2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[47er]

7 hours ago, Eddie said:

And just so that everyone remembers, no one was excited about Batth signing last year. 

You simply don't get excited about signing a 30 year old centre-back!!

Its, as everybody agrees, a solid signing hardly the stuff of wet dreams!

[Forever Blue]

1 minute ago, 47er said:

You simply don't get excited about signing a 30 year old centre-back!!

Its, as everybody agrees, a solid signing hardly the stuff of wet dreams!

He’s 28

[47er]

Just now, Forever Blue said:

He’s 28

If you look carefully I was responding to a post about Baath!

[Forever Blue]

1 minute ago, 47er said:

If you look carefully I was responding to a post about Baath!

That’s even worse. He’s at least 34. 
 

You’ve had an an absolute shocker tonight, and that’s from a guy who thinks ‘on route’ is a thing. 

[pick32]

2 hours ago, Forever Blue said:

Nixon has a Rovers story tomorrow 

We can all make stuff up

[47er]

1 minute ago, Forever Blue said:

That’s even worse. He’s at least 34. 
 

You’ve had an an absolute shocker tonight, and that’s from a guy who thinks ‘on route’ is a thing. 

Are you off your rocker? I've only been on the site for a few minutes! For the point I was making, the exact age doesn't matter.

I'm saying a 30 years old centre-back signing doesn't create excitement. I could have put 30+ but does it matter?

Go away and annoy someone else

 

[Forever Blue]

2 minutes ago, 47er said:

Are you off your rocker? I've only been on the site for a few minutes! For the point I was making, the exact age doesn't matter.

I'm saying a 30 years old centre-back signing doesn't create excitement. I could have put 30+ but does it matter?

Go away and annoy someone else

 

Well I’m sooooooooo very sorry you keep getting everybody’s age wrong! 
 

Anyway, lighten up, I was only joking. Sheesh!

[47er]

4 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

That’s fair. My jokes are worse than your counting. 

The point is I was making was a general point about central defenders around 30 not anybody in particular. I wasn't counting in fact

Fans just don't get excited about them. We take them for granted--experienced,reliable and solid---like your favourite overcoat!

I think this "discussion" has run its course. 

[NeilInBristol]

Great result today.

Toth our no1 GK again. I reckon he may start the season as no 1 now

[alex l]

6 hours ago, NeilInBristol said:

Great result today.

Toth our no1 GK again. I reckon he may start the season as no 1 now

He probably will but can't read into the GK selection from yesterday given Pears was injured 

[lraC]

6 hours ago, NeilInBristol said:

Great result today.

Toth our no1 GK again. I reckon he may start the season as no 1 now

I commented when he took the catch from the corner, that it’s the first time I’ve seen that from a Rovers keeper in a long time. It takes so much pressure off the defence, so hopefully a sign of things to come. 

[chaddyrovers]

8 hours ago, unleaded said:

Already up … Tyjon wanted by both England & Poland …

Swiss lad being worked on with his club for a Pay as you play deal … must really like him … 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/35927034/england-poland-wonderkid-arsenal-transfer-igor-tyjon/?utm_campaign=native_share&utm_source=sharebar_native&utm_medium=sharebar_native

[NeilInBristol]

1 hour ago, alex l said:

He probably will but can't read into the GK selection from yesterday given Pears was injured 

Oh. Damn. Thanks for the update. Hopefully pears remains injured for the next few months 

[BankEnd Rover]

Pay as you play? I presume that will be to his club not the player? As much as a like the idea of the signing, his injury must be pretty risky if we're offering offers like that. 
 

Cant see the parent club accepting that tbh. 

[MarkBRFC]

19 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Pay as you play? I presume that will be to his club not the player? As much as a like the idea of the signing, his injury must be pretty risky if we're offering offers like that. 
 

Cant see the parent club accepting that tbh. 

The deal with the club is done so i imagine it will be a renegotiation of the players contract.

[alex l]

27 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

Oh. Damn. Thanks for the update. Hopefully pears remains injured for the next few months 

And in Toth gets injured? I'd rather have Pears on the bench than turn to the u21 keepers. Or have Pears available for transfer by being fit and someone else brought in. 

Nixon reporting this morning that Wharton stays with Palace, so no sell on for Pasha to look forward to yet. 

[alexanders]

Arsenal may be harder to resist given their strong track record of promoting young talent.

They have already signed Christian Norgaard, Kepa and Noni Madueke in the summer.

From the article about Tyjon. That’s quite contradictory. Saying in one sentence that they have a strong record of promoting talent and now trying to to buy their way to the top. 
 

not many homegrown talents left in Arsenal. Most have gone elsewhere. 
 

[alex l]

I dont want to create an arsenal discussion but Saka, Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri and to a lesser extent Martinelli are all 'home grown'

[Ossydave]

Bamford has been told to find a new club, 30+, final year of his contract, it's the type of situation that would see our ears prick up (obviously the wages not so much). Wouldn't be surprised if you spot some ITK's banding his name about saying we're working on a deal blah blah blah in the coming weeks.....

[MarkBRFC]

Under Eustace Bamford was a plausible link.

Can't see any qualities in him whatsoever that Val would like though.

Plus like you say we wouldn't entertain those wages anyway.

[alex l]

We were linked to Bamford by some last year. Huge wages aside, his injury record was also pointed out as being poor since his glamour season in the prem

[Paul Mani]

I think we need the following, in this order assuming no sales of key players:

1) RW - Dolan replacement / better than Hedges (easy to find as both are average)

2) CB - We need one more. Carter is made of glass and Wharton early back from a long injury.

3) CM - Trav, Sonny, Tavares, +1

Fwiw - I don’t think we need another striker. I would be really inclined to put my trust in Yuki and big Mak who I think will get better after a year in the league and a full preseason.

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Paul Mani

[Ossydave]

3 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Under Eustace Bamford was a plausible link.

Can't see any qualities in him whatsoever that Val would like though.

Plus like you say we wouldn't entertain those wages anyway.

No I'm not saying there would be genuine interest just to be clear, it just ticks a few boxes that would make someone like Nixon or Nathan Jones say we're "working on a cut price deal to secure the services of him" that's all.

In reality, maybe someone like Wrexham would take a punt, failing that I would be surprised if he went overseas somewhere. 

[Paul Mani]

4 minutes ago, alex l said:

We were linked to Bamford by some last year. Huge wages aside, his injury record was also pointed out as being poor since his glamour season in the prem

Yeah - I don’t see Bamford as a VI type signing at all. Much more likely to join Eustace at Derby.

[chaddyrovers]

11 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

I get that the right wide player tucks in, but the setup doesn't specifically need a right winger who offers nothing in attack to work. It would surely work better if an attacker from that position could offer a threat that would really give defences problems knowing that there's an attacking right back to deal with at the same time.

Hedges got in some good positions yesterday and played the right pass to Brittain for his assist. He played a great weight pass for Ohashi's winner at Luton last season. Plus he has been regular under the previous 2 head coaches and Ismael wanted him to stay this season. 

9 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

I think the 3 attacking players are more important certainly than central midfield.

Number wise though, 6/7 turning to 8/9 hopefully is what we will get baring in mind 2 or 3 extra departures. And of course more if any one else important leaves.

we were short in midfield last season cos when injuries hit and we lost Baker aswell, we were short. We need 5 options in there and right now we have this

Still need in terms of players in, right sided attacking player, another forward and centre back. if we made those 3 signings, we have 25/26 man squad