The absolute nonsense that is the Transfer Window

It's not a restriction of trade as I understand it as technically a club could sign a plater outside the "window"
They just would bit be able to register them to play outside it.

 

The issue is nowadays though, with the amounts of money at play, say we ever have another Leicester winning season, arsenal, spurs and man city could just buy Mahrez, Kante, Drinkwater, Schmeichel etc in the final 3,4 games and stop Leicester winning it. Imagine Birmingham buying Connell and Pines off us last game of season just before we play each other in play offs etc.

I think Windows are fine for large parts. Its incredibly weird the obsession with fees and breaking records (though a lot of people do love it bizarrely) but they should shut before first game, even if they kept loan window open for a week or so after itd still be better

 

There was a transfer deadline (in March, from memory) to prevent this in the pre-window era.

 

I actually think that the current system is fine as it is. Especially with the current financial disparities in the game, I think having the majority of the season where the bigger clubs can't poach players is a positive thing. Even under the old system there was a media circus surrounding transfer deadline day. You can't get around it unless we do away with any sort of transfer limitations at all. Just we now have it twice a year instead of once a year. But overall I think the system works well.

 

I hope we sign a forward today.

 

I just think the transfer window should open as the league season finishes and shut on the eve of the season starting, but loans should be allowed all season.

 

Without a transfer window, if one of your players starts doing well, a richer club just comes in and buys them. At least with the windows you know you've got your players until either January or season end.

Only change I'd make would be to close the window before the season starts.

 

Should be done before the season starts for me, choose when you do it i don't think you'd elieviate the last minute rush.
There's no way I'd want to go back to the old ways though, far too easy for the big boys to manipulate smaller teams out performing them by systematically dismantling them with big transfer offers, you'd also have teams with enough points on the board to avoid relegation offloading players everywhere to circumnavigate PSR rules, the cheating would be off the scale.

 

Singing from the same sheet

 

Was under the impression that it was only us....

 

Think lots of fans, particularly younger social media users want to be seen to be keeping up with the Jones and want this constant excitement of "kids at christmas" transfer activity, regardless of whether the actual signing is affordable and actually required.
Don't get me wrong I want us to strengthen but only at the right price in the right positions.

Personally wish we'd a settled team and only having to bring in 2 or 3 players but that's the way the games gone now.

 

Unfortunately will never happen because of PL.
The date was changed as the PL window shut before others in Europe and they complained they were at a disadvantage as a result.

 

I think loans being allowed all season would just mean that you'd get loads of loans with view to a permanent.

Agree with that for a transfer window though. Maybe some sort of very restricted loan window in January.

 

I don’t think Premier League teams should be allowed to loan players in at all.
I think for EFL teams if you have a player in your registered squad injured you should be able to loan a premier league unregistered squad player for 3 months at a time.

 

Personally, id take Jay's stance. Window closes as seasons start as a starter.

I would also take one other step. Abolish the loan system entirely. Yes it means we can't loan players, but I'm tired of seeing clubs like Citeh and Chelsea building squads of players they will likely never use. But instead us it as an extra income stream.

Abolish loans completely means players have to make proper decisions based on what's best for their careers rather than wallet. And clubs also then have to make decisions based on the number of players they have v keeping them "valuable".

I get it won't happen, but something has to give somehow