23 Aug 2025 15:25:01
RUMOUR:
"Leeds United are leading the race to sign Strasbourg winger Dilane Bakwa as we head into the final period of the transfer window. That is according to journalist Sacha Tavolieri, who reports the Whites are prepared to meet the French club's valuation of the player.
Tavolieri claims Strasbourg want around €35m (£30.3m) for the 22-year-old. Nottingham Forest are also said to be big admirers of Bakwa but United are currently at the front of the queue for his signature. "
A bit annoying, if true. Would be the icing on the attacking cake in my opinion.
23 Aug 2025 15:47:26
"Nottingham Forest have tabled a €17 million (£15 million) bid for AS Monaco midfielder Soungoutou Magassa according to Foot Mercato.
Forest’s offer has reportedly not been rejected, and if accepted, they would beat Premier League side West Ham to his signature. "
We DON'T need him if Dominguez will be fit before the AFCON 2015 tournament in late December. We don't have enough squad places for a start for all the players we have. We can't fit 6 CMs and the attackers we need unto the squad.
Signing a Matty Cash would free up a squad place, as he is a home-grown I think.
23 Aug 2025 19:27:48
We don't have a problem with homegrown
Yates
mgw
Bott
Hutchinson
Mcatee
Abbott.
23 Aug 2025 21:30:46
I would imagine Big Mr M has homegrown covered within his gangster empire??.
23 Aug 2025 21:45:49
Read the UEFA squad rules. We definitely do. You need 4 from your own academy to have a full squad. Plus 4 from any FA academy.
Even Wood counts as a homegrown. Aina does too. We have loads. We don't have 4 proper players from our own academy. If you accept we will not play Bott, then we have 2.
"Key Details
Squad Size: A maximum of 25 players are allowed on the main squad list (List A).
Homegrown Quota: At least eight spots on List A must be filled by homegrown players.
Club-Trained vs. Association-Trained:
Club-Trained: A player who has spent three seasons or 36 months at the current club (regardless of nationality) between the ages of 15 and 21.
Association-Trained: A player who has spent three seasons or 36 months at any club within the same national association (country) between the ages of 15 and 21.
The 8-Player Rule: Within the eight required homegrown players, no more than four can be classified as "association-trained. " THIS MEANS AT LEAST 4 MUST BE CLUB TRAINED".
Nationality: The rule is not about nationality but about the length of a player's training period within a national association.
"
Key bit in capital letters.
So if you accept we won't really use Bott, we can only play a 23 man squad.
23 Aug 2025 22:22:18
Try reading it again we are OK.
24 Aug 2025 01:41:08
You don't understand the rules. We don't have a full squad for Europe. Who are the four players trained at our club?
24 Aug 2025 09:51:22
Cyclist mate, you have to shout, sometimes their hearing aids aren't turned on. ?.
25 Aug 2025 20:17:31
You need 8 homegrown players and they don't have to have come through from our own academy
Why would I need to switch an hearing aid on on a text site?
26 Aug 2025 12:13:52
Because you don't understand the rules. 4 have to be from your own academy, as it says above in capital letters.
"The 8-Player Rule: Within the eight required homegrown players, no more than four can be classified as "association-trained. " THIS MEANS AT LEAST 4 MUST BE CLUB TRAINED".
Nationality: The rule is not about nationality but about the length of a player's training period within a national association. "
Club trained means trained at your own club for years before they are 21.