2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

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58 minutes ago, rigger said:

The cricket has been exciting.

British Touring cars for me head being turned by other sports at the minute....

[islander200]

Rothwell joining Rangers on a permanent deal.

Wonder how his wife feels about them moving to Scotland 

[sharpysharps86]

23 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Batth to Derby confirmed. 1 year contract

Unless Rovers have got someone great lined up (highly doubt) then this is absolutely shambolic to not have been able to retain Batth for another season.

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10 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

Unless Rovers have got someone great lined up (highly doubt) then this is absolutely shambolic to not have been able to retain Batth for another season.

This whole window is shambolic what happened to gestede saying its going to be an exciting summer window? The olive branch that we were all perched upon during their public statement 

[Forever Blue]

 

[MarkBRFC]

Nobody is my guess.

[RoversClitheroe]

5 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

 

You'd hope Rovers are in talks with lots of players

[ageoftherover]

Who starts a click bait, rumormongering twitter post with "don't quote me"?

[Ghost7]

It appears as though Danny Batth could have been tied down to a new 1 year deal in January by a well organised football club, with proper, interested executives supported by a good owners. That's the only catch... A Blackburn Rovers of a different era.

[den]

“Wage cap”.

[Forever Blue]

6 minutes ago, ageoftherover said:

Who starts a click bait, rumormongering twitter post with "don't quote me"?

Even he’s given up on actual names. Dark days for t’rumour mill.

[lraC]

46 minutes ago, JHRover said:

That's one excuse gone then. What next? Will have to be Batth's wife wanting to go and live in Derby.

 

[Gamst]

8 minutes ago, Ghost7 said:

It appears as though Danny Batth could have been tied down to a new 1 year deal in January by a well organised football club, with proper, interested executives supported by a good owners. That's the only catch... A Blackburn Rovers of a different era.

‘But we didn’t know what division we’d be in’. This would be a great excuse if it didn’t apply to all clubs every season. 

[ageoftherover]

2 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Even he’s given up on actual names. Dark days for t’rumour mill.

Even our rumourmongerers are hopeless.

[lraC]

42 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

I have seen the "closer to home" argument already on social media since the announcement.

Usually when a player leaves a club at the end of there contract, both the club who he is leaving and the club they are joining release confirmation at the same time to announce the move.

Nothing from Rovers side.

Be interesting to see what they do when Dolan signs for someone.

His wife one won a few quid on a horse at Epsom that is for 3 year old only and is run on the flat.

[CambridgeRover]

Breaking news from my ITK sources

Rovers are doing something , not sure who what where when or how but my sources are saying something is happening




You just despair with these twitter accounts.

[arbitro]

So some of the ITK's were wrong about Batth by saying the stumbling block was the length of the deal. It wasn't - clearly it is down to wages and it is so disappointing when, after seeing his worth to the team last season that we can't pay more than Derby.

Our loss is Derby's gain.

[Tomphil2]

3 hours ago, DutchRover said:

Don't disagree with L1 comments, but I just do not see what value it brings them, even if we break even and they don't have to invest, they get no prestige from owning a L1 club and they'll never make profits in L1 to claw back the debt. It wouldn't even work as a tax write-off if we become self sufficient. 

Literally the only reason they won't sell us seems to be spite.

They aren't at a point where they are bothered about value to themselves they are at the point of cutting costs back to a level that will not sustain Championship football but will be inline with what they are able/want to put in.

Like say sub 10 million a season and more like 5 mill which will cost them nearer 10.

So they are still getting rid of some money, still doing whatever it is they do with the club but just with a lower cost lower profile model.

It might not be the owners themselves wanting this but it would certainly appeal to the finance handlers and it seems they are the ones running Rovers now and they won't give a toss which division we are in.

[rigger]

4 minutes ago, arbitro said:

So some of the ITK's were wrong about Batth by saying the stumbling block was the length of the deal. It wasn't - clearly it is down to wages and it is so disappointing when, after seeing his worth to the team last season that we can't pay more than Derby.

Our loss is Derby's gain.

Or, we got a good season out of Batth, and Derby get a poor one ?

[arbitro]

2 minutes ago, rigger said:

Or, we got a good season out of Batth, and Derby get a poor one ?

I don't understand your point.

 

[rigger]

2 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I don't understand your point.

 

The point being : We might have had the best of Batth last season, and next season he may be poor for Derby. The first point we know to be true, the second point no-one knows until next season is over

[arbitro]

Just now, rigger said:

The point being : We might have had the best of Batth last season, and next season he may be poor for Derby. The first point we know to be true, the second point no-one knows until next season is over

Then why sign any player? 

[Tomphil2]

12 minutes ago, rigger said:

Or, we got a good season out of Batth, and Derby get a poor one ?

And Carter might finally form a decent partnership with Hyam.

And he might not.

[G Somerset Rover]

9 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

And Carter might finally form a decent partnership with Hyam.

And he might not.

I have a funny feeling he won’t. Those two just do not click as a partnership.

So shortsighted to just let him go. But what’s new. They don’t care, we know that.

[MarkBRFC]

If we're relying on Carter and Hyam as a partnership next season then we won't be keeping many clean sheets.

We didn't keep one last season until Batth came into the side, and I think our only clean sheet without Batth in the side last season was against rock bottom Plymouth at Ewood.