2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Tugayisgod]

[wilsdenrover]

Sounds perfect…

https://burgundywave.com/2024/02/23/the-curious-case-of-the-sidnei-tavares-loan/

[ageoftherover]

If anyone wants some youtube copium.

 

https://youtu.be/RgHrO_31_XI?si=Fr-XTumrvvypfImZ

[Forever Blue]

8 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Maybe Rudy was right and will be an exciting (ish) summer!

[JBiz]

3 hours ago, K-Hod said:

Was only a joke mate, don’t take it so hard.

Jokes are normally funny tbf 😂 

[chaddyrovers]

no surprise Forshaw has re-sign here. It was clear Ismael wanted him to sign from his comments at the end of the season. Squad player midfielder with experience 4th choice but adding Championship experience to this squad. 

3 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Chaddy must be locked in his war bunker discussing furiously with his Press Secretary how to spin this signing.

I'm Predicting:

"Pleased with this signing. A good dollop of experience to help the younger players".

🙂

been busy Rev, see my comments above

31 minutes ago, Gamst said:

Nicko claims we are signing a Portuguese midfielder for £2 million. I’ll believe it when I see it!! 

It appears that this player is already here in Manchester from Comments. 

Ismael wanted a box to box midfielder signing and Tavares could be that player

Sidnei Tavares - Player profile 24/25 | Transfermarkt

[BankEnd Rover]

N'zonzi esq type it seems...Also most likely means Travis is leaving:

[roversfan99]

So clear that we didnt actually offer him a deal and just came back to it over a month after.

[Torgeir]

7 yellow cards in 29 matches for Tavares. Perfect replacement for Trav.

[roversfan99]

I remember Tavares being on the fringes at Leicester without breaking through. These signings from Europe, players who arent really young but arent yet at their peak, can make sense if they come into a squad that already has proven players at this level. Their wages will be lower.

Which puts more emphasis on getting the likes of Travis, Tronstad, Hyam Dolan, Batth and Brittain tied down. We already know 2 of them are going, if these are direct replacements then it is a huge concern.

[Forever Blue]

1 minute ago, roversfan99 said:

I remember Tavares being on the fringes at Leicester without breaking through. These signings from Europe, players who arent really young but arent yet at their peak, can make sense if they come into a squad that already has proven players at this level. Their wages will be lower.

Which puts more emphasis on getting the likes of Travis, Tronstad, Hyam Dolan, Batth and Brittain tied down. We already know 2 of them are going, if these are direct replacements then it is a huge concern.

Here he is 🤣

[Browjd]

Reminds me of Nzonzi!

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28 minutes ago, JBiz said:

Jokes are normally funny tbf 😂 

The Venkys are NOT funny. Tbf.

Edited 12 hours ago by ...

[cesus]

Forshaw is a warm, cosy, fluffy blanket signing. We know him, he knows us, he waited to see if he got a better offer and we didn't bother looking elsewhere. He rang us up to see if he could come back, we said yes. No ambition whatsoever.

[Forever Blue]

I was getting my hopes up about Sid ….then I read the reply….

 

[roversfan99]

13 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Here he is 🤣

I presume you are implying that I am being negative based on previous posts. How is that negative? 

[London blue]

4 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I presume you are implying that I am being negative based on previous posts. How is that negative? 

I was wondering the same thing. I thought you sounded (compared to your usual tone) really quite enthusiastic about this one.

[JBiz]

11 minutes ago, ... said:

The Venkys are NOT funny. Tbf.

Factual tangent, but you do you.

Since we’re just improvising here, can I say that the Parkers Arms in Newton-in-Bowland does the best pies I’ve ever eaten. 

[roversfan99]

2 minutes ago, London blue said:

I was wondering the same thing. I thought you sounded (compared to your usual tone) really quite enthusiastic about this one.

I am neutral about it in that like with De Neve, I have never seen him play. I will see what comes out in terms of how he is seen at his current club to gauge a brief opinion, but even then its only an initial second hand hunch.

I think if we add players like these in theory around a core of proven quality at this level, which we have but just need to keep. Then it (obviously dependant on how good they are) makes sense in theory. If they are direct replacements, then I become very concerned. Like most I imagine.

[simongarnerisgod]

10 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

I was getting my hopes up about Sid ….then I read the reply….

 

he`s gone home,disgusted by rovers cheapskate antics of putting him up in one of jays properties

[Forever Blue]

51 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I presume you are implying that I am being negative based on previous posts. How is that negative? 

You don’t know anything about the player to have ‘huge concerns’ about him being a ‘direct  replacement’ for anybody. He might be better than Travis.

[RevidgeBlue]

2 hours ago, M_B said:

We don't want another coach throwing his toys out. 

We do if the recruitment team are signing a load of shite.

Especially shite we know to be shite beecause we've already seen them at  first hand and as a result have  previously (correctly) said we didn't want them only a few weeks back.

[davulsukur]

Spending £2m on one player doesn't sound like us at all. 

But 23 years old and has come through Leicesters academy seems like there could be some potential here. 

IF Trav and Tronstad are tied down to new deals, this is the sort of signing we should be making.

Edited 4 hours ago by davulsukur

[RevidgeBlue]

2 hours ago, Gamst said:

Nicko claims we are signing a Portuguese midfielder for £2 million. I’ll believe it when I see it!! 

Strikes me as either a smokescreen to dissipate some of the anger over the Forshaw signing or if there is anything in it, a possible Travis replacement.

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, Forever Blue said:

You don’t know anything about the player to have ‘huge concerns’ about him being a ‘direct  replacement’ for anybody. He might be better than Travis.

No but I havent made those comments in any way as a slight on either of the players coming in.

To improve, we need to build on our core of good Championship players.

I know enough about Travis and indeed Tronstad, Brittain, Hyam, Batth and Dolan to know that they are all good Championship players. They are capable of performing right now at a very good level (unlike Forshaw) and also bring lots of Championship minutes. If we replace a number of these like for like with players from abroad who may be talented but are unproven, that would be incredibly risky and also not address our issues with depth.

I dont think what I am saying is negative at all.