2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[simongarnerisgod]

2 minutes ago, Polky said:

I wouldn’t be against selling Gueye for the right price.

Didn’t exactly light the championship up and is a terrible finisher.

Hold up play is very good but it should be for a bloke who’s 6’5.

 If we’re selling him to an UAE side we should try for £5m 🤣

ordinarily yes,id`e sell him to,you have to consider though,who will we get to replace him???

[Polky]

4 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

ordinarily yes,id`e sell him to,you have to consider though,who will we get to replace him???

Have you not heard of Rudy Gestede’s European spies?

We’ll find a replacement from a relegated Belgian side in no time 🤥

[chaddyrovers]

15 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Miller cant play at right back and centre back at the same time. Baradji if he signs cant play in midfield and further forward at the same time.

Versatility is useful but you cant play one player across 2 positions at the same time so you cant just sign less players.

Baradji also seems to be a central midfielder, not a number 10. 

He has played there for current club last season 4 times. 

If we signed 3 more we have 26 players in the squad, how much bigger do you want? 

[MarkBRFC]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

If we signed 3 more we have 26 players in the squad, how much bigger do you want? 

There will definitely be some more outgoings before the window shuts.

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, MarkBRFC said:

There will definitely be some more outgoings before the window shuts.

now brittain is on his way you can guarantee the rest of the division will have smelt blood and be looking at our squad with interest

[sharpysharps86]

12 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

If we signed 3 more we have 26 players in the squad, how much bigger do you want? 

That only applies if there are no further outgoings. There will be more than likely be a couple of loan outgoings, Batty for example.....and possibly one or two permanent departures if they can shift the likes of Buckley.

That aside, its not as simple as squad size. How many of them are actually good enough? That squad is currently getting padded out with a lot of unproven youth.

[yankfan]

26 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

ordinarily yes,id`e sell him to,you have to consider though,who will we get to replace him???

Rudy currently dusting off his boots. 

[sharpysharps86]

19 minutes ago, Polky said:

We’ll find a replacement from a relegated Belgian side in no time 🤥

[chaddyrovers]

3 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

That only applies if there are no further outgoings. There will be more than likely be a couple of loan outgoings, Batty for example.....and possibly one or two permanent departures if they can shift the likes of Buckley.

That aside, its not as simple as squad size. How many of them are actually good enough? That squad is currently getting padded out with a lot of unproven youth.

I haven't include Buckley or Garrett in my list. 

and my list including Tyjon, Montgomery and Michalski. That's it so how is alot of unproven youth? 

[pick32]

Surprised Thierry Ambrose isn’t here already, relegated Belgium side, Man City youth product and a winger 

[roversfan99]

30 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

He has played there for current club last season 4 times. 

If we signed 3 more we have 26 players in the squad, how much bigger do you want? 

Its a long season. We repeatedly fall away partly due to a lack of depth.

But again, you are just counting them like they are all the same. Forshaw, he shouldnt be starting any games. Carter and Wharton have massive injury concerns which makes us need more cover there. You include Michalski who is 3rd choice keeper, adds to your abitrary number but wont play. Tyjon who has never started a senior football match, we had no idea how many times he can play. Montgomery has but again we dont know fully where he is at in terms of number of games. Hedges isnt good enough to start games.

We cant leave ourselves short. But will, I have no doubt.

[neophox]

1 hour ago, harryhealless1928 said:

If they offer anything remotely reasonable for Gueye (£2 million?),I think we have to snap their hands off. Leaves us desperate up front, though.

Leonard is injury-prone and not  up to Championship standard. He needs a loan. 

Anyone think Buckley could do a job as a "false nine". Maybe a "very false nine". Lets be honest, he isn`t going to make the grade in any other position, even after years of potential promise. Takes a decent penalty, though! 

Maybe we would just have to play without a striker if Ohashi unavailable. Worked for Arsenal!

Sell Gueye for peanuts ...no way.

We won't find any better.... Hes got a full pre season and will be even better coming season. Hes physical and powerful just what we need.

[sharpysharps86]

23 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I haven't include Buckley or Garrett in my list. 

and my list including Tyjon, Montgomery and Michalski. That's it so how is alot of unproven youth? 

Ok, my apologies for the confusion but I'm talking about the official squad and not a list someone on here has put together that's completely subjective 😂.

Noticed you didn't acknowledge the point on squad quality. As I say, its not just about numbers....it's about having players who are good enough 🙂.

[roversfan99]

"Even better." Not much to beat.

