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Strikers please. Two of them. Then everywhere else. We couldn't finish our tea at the moment.

Just another one that O'Rourke has thrown out there, us along with a few other clubs. Which tells me it isn't going to happen.

Agree with this, which is why the interested buyers need to get hold of the coalition, get some pressure put onto them and also to dispel the "who would buy us" crew as well as Pasha's rhetoric about no one making approaches.

'He's playing up front and he couldn't finish his dinner, but look over there at how far he can run!'

He's clearly(!) going to be a serious talent and will be worth significant multiples of that. We absolutely have £5M - but we won't because we have no ambition.

This quote sums up everything that is wrong with Ismael: "As I say, Axel (Henriksson) is running 15k today" Every decision is taken based on statistics. So much that it really doesn't count as a decision anymore. Everything has gone wrong since he was appointed. Why does he need to go? Because we are in a relegation fight and we need someone who can help us win that. You say that we won't appoint anybody better? You are right, Gestede and Pasha are horrible. Can't you be bothered by Rovers anymore? I totally get it. You say that the real issues lie elsewhere? You are right. I hate Venkys from the deepest and darkest place in my soul. But still. Ismael needs to go. He is one of the worst managers we have had in the last 25 years, and I want him and his list of excuses nowhere near the dugout on matchday.

This could be a fun game of trying to guess I had a look last night and came to the conclusion it could have been the Pelligra Group, owners of Perth Glory

£5m?

Cleary is such an opportunity for the recruitment team and Rovers as a whole. Stump up the cash - you absolutely have it!

Troyes are top of the Ligue 2 table. Haven't seen Boura play but hope it's true that we're chasing an attacking left back.

Sometimes the goalposts move, especially when someone puts on a good performance like Cleary did last night. We also don't know the details of the negotiations. Seems like a lot of people on here will side with whoever suits their agenda best. £5m is a lot for a player, and I highly doubt Gestede would've been present at a recent Barnsley game if he hadn't been encouraged somewhat either by Clearys agent or Barnsley themselves. Who on here thinks he's worth £5m?

Ismael Boura an attacking left back from Troyes being targeted apparently

That be Abbey. Remember him well from the 80’s travelling days, a passionate Rovers man who could take no more.

I don't deny that Mercer's information that contact might have been made, or that there are interested parties out there. The thing I just don't see happening is venkys letting go of this club, ever.

Isn't it purposely kept in poor condition so you can't hear the stadium announcer's mistakes?

Because if we're successful they have to sell the club

I am sure I read a report saying Rudy was sat at a recent game with their director of football/owner. So if he didn't know the price it just shows he is even more amateur than I thought.

I wanted them both out and I wouldn't shed any tears if Ismael was to leave My point is imo the removal of Ismael solves very little whilst it's Gestede and Pasha choosing the next manager and while we are in the midst if their project Also imo it's totally pointless using Ismaels complicity as a stick to beat him with as any manager appointed Will be complicit. They are not going to appoint a demanding head coach like JDT or Eustace it will be another yes man with Owen and Gestede being in charge of signings and having a say in our tactics and formation

I wonder if we filled this vacancy… https://irecruit.efl.com/popups/displayfile.aspx?StoredFilePathID=AQmvdpkZgAYNZ7wWGf93AQ

But to the original point where the scout was praised and then shot down that’s not the scouts job to find another clubs valuation

Exactly so a scouts job is to find players within ‘market value’ the rest is on the clubs

Missing the point completely - that’s not a scouts job thatl be up to someone above the scout to call and enquire

report from last night https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2026/january/12/report--rovers-under-21s-0-3-nottingham-forest-under-21s/

Exactly this which makes them think that as they sold Leonard (who is the same age, & has scored more in the same division as Cleary) for peanuts, that they can therefore pick up Cleary for peanuts It couldn't be that they have severely misjudged the market could it?

We’re all forgetting the one factor that makes Rovers think they are the ones to defy business/football logic - the arrogance of Gestede and Pasha. They’ll believe they’ve unearthed a gem and can swipe him from ‘lowly’ Barnsley for peanuts. Not realising that the lad os being watched by virtually every championship club and Barnsley are well aware of his market value and value to them. Like any well run club have him tied to a sensible contract. Leaving the ball very much in their court with all the negotiating power