2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[sammie]

32 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Rovers after Charlton player Thierry Small

https://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1272612344?-11198:839

more clubs want him which rules us out….

[paullarrygher]

I mentioned Small back in January. That would have been the time to do that deal, but we brought in Ribiero instead. Unless plan is to ship Pickering out then don't think there's much to this one.

[Forever Blue]

8 minutes ago, paullarrygher said:

I mentioned Small back in January. That would have been the time to do that deal, but we brought in Ribiero instead. Unless plan is to ship Pickering out then don't think there's much to this one.

He’s been playing CB according to the article linked earlier. If he’s left footed then he fits the bill of what the club have said they want.

[KentExile]

14 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

He’s been playing CB according to the article linked earlier. If he’s left footed then he fits the bill of what the club have said they want.

I think you misread that

Small is a left-back but has been playing on the right side of defence this season with Kayne Ramsey suffering a knee injury in October.

Although Transfermarkt seems to think he has been playing right wing mostly this season

Edited 21 hours ago by KentExile

[Forever Blue]

2 minutes ago, KentExile said:

I think you misread that

Small is a left-back but has been playing on the right side of defence this season with Kayne Ramsey suffering a knee injury in October.

 

So I did! 

[lraC]

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Rovers after Charlton player Thierry Small

https://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1272612344?-11198:839

That seems to fit nicely with our strategy. It was suggested, when it comes to this summers signings, that we should think small.

[rickard]

11 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Rovers after Charlton player Thierry Small

https://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1272612344?-11198:839

Classic "interest from 3 clubs" in that article. Every time an agent wants to drum up some interest in their client, there are always 3 clubs rumored to be involved. 

Not saying that we are not after this guy, but it's a bit funny that this happens all the time when it comes to players. 🙂

[MarkBRFC]

14 hours ago, DutchRover said:

Even if we get a few hundred thousand it's worth taking up the option.

Why?

Too many clubs will be in for Small, we only really have a chance when there is nobody else interested.

[DutchRover]

1 hour ago, MarkBRFC said:

Why?

Too many clubs will be in for Small, we only really have a chance when there is nobody else interested.

Was in reference to Markanday's contract option.

[MarkBRFC]

12 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

Was in reference to Markanday's contract option.

Yeah I know.

I just say release him, taking the option and getting a few hundred grand just puts that little bit less pressure on venkys to put anything in.

The way things are going now, there's no point selling a player ever again as the budget is the budget according to Gestede, whatever we bring in doesn't matter.

[JHRover]

11 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Yeah I know.

I just say release him, taking the option and getting a few hundred grand just puts that little bit less pressure on venkys to put anything in.

The way things are going now, there's no point selling a player ever again as the budget is the budget according to Gestede, whatever we bring in doesn't matter.

I keep seeing Rovers fans anticipating a multi-million windfall in the event Adam Wharton is sold by Palace this summer. Lessons still haven't been learned. Such a windfall is not going anywhere near the club be that facilities or new players/contracts. It is going to one place and that is covering Venkys losses and by extension meeting Waggott's targets. 

Why anyone would want those two to benefit whilst Rovers continue on the current path is beyond me. 

[KentExile]

1 minute ago, JHRover said:

I keep seeing Rovers fans anticipating a multi-million windfall in the event Adam Wharton is sold by Palace this summer. Lessons still haven't been learned. Such a windfall is not going anywhere near the club be that facilities or new players/contracts. It is going to one place and that is covering Venkys losses and by extension meeting Waggott's targets. 

Why anyone would want those two to benefit whilst Rovers continue on the current path is beyond me. 

I would say that such a windfall (which is not used to fund the squad) wakes a few more people up

So it does still have its uses

[Tomphil2]

I'm still seeing people say Venkys are paying all the bills and we still have transfer income to spend !!!

Where in gods name do these people stick their heads ?

We have the most ill informed brainwashed fanbase in England and the subject of transfer links when do we ever 'buy' the early ones we are linked to ?

Very rare if ever, we are just a name always chucked in because we are always desperate to sign someone half decent.

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3 hours ago, rickard said:

Classic "interest from 3 clubs" in that article. Every time an agent wants to drum up some interest in their client, there are always 3 clubs rumored to be involved. 

Not saying that we are not after this guy, but it's a bit funny that this happens all the time when it comes to players. 🙂

Yep and you know we are bottom of the stack

[TugaysMarlboro]

1 hour ago, JHRover said:

I keep seeing Rovers fans anticipating a multi-million windfall in the event Adam Wharton is sold by Palace this summer. Lessons still haven't been learned. Such a windfall is not going anywhere near the club be that facilities or new players/contracts. It is going to one place and that is covering Venkys losses and by extension meeting Waggott's targets. 

Why anyone would want those two to benefit whilst Rovers continue on the current path is beyond me. 

Remarkable isn't it? Gestede has come out and said that the transfer budget is the transfer budget, fees received don't move the needle. Some people just don't want to accept it.

[Forever Blue]

There’s people on here don’t get it. They think we’re getting better squad players than Hedges. They ignore the fact Hedges has been a 1st teamer for years as a result of the lack of budget. 
 

Delusional. 
 

 

[roversfan99]

I think they do get it. Its clear that he will be here. That doesnt mean that he is good enough or that he should be given a deal.

If someone isnt good enough, rather than just shrugging our shoulders and going yeah he will have to do, we can still have some standards.

[BankEnd Rover]

Have we signed anybody yet!?!?!?

[KentExile]

49 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Have we signed anybody yet!?!?!?

Left footed centre back signed

Come to think of it, by that logic, Rovers also signed up a right back last month too

Gestede getting his targets sorted early lol

Just a box to box midfielder, right winger & striker left and that's the business sorted 😉 

Edited 4 hours ago by KentExile

[Forever Blue]

59 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I think they do get it. Its clear that he will be here. That doesnt mean that he is good enough or that he should be given a deal.

If someone isnt good enough, rather than just shrugging our shoulders and going yeah he will have to do, we can still have some standards.

Your 2nd paragraph proves you still don’t get it. 

[Forever Blue]

19 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Left footed centre back signed

Come to think of it, by that logic, Rovers also signed up a right back last month too

Gestede getting his targets sorted early lol

Just a box to box midfielder, right winger & striker left and that's the business sorted 😉 

The plan is coming together nicely!🥹

[KentExile]

3 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

The plan is coming together nicely!🥹

just wait for Vale, Markanday & O'Grady-Macken to each be signed up for a couple more years by the end of next week and Gestede to declare it a successful window  and then send the scouting team on an extended period of gardening leave

Edited 4 hours ago by KentExile

[KentExile]

Preston letting players know via instagram that they are being released

Probably shouldn't laugh at them being a shambles too soon, or it will turn out Rovers will use blind carrier pigeons (or random news articles from Elliott Jackson) to attempt to let our guys know 

According to someone in their forum, so it may well be nonsense, Rovers interested in him,

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by KentExile

[simongarnerisgod]

emil riis expected to leave preston as his contract is up,while he`s not been the same player since his bad injury,he definately is worth picking up for free

[KentExile]

2 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

emil riis expected to leave preston as his contract is up,while he`s not been the same player since his bad injury,he definately is worth picking up for free

has been released, as has Woodman

personally I'm not huge fan of either of them