2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Forever Blue]

21 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Bollocks it's £1.5m.

The numbers being banded about are fucking hilarious 

Classic 

‘We won’t spent any money’

we spend more money than anyone thought we would. 

’Yeah, but they’re lying about the amounts’

😀

[Paul Mani]

4 minutes ago, 47er said:

Depends on how much they hope to get back from selling our best players?

Over the past few seasons they’ve sold loads and invested little…

I can’t see that they’ve bought these in anticipation of sales. They usually just set a budget and basically make do, whatever happens.

[Forever Blue]

Looks a unit

[rob_of_the_rovers]

Baradji has been linked with Celtic, Torino, Leicester, Galatasaray, Sunderland recently but that of course could all have been bollocks agent stuff

Edited Thursday at 11:55 by rob_of_the_rovers

[K-Hod]

13 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Nixon is a clown 

He is, but is he a bigger clown than those who hang on his every word?

[Paul Mani]

3 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Classic 

‘We won’t spent any money’

we spend more money than anyone thought we would. 

’Yeah, but they’re lying about the amounts’

😀

Exactly….its been reported by multiple outlets that the fees are:

Tavares - 2m

DeNeve - 750k

Alebiosu - 500k

Baradji - 1.5m

Us “Naaaaaahhhh, utter bollocks!” 🤣🤣

 

[Neal]

3 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Classic 

‘We won’t spent any money’

we spend more money than anyone thought we would. 

’Yeah, but they’re lying about the amounts’

😀

Lying might be a bit strong but misleading is probably more accurate. What would you say is more plausible...

 

We're spending millions on obscure players from relegated sides in Europe... 

 

OR...

 

We're taking cheap punts on obscure players from relegated sides in Europe with deals that are being dressed up as costing us millions in add-ons that will never likely occur? 

[MarkBRFC]

Just now, Paul Mani said:

Exactly….its been reported by multiple outlets that the fees are:

Tavares - 2m

DeNeve - 750k

Alebiosu - 500k

Baradji - 1.5m

Us “Naaaaaahhhh, utter bollocks!” 🤣🤣

 

I think those would be the fee's if all add ons are hit.

Elliot has said in his article today that Alebiosu is only 500k if that happens, it's a much lower up front fee.

[JHRover]

"Spent nearly £5m so far and only lost JRC, a 35 year old Danny Batth and Dolan (who was always gonna leave), yet u will still have people complaining"

A tweet a short while ago liked by 18 people. 

I mean where do you start? It is scary. 

[davulsukur]

This guy a centre mid?

Baradji, Taveres, Tronstad, Travis, Forshaw, Montgomery, Buckley, Garrett

8! centre mids.

Buckley and Garrett you could see leaving but I reckon one of Trav or Tronstad are off as well

[Penwortham Blue]

9 minutes ago, Paul Mani said:

Exactly….its been reported by multiple outlets that the fees are:

Tavares - 2m

DeNeve - 750k

Alebiosu - 500k

Baradji - 1.5m

Us “Naaaaaahhhh, utter bollocks!” 🤣🤣

 

Maximum initial transfer fee of £1.5m across all four, is my guess.

[roversfan99]

This player seems to have had an unusual career but does seem to have had a strong personal season attracting interest despite being another incoming upon relegation. In isolation, potentially quite exciting.

It does seem a bit strange though that we are signing another central midfielder and perhaps asks more questions.

- Does this mean Travis and/or Tronstad are imminently leaving?

- Why did we re-sign Forshaw? If its just for token experience, surely you dont get it in a position which with new signings is already bloated

- is this the majority of our summer spending in terms of fees done? In which case, why spend such a big chunk on as it stands 3rd and 4th midfielders when our issues are at the front of the pitch, and also we need a centre back

- We did need depth and hopefully these can really bolster our squad. Do any get in our best 11? 

- a more minor question but are Buckley, Garrett and Montgomery imminently leaving?

