2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Exiled_Rover]

1 hour ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Lads a liability, we need another CB that's for sure. 

Honestly it depends how much they're willing to risk on Wharton. 

Hyam, Wharton, McLoughlin, Carter - with (what looks like 3) Academy players backing them up is fine IF you think Wharton can hold up.

As Ismael has repeatedly mentioned that Wharton has only played 4 weeks of football in a year and Carter picks up multiple injuries every season I suspect they're going to look for another CB. 

[Exiled_Rover]

3 hours ago, Ricky said:

Angus Gunn also on the list. Wouldn’t be the worst shout if Pears leaves as a back up keeper. 

Sadly it seems Pears is injured rather than on his way out. 

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5 hours ago, Hasta said:

You’re the touchy one. “Oooh someone criticised a player new player by spouting facts.”.

Context on what? I checked how many games he started on his Wiki page and that was it. I didn’t realise from there that he actually wasn’t first choice centre back last season either.

 

Love that you added ooooh to it 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[rigger]

21 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Sadly it seems Pears is injured rather than on his way out. 

Let's just rely on our medical team.

[ObiWhan8t7]

 Very  impressed with Tyjon in that 10 position. For a young lad shown intelligence to fake and half turn an experienced midfield of Everton. Not once but twice. Excited if we get to see him if he agrees a pro deal. Another CB and box to box midfielder is needed for midweek games and a winger to challenge Hedges. If there is enough in the pot like someone posted above, a player who can get in behind. It’s not looking bleak if players can stay fit or if no one else leaves. But we need more quality on the bench 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

With no further first team players leaving we need right midfielder centre midfielder and cb

if brittain goes another rb might need looked at (they might wait and revisit in Jan)

can’t lose Travis or tronstad at this stage if we lose one we will need 2 more in the middle 

right winger is probably top priority hedges does all the dirty work but we need better 

we could likely do with another striker but I’d say that wouldn’t b top of the list but would be welcome 

[chaddyrovers]

3 hours ago, Ricky said:

Some good players there for league 1 and 2 clubs. 

36 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Having watched the game today the two glaring problems for me are starting RW and backup CM (assuming Tavares is actually any good).

We can probably quite happily alternate DeNeves and Kargbo on the left (with Leonard / Ohashi et al rotating in there as the season goes on). On the right though you simply can't go into the season with Hedges as your starter - he offers nothing going forward (but yes I'll concede he works hard to protect his FB). 

At CM, especially playing this system, you're going to run into the same problem we had at around December last year - we're going to run Tronstad and Travis into the ground. We need two good backups - let's say Tavares is one and Forshaw / Montgomery (I doubt it to be honest) rotate as the 5th option. You need another good player in there who can start midweek without a second thought from the manager - whether that lad from the Swiss league is it I don't know. 

Buckley needs to be shipped out. 

Bonus points if you can also snag a striker who can run in behind. 

I agree Buckley need to move on and find a club he can play regular at. 

Hedges well today and he suits how Ismael wants his right side attacking player to play. We need to find similar who suits that role. Watching today's game, I was thinking who we could sign who could play a similar type of role and I thought of Luton player Tahith Chong, whether we can afford him, I don't honestly know but he has that quality we need

[neophox]

With Carter out for 4-6 weeks it's great to have McLoughlin in. 

Carter's seem to have some injury problems lately. Not good for him.

[Exiled_Rover]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Some good players there for league 1 and 2 clubs. 

I agree Buckley need to move on and find a club he can play regular at. 

Hedges well today and he suits how Ismael wants his right side attacking player to play. We need to find similar who suits that role. Watching today's game, I was thinking who we could sign who could play a similar type of role and I thought of Luton player Tahith Chong, whether we can afford him, I don't honestly know but he has that quality we need

I want a RW that scares the crap out of the LB, not another defensive winger. 

You're on easy street when Hedges lines up across from you. 

[neophox]

If we are chasing Luton players McGuiness , Clark and Adebajo would top my list.

[Forever Blue]

Nixon has a Rovers story tomorrow 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

7 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I want a RW that scares the crap out of the LB, not another defensive winger. 

You're on easy street when Hedges lines up across from you. 

