2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[roversfan99]

6 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Must be closing on centre back signing? 

Because we have loaned out a centre back who as far as I can remember, has never started a game for us?

[roverblue]

O’Riordan has been a bizarre signing, I don’t think I have ever seen him play a game for us and we spent decent money (for us) on him.

[danger19_80]

7 minutes ago, J*B said:

I bet you a donation to a charity of your choosing at the end of the season if I do a poll of BRFCS members, Sidnei isn’t rated higher than Travis or Tronstad. 

Tronstad was a cheap option was he not? Turned out pretty well. No way of knowing right now how good or bad Tavares will be for us without having seen him kick a ball.

[MarkBRFC]

8 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Must be closing on centre back signing? 

At a normal club you would think so.

Here? 

Who knows.

[roversfan99]

Derby are also spending big money on an American striker from the MLS.

[BankEnd Rover]

2 minutes ago, J*B said:

I bet you a donation to a charity of your choosing at the end of the season if I do a poll of BRFCS members, Sidnei isn’t rated higher than Travis or Tronstad. 

Who determines the decision that he's better?

I'll let you off now that I'll agree that Tronstad may be better, then again he's up there with the best in the league...BUT...I bet you a donation to a charity of your choosing that you thought the same when he walked through on a free 2 seasons ago.

I'll wait till the lads kicked a ball before taking an opinion. 

[Rover1984]

2 minutes ago, roverblue said:

O’Riordan has been a bizarre signing, I don’t think I have ever seen him play a game for us and we spent decent money (for us) on him.

Agreed, only positive is that he’s still young enough and could improve. League 1 will be a test for him. Hopefully he can hold his own 

[BankEnd Rover]

3 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Derby are also spending big money on an American striker from the MLS.

Like I said the other day, I think the ruling of spending big on one player is such a gamble in this division.

Had a quick search and he's has a lot of similarities to Gueye. 

[rigger]

Shortest joke in the world -

"Velcro, it's a rip-off"

Biggest joke in the world -

"Rovers, it's a rip-off.

[Ricceh]

21 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Because we have loaned out a centre back who as far as I can remember, has never started a game for us?

Massive risk to loan out one of 4 centre backs if there isn't another lined up though.

[chaddyrovers]

22 minutes ago, roverblue said:

O’Riordan has been a bizarre signing, I don’t think I have ever seen him play a game for us and we spent decent money (for us) on him.

Played in 3-1 win over Stoke city

[pick32]

Zero evidence to say Dolan is better than Kargbo. Short memories 

[chaddyrovers]

23 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Because we have loaned out a centre back who as far as I can remember, has never started a game for us?

Massive risk to loan out him without someone coming in and after Wharton's serious injury

20 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Derby are also spending big money on an American striker from the MLS.

1 goal in 3.5 games. 

How much is he costing? 

[roversfan99]

Dolan has proven to be a decent/good Championship wide man. 

There is no evidence at this stage to suggest that Kargbo is better.

[roversfan99]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Massive risk to loan out him without someone coming in and after Wharton's serious injury

1 goal in 3.5 games. 

How much is he costing? 

Wasn't a comment on his ability, was just pointing out that it isn't a domestic deal.

The growing narrative seems to be almost as if Eustace would have a full team of English pensioners if he could.

The fee will be far more than we would spend here.

[rigger]

6 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

batth held us together last season and was a big threat from set pieces,you really want to go into the season,with hyam and carter as first choice???with wharton,o`riordan and an academy player as back up

hyam lacks character and carter is imjury prone,batth was an immense leader for the squad last season,he`ll do the same at derby,bring all the defenders together

Where have I said that ?

[BankEnd Rover]

7 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Dolan has proven to be a decent/good Championship wide man. 

There is no evidence at this stage to suggest that Kargbo is better.

Jesus Christ no body is saying that. A poster has just posted that Dolan is better than Kargbo...How on earth can someone suggest that when Kargbo has played hardly any minutes...and the minutes he has played he's had an impact.

[Exiled_Rover]

34 minutes ago, roverblue said:

O’Riordan has been a bizarre signing, I don’t think I have ever seen him play a game for us and we spent decent money (for us) on him.

