TRANSFER THREAD - JANUARY 2021

[chaddyrovers]

4 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Would take it a step further - if he's no better than Bell or Douglas then why sign him at all?  If he is better then he should be playing for us NOW starting at QPR on Saturday.  We know all about Bell and although Douglas has had a couple of better games really, it doesn't say too much following his string of, IMO, abysmal performances for Rovers

Just hope this is another another 'Stagliakis' type signing where we were supposed to have unearthed a gem and then Mowbray found it necessary to sign Pears.....................................!

 

Pickering will be quality player for us

[islander200]

1 minute ago, Mercer said:

Would take it a step further - if he's no better than Bell or Douglas then why sign him at all?  If he is better then he should be playing for us NOW starting at QPR on Saturday.  We know all about Bell and although Douglas has had a couple of better games really, it doesn't say too much following his string of, IMO, abysmal performances for Rovers

Just hope this is another another 'Stagliakis' type signing where we were supposed to have unearthed a gem and then Mowbray found it necessary to sign Pears.....................................!

 

We loaned him back to get the deal done.Sure other clubs with deeper pockets could have taken an interest if left until the summer.

Have never seen him play so will reserve judgement.Will say at the beginning of the January window before rovers link was made public they did a segment on league one players the efl transfer section on sky sports and they all said he was one of if not the best player outside the championship.Were tal king up Norwich as a potential destination.

[iSeeRed]

I think people on here have failed to grasp that the point of the loan back wasn't that Pickering 'wasn't ready for the championship' but that Crewe didn't want to lose a key player mid-season. If we didn't agree to the loan back there would have been no transfer and we'd have to risk losing him in the summer.

[ben_the_beast]

Makes no sense whatsoever as we need a centre back. But living in dreamland for a moment Billy Gilmore is looking to leave Chelaea on loan today. 

Hope he doesn't go to a Championship club as he has the ability to really push a team on.

[StevenSK]

Billy Gilmour seems to be doing the rounds next.

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

10 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Would take it a step further - if he's no better than Bell or Douglas then why sign him at all?  If he is better then he should be playing for us NOW starting at QPR on Saturday.  We know all about Bell and although Douglas has had a couple of better games really, it doesn't say too much following his string of, IMO, abysmal performances for Rovers

Just hope this is another another 'Stagliakis' type signing where we were supposed to have unearthed a gem and then Mowbray found it necessary to sign Pears.....................................!

 

Maybe Crewe insisted on keeping him for the rest of the season as part of the deal. We've got 2 LB's so we don't need to be paying the wages of a 3rd. Not sure what the problem is? We are actually planning for the future, which has been a rarity in recent times. 

Damned if you do, damned if you don't... 

[Ewood Ace]

1 minute ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

Maybe Crewe insisted on keeping him for the rest of the season as part of the deal. We've got 2 LB's so we don't need to be paying the wages of a 3rd. Not sure what the problem is? We are actually planning for the future, which has been a rarity in recent times. 

Damned if you do, damned if you don't... 

He will have have got a decent pay rise by signing for us. Crewe at the very most will be paying what they were already paying him.

[Blue blood]

1 hour ago, Vilesinner said:

No, Tony sees the young city defender as right sided CB cover and RB cover.

Didn't realise about him being RB cover as well. Bit revolutionary having a defender as cover for the right back position, wonder if it will catch on? Personally quite reassured by that as hopefully means won't see Buckley or Bennet there anytime soon. 

Not a big fan of loans and would much have preferred a permenant championship defender but given our sticky tape approach to the defence it's a solid and much needed signing. 

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

1 minute ago, Ewood Ace said:

He will have have got a decent pay rise by signing for us. Crewe at the very most will be paying what they were already paying him.

And we've got a player at a very good price on a 4 year contract who apparently has a lot of potential to be worth much more in a year or two. 

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

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[Ewood Ace]

Just now, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

And we've got a player at a very good price on a 4 year contract who apparently has a lot of potential to be worth much more in a year or two. 