I’d prefer a more attacking type but he does offer balance with Brittain (not likely he stays) the way Val plays so a good option to have particularly away from home 

but I agree I think right winger is a priority signing now 

[BankEnd Rover]

2 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Nixon has a Rovers story tomorrow 

Most probably an update on Brittain. 

[chaddyrovers]

13 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I want a RW that scares the crap out of the LB, not another defensive winger. 

You're on easy street when Hedges lines up across from you. 

I want a right sided attacking player suits that's suits how we play.  Hedges kept drifting inside and Brittain provided the width mainly from the right side. That's what Ismael wants 

[Forever Blue]

As has been said previously, we go to a back 3 when attacking with Brittain bombing on playing more as a winger. The ex-Leicester lad is also very attacking RB so the tactic is clear.  
 

Hedges is ideal to play RM cos he is good defensively and covers the RB.

It’s also why Carter is so important cos he’s quick and covers the vacated  RB area well when playing RCB.

Edited 3 hours ago by Forever Blue

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I want a right sided attacking player suits that's suits how we play.  Hedges kept drifting inside and Brittain provided the width mainly from the right side. That's what Ismael wants 

That’s ok as long as we have somebody who is as capable an attacking player as Brittain. What happens when he leaves ?

[chaddyrovers]

Just now, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

That’s ok as long as we have somebody who is as capable an attacking player as Brittain. What happens when he leaves ?

who says he is going? 

Boro haven't be back since they bid for Brittain over a week again, wonder why? 

was very good today and no dropped in his performance

[roversfan99]

19 minutes ago, neophox said:

If we are chasing Luton players McGuiness , Clark and Adebajo would top my list.

Adebajo is out until Christmas.

8 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I want a right sided attacking player suits that's suits how we play.  Hedges kept drifting inside and Brittain provided the width mainly from the right side. That's what Ismael wants 

He probably also wants his right winger to offer some semblance of attacking threat.

Luton fans would be queueing up to drive Chong here. A Hedges-esque season but you seem to know exactly what Ismael wants.

[Ossydave]

14 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Most probably an update on Brittain. 

Boro upping their bid no doubt 

Carter's going to end up like Phil Jones, minus the premier league. Mad to think he's been retired a year now and he's only 33, seems a life time since he was playing.

[JamieUK]

They need to bring in players to replace the goals of Dolan and Wiemann to a squad that was already short of them. They need at least 2 players capable of hitting double figures. Plus CB, CM and that's before likely outgoings. 

Since the end of the season they're down 4 forwards - the above + Woodrow & Dennis. They've brought in DeNeve.

Regardless the impact of the 2 loan forwards, they were bodies in the squad and would have been expected to contribute more. 

[Exiled_Rover]

16 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

As has been said previously, we go to a back 3 when attacking with Brittain bombing on playing more as a winger. The ex-Leicester lad is also very attacking RB so the tactic is clear.  
 

Hedges is ideal to play RM cos he is good defensively and covers the RB.

It’s also why Carter is so important cos he’s quick and covers the vacated  RB area well when playing RCB.

Like any good manager he's adapting to the players that he's got. Ribeiro and Pickering are quite slow, but steady at LB. 

If you gave him a Rak-Sakyi on the right wing, for example, he'd tweak the tactics to get the most out of him.

Ex-Arsenal btw - the ex-Leicester lad is a CM (apparently - I've never seen him play). 

[simongarnerisgod]

25 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Nixon has a Rovers story tomorrow 

he`s got lots of stories

[Exiled_Rover]

5 minutes ago, JamieUK said:

They need to bring in players to replace the goals of Dolan and Wiemann to a squad that was already short of them. They need at least 2 players capable of hitting double figures. Plus CB, CM and that's before likely outgoings. 

Since the end of the season they're down 4 forwards - the above + Woodrow & Dennis. They've brought in DeNeve.

Regardless the impact of the 2 loan forwards, they were bodies in the squad and would have been expected to contribute more. 

I think it's a stretch to say we're down Woodrow and Dennis. They contributed the square root of fuck all - which admittedly was part of the problem. 

[philipl]

27 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Nixon has a Rovers story tomorrow 

A fairy tale?

[Andy]

24 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Most probably an update on Brittain. 

'Derby has joined the bidding, but Boro remain interested. Rovers hold hope of keeping him'.

All agent talk, non-committal.

Aye.