2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[simongarnerisgod]

3 minutes ago, Hasta said:

They just had got , knowledgable football people running the show.

which is something we don`t have,if we do recruit them they leave sharpish,it`s downhill from here until the chicken butcherers **** off,luckily,our last 3 managers have been enlightened choices who kept us in the championship,this time,they`ve done a number on ismael and really ****** him over,i don`t expect us to be in the division next year

[Tomphil2]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

I dont really get your comments financially.

Even if you spent a reasonable amount in the Prem but that season would still be far better financially than treading water in the Championship. 

In League 1, the wage bill would drop considerably and that is by far our biggest expense so that would outweigh the reduction in income. 

The Championship is possibly the worst league to be in financially.

I think this is what a lot of people are missing when they say about staying in the Championship and it all being about selling that standard of player.

If the financial issues and reduction are to continue then paying for a championship set up to produce Championship/Prem standard players and hinging everything on getting big money for them is going out the window.

Cost reduction is king now and probably would be easier to balance in league 1 despite a big income drop the drop in wages, running costs of a reduced academy etc all on one site, excuse to sell the training ground finally, reduced staff, close more of the ground the list of downgrading is endless they could get away with.

The pressure on producing a certain standard of player is also reduced meaning a team almost full of academy grads, frees and loans. Also the produce/polish to sell might not bring as big a fees but wouldn't need to in that league and turnover of producing and moving them in quantity could increase.

Not saying they are intent on relegation but these things will do doubt have been discussed and to them it might not be the disaster it would be to fans.

[RTM08]

18 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Not saying they are intent on relegation but these things will do doubt have been discussed and to them it might not be the disaster it would be to fans.

That sentence alone makes them unfit to run a football club. 

[yankfan]

3 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Absolutely fed up of the journey, transitional phase we're seemingly constantly in.

The LT shouldn't even entertain it.

Agreed. For fucks sake we finished 1 point off the play off position, and return everyone but Dolan and 2 journey men in Batth and Weiman.  All of which in my mind are quite replaceable. There should be no need for a transition period. It should be full steam ahead. Instead we’re going to sell our right back and the entire center of the park. It was an easy summer, bring in a replacement for Batth, cover in center midfield and a winger or two. Bonus if you could get a #9. But now it’s all tits up  

[NeilInBristol]

On 14/07/2025 at 16:49, jim mk2 said:

That team would get relegated

100% that looks like half the subs and the other half... I'm not sure 

Where is our first team?!

[callumrovers]

3 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I'd look at the Commercial side of the club if I was interested in addressing that income to wages ratio.

Embarrassing sponsors, embarrassing season ticket sales. 

Ok - season tickets won’t get any better, even if they reduced the price I cannot see attendance rising by more then a few thousand. Only way this increases is by Venkys departing.

Sponsors - which business wants to sponsor a mid table championship side with declining gates? 
 

We are not an attractive proposition for decent outside investment.

[RevidgeBlue]

7 minutes ago, callumrovers said:

Ok - season tickets won’t get any better, even if they reduced the price I cannot see attendance rising by more then a few thousand. Only way this increases is by Venkys departing.

Sponsors - which business wants to sponsor a mid table championship side with declining gates? 
 

We are not an attractive proposition for decent outside investment.

On that basis, no-one would ever get involved with a football club or indeed any sort of business.

"Nah, let's not bother. More trouble than it's worth".

[B16Rover]

Interesting story on how Watford are exploiting multi club ownership (no shock here)

 

In short, they sign good performers from EU countries where the league band is lower (like Scandinavia) to Udinese.  Give them a few games (literally less than 5) on the bench for Udinese to move that band 5 league to a band 1 one.  They (at market price for further work permit points) sign them from Udinese. 

 

 

[callumrovers]

13 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

On that basis, no-one would ever get involved with a football club or indeed any sort of business.

"Nah, let's not bother. More trouble than it's worth".

No - business’s look for good investment opportunities - Rovers in its current state is not a good investment. 
 

there are a number of championship clubs who are better investments commercially.  You’re not getting a mutli million pound business to sponsor Rovers currently - not happening.

 

[Neal]

Liked by Callum Brittain. The club is a circus. 

[London blue]

It's an embarrassment. An ongoing one that were all tied into.

[B16Rover]

3 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

Interesting story on how Watford are exploiting multi club ownership (no shock here)

 

In short, they sign good performers from EU countries where the league band is lower (like Scandinavia) to Udinese.  Give them a few games (literally less than 5) on the bench for Udinese to move that band 5 league to a band 1 one.  They (at market price for further work permit points) sign them from Udinese. 

 

 

For none X users 

 

So. Selvik's signing came off the back of him playing 100% minutes in the Band 5 Eliteserien in 2024.

