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If you thought last summer there was mass change, then this summer could be even more spectacular.

We have players out of contract, players out of favour with the new manager and a possible new owner  (American or Far East) who will or will not boost the transfer budget.

Lets hope things happen quicker this summer and we don't do the last minute panic buying that we saw last year!

When does it Open?The 2015 Summer Transfer Window opens Wednesday, July 1. Clubs might announce signings in June, but player registrations can't be transferred until July 1.
When does it Close?The deadline is 11pm Monday 31st August 31 for paperwork to have been submitted to the Premier League and so it is possible for announcements to happen much later than that e.g. Man Utd and Falcao was announced at 1.30am

Rumours so far:
(Not a comprehensive list so contributions backed up with links please)
INCOMING
Keepers:

• Alex McCarthy (QPR) - (May 25, Birmingham Mail) - We need a back up
  

Gone: None

Defenders:

• Henri Bedimo (Lyon) - (Jun1, Getfootballnewsfrance) - Watford also interested
  
• Micah Richards (Man City) - (May 28, Express & Star) - Available on a free
  
• James Chester (Hull City) - (May 11, Sportsmole) - A target should Hull get relegated
  
• Neil Taylor (Swansea) - (Apr 1, takefootball) - Potential £4m bid. Showed interest in January
  
• Lewis Dunk (Brighton) - (Mar 31, SBNation) - Everton lead the way for 6'2" defender
  
• Virgil van Dijk (Celtic) - (Mar 18, Sportinastorm) - Possible revisit in the summer
  
• Martin Olsson (Norwich) - (Feb 2) - This deal collapsed in January but could it happen in the summer?
  

Gone: None

Midfielders:

• Seko Fofana (Man City) - (June 1, Cliubcall) - Lots of clubs looking at him
  
• Nathan Byrne (Swindon) - (May 30, Mirror) - Winger targeted £2m
  
• Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace) - (May 26, Daily Mail) - TP is a big fan.
  
• Sammy Ameobi (Newcastle) - (May 14, Express&Star) - Wolves also interested in the winger
  
• Michail Antonio (Nottingham Forest) - (Apr 30, Sportsmole) - Preparing a bid, they say.
  
• Gregoire Defrel (Cesena) - (Apr 23, SportWitness) Winger's agent has told the Italian media that his client will be leaving Cesena in the summer transfer window.
  
• Maciej Rybus (Terek Grozny) - (Apr 21, Clubcall) - Left Winger
  
• Ryan Christie (Caledonian Thistle) - (Apr 21, Tamworth Herald) - Swansea also interested
  
• Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) - (Apr 4, Daily Star) - Pulis still interested
  
• Matt Phillips (QPR) - (Apr 2, Express & Star) - Previously interested in January and seemingly the same for the summer
  
• Bakary Sako (Wolves) - (Mar 28, Daily Mail) - Villa now more likely to nick him than us.
  
• Darnell Furlong (QPR) - Another possible assuming QPR go down (Express & Star)
  

Gone: Scott Sinclair (Man City to Villa)

Strikers

• Dame N'Doyle (Hull City) - (May 30, Tamworth Herald) - Hull being raided
  
• Peter Crouch (Stoke) - (May 28, Birmingham Mail) - Lets face it, it was a link that would happen. And here it is!
  
• Gregoire Defrel (Cesena) - (May 24, People) - Rumoured to have checked him out
  
• Yura Movisisyan (Spartak Moscow) - (May 20, Birmingham Mail) - Reportedly a target for West Brom but surely too expensive!
  
• James Wilson (Man Utd) - (May 17, VitalFootball) - Apparently we lead in attempt to rake on loan.
  
• Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) - (May 14, Clubcall) - Surely too old and a backward step?
  
• Benik Afobe (Wolves) - (May 4, Daily Mail) - Another Wolves link
  
• Lukas Podolski (Arsenal) - (May 2, Tamworth Herald) - Could be allowed to leave for reduced fee
  
• Adam Campbell (Newcastle) - (Apr 29, Clubcall) - At the club having a trial and available on a free
  
• Jamie Vardy (Leicester) - (Apr 23, Mirror) - naturally linked
  
• Jonathas de Jesus (Elche) - (Apr 22, Sportinastorm) - Still watching the striker
  
• Craig Wighton (Dundee) - (Apr 2,The Courier) - Scouts have been up to watch him play
  
• Rickie Lambert (Liverpool) - (Mar 28, Daily Star) - Albion to offer Liverpool flop another chance
  
• Odion Ighalo (Watford) - (Feb 2, Football365) - Bid rejected but will we revisit this summer?
  
• Mahatma Otoo (Sogndal) - Birmingham Mail suggested we are looking at him.
  
• Carlton Cole (West Ham) - Was almost an Albion player in Jan and so could still join
  

Gone: Nordin Amrabat (Galatasaray to Malaga) | Andre Pierre Gignac (Dynamo Moscow)

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Outgoing?
Sold Kemar Roofe - Oxford Utd
Sold Graham Dorrans - £3m to Norwich
Released Bradley Garmston
Released Alex Jones
ReleasedMani O'Sullivan
ReleasedWez Atkinson
ReleasedChris Baird
Released Youssouf Mulumbu
Released Jason Davidson
Loan Terminated Andre Wisdom (Returned to Liverpool)
Defender : Craig Dawson (Contract expires but have 1yr option)
Defender : Christian Gamboa - Angry at not being played. Will leave if buyer found
Defender : Sebastian Pocognoli - Angry at not being played. Will leave if buyer found)
Midfielder: Stephane Sessegnon - Out of contract this summer
Midfielder: Kemar Roofe (Out of contract but have 1yr option)
Striker    : Victor Anichebe - Injury prone and expected to be sold
Striker    : Saido Berahino - Man Utd and Man City amongst a number showing interest

