Summer transfer thread 2025

[Edinburgh Green]

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And pretty weird behaviour.

Yip, very strange.

[Lago]

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I absolutely get all the chat about players being loaned to us by the BKG, but still find it a bit disappointing we aren’t seeing players coming to us we’d never have got if it wasn’t for the tie up. After all it was one of the things we were told to expect when the deal was done.

I expect the players would have to agree to a loan, maybe don't fancy a spell in Scotland.

[Centre Hawf]

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Fair response.

Aarons is probably a player who has already been developed into what he is. A guy in his mid 20's, with plenty games behind him and a good championship player, probably not equipped for the Premier League, possibly not for a strong club in the Spanish top flight either.

Aarons to be fair was tipped to go fairly far but probably stayed at Norwich too long, and he was a signing they made 2 years ago in the hope they could get him back on the path. It hasn't worked out and they'll be wanting to shift him now by either selling him for what they paid or getting him out on loan somewhere that will help him be an enticing move for someone else with £5m in their pocket to burn. Especially as his contract runs until 2029 and will be taking £2-3m a year in wages.

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However, most fans had hopes we would see a higher calibre of player. More Maolida's. In my naivety, I think of Triantis and imagine we should be signing him, that BK financial support could help make things like that happen.

Aarons is in another league financially, but my thoughts are that he shouldn't go on loan to one of our rivals. If it's a transfer, that seems less of an issue. I'm less bothered about young guys that are unproven joining St Mirren or the likes, assuming we had first dibs on them.

I think there's been a fundamental misunderstanding on what multi club deals really are because of the City group etc, we haven't been bought over by an oil tycoon ready to start throwing millions on guys to get us into 2nd place. We've sold a minority stake in the club to a network of businessmen who are in the business of football and will want to see returns on investments in some way. Could they give us £2m to go sign Triantis? Probably, without knowing the full rules on how that could work I'm sure there's a way to do it. But does it help BKFC or Bournemouth? Not really. Unless we wanted to sign over 50% of the profit to BKFC for example.

For what it's worth I barely consider the idea of Rangers as 'one of our rivals' beyond the fact I just don't like them as a football club/entity/gang of mutants. Aarons going there will not be the move that stops up getting third again. If anything it is probably more likely Rangers being better helps us achieve third as they'll maybe stop dropping the terrible points across the league to everyone else, albeit we might not get as many off them as last season. If Bournemouth all of a sudden start giving Dundee United a striker who ends up bagging 10-15 goals or St Mirren a winger who gets in the team of the year then I'll start understanding folk being a bit miffed by how it's operating. But until then I'm not that worried.

[007]

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Their senior squad must have well over 30+ players, and probably easily like another 11 more than ourselves.

They need a big squad because they've got to cope with the guaranteed group stage cup football they've got coming up.

Or actually, they had a dilemma, recruit the players ChatGPT Plus found on via Wyscout Diamond or recruit the players McInnes wants. They've decided to compromise and do both.

[superfurryhibby]

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For what it's worth I barely consider the idea of Rangers as 'one of our rivals' beyond the fact I just don't like them as a football club/entity/gang of mutants. Aarons going there will not be the move that stops up getting third again. If anything it is probably more likely Rangers being better helps us achieve third as they'll maybe stop dropping the terrible points across the league to everyone else, albeit we might not get as many off them as last season. If Bournemouth all of a sudden start giving Dundee United a striker who ends up bagging 10-15 goals or St Mirren a winger who gets in the team of the year then I'll start understanding folk being a bit miffed by how it's operating. But until then I'm not that worried.

I think myself and many fans were swayed by the prospect of "game changing" investment talk at the time, it created heightened expectation. Probably a lesson learned for our board in terms of hyperbole

As for one of our rivals, they unquestionably are. They are a team we matched on the field in 1:1 fixtures across last season and if we are to win a cup, then they are a side we may well have to beat.

[Caversham Green]

Just a thought, would it be against any rules for the Aarons loan agreement to stipulate that he doesn't play against Hibs?