 

He signed for Udinese (Band 1) & was in 2 matchday squads. This granted him the 12 lge quality pts.

 

Then comes the good bit.

 

There is a clause in the regulations that reads:

"If a Player is eligible for points in multiple columns of Table 2, including where: a. the Player has made an appearance in two domestic league competitions during the Reference Period; ... the Player shall be granted the higher of the points he is eligible for in Table 2. "

This applied to Selvik. Therefore the 4 minutes pts he was eligible for in Band 5 added to his 12 Band 1 pts to give him 16 ✅️

 

They are now pulling the same trick with Kjerrumgaard.

 

He played Band 6 last season, but 94% mins for Odense, that is enough for 2, added to the 12..

That is only 14. He needs 15

 

However, he won promotion with OB. Even in B6, winning promotion is enough for a single GBE pt

 

15 ✅️

 

Kjerrumgaard gets GBE, no problem.

 

Except the regs say that a player should be registered for a matchday squad & I don't think that is planned

[Rover84]

Anyone else hearing a game against Wigan tomorrow behind closed doors. And a friendly against Dutch team week before season start

[Tom]

14 minutes ago, Neal said:

Liked by Callum Brittain. The club is a circus. 

Once we’ve accepted a bid fine him a weeks wage for bringing the club into disrepute 

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

Another day of the exciting window ticks by without any excitement.  People have even stopped making rumours now. 

 

[Rover84]

7 minutes ago, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

Another day of the exciting window ticks by without any excitement.  People have even stopped making rumours now. 

 

Seen a few today to be fair

[Ossydave]

Official X account just posted a video clip of corporation Park, no idea what it's hinting at? Something to do with the away kit perhaps...

[OnionBalaji]

4 hours ago, Disgruntled Rover said:

On the sunken cost fallacy, there could be another, perhaps more sinister reason they won't sell nor invest in the team tucked away under Rule F.1.8. of the Premier League ownership rules.

If they have been investigated for tax evasion or money laundering, which I believe is what the Indian Directorate of Enforcement deals with, it would appear our overlords could be disqualified from owning the club should a promotion have been achieved.

(Rule F.1.10 states that they do not have to have been convicted for such an offence, only that it must be 'in the reasonable opinion of the board'- is it unreasonable to suggest it has happened if they have been investigated and subject to government sanctions?)

Promotion and subsequent disqualification would mean a cheaper sale than they would hope for (i.e. Abramovic to Boehly) or a dilution of their ownership (Dai at Reading)

It is likely that this would have been the case even before the court case became public knowledge, so perhaps we have our answer to why the investment was pulled after missing the playoffs on goal difference under JDT and now another lack of investment/not re-signing our best players this summer after being one goal away at Bramall Lane. 

'The sanctions are no barrier to investment' we were repeatedly told. Maybe rule F.1.8 is. 

 

 

 

 

@Disgruntled Rover - great research here and definitely feels a likely conspiracy here. Would not be surprised if this is accurate as the actions of club definitely feel incredibly averse to promotion come what may 

[roversfan99]

37 minutes ago, callumrovers said:

No - business’s look for good investment opportunities - Rovers in its current state is not a good investment. 
 

there are a number of championship clubs who are better investments commercially.  You’re not getting a mutli million pound business to sponsor Rovers currently - not happening.

 

No football clubs are good investments. 

[Tomphil2]

40 minutes ago, Neal said:

Liked by Callum Brittain. The club is a circus. 

Very very telling.

Previously happy players brought in or brought through are now looking for any excuse to bail they are going to hollow the club out beyond repair this time.

[funny-old-game]

25 minutes ago, Tom said:

Once we’ve accepted a bid fine him a weeks wage for bringing the club into disrepute 

Venkys and thier motley crew do that on a daily basis!!

[Emerald Isle Rover]

9 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Very very telling.

Previously happy players brought in or brought through are now looking for any excuse to bail they are going to hollow the club out beyond repair this time.

The only thing telling here is that we have a player who is huffing we won’t/haven’t yet sold him to Middlesbrough 

[Tomphil2]

7 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

The only thing telling here is that we have a player who is huffing we won’t/haven’t yet sold him to Middlesbrough 

No you've got one ex player registering his opinion that things aren't good behind the scenes and another current player who hasn't even left yet effectively agreeing with him.

 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

1 minute ago, Tomphil2 said:

No you've got one ex player registering his opinion that things aren't good behind the scenes and another current player who hasn't even left yet effectively agreeing with him.

 

Yes and the same current player no more than a month ago said how rosey everything was best football of his career how he’s loves it and wants to stay……roll on 1 month not a mention of any discontent until we hear about a rejected bid and him refusing to play 

why haven’t other players agreed with dack 

who by the way is spot on 

[Forever Blue]

41 minutes ago, Rover84 said:

Seen a few today to be fair

Who we being linked with?