
CBs
Try and keep Burgess, if not buy to replace. Potentially O'Shea too
CM
Potentially sell Taylor, see if Humphreys can play a part, but big overhaul needed
FWs
Broadhead to go? Last year of deal and won't play much. And then 1 in-1 out of we lose and Omari or a Jaden
STs
Sell Delap, try to sell Ali, Sign 1-2 players
Think it ends up with us needing 8 signings, may end up more if we trade a couple here or there too |
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Thread | Non-League allocations sorted for next season...
at 12:42 15 May 2025
https://www.thefa.com/news/2025/may/15/nls-allocations
Step 3
Bury Town promoted into Southern Premier Central
Needham Market relegated into Southern Premier Central
They join Leiston and AFC Sudbury, so all 4 Suffolk teams now in this league
All the Essex teams in Isthmian Premier - would have been interesting to see where Brightlingsea Regent went had they beat Bury Town in the PO Final
Step 4
Brantham promoted into Isthmian North
Lowestoft relegated into Isthmian North
They join Felixstowe, Mildenhall and Newmarket there plus the North Essex teams
Seems a bit of a pain to be in the Essex/London leagues at Step 4, but then the Midlands/Central leagues at Step 3 - must make player recruitment more difficult |
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