You will get the usual "negative slayers" shutting these questions down as I have already seen on social media but I think they are fair questions and not in any way dismissing the potential qualities of the player.

[TugaysMarlboro]

Granted it's only one YouTube video. But just looking at the lad, he is one big strong unit. 

[BankEnd Rover]

1 minute ago, TugaysMarlboro said:

Granted it's only one YouTube video. But just looking at the lad, he is one big strong unit. 

I wouldn't want to bounce off him, he looks like he weighs 5tonne. 

[Rover84]

21 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Looks a unit

Athleticism, confidence, Beats players, Good ball retention. Fingers crossed he can do it in the championshi I can get behind trying to find a few gems. As long as we can keep majority of championship experience in the starting 11

[TugaysMarlboro]

Just now, Rover84 said:

Athleticism, confidence, Beats players, Good ball retention. Fingers crossed he can do it in the championshi I can get behind trying to find a few gems. As long as we can keep majority of championship experience in the starting 11

That's the key for me. Once we lose Travis or Tronstad out the first 11, it shows massively.

[Rover84]

Just now, TugaysMarlboro said:

That's the key for me. Once we lose Travis or Tronstad out the first 11, it shows massively.

General feeling that Tronstad will be moved on. Still a massive loss but if rumours are true it’s understandable. We have signed unknown qualities further up the pitch but I’m feeling centre half needs to be a championship experienced player.

[London blue]

The podcast Elliot did with Andy Watson recently was quite telling about the scouting of these relegated clubs.

It seems there is at least a strategy at play, albeit one pushed by a lack of spending power.

[Rover84]

Just now, London blue said:

The podcast Elliot did with Andy Watson recently was quite telling about the scouting of these relegated clubs.

It seems there is at least a strategy at play, albeit one pushed by a lack of spending power.

Owners aside. As fans you need a vision and a plan to get behind. There’s been no stability since these clowns have taken over. We all want them gone regardless, but in the mean time we will all still need something to back, watch progress, They have not delivered nothing to date. I do apologise  if this is taking the wrong way. I’m not the best at explaining my self properly in text

[Tomphil2]

JRC to Charlton will surely be a 'deal up to 1 million' and also consider he was still under contract here so if they wanted him they'd have to make a sensible bid.

Or more like us being the active sellers his contract would need paying up this end so all is never as it seems money wise but imo no way are we clearing a straight 1 million for him, more like half or two thirds that.

[JHRover]

Important to remember that whatever we are paying out in fees we are at least matching by what we are bringing in from sales.

That's the 'model' imposed on us by the owners and their legal issues in India. There's no other way of it, unless we are borrowing money from somewhere.

So even if you are daft enough to believe we are spending millions, ask who is being sold to fill that void. 

[rigger]

3 hours ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

And I can defend my right to think my way…full circle 

You've got to fight, for your right, to party.

[London blue]

6 minutes ago, Rover84 said:

Owners aside. As fans you need a vision and a plan to get behind. There’s been no stability since these clowns have taken over. We all want them gone regardless, but in the mean time we will all still need something to back, watch progress, They have not delivered nothing to date. I do apologise  if this is taking the wrong way. I’m not the best at explaining my self properly in text

No apology necessary fella.

I agree, it's one project after another with this lot. Without some insight from the very switched on Watson the approach would be mystifying to me. 

[MarkBRFC]

Just need Brittain's contract to come off for all Mercer's info to be true.

Scary times!

[BankEnd Rover]

4 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Important to remember that whatever we are paying out in fees we are at least matching by what we are bringing in from sales.

That's the 'model' imposed on us by the owners and their legal issues in India. There's no other way of it, unless we are borrowing money from somewhere.

So even if you are daft enough to believe we are spending millions, ask who is being sold to fill that void. 

Yeap, among these incoming and the rumoured contract extension for Brittain, we all know too well that we will be sucker punched early next week with 1/2 exits.