2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[roversfan99]

People keep mentioning his versatility when scraping the barrel for positives. Is he versatile? Is being equally ineffective on either the left or right wing versatility?

Its the low cost and ease of the deal which made it inevitable.

[davulsukur]

1 hour ago, MarkBRFC said:

Hedges Ohashi and Kargbo as our regular front 3 doesn't inspire me too much, although I do think Ohashi has done well.

Heading into next season with the same problems we had this.

[RoversClitheroe]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

A wide man with 1 goal and 2 assists in a season in which he played the majority of games.

A wide man who isnt quick, isnt tricky and cant beat a man.

A wide man who has lots of red flags with injury.

But hes cheap and requires no negotiation so sign him up.

This is spot on.

[DutchRover]

Hedges is limited in an attacking sense (too slow, can't dribble etc) but he is very solid defensively and helps his FB to shut down a side of the pitch, it's why managers like him that he works so hard defensively and in the press. He also adds a bit of experience to the winger group which is otherwise untested once we let Dolan leave. I wouldn't start him but he is a useful guy to have in the squad and to come of the bench when defending a lead/draw.

People are quick to call for a more exciting attacker like Markanday but then slam him for being lazy defensively; ideally a player should do both (Dolan on one of his good days is close in that regard).

Also we know any replacement would just be cheaper and worse...

 

[Tomphil2]

No issue with Hedges staying he's a  good squad man and probably won't be on big money but i just hope Ismael sees him as more of an away day starter than home one

Or preferably he isn't seen as a starter at all if we can get something fresher in attacking wise.

[roversfan99]

21 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

Hedges is limited in an attacking sense (too slow, can't dribble etc) but he is very solid defensively and helps his FB to shut down a side of the pitch, it's why managers like him that he works so hard defensively and in the press. He also adds a bit of experience to the winger group which is otherwise untested once we let Dolan leave. I wouldn't start him but he is a useful guy to have in the squad and to come of the bench when defending a lead/draw.

People are quick to call for a more exciting attacker like Markanday but then slam him for being lazy defensively; ideally a player should do both (Dolan on one of his good days is close in that regard).

Also we know any replacement would just be cheaper and worse...

 

Markanday is certainly not an exciting winger.

Well, unless you ask rigger.

[Bohinen1983]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

Markanday is certainly not an exciting winger.

Well, unless you ask rigger.

Agree, he's not shown anything to suggest he's championship.. Would love to see him step up and prove me wrong.

Edited 13 minutes ago by Bohinen1983

[Ghost7]

14 minutes ago, Bohinen1983 said:

Agree, he's not show anything to suggest he's championship.. Would love to see him step up and prove me wrong.

 

Not relied upon in League One playoffs by the underdogs. Get rid. Take whatever you can get.

[Tomphil2]

Look at Khadra who was in every sense better than Markanday, same age and had a decent time here which caught the attention of Sheff U.  There he began to struggle in a side with bigger demands and expectations so now hes gone to somewhere a bit less demanding.

Markanday will never step up at best he can be a squad player with the odd good cameo maybe but knowing how light our squads end up he'll have to start games.

Very best solution is hope a bid comes in and get some money back.

[bluebruce]

6 hours ago, Lancaster Rover said:

He's a training keeper, at our level you have to contract lads to do this. Up and down the land clubs from Step 2 through 5 will have keepers who are paid expenses (or contracted) to purely be a body in training, both to support the keepers and lighten the load on keepers for finishing work to give the Pro's a rest. This lad will be no different, Eastham and Hilton have been fulfilling the role for us for years. 

We've got about 5 of them. We don't need him. He's 22 and pretty low down the backup keeper rankings. It's an odd contract to give.

[KentExile]

6 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

We've got about 5 of them. We don't need him. He's 22 and pretty low down the backup keeper rankings. It's an odd contract to give.

If you are referring to Eastham, Goddard & Kahn, they are all out of contract this summer.  Hilton also left in January

That being said, I still see little point in Barrett being given a new contract

Edited 27 minutes ago by KentExile

[simongarnerisgod]

hedges is ok to bring on a sub in the last 20 minutes,he won`t let you down in that dept,he is`nt starting material though,he`s got absolutely no pace since his hamstring injury