2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

20 minutes ago, USABlue said:

Didn't Eamonn Rogers (sp) also have a career ender shortly after joining us.  Never saw him olay but heard he was good.  Have we somehow gotten away from the transfer thread.  Bet there's a few of us tearry eyed with some of those memories.  I truly loved Blackburn Rovers.  Might still, dunno, easier from afar perhaps.  Never.missed home games and only a few away but now if I was still present I can't say I would still go.

You mean after leaving us ? Eamon Rogers was great, a David Dunn who could tackle as well. He was an attacking midfield player but he could play in most position. I saw him play as an emergency right back once and he looked like he’d played  there all his life.

[Leonard Venkhater]

18 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

You mean after leaving us ? Eamon Rogers was great, a David Dunn who could tackle as well. He was an attacking midfield player but he could play in most position. I saw him play as an emergency right back once and he looked like he’d played  there all his life.

He did it more than once. Indeed, the manager liked him so much in that position, Eamon was worried about losing his place in the ROI team and he refused to play as a full back. He promptly got dropped, as a disciplinary measure.

[chaddyrovers]

25 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I was merely asking your opinion. Not what you think Ismael thinks, Gestede thinks or plans, Jackson thinks or what "Nicko" thinks we will do. Do you agree that we need at least 2 more? And would you be disappointed if we didnt?

I think I am pretty sure that Ismael wouldnt "want" a striker who has spent 2 years injured and hardly set the league on fire before that as any choice any time soon. Just as he probably doesnt imminently plan on bringing an academy player through that hasnt even been in the first team extended squad in pre season, which was another of your pre-empted attempts to justify that you seemingly dont expect more than one more attacking player being brought in.

Like I said we discussed yesterday where I said I would bring in another striker over centre midfielder instead. 

We will see what happens in the next 5 weeks. Let's see what happens with which positions we signed players for and who we sign, then take from there tbh RF99

I dont need justify anything as I am just passionate Rovers fan and STH. 

[USABlue]

1 hour ago, Mercer said:

They have done more than we have then!!!

Our only signing with Championship experience is a bang average McLaughin and certainly non of our signings are world beaters!

With Brittain about to leave (and Travis to follow) and the paucity of our recruitment, it will be Rovers fighting relegation.

Sadly I agree on the relegation bit, we are being steered in that direction.  Lord know their reasoning.  Does me head in, just a few mill from a real.crack at some serious income and they put the brakes on.  Nuts.

[TugaysMarlboro]

There's is zero chance Leonard is seen as third choice striker. If he was, he would have been in Spain and not turning out for the U21's against Oldham.

[Mercer]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

We have plenty of championship experience in this squad 

Who says Brittain is about to leave? no bids for the last 2 weeks? 

Yes you said the same last season about chances yet you still don't learned from your mistakes 

How about this.

If Brittain is still with us when the season kicks off, I will pay £100 to a charity of your choice.

If Brittain has gone when the season kicks off, you pay £100 to a chaity of my choice.

[Angry_Pirate]

Speaking of "YouTube" players. I wonder how (2009) Carlos Villanueva would fare in the 2025-2026 Championship?

I bet 2009 Aaron Mokoena would be the best player in the division. Wonder how many other of our "bang average" players of Pre-Venky (Premier League) years would be absolute studs for us now... Jason Roberts, Zurab Khizanishvilli, Alan Fettis (🤣), Shefki Kuqi, Vince Grella (💀), Keith Andrews (👈).

[Mercer]

1 hour ago, USABlue said:

Didn't Eamonn Rogers (sp) also have a career ender shortly after joining us.  Never saw him olay but heard he was good.  Have we somehow gotten away from the transfer thread.  Bet there's a few of us tearry eyed with some of those memories.  I truly loved Blackburn Rovers.  Might still, dunno, easier from afar perhaps.  Never.missed home games and only a few away but now if I was still present I can't say I would still go.

Eamon was a mercurial talent "they call him Eamon Rogers, they call him the king of the land, his hair hangs over his shoulders tied up with a blue and white band".

Played nearly 200 games for Rovers and his goal record was about 1 in 4 (mainly from midfield).  Moved to Charlton with 'Dumper' Endean coming the other way as part of the deal.  Sadly, affected by injury after leaving Rovers and I seem to recall he was forced to retire from the game 2 or 3 years after leaving Rovers.

A class above anyone we have now.

Edited 4 hours ago by Mercer

[RevidgeBlue]

46 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Eamon was a mercurial talent "they call him Eamon Rogers, they call him the king of the land, his hair hangs over his shoulders tied up with a blue and white band".

Played nearly 200 games for Rovers and his goal record was about 1 in 4 (mainly from midfield).  Moved to Charlton with 'Dumper' Endean coming the other way as part of the deal.  Sadly, affected by injury after leaving Rovers and I seem to recall he was forced to retire from the game 2 or 3 years after leaving Rovers.

A class above anyone we have now.

Blimey, Endean was terrible!

If Rogers was as good as everyone describes we didnt half get shafted on that deal.

[bluebruce]

2 hours ago, Mercer said:

How about this.

If Brittain is still with us when the season kicks off, I will pay £100 to a charity of your choice.

If Brittain has gone when the season kicks off, you pay £100 to a chaity of my choice.

I don't know why you say this sort of thing to Chaddy when he has repeatedly told you he doesn't gamble at all. Or is that precisely why you make these offers?

[Upside Down]

8 hours ago, StHelensRover said:

When you say compete do you mean towards the top or towards the bottom?

I think if we don't get at least 3 players in who can hit the ground running that we're in a bit of trouble. Especially a striker and a winger.

Rovers have never competed under venkys. All we've done is make up the numbers.

[WacoRover]

Not Rovers news, but I see Beck loaned to Derby. 

I really liked Beck. A shame Rovers couldn’t get him again, but Eustace getting him, says it all. 

[USABlue]

Shows how twisted and horribly inaccurate my memory has become sometimes.

[bigbrandjohn]

5 hours ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

He did it more than once. Indeed, the manager liked him so much in that position, Eamon was worried about losing his place in the ROI team and he refused to play as a full back. He promptly got dropped, as a disciplinary measure.

Fine hairstyle.  Seem  to recall he went to Millwall. 

[bigbrandjohn]

3 minutes ago, bigbrandjohn said:

Fine hairstyle.  Seem  to recall he went to Millwall. 

Sorry. Just read the posts. It was Charlton.