[TommyRovers]

No chance in hell we ship Gueye off to UAE

[Tomphil2]

A bit suspicious this Gueye stuff i wonder who is really putting it out there,

[harryhealless1928]

Well Gueye has a poor goal-scoring record(fewer than Dolan or Weimann last season I think). Decent in the air and hold-up play good. Defensive attributes better than forward ones for me. The idea that VI doesn`t fancy him to start I have no idea about that.

Not the worst non-scoring centre-forward that`s rocked up at Ewood. But we would still need another player to finish the moves off if Ohasi was injured. Of course he might improve. Then again he might not.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

2 hours ago, Mercer said:

You are being incredibly pedantic.

How many times have I said I am not part of the Twatterati.

I think you are just aggressively trolling and you should find something more constructive to post.

It’s not pedantic it’s fact - you don’t like being wrong or called out is your problem. You think everything you say is correct 

you call me a troll yet you do nothing but degrade chaddy and speak down to other posters particularly rovers99 when they disagree with you - it’s no different than when I respond to you - glass houses and all that 

it’s a message board I’m in no cliques or whatever on here but if I see something I don’t agree with il call it out for debate or for rubbish I believe it to be

Iv called you out twice now and because Iv been right twice I’m a troll. Facts are mercer you have as much a clue as the rest of us but we don’t hold ourselves high up on any pedestal like you do.

so if you don’t like being challenged or called out or like tonight proven wrong either block people scroll on past or don’t come on at all.  

[Waggy76]

27 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

A bit suspicious this Gueye stuff i wonder who is really putting it out there,

Yes...Agents at play again? 

[BankEnd Rover]

I know!? Why don't we keep Gueye and buy another Striker? You know what a normal club would do...No offence to Leonard but he needs offloading...New Striker, Yuki and Gueye would be a good variation of strikers...Not at this club though.

[Tomphil2]

3 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

Yes...Agents at play again? 

I'd say so.

'No fee has been agreed but personal terms are being discussed'

'A 3 tear contract is on the table'  etc

Er... to talk personal terms to a player under contract a fee must first be agreed and permission granted, nobody goes public with stuff like that unless Rovers have agreed to release him already.

So it whiffs of someone trying to drum up interest or it's tapping up.

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40 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

Ok, my apologies for the confusion but I'm talking about the official squad and not a list someone on here has put together that's completely subjective 😂.

Noticed you didn't acknowledge the point on squad quality. As I say, its not just about numbers....it's about having players who are good enough 🙂.

Just like Herb Brooks said (USA Ice hockey team that beat the USSR and won Gold at the Olympics)

"I don't want the best players Gregg, I want the right ones." 

[Tomphil2]

Just now, BankEnd Rover said:

I know!? Why don't we keep Gueye and buy another Striker? You know what a normal club would do...No offence to Leonard but he needs offloading...New Striker, Yuki and Gueye would be a good variation of strikers...Not at this club though.

Exactly, we need a big front lad like that in the squad it's what we've been missing for years.

Whether he wants to stay at do that though is another matter.

[chaddyrovers]

46 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Its a long season. We repeatedly fall away partly due to a lack of depth.

But again, you are just counting them like they are all the same. Forshaw, he shouldnt be starting any games. Carter and Wharton have massive injury concerns which makes us need more cover there. You include Michalski who is 3rd choice keeper, adds to your abitrary number but wont play. Tyjon who has never started a senior football match, we had no idea how many times he can play. Montgomery has but again we dont know fully where he is at in terms of number of games. Hedges isnt good enough to start games.

We cant leave ourselves short. But will, I have no doubt.

Yes I know it's a long season you think I didn't know about how tough of a season is at this season. 

So instead of Michalski being a 3rd choice you want another keeper? What is wrong with Michalski being 3rd choice? Highly rated and capped for England youth level.

Well you aren't going to know unless you give Tyjon a chance? Good enough, old enough. He is highly rated again so give him a chance. 

Montgomery is going to a good player, plenty of energy and can get box to box which we want

We have category 1 academy for a reason to produce first team footballers. 

Not having Forshaw and Hedges debate again with you. 

Having another 3 signings gives us a big enough squad. We are 2 deep in every position plus extra keeper, extra centre back, extra  2 centre midfielder and extra striker. That's 27 players in a squad

[BankEnd Rover]

Just now, Tomphil2 said:

Exactly, we need a big front lad like that in the squad it's what we've been missing for years.

Whether he wants to stay at do that though is another matter.

Baffled seeing certain people happy to see him go.  We know what he offers and we know what he doesn't...Like every player.