2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Appears to be one big disorganised mess...

Edited Sunday at 11:12 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[47er]

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Also Dennis, allegedly on £20k p.w.

But we've no money for Brittain/ Travis/ Dolan/Tronstad etc.

Absolute insanity.

Our 5 best players last year imo were Baath, Dolan, Tronstad, Travis and Brittain.(in no particular order).

We've already lost 3 of them! 

 

PS--would have included Beck in a top 6 but obviously he was always a one season job.

[Forever Blue]

2 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Ive never said they won't do 😂I was genuinely asking a question. Is it normal for clubs to try again in a few weeks? It's just you don't see it happen very often, I wonder if we'll hold out or move on. 

Oh, sorry, you want a serious discussion and aren’t part of the ‘smoke and mirrors’ conspiracy nutters gang. My apologies.

So he’s a tweet from seemingly the only ITK out there. This was tweeted before Nixon reported it today. 
 

 

[Tomphil2]

The guy failed a medical so no point in arguing he isn't coming we're losing the RWB so they need to get out there and find another.

No point dilly dallying around waiting to scan the old injury again in a few months then he effs off to Scotland.

It's over lets move on.

[JCRovers]

3 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

The whole team collapsed and we nearly got relegated by the same manager who nearly got us into the play offs the year before. Correct.

Again you confuse causation and correlation. 
 

 

Right. Keep telling yourself that Hyam is a good, reliable player when played to his strengths or have a head coach/ manager that suits him. I don't see Derby and Eustace bidding for him if he's so highly regarded and only has a year left on his contract? 

[RevidgeBlue]

6 minutes ago, 47er said:

Our 5 best players last year imo were Baath, Dolan, Tronstad, Travis and Brittain.(in no particular order).

We've already lost 3 of them! 

And as Tommy has helpfully reminded us - there's still a good proportion of the window yet still to go!

[roversfan99]

28 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

You’re no better pinning it on Carter. He’s another you needlessly criticise. He’s a good player who invariably performs well. 

Im not pinning it on Carter.

I am saying that the opinion people hold of them isnt representative of their performances.

Both are good Championship defenders on their day and did well together in the 2022/23 season when together. 

But in the last 2 seasons, Carter has had 0 good seasons, punctuated by injury, Hyam has had one. They were both poor in the season we nearly went down. 

Hyam doing well last season doesnt seem to have regained any confidence or favour in many fans eyes though and he hasnt had much credit for it. In fact, it seems to have strengthened the view that he is dispensable.

20 minutes ago, JCRovers said:

Really? I would argue that season 23/24, when he got the captain's armband for the second half of that season, was an absolute disaster with us shipping 74 goals and nearly got relegated. 

Yes I agree he was poor that season. Everyone was bar Smzodics really. Hence why I said he was very good in 2 and poor in the middle one.

[sharpysharps86]

2 hours ago, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

Club have said they aren't replacing Batth. 

I thought they'd said they weren't looking to bring in two CBs, just one. Assuming that's why they've been trying for Kapuadi from Legia Warsaw...? Would he (or someone else) not essentially be Batth's replacement?

 

[Forever Blue]

4 minutes ago, JCRovers said:

Right. Keep telling yourself that Hyam is a good, reliable player when played to his strengths or have a head coach/ manager that suits him. I don't see Derby and Eustace bidding for him if he's so highly regarded and only has a year left on his contract? 

Again causation and correlation. You’re really struggling with this! 

[Rover84]

Need another Rb for sure. But can’t see us paying a fee for two in same window. Loan might be an option. Plenty of option available out there from relegated clubs. Mumba would be a great option if we were to pay a fee

Edited Sunday at 11:26 by Rover84

[Forever Blue]

2 minutes ago, Rover84 said:

Need another Rb for sure. But can’t see us paying a fee for two in same window. Loan might be an option. Plenty of option available out there from relegated clubs. Mumba would be a great option if we were to pay a fee

 all our RBs are untested kids. I would hope we are signing someone to replace Brittain. 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

9 minutes ago, JCRovers said:

Right. Keep telling yourself that Hyam is a good, reliable player when played to his strengths or have a head coach/ manager that suits him. I don't see Derby and Eustace bidding for him if he's so highly regarded and only has a year left on his contract? 