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International Duty Watch
Argentina: Yacob
Belgium: Pocognoli
Benin: Sessengnon
Costa Rica: Gamboa
England U21: Dawson
England: Lescott, Foster
N. Ireland: Brunt, McAuley
Nigeria: Anichebe, Ideye
Scotland: Morrison
Sweden: Olsson
Wales: Myhill

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Current 2014/15 West Bromwich Albion Squad
(Shirt numbers go up to 43. We have 16 shirt numbers to allocate. Squad includes Premiership 25 and Under 21's. HG denotes Home Grown)
Youth Players not in the squad are detailed in WBA-1996's Official Development XI Thread
Unallocated shirt numbers based on vacancies and those known to be leaving is: 02, 04, 12, 14, 17, 21, 24, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42

Premiership Squad of 25 - Not announced until after season starts    
Goalkeepers:
01 Ben Foster (HG) - Contract ends June 2018 (plus 1yr option)
13 Boaz Myhill (HG) - Contract ends June 2016 having taken up 1yr option) Too offer new contract this summer
19 Vacant - Daniels sold to Scunthorpe

Defenders:
02 Vacant - Was Wisdom
03 Jonas Olsson - Contract ends June 2016
04 Vacant - Was Baird
06 Joleon Lescott - Contract expires June 2016 (plus 1yr option)
14 Jason Davidson - Contract expires June 2016 (plus 1 yr option)
15 Sebastien Pocognoli - Contract expires 2017 (plus 1yr option)
16 Cristian Gamboa - Contract expires June 2016 (plus 1yr option)
20 Liam O'Neil - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option) On load to Scunthorpe for season
22 Donervorn Daniels - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option) on loan to Blackpool
23 Gareth McAuley - Contract ends June 2015
25 Craig Dawson (HG) - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)

Midfielders:
05 Claudio Yacob - Contract ends June 2016 (plus 1yr option)
07 James Morrison (HG) - Contract ends June 2016
08 Craig Gardner (HG) - Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
11 Chris Brunt (HG) - Took 1yr option on contract to June 2017 (plus 1yr option)
17 Graham Dorrans - Signed extension in 2014. Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option?)
21 Youssouf Mulumbu - Contract ends June 2016
29 Stephane Sessegnon - Contract ends June 2015
34 Kemar Roofe - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)

Forwards:
?? Silvestre Varela - Loan terminated
09 Brown Ideye - Contract ends June 2017 (plus 1yr option) - Loaned out to Hamburg
10 Victor Anichebe - Contract ends June 2017
18 Saido Berahino - Contract ends June 2017
28 Sebastian Blanco - Contract ends June 2017 (Loaned out to San Lorenzo)
30 Georgios Samaras[/b] - Loaned out view to permanent deal
36 Adil Nabi - Contract ends June 2015 (plus 1yr option)



Under-21: (NB: Eligible for Premiership selection in addition to squad of 25)
Keepers:
?? Alex Palmer: 17 10.Aug.96 - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
?? Jack Rose: 19 DoB nn.xx.nn - Contract ends June 2016 with 1yr option
Defenders:
33 Bradley Garmston: 19 DoB 18.Jan.94 -Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
43 Callum Jones: 18 DoB 31.Jan.96 - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
?? Wes Atkinson: 19 DoB 13.Oct.94 - Contract ends June 2015 with 1 yr option
Midfielders:
37 Mani O'Sullivan: 20 DoB 15.Apr.92 - 1yr option taken. Contract ends June 2015
?? Aaron Birch: nn DoB nn.xx.nn - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
?? Samir Nabi: nn DoB nn.xx.nn - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option
Strikers:
?? Alex Jones: 19 DoB 28.09.1994 - Contract ends June 2015 with 1yr option

Transfer Window Definition:
There are two transfer windows in each Barclays Premier League season.
- The first starts at midnight on last day of the closing season and ends 31 August if a working day - or, if not, on the first working day thereafter, at a time determined by the Board.
- The second starts at midnight on the 31 December and ends 31 January if a working day, and again, if not, on the first working day thereafter, at a time determined by the Board.
- Temporary transfers can be made permanent outside of the transfer windows

Home Grown Player A player who, irrespective of his nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to The Football Association or The Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of 3 seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21) and for the purposes of this definition of “Home Grown Player” a season will be deemed to commence on the date on which the first transfer window closes and expire on the date of the final league match of the season

Disclaimer: Guys, this is just a collection of what I have seen and read. It is not necessarily the truth or indeed all of the data out there.

[Beefy 1965]

Good job Stairs ,
Any Smilies in the way ;-)

[Stairs]

Good job Stairs ,
Any Smilies in the way ;-)

You should have access to these. They certainly are there when you reply

[Stairs]

Good job Stairs ,
Any Smilies in the way ;-)

You should have access to these. They certainly are there when you reply        

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[Beefy 1965]

Good job Stairs ,
Any Smilies in the way ;-)

You should have access to these. They certainly are there when you reply        

Spread the word beefy - Brand new. Similar in style, latest release of software (today's issue). secure hosting site, prepared to develop features once we get a body of members.

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[struth]

The chairman has pushed the boat out this year and I think the Baggies have a pretty well balanced squad...Think I had us down as mid table finish and see no reason to change that.

That was an excellent synopsis by the way.

PS: we need a thumbs up emoticon

[Beefy 1965]

The chairman has pushed the boat out this year and I think the Baggies have a pretty well balanced squad...Think I had us down as mid table finish and see no reason to change that.

That was an excellent synopsis by the way.

PS: we need a thumbs up emoticon  

Or how about ..............

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Thats for when a certain Bournemouth Baggie turns up

[struth]

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[Beefy 1965]

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[struth]

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