2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

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12 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Sunderland fans think he was a fucking disaster

😂 Venky's at their finest.

Why oh why do we Scrape the bottom of the barrel for literally EVERY ASPECT OF THE CLUB.

Not sure how much truth there is in Bain but by christ it can't get any worse can it. 

[davulsukur]

3 minutes ago, ... said:

Why oh why do we Scrape the bottom of the barrel for literally EVERY ASPECT OF THE CLUB.

Not sure how much truth there is in Bain but by christ it can't get any worse can it. 

Come back Steve, all is forgiven.....

[Tomphil2]

But they don't really want a CEO do they that role is already filled just not in name.

They want a Chief Administrator really who is only in charge of certain non football things, more like another 'Head of Heads'.

So it's probably irrelevant who they appoint now.

[rigger]

17 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Come back Steve, all is forgiven.....

I hope there is a lot of irony in your post.

[lraC]

1 hour ago, G Somerset Rover said:

Glen was sure that Suhail is the last of that lot. The guy needs ridding once and for all.

I think he is the last visible one and I’m sure if you ask Glen, he would say that too.

[47er]

1 hour ago, alex l said:

It'd be nice to find a squad full of Santi Carola's - playing for minimum contract at his first club, just got them promoted back to La Liga. 

Nice it would be. Perhaps Wharton will come back one day!

[BankEnd Rover]

4 minutes ago, rigger said:

I hope there is a lot of irony in your post.

Well obviously.

[lraC]

30 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Hypothetically speaking just imagine if someone - in return for running the ship from the shadows or an initial stake or even a contract that is impossible to break without a massive payout - was entitled to just 5 or 10% of every buy or sale deal.

That might not sound much but over 15 years it's a very handsome return and the kind of investment or involvement a very crafty clever snake would include in their deal with clueless mega rich new ownership.

Remember how they were all in bed together at first and under scrutiny in the early days the Matriarch said 'Jerome's role will diminish as time goes by' she didn't say his involvement would end.

There may well be a 5th member around that farmhouse kitchen table when dealing with Rovers. A member perhaps represented on the board by a duel agent who's worked for both companies.

The sheer number of players who are seeing out their contracts here now is also interesting when considering this.

Hypothetically, that makes sense. 

[RevidgeBlue]

35 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Come back Steve, all is forgiven.....

Never forgive that loathsome individual for trying to sell off half of Brockhall.

Despite the fact he really wanted another year He's probably thinking he got out at more or less the right time.

Having made sure he topped up his bank balance first of course.

[RevidgeBlue]

1 hour ago, islander200 said:

Martin Bain the fella who was Ceo  at Sunderland during their relegations is the favourite

Sounds promising.

This bloke, low grade foreign punts, Forshaw, we've given up any pretence of wanting to do well now haven't we?

Accelerating hard towards the precipice.

[RevidgeBlue]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

How did bankrupt them when he wasn't the owner? Ellis Short had decided not to invest another penny anymore. 

Venkys will know Bain from his time as CEO of Indian Super League  

The job is just administrative role at best with very little power to make key decisions 

Lol.

"All good. Nothing to see here."

[RevidgeBlue]

1 hour ago, islander200 said:

Martin Bain the fella who was Ceo  at Sunderland during their relegations is the favourite

Was he involved in those fly on the wall documentaries?

[DutchRover]

6 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Was he involved in those fly on the wall documentaries?

Yes, hence the David Brent jokes.

He seemed ok in the Docu but if you look at what he actually did as CEO he was a disaster. He kept offering ridiculous wages with no relegation clauses, continued to spend despite the reduction in revenue to Championship, appointed Grayson who was a disaster, and in general was more concerned with lining his own pockets and living the fancy CEO life than actually doing his job.

[Tomphil2]

The guy at Sunderland employed Grayson and allowed him to sign Steele from us AND pay money.

I don't care where Steele is now he was rubbish at the time and poor for them as well in league 1.

This fella as their CEO presided over possibly the worst era in their modern history but once he'd gone they started climbing back. He'll fit the mould well here as they continue managed decline under the Barnsley model gearing us for league 1.

Edited 7 hours ago by Tomphil2

[RevidgeBlue]

13 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

Yes, hence the David Brent jokes.

He seemed ok in the Docu but if you look at what he actually did as CEO he was a disaster. He kept offering ridiculous wages with no relegation clauses, continued to spend despite the reduction in revenue to Championship, appointed Grayson who was a disaster, and in general was more concerned with lining his own pockets and living the fancy CEO life than actually doing his job.

Thanks. I've never seen the Sunderland Documentaries. 

Sounds like now might be the time to do it.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

14 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

Yes, hence the David Brent jokes.

He seemed ok in the Docu but if you look at what he actually did as CEO he was a disaster. He kept offering ridiculous wages with no relegation clauses, continued to spend despite the reduction in revenue to Championship, appointed Grayson who was a disaster, and in general was more concerned with lining his own pockets and living the fancy CEO life than actually doing his job.

Won’t have that issue here with the 10k cap so we can rule that scenario out 

[DutchRover]

To be fair, his love of fancy cars, watches and suits will endear him to Gestede who seems similarly inclined...

[Ricceh]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

How did bankrupt them when he wasn't the owner? Ellis Short had decided not to invest another penny anymore. 

Venkys will know Bain from his time as CEO of Indian Super League  

The job is just administrative role at best with very little power to make key decisions 

Chaddy, do you genuinely think the CEO of a club has little to no say in decision making? If that was the case, clubs wouldn't ever hire them.

I'm happy to defend your point of view of a lot of matters where you get crap for it here, especially in relation to people judging players before they have kicked a ball, but please don't make things up to sugarcoat a potentially incredibly bad decision by the club.

[Leonard Venkhater]

2 hours ago, DutchRover said:

God help us if that is the case, he nearly bankrupted them and they were on prem revenue

Oh, no, no nooooooo!!!!

[Old Codger]

1 hour ago, ... said:

Why oh why do we Scrape the bottom of the barrel for literally EVERY ASPECT OF THE CLUB.

Not sure how much truth there is in Bain but by christ it can't get any worse can it. 

I believe the phrase is, "Champagne tastes, Brown-Ale pockets"

Also known as 'Deluded as fuck' / 'In need of a good kicking' / 'Waste of space'

About time we started Rovers 1875 between us, as a consortium of ex-players and using a fan subscription basis for funding, and applied for entry into as high a league as we could (hell we could even apply for Blackburn Combination if it meant we could eventually overtake the wastrels and restore the reputation of our town as a footballing tour de force.
 

VENKYS OUT! 

[alex l]

On the other hand, Bain was in charge when Sunderland were sold so....🤞

[alex l]

Noticed the teaser for our story was next to a Sunderland one. Perhaps they can have our last CEO, he'll buy-lease them a brand-as-new coach then realise that's not what the issue is. 

[Rogerb]

4 hours ago, Waggy76 said:

Don't think Waggott appointed Mowbray, more vice versa. 

Don't think Waggott appointed jdt that was Broughton. Waggott had been stumbling in the dark for weeks before. 

[Ruaney]

Logged on for the first time this window.

 

Saw someone seriously link us to Carmo.

 

Logging off.

[bluebruce]

3 hours ago, alex l said:

Hardly a ringing endorsement to be compared to David Brent...

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/whats-happened-former-sunderland-chief-21780987

Venkys might think it's a ringing endorsement though, sounds like it fits their MO. Perfect CEO for Dysfunctional Rovers FC