Don’t see many in for tronstad in his last year of contract? Does that mean he’s poor?

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Don’t see many in for tronstad in his last year of contract? Does that mean he’s poor?

Errmmmm............🙂

[Exiled_Rover]

23 minutes ago, Rover84 said:

Jackson’s comments when deal stalled suggested that something should be done over next few days. Would that mean renegotiating fee and clauses. More tests to see how long till it heals or probabilities of it getting worse. The safe bet would be to get a specialist opinion which could take a few days depending where they are based. Should here more in next few days but it didn’t sound completely dead

Surely all of those things are on hand when you're performing a medical?

[RevidgeBlue]

19 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Oh, sorry, you want a serious discussion and aren’t part of the ‘smoke and mirrors’ conspiracy nutters gang. My apologies.

So he’s a tweet from seemingly the only ITK out there. This was tweeted before Nixon reported it today. 
 

 

What's the consensus on who this person is?

Reads like an unofficial PR feed for the Club.

Club "paying a sizeable fee" err....no we aren't.

[Rover84]

4 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Surely all of those things are on hand when you're performing a medical?

You would think so. But a second opinion would be the sensible thing to do.

[Tomphil2]

Someone from Rudy's dept no doubt tasked with tweeting club spin.

Edited Sunday at 11:40 by Tomphil2

[RoversClitheroe]

18 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

And as Tommy has helpfully reminded us - there's still a good proportion of the window yet still to go!

Frightens the living day light out of me.

Who else will leave? Travis, Tronstad? 

[Rover84]

9 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

 all our RBs are untested kids. I would hope we are signing someone to replace Brittain. 

Definitely need more experience in the team. My choice would be Perry NG but at 29 I don’t think he would even be thought of

[RevidgeBlue]

If he did sign he'd likely only be 2-3 weeks behind Tavares in terms of recovery time.

Of course if Travis and/or Tronstad are being sold we'll need bodies in earlier.

[roversfan99]

17 minutes ago, Rover84 said:

Need another Rb for sure. But can’t see us paying a fee for two in same window. Loan might be an option. Plenty of option available out there from relegated clubs. Mumba would be a great option if we were to pay a fee

We supposedly needed a cover right back and this new lad was billed as that. Nominal fee, one to develop.

So if we cant pay a fee for another one having sold Brittain then theres something up.

[JCRovers]

6 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Don’t see many in for tronstad in his last year of contract? Does that mean he’s poor?

Of course not. Tronstad have also stated that he wants to stay which might detract others from bidding for him. I'm trying to make the case that Hyam won't be as expensive having a year left if he's now seen as a 'consistent and reliable' defender. 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

2 minutes ago, JCRovers said:

Of course not. Tronstad have also stated that he wants to stay which might detract others from bidding for him. I'm trying to make the case that Hyam won't be as expensive having a year left if he's now seen as a 'consistent and reliable' defender. 

Brittain not long ago said he wanted to stay too

and no you said if hyam was that good why hasn’t there been bids for him considering he’s in his last year 

[bluebruce]

39 minutes ago, 47er said:

Our 5 best players last year imo were Baath, Dolan, Tronstad, Travis and Brittain.(in no particular order).

We've already lost 3 of them! 

 

PS--would have included Beck in a top 6 but obviously he was always a one season job.

Worst part is we are probably losing all of them.

[bluebruce]

18 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

What's the consensus on who this person is?

Reads like an unofficial PR feed for the Club.

Club "paying a sizeable fee" err....no we aren't.

If we do actually sign Baradji (dubious at this point) we very likely are paying a sizeable fee by our standards. Unlike the others, in excess of 2 mill probably is his going rate. Richer clubs have been sniffing previously.