It is very strange though to sign a player who we think in 6 months time will be our first choice left back and loan him back out to League 1 especially when we aren't blessed with quality at left back. I can understand say when side signs a youngster who is a way of the first team and loan him back to the club. But this makes little sense really, offer an extra £100K to get it done now or offer Bell on loan or even a permanent if they could agree terms.

[jim mk2]

22 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Pickering will be quality player for us

You thought Taylor and Johansson were "poor defenders" so excuse me if I take that with a pinch of salt.

If Pickering is half as good as Fred I'll be happy

 

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

2 minutes ago, Ewood Ace said:

It is very strange though to sign a player who we think in 6 months time will be our first choice left back and loan him back out to League 1 especially when we aren't blessed with quality at left back. I can understand say when side signs a youngster who is a way of the first team and loan him back to the club. But this makes little sense really, offer an extra £100K to get it done now or offer Bell on loan or even a permanent if they could agree terms.

Its all hypotheticals. They might not want Bell, he might not want to go there. They might not want £100k. They might not have another LB. The deal is what it is. It looks a good deal for Rovers IF he's any good. 

It makes lot of sense. 

[Ewood Ace]

Harwood-Bellis confirmed.

 

[iSeeRed]

#Rovers are delighted to confirm the arrival of rising star Taylor Harwood-Bellis on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season.

[imy9]

Two excellent signings today.

One for the present and one for the future.

By all accounts we signed Pickering because we have allowed him to go back to Crewe.

The conversation about signing loans Vs permanent is an excellent one. I think a balance of both is what we need and I think we have it just right atm. 

Who knows what we achieve in the next few months but I still feel Tony should move on at the end of the season.

[davulsukur]

So we look pretty well set up for the rest of the season? 

3 CB's + Ayala, not sure anywhere else needs urgent attention.

I'm guessing that will be all for incomings today. 

[islander200]

Just now, davulsukur said:

So we look pretty well set up for the rest of the season? 

3 CB's + Ayala, not sure anywhere else needs urgent attention.

I'm guessing that will be all for incomings today. 

Gilmour incoming

[bboy]

1 minute ago, islander200 said:

Gilmour incoming

Surely a team us not going to let us have a 6th loan knowing we can only have 5 in a squad.

 

Unless we are sending Tom back to Norwich.

[moerpho]

3 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

......not sure anywhere else needs urgent attention.

Ewood Park perhaps? It truly is a travesty judging from behind the tv - probably worse up close.

[davulsukur]

Just now, moerpho said:

Ewood Park perhaps? It truly is a travesty judging from behind the tv - probably worse up close.

Agreed but i was purely referring to transfers as it's deadline day.

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

10 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Gilmour incoming

Happy? 

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

Who is Gilmour anyway? 

[Bigdoggsteel]

2 hours ago, DE. said:

The problem with Douglas is that one of his supposedly major attributes, crossing, is wasted here as we rarely play with a target man. Would have been a lot more useful when we had Graham up front, not so much with Arma. He's also slow which causes problems in our current formation. I'm an advocate of moving away from 4-3-3 anyway, and think we absolutely have to do so for Douglas to be useful for the second half of the season. 

Our CB issue will be a big one in the summer, again. Lenihan an average Championship defender who spends a fair amount of time suspended or in the treatment room. Ayala doesn't like to play during the winter. Nyambe also struggles with fitness and is our primary RB. Williams out of contract and presumably leaving. Wharton had a good start before getting injured, but we can't get too carried away with that. He still has plenty to prove.

CB/LB have been the two areas that Mowbray has thoroughly neglected throughout his tenure here and it has caused us plenty of problems. Hopefully Pickering will be a good long-term LB option but frankly I'd never heard of him before we were linked to him, so I can't say whether he'll be any good or not. We can only hope, as I don't think we'll be spending much more than that on any defensive position. 

Bit harsh, I think. He has been pretty consistent this season on all those fronts. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Signing for Newcastle.

Good player, better than any of our central midfield players.