2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[RevidgeBlue]

2 hours ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Apparently Tavares is out for a month...What a start! 

All that fancy testing by the army of physios on day 1 did the trick then.

We're doing well with the fitness record of new signings, Kargbo, this fella.

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12 hours ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Yes it was generally settled 10 of the starting 11 were the same for those last 6 games 

Just need squad consistency for most of the season 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

21 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

All that fancy testing by the army of physios on day 1 did the trick then.

We're doing well with the fitness record of new signings, Kargbo, this fella.

All that fancy testing is the norm in all clubs happens everywhere 

[Rogerb]

1 hour ago, K-Hod said:

Guess he's 'Privy' to some inside info...... (I'll get me coat).

Or makes it up while sat on the Privy.

[RevidgeBlue]

16 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

All that fancy testing is the norm in all clubs happens everywhere 

Yet players seem to get injured far more now than back in " the good old days".

Can you imagine the top teams playing 60 or 70 games with a squad of 15 players now like they did in the 70's and 80's?

Lol.

 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

1 minute ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Yet players seem to get injured far more now than back in " the good old days".

Can you imagine the top teams playing 60 or 70 games with a squad of 15 players now like they did in the 70's and 80's?

Lol.

 

Because there’s more demand now rightly or wrongly 

game is much faster and generally more fitness related as opposed to technical 

[RevidgeBlue]

24 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Because there’s more demand now rightly or wrongly 

game is much faster and generally more fitness related as opposed to technical 

I'm aware of all that. However notwithstanding the advent of sports science etc I wouldn't say our record in recent years of keeping players fit is particularly good.

Not sure what  the perception is elsewhere or in general.

Better get a few more in if they're going to be dropping like flies before we've played a competitive game..

Edited 8 hours ago by RevidgeBlue

[Emerald Isle Rover]

3 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

I'm aware of all that. However notwithstanding the advent of sports science etc I wouldn't say our record in recent years of keeping players fit is particularly good.

Not sure what  the perception is elsewhere or in general.

Better get a few more in if they're going to be dropping like flies before we've played a competitive game..

Thinks it common all over we just obviously care more for rovers than anybody else but most teams are getting increased injuries 

as you have alluded to though most other teams cover that we seem to struggle so we will def need to look at that 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

37 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Because there’s more demand now rightly or wrongly 

game is much faster and generally more fitness related as opposed to technical 

I was thinking how much faster the game is today as I watched the latest bout of walking football with the ball being passed between the keeper, centre backs, fullbacks, into midfield, back to the keeper etc etc. Zzzzzzzz.

[Waggy76]

40 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Because there’s more demand now rightly or wrongly 

game is much faster and generally more fitness related as opposed to technical 

It is more or less non contact nowadays and a lot of prima Donna's playing it too.. 

[47er]

3 hours ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

As did on average the whole of the league people here really really missing the point 

last summer many here said no szmodics equalled relegation as there was no way we could replace his goals 

nobody could replace 27 goals but what we did was find ways to no be a one man team and having every contribute a bit more than the season before and to me 7 short of that plus 13 points and 12 places better off is a huge success

theres a million and one things to be depressed about supporting rovers but to try and push a negative onto a positive season (in comparison to the one before) is just crazy 

 

if you think last season was a "huge success' your standards are too low, like Venkys.

Fnished 7th, made a profit----job done! not to me.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

It is more or less non contact nowadays and a lot of prima Donna's playing it too.. 

The injuries today are different. When did we last lose a player with a broken leg ? It was a regular occurrence back in the day. You’d normally get one a season.

[simongarnerisgod]

im`e not buying this sidnei injury,2 days into preseason you ar`nt going to be doing much hard work or intense match preparation,got to be somone creating mischief🙂

[Emerald Isle Rover]

11 minutes ago, 47er said:

 

if you think last season was a "huge success' your standards are too low, like Venkys.

Fnished 7th, made a profit----job done! not to me.

Re read and come back to me…I said it was a more positive season than the one before 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

3 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

im`e not buying this sidnei injury,2 days into preseason you ar`nt going to be doing much hard work or intense match preparation,got to be somone creating mischief🙂

If true I’d say it’s feasible could be hamstring issue in the runs 

[47er]

2 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Re read and come back to me…I said it was a more positive season than the one before 

I think I'll leave it there!

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

If true I’d say it’s feasible could be hamstring issue in the runs 

How does that happen on day 3 of pre season though?

I mean seriously.

[Forever Blue]

 

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

 

Ooh goody - another race.

I think we all know what that means.

[simongarnerisgod]

2 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Ooh goody - another race.

I think we all know what that means.

yes,we offer him a bag of revels,then claim we can`t compete with other clubs on the wages,wonder if there will come a time when we can`t compete with bamber bridge and chorley on the salary front

[windymiller7]

12 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

 

Is this guy Big Val's illicit son or something? My god, I thought it was a wind up at first when I looked at him!

Edit: added pic of a younger VI.

Edited 7 hours ago by windymiller7

[Emerald Isle Rover]

13 minutes ago, 47er said:

I think I'll leave it there!

Yes because you didn’t read my post jumped in and realised you were wrong. Good man

[Emerald Isle Rover]

13 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

How does that happen on day 3 of pre season though?

I mean seriously.

More likely to happen early in pre season after being off for weeks

Unfortunately it just happens 

[RevidgeBlue]

Just now, Emerald Isle Rover said:

More likely to happen early in pre season after being off for weeks

Unfortunately it just happens 

Shouldn't all the testing/complex pre season programme prevent the possibility of all that?

Never remember it happening when they just sent them off to run up and down sand dunes.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

6 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Shouldn't all the testing/complex pre season programme prevent the possibility of all that?

Never remember it happening when they just sent them off to run up and down sand dunes.

It isn’t an exact science 

like if it is hamstring (just guessing at this stage) you could do all your tests and they come up yes fine but when your running you could overstretch it on a turn or a stride where it’s classed as a ‘strain’ same with groin and quad 

injuries just happen - there’s no conspiracy to it