[Brightside]

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Just a thought, would it be against any rules for the Aarons loan agreement to stipulate that he doesn't play against Hibs?

yes

[Caversham Green]

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yes

A gentleman's agreement then?

[GordonHFC]

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A gentleman's agreement then?

Ha ha ha ha. Gentlemen and The Rangers

[greenginger]

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Ha ha ha ha. Gentlemen and The Rangers

Settled with a handshake ‘

[Cabbage-Patch]

If the Aaron's mooted move is genuinely a loan then that really is a bit of a shocker from Bournemouth. Yes I understand he wouldn't be coming to us given his wage demands but Bournemouth shouldn't be loaning a player to one of our rivals. The are our rivals and i don't care what anyone has to say about that. If its a permanent signing then not much we can do about that if Bournemouth want him off the books and that's the best deal on offer.

[04Sauzee]

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If the Aaron's mooted move is genuinely a loan then that really is a bit of a shocker from Bournemouth. Yes I understand he wouldn't be coming to us given his wage demands but Bournemouth shouldn't be loaning a player to one of our rivals. The are our rivals and i don't care what anyone has to say about that. If its a permanent signing then not much we can do about that if Bournemouth want him off the books and that's the best deal on offer.

So they can only sell if it's he best offer but they can't loan it it's the best offer?

Have to disagree tbh, think they are well within their rights too loan him to them

[04Sauzee]

Killie signs Jack Thomson from Queens Park

[Donegal Hibby]

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Killie signs Jack Thomson from Queens Park

Both Killie and Dundee’s signings up to now haven’t been great , two teams I would expect to be struggling again and who might possibly be saved by the fact that Livi are probably poorer than them .

[eastmainsmsh]

soro ex Celtic available dm

[PatHead]

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soro ex Celtic available dm

Can't remember him. Couldn't have left a mark.

[EGL2000]

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soro ex Celtic available dm

Can't remember if he was really good or terrible. Been at one of the world's most racist clubs for the last couple of seasons.

[Craig_HFC]

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Can't remember if he was really good or terrible. Been at one of the world's most racist clubs for the last couple of seasons.

Can’t be many who’ve made the move directly from Celtic to Rangers

[Dublin07]

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soro ex Celtic available dm

We already have a song for him although it’s normally only for special occasions

[04Sauzee]

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Can't remember him. Couldn't have left a mark.

I thought he was decent although he hardly played. Not sure if he was a Lennon signing?

[EGL2000]

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I thought he was decent although he hardly played. Not sure if he was a Lennon signing?

Says he played 27 times.

[04Sauzee]

Mo Sylla has left Dundee and signed for Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota in Malaysia

[04Sauzee]

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Says he played 27 times.

He played against Hibs in the 1-1 game at Parkhead when Nisbet score a 90th minute equaliser.

Didn't play many games like I say but Soccerbase has him at 40+ games in all comps

[aberhibsfc]

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Can't remember him. Couldn't have left a mark.

He was no Zorro.

[Unseen work]

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soro ex Celtic available dm

Always thought he looked pretty good

Mobile and good on the ball

[Real Emerald]

Any rumours on Hibs signings, seems very quiet?

[04Sauzee]

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Any rumours on Hibs signings, seems very quiet?

It's gone very quiet on Migouel Alfarela, I wonder if he's an actual target.

There was another defensive midfielder we were linked with who I got quite excited about 😁 I can't remember his name.

[Donegal Hibby]

Killies new signing 😆…

https://x.com/KilmarnockFC/status/1934989506685391257

[Berwickhibby]

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Killies new signing 😆…

https://x.com/KilmarnockFC/status/1934989506685391257

Actually pretty funny 😁

[Hibiza]

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If the Aaron's mooted move is genuinely a loan then that really is a bit of a shocker from Bournemouth. Yes I understand he wouldn't be coming to us given his wage demands but Bournemouth shouldn't be loaning a player to one of our rivals. The are our rivals and i don't care what anyone has to say about that. If its a permanent signing then not much we can do about that if Bournemouth want him off the books and that's the best deal on offer.

Yup , BKG don't have to have done us any favours of any kind . Just saying .