2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

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9 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

I still think that we can't be sure that Toth is the answer for a similar reason.

We had 2 spells, the biggest one under Eustace but also one under Ismael where our defence was so strong that the goalkeeper at the time barely had anything to do.

Yea with a lesser defence perhaps this season, (who knows?) Our goal keeping capabilities maybe shown for what they are. Hope Toth finds another level feel he could have potential to step up a notch but I'd be looking to bag another goalie too

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9 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

You're entitled to that point of view, we'll see who's right this season.

We don't exactly appear to be  beating the suitors for Tronstad off with a stick this summer though do we? What is it they're not seeing either?

If they aren't seeing anything then I'd happily put a lock on him

[chaddyrovers]

12 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Fantasy land that Chaddy. We spent the whole of last summer looking for "experienced" competition for Pears and ended up with someone we never heard of on deadline day.

This lot won't pay for an experienced keeper to sit on the bench when we have several 20 something keepers on the books who can do that.

Results secondary as ever, getting a squad as cheap as possible the only aim

So you have repeating said like we won't sign player x or player y when we did. 

Rovers couldn't agree on who to sign and not between the 4 of them but Toth shown in those 6 games why we signed him and Yes I would start him as number 1 in our first game. 

No way with Goddard or Barrett be our number 2 for the coming season

12 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Genuinely think someone at the club is leaking these names to Elliot, Bailey etc so they can play the line that "we had some ambitious targets but couldn't quite them done, here's a few kids from Brighton and Liverpool instead".

Bailey's story is that Oliver Antman has been offered to us and other teams. Not sure that fits your suggestion of a leak. 

 

[TommyRovers]

If you don’t rate Sondre Tronstad as a footballer, particularly at championship level then quite frankly, you should watch another sport 

[Browjd]

When does preseason start....

[roversfan99]

In less than 2 weeks so we better get our skates on if we are to get key players tied down and sign 90% of our squad by then!

[Browjd]

Love to know what it's like for your club to achieve

[Exiled_Rover]

1 hour ago, MarkBRFC said:

Sagnan, De Keersmaecker, Kapuadi and now Antman.

Genuinely think someone at the club is leaking these names to Elliot, Bailey etc so they can play the line that "we had some ambitious targets but couldn't quite them done, here's a few kids from Brighton and Liverpool instead".

And get behind the lads ffs.

[neophox]

Trondstad and Brittain to sign new deals.....

Unsure on Travis...

 

Pears, JRC and Buckley will surely leave this window.

 

[neophox]

Get Kaminski back!

[neophox]

Selling Pears would open up for a Kaminski return!

[neophox]

50 minutes ago, Browjd said:

When does preseason start....

11 days (30th june)

[davulsukur]

1 hour ago, MarkBRFC said:

Sagnan, De Keersmaecker, Kapuadi and now Antman.

Genuinely think someone at the club is leaking these names to Elliot, Bailey etc so they can play the line that "we had some ambitious targets but couldn't quite them done, here's a few kids from Brighton and Liverpool instead".

100% that's what's happening. 

Both Sagnan and Antman have been linked but in both cases it's come to light shortly after that their valuation is £4m+, which is way beyond anything we'd be spending, meaning we were never genuinely looking to sign them.

[Tugayisgod]

11 minutes ago, neophox said:

Get Kaminski back!

Wants to go back to Belgium apparently 

[RevidgeBlue]

Someone at the Club or connected with the Club is doing a cracking job of linking us to players we've no intention whatsoever of signing.

Makes us look like we're doing something I suppose.

Edit: Whoops Mark beat me to it.

Edited 9 hours ago by RevidgeBlue

[roverblue]

Ismael is going to be really pleased when they all report back to pre-season with 1 new player and 10+ gone.

[Forever Blue]

5 minutes ago, roverblue said:

Ismael is going to be really pleased when they all report back to pre-season with 1 new player and 10+ gone.

That’s a different 90% than he had requested. 

[MarkBRFC]

Yeah but Duru, Garrett, & O'Riordan are back.

Like new signings.

[47er]

14 hours ago, davulsukur said:

Another one to file in the bin. If he's worth £5m+, then I'm not sure why he's even being offered to us in the first place. 

We will be continually linked with players we have no intention of signing throughout the entire Transfer Window.

This is a distraction tactic  they have been using for years now. Not worth discussing 95% of them.

[47er]

2 minutes ago, 47er said:

We will be continually linked with players we have no intention of signing throughout the entire Transfer Window.

This is a distraction tactic  they have been using for years now. Not worth discussing 95% of them.

Edit---further whoops--apologies to those who beat me to it! 🥴

[Tomphil2]

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Someone at the Club or connected with the Club is doing a cracking job of linking us to players we've no intention whatsoever of signing.

Makes us look like we're doing something I suppose.

Edit: Whoops Mark beat me to it.

Been going on since the latter few years of Mowbrays time in terms of the silly names linked which we know they will just not pay for.

It's even sillier now throwing several names out every day that might cost money or good wages when everything else the club is doing screams of downgrading and cost cutting.

Muppets still fall for it though.

[islander200]

2 hours ago, neophox said:

Get Kaminski back!

Luton will want more than a million for Kaminski so it won't be happening.

When did we last pay more than £1 million on a signing?The window we signed Hyam and Szmodic 3 summers ago 

[M_B]

I wouldn't be paying a million quid for a keeper who was kept out by Pears. 

[islander200]

11 minutes ago, M_B said:

I wouldn't be paying a million quid for a keeper who was kept out by Pears. 

He is a much better goalkeeper than Pears.

Has played in the top flight in Belgium and here.Also been in multiple national team squads. 

I was a big JDT fan but he wouldn't be have been coaching in the championship or for a small nation like Sweden if his decision making was impeccable 

[Tomphil2]

51 minutes ago, M_B said:

I wouldn't be paying a million quid for a keeper who was kept out by Pears.... in preparation to be sold.

Sorted it for you.