2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[roversfan99]

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

what about the article point about Dolan's wage demands? 

Good prospect for us 

have been all summer and yet he is still here 

same source who said Hull are interested in Brittain despite them can't pay fees for players and Derby bid for Brittain accepted yet he has just played for Rovers in a friendly 

Deffo, he needs a move where he will be regular 

 

Its convenient how we cant any key players to sign new deals. They must all want wage structure shattering wages. 

[chaddyrovers]

8 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Its convenient how we cant any key players to sign new deals. They must all want wage structure shattering wages. 

Would you break wage structure to keep Dolan as you said average Championship player? 

I would for Brittain, Tronstad, Travis, Ohashi and Hyam to get that to sign new contracts 

[roversfan99]

2 or 3 is not enough I dont think. I suspect we might again encounter issues with squad depth as the season goes on, especially if Ismael wants to play high intensity football with a small squad again.

We need to obviously prioritise the attack which looks well short considering Ismael seemingly likes to run them into the ground. The base of the team has a nice well organised feel if they all stay with some really good players at this level. But the attacking 4 likely to start the season doesnt fill me with much confidence, there arent many goals or much pace there, and theres little in reserve so its important to bring in 2 or 3.

I think we could do with 5 personally. A right winger to come into the team is critical. Then I think its 2 from 3 - a centre back, a number 10 and a striker. I think we could also do with another cental midfielder but if we are restricted to 3, then we should bin off the Badarji deal and focus on more important positions.

I find it strange that Ismael said 6 or 7 going into the summer, yet even though at least 2 have left that we didnt anticipate, that number hasnt changed. Maybe the pursestrings have been tightened again.

Obviously the elephant in the room is still the 5 players (Brittain, Tronstad, Travis, Hyam and Tyjon) whose contracts end next summer. Lets see if we really have learnt our lesson.

[roversfan99]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Would you break wage structure to keep Dolan as you said average Championship player? 

I would for Brittain, Tronstad, Travis, Ohashi and Hyam to get that to sign new contracts 

I never said that. Im suggesting that I am skeptical that what the club are leaking out actually happened. I would be less so if there wasnt such a recurring theme.

Either way, he has gone now. His agent wasnt filling his head full of rubbish to lead him astray, Dolan didnt have ideas above his station, and it has worked out great for him because he did have an offer and it was a bloody good one in La Liga. Sadly for us, its not good because it leaves a big hole in our team.

[pick32]

Hated seeing spinning jenny Dolan on the team sheet, congrats to him and his family such a better quality of life, well done and good luck for the future, span around a lot and bad end product but always put a shift in.

[MarkBRFC]

10 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

 

Obviously the elephant in the room is still the 5 players (Brittain, Tronstad, Travis, Hyam and Tyjon) whose contracts end next summer. Lets see if we really have learnt our lesson.

Add Hedges, Montgomery & Mullarkey-Matthews to those 5 who are included in the squad now but out of contract next summer.

Edited 13 hours ago by MarkBRFC

[roversfan99]

2 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Add Hedges, Montgomery & Mullarkey-Matthews to those 5 who are included in the squad now but out of contract next summer.

And then quite a few (Kargbo, Cantwell, Toth, Wharton) the year after.

[chaddyrovers]

12 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I never said that. Im suggesting that I am skeptical that what the club are leaking out actually happened. I would be less so if there wasnt such a recurring theme.

Either way, he has gone now. His agent wasnt filling his head full of rubbish to lead him astray, Dolan didnt have ideas above his station, and it has worked out great for him because he did have an offer and it was a bloody good one in La Liga. Sadly for us, its not good because it leaves a big hole in our team.

Didn't you say Dolan was average Championship winger? 

Let's see how this transfer works out for him first before you go OTT about him. 

Yes we need another right winger signing dont think it's leaves big hole 

[SuperBrfc]

Not the most talented of players, but will still be a miss as he was often a nuisance for the opposition. He became more important as the years went by and was a key player these past couple of years.

Of course, there are better players out there. He should be replaced properly, but we all know the age old question and concern regarding that.

Gave it his all in a Rovers shirt, was good with the fans, particularly the kids and is an honest pro. Dolan was one of the good guys here and knew what a joke it is upstairs. There's no blame on him for leaving from me.

It's a shame we don't have a proper Board and ownership here, Ty, and it's a bigger shame we couldn't get the club back to where we belong together. Thanks for your efforts though.

Pasha out. Venky's out.

