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2025 Summer Transfer Thread. π
Rover84 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Yes his name popped up last year. Dm/Rb plenty of assists in u21s football. Arsenal didnβt offer him enough. Doubt we could either. Would be a decent move -
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RoversClitheroe replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Absolutely fed up of the journey, transitional phase we're seemingly constantly in. The LT shouldn't even entertain it. -
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alcd replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Transitioning to L1 -
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booth replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
"At the end of last season, Ismael insisted this summer would not be a huge overhaul for the squad." π Lost two right backs, sign one, job done. Typical Pasha budget slasha. -
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BankEnd Rover replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Michal Rosiak released by Arsenal. Weren't we after loaning him last year? -
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lraC replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Looks like we have a cunning plan. -
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Tyrone Shoelaces replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
We all know what happens to β very,very fast β players at Rovers. See Harry Chapman and Kargbo. They spend plenty of time in the treatment room. -
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harryhealless1928 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
The only positive I can take is that you don`t want a scenario like at Man Ure where they have 5 players(Garnacho,Malacia,Rashford,Antony & Sancho)collecting approx.Β£1 million a week in wages(according to the BBC) and the manager doesn`t want them. Don`t train with the first team squad. There are done for him. Also weakens the club`s bargaining position to sell at a high price. So the low cost ,low wages ,young player model is dependant on very good scouting and a lot of luck to work! Very high risk and interesting. It won`t look so good and interesting if we are bottom of the League. The idea: don`t get promoted(way too much financial outlay will then be required) but don`t get relegated either(not enough revenue coming in ). Due acknowledgement to Tomphil2 that looks like the strategy(if you can call it that)! -
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Ricceh replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Told ya -
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Disgruntled Rover replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
On the sunken cost fallacy, there could be another, perhaps more sinister reason they won't sell nor invest in the team tucked away under Rule F.1.8. of the Premier League ownership rules. If they have been investigated for tax evasion or money laundering, which I believe is what the Indian Directorate of Enforcement deals with, it would appear our overlords could be disqualified from owning the club should a promotion have been achieved. (Rule F.1.10 states that they do not have to have been convicted for such an offence, only that it must be 'in the reasonable opinion of the board'- is it unreasonable to suggest it has happened if they have been investigated and subject to government sanctions?) Promotion and subsequent disqualification would mean a cheaper sale than they would hope for (i.e. Abramovic to Boehly) or a dilution of their ownership (Dai at Reading) It is likely that this would have been the case even before the court case became public knowledge, so perhaps we have our answer to why the investment was pulled after missing the playoffs on goal difference under JDT and now another lack of investment/not re-signing our best players this summer after being one goal away at Bramall Lane. 'The sanctions are no barrier to investment' we were repeatedly told. Maybe rule F.1.8 is. -
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RevidgeBlue replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Or the opposition constantly running in behind him. Neither do we. -
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davulsukur replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25314186.blackburn-rovers-transfer-plan-callum-brittain-bids/ From the horses mouth, no less. -
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Tyrone Shoelaces replied to waynerovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
They paid Β£65 million for Mudryk who never plays. Theyβll probably squander that money as well. -
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Exiled_Rover replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
You can tell from the signings (and near signing) he wants athletes. You'd think Pickering has one foot out of the door if anyone offers anything for him. Ismael won't want to watch Harry trundle up and down the wing. -
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Ghost7 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
What on earth is going on at the club. Where is the rebuild??? The season starts in just over 20 days. -
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Crimpshrine replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Thanks, You usually have the answers. Is it possible that to declare the funds as shareholder loans they have to state in the accounts that they want to get the money back - otherwise it would be just making use of better tax terms ie false accounting - surely they would never do that !!! -
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OnionBalaji replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Heβs the profile we needβ¦.. cheap as chips - Today
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davulsukur replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Definitely a dangerous game they are playing. Shipping out plenty of championship experience in favour of unknown players from abroad, could end spectacularly badly this season. -
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RevidgeBlue replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I dont think they WANT to go down to League 1, there's absolutely no upside to be had either in terms of selling players or TV revenue. However someone has seemingly convinced them they can survive in the Championship by shedding all the high cost players, and take a moneyball approach to the Lower Leagues in Europe, sell anyone who does well, no need to reinvest any sale proceeds, just rinse and repeat. I doubt it will last long, if it does, we won't. -
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simongarnerisgod replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
they way venkys and pasha are acting,there definately is no desire to stay in the championship,if we go into the season with the squad we have we`ll go down,if we lose travis and sonny,then it will be relegation very quickly -
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Tomphil2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
They are also well aware of the risks they are now running with this model and don't seem to care, so it does raise questions about how long the so called desire to remain at Championship level will last. -
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RevidgeBlue replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
There's been more in the LT this summer about where former players have been ending up than about our actual activity which speaks volumes.