Broughton bought him and it seemed neither JDT or Eustace fancied him. Normally that'd be a damning indictment because they see him in training every day, but both managers also consistently started Calamity so they're not infallible.

He's come on twice as a sub.

[roversfan99]

27 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Jesus Christ no body is saying that. A poster has just posted that Dolan is better than Kargbo...How on earth can someone suggest that when Kargbo has played hardly any minutes...and the minutes he has played he's had an impact.

I was posting after pick32 said that there is "zero evidence" that Dolan is better than Kargbo.

The benchmark of the Dolan of the season just gone is quite strong. Hard to know too much about Kargbo, hopefully can cut out diving in the box, giving away silly fouls and running off the pitch.

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15 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Dolan has proven to be a decent/good Championship wide man. 

There is no evidence at this stage to suggest that Kargbo is better.

Or worse 

[Exiled_Rover]

54 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

O’Riordan To Donny - Good loan for him that.

That's a really odd move. I assume they're trying to ship him out - a loan with an option to buy.

At 21 he really should be breaking into the first team.

[Rover1984]

22 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

That's a really odd move. I assume they're trying to ship him out - a loan with an option to buy.

At 21 he really should be breaking into the first team.

Scott Wharton went out at same age. Hayden Carter was 22 when he went to Portsmouth. 

[USABlue]

7 hours ago, roverandout said:

If batth joins Derby I can guarantee Derby will concede less goals than rovers this season 

Also them finishing above us   You can bet the Rams will back him if he's top six in January.  Like Mercer said future is bright for them as long as he don't do a runner there too 

[Dreams of 1995]

40 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I was posting after pick32 said that there is "zero evidence" that Dolan is better than Kargbo.

The benchmark of the Dolan of the season just gone is quite strong. Hard to know too much about Kargbo, hopefully can cut out diving in the box, giving away silly fouls and running off the pitch.

“Hard to know much about Kargbo” 

>proceeds to post everything bad Kargbo has done 

You don’t think this poster trolls?

In the same amount of time Kargbo has also beat two men and drove the ball into the box - three silly errors, three good pieces of play. Which do you focus on? 
Looks a decent player to me. Another decent spot for our recruitment team, who again play this game with their hands tied behind their backs 

[Mercer]

6 hours ago, Mercer said:

Morris reported in places as £1.7million.

Obviously, Batth and Weimann free and low hanging fruit.

I'll wager a pound to a penny that they pay no less than £5million in fees this win̈dow which almost certainly outstrips Rovers.

Well there we go, Derby signing Patrick Agyemang will take their spending to over £4million with 2 months of the window left!

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Is he proven at Championship

We got a scout who left Man Utd and we appointed him here and we appointed Dundee United DoF as one of our lead scout

Is Poku proven at Championship level you ask.

Are De Neve and Tavares proven at Championship level?

I would bet my house that of those 3 players Poku will have by far the biggest impact this season.

Scouts - so what???  We signed Brian Kidd from Man U as manager and he proved shite and we signed David Goodwillie from Dundee United and he was also shite so haven't a feckin clue where you are coming from on our newly 'signed scouts'.

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Eustace wants only certain style of players and you can see that through his time at Birmingham and Us. He prefers the UK market. He wanted more control over signings and who the club signs. He wasn't going to get that here. He has more say in transfers at Derby and you see that with his first signings. Morris is a target striker he wants, Batth and Weimann are experience players who fits his style. He is also targeting Dion Sanderson. 

and he's just about to sign Agyemang from MLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

59 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Derby are also spending big money on an American striker from the MLS.

 

36 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

1 goal in 3.5 games. 

You really must be having a bad day at the office Chaddy!

Read that his senior record is 1 goal in 2.5 games (almost 20 goals in a Championship season!!!)

Think Agyemang and Morris will be a real handful for defences - a partnership with a great physical presence.  Miles better than anything we have or even likely to have.

Why is it you rubbish all players other Championship clubs sign but 'big up' the rubbish Rovers sign!?!?