[SuperBrfc]

Putting this here as he is a point of discussion:

 

[chaddyrovers]

17 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I find it strange that Ismael said 6 or 7 going into the summer, yet even though at least 2 have left that we didnt anticipate, that number hasnt changed. Maybe the pursestrings have been tightened again.

Or maybe both Weimann and Batth were going to be squad players. Another 3 is what we need.

Ismael has said he wants permanent signings. No interest in loans. Also said they are all aligned. 

[RoversClitheroe]

Can we stop chatting Dolan it's boring.

[alexanders]

Wonder when Tavares is ready, hard to say we need another CM when we haven’t seen our signing yet. 

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, alexanders said:

Wonder when Tavares is ready, hard to say we need another CM when we haven’t seen our signing yet. 

Nah we clearly need another CM. Tavares and A.N. Other. You'll run Tronstad and Travis into the ground otherwise.

[roversfan99]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Didn't you say Dolan was average Championship winger? 

Let's see how this transfer works out for him first before you go OTT about him. 

Yes we need another right winger signing dont think it's leaves big hole 

Hes a decent Championship winger. And of course he leaves a big hole, our best winger has left.

How he does from now is irrelevant to the points made. Literally no one has said that he will do well in La Liga, I dont think he will. But all this shit about no offers, agent misled him, comparisons to Nyambe, talking about his ego getting the better of him, its all been proven wrong and he has been justified in his decision to leave here as he has made a step up.

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Or maybe both Weimann and Batth were going to be squad players. Another 3 is what we need.

Ismael has said he wants permanent signings. No interest in loans. Also said they are all aligned. 

I mean Batth wasnt. But even if they were squad players, that means the squad is surely 2 down on the size they had planned. Which was my point.

Not sure what that second frantic part is all about out. We dont know how Ismael feels about recruitment so far or if he has got or will get what he wants. And what he says in public wont necessarily reflect that. 

[chaddyrovers]

10 minutes ago, alexanders said:

Wonder when Tavares is ready, hard to say we need another CM when we haven’t seen our signing yet. 

He has training this week and will play some minutes next week friendly according to Ismael to Jackson. 

[chaddyrovers]

17 minutes ago, SuperBrfc said:

Putting this here as he is a point of discussion:

 

Would this not be better in the Dolan thread? 

[simongarnerisgod]

one last dolan point,it`s ridiculous that his contract issue dragged on for 18 months and he`s ended up walking away for peanuts

die venkys die

[chaddyrovers]

10 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I mean Batth wasnt. But even if they were squad players, that means the squad is surely 2 down on the size they had planned. Which was my point.

Not sure what that second frantic part is all about out. We dont know how Ismael feels about recruitment so far or if he has got or will get what he wants. And what he says in public wont necessarily reflect that. 

Batth might have this coming season. We dont know as we witness with Mulgrew how quickly he went. 

Instead of looking for things that aren't there again but not trusting Ismael's comments who said they are all aligned and he seems so far happy with what he has and he has worked for weeks now shaping this team now given it a formation and style he wants. You can see identity on the team. Said 2 or 3 more which is what he said at the end of the last season but he has worked for weeks with the baulk of this squad now 

[roverblue]

I wonder if they have put the blame on Waggot for the contract issues hence his hasty departure.

[alexanders]

24 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Nah we clearly need another CM. Tavares and A.N. Other. You'll run Tronstad and Travis into the ground otherwise.

Don’t forget Forshaw? But has he been injured? Not played much and looks behind Montgomery in the pecking order 

Edited 13 hours ago by alexanders

[bigbrandjohn]

12 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

He has training this week and will play some minutes next week friendly according to Ismael to Jackson. 

"One step away" 🕺

[Andy]

13 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

He has training this week and will play some minutes next week friendly according to Ismael to Jackson. 

Yeah, at the kit release thing last week, he said that Taveres had rolled his ankle during his first session with us - just one of those things.

He was on the grass, expected to play during the Spain games, then likely ready for the 2nd league game of the season, all being well.

[NeilInBristol]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

Its convenient how we cant any key players to sign new deals. They must all want wage structure shattering wages. 

Or our wage structure is abysmal for a championship club 

[bigbrandjohn]

Preston 9 signings, Birmingham 8, Wrexham after Eriksen, Snoop Dogg in at Swansea.

Whole new division this year. Almost like the nottom tnird of rhe premier league has been extended.

Pressure is on as the three relegated are good championship sides and two promoted are going to be stretching their muscles.

Rovers  Midlands team may surprise a few if Eustace gets them punching above their weight. 

We need a few more good men ober the line before the transger window closes