2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Old Codger]

2 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Talking of which, how IS the search for a new "CEO" going?

I wonder, is it compulsory to have a CEO, or can a football club operate without being challenged is such a person is not appointed? 

Not that I'm overly concerned, either way, because the simple fact is we could appoint a turnip (or swede) and it would still be told what to do and say by the shady folk in the shadows...

Come on you root vegetables!

SHADY VENKY STOOGES OUT!

[Fraserkirky]

7 hours ago, neophox said:

Shame we didn't snap up Gassama early in the window...been great for Rangers

Our 2025 John McGinn edition 

[Fraserkirky]

9 hours ago, callumrovers said:

Anyone heard the mystery winger could be Omari Forson? English, decided to join serie A team Monza after his Manchester United contract expired - they have just been relegated. 9 appearances last season all of the bench. 

That is a fabulous shout, ticks a lot of boxes.

Young, cheap, doesn’t need ESC spot, big for a fast winger, from a relegated team.

Would be happy with Forson.

Would also have been okay with Hanley coming back for a year. He is a bit slow but then so was Baath. 

[Upside Down]

6 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

If we didn't a plan we wouldn't be making signings after signings that Ismael wants. We must had a plan to replace Brittain and who are targets were

But to be honest your post and comments is zero surprised. 

Absolutely pathetic chaddy. 

Beyond embarrassing.

[KentExile]

6 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Interesting take. Thanks.

My post was based (with only three or four days to go before the new season) about what would be the situation if we brought in another midfielder and defender without selling anyone, we'd temporarily have no space left in the squad for a winger or striker.

To me we desperately need one or preferably two strikers and a right winger. I'd be bringing those players in first before piling players on top of more players in other areas.

Your post assumes we'll be able to easily offload Travis, Leonard, Pears and Buckley. I'd imagine Clubs would be queueing up to buy Travis if we gave them any encouragement but it might not be so easy to shift the other three.

Your theoretical squad actually  looks quite a bit better than what we have currently but I'd say it's still massively imbalanced - potentially ten midfielders but only two strikers plus either Leonard or A.N. Other if we did manage to bring someone in.

And of course all loans have to be registered so if we fill up the squad with more defenders and midfielders we still can't go down the loan route to bring strikers in without selling first. Unless they're under 21 which probably wouldn't be any upgrade on Leonard.

 

I am pretty certain from the efl handbook that the 25 man squad doesn't come into effect until the end of the window (from memory, the wording is "changes can be made at any time during transfer windows", but hopefully WilsdenRover sees this post and can confirm or correct me.. thanks in advance either way), so for that limited period of time, we have room to bring in more anyway

Just my guess at what I think they may be aiming for, I am not not saying it will ultimately be achievable, and I may be wrong of course

We wouldn't necessarily have to sell Leonard, Pears & Buckley in order to create room in the squad, loans for them would do, and if Rovers desperately need squad space at the end of the window and are willing to take a hit by paying a hefty portion of their wages, then I would think all 3 could be found temporary homes in League 1 & 2 without much issue

Edited 1 hour ago by KentExile

[rob_of_the_rovers]

Prediction, we're waiting for a controversial outgoing to be finalised before confirming another incoming 

[Old Codger]

7 minutes ago, rob_of_the_rovers said:

Prediction, we're waiting for a controversial outgoing to be finalised before confirming another incoming 

Not much left in the tank for there to be much in the way of controversy around a player going. Who is your money on, whose departure would be considered controversial? I'm with you in principle - just interested in hearing your thoughts..

[NeilInBristol]

7 hours ago, OnionBalaji said:

To sum up where our club stand at the minute as if we are a local pub eatery with decent food & the plan 

and if you were a customer would you keep going to the local and trusting the plan?

 

 

the brewery get into legal trouble so can’t fund the pub, an ambitious danish head chef leaves because he’s told by the pub manager he can’t choose the ingredients or the menu any more and has to get cheaper ingredients and equipment despite adding some danish flair 
 

we sell our nice oven to a London pub for a price that keeps the bills paid for a month and bring in an ambitious chef who wants to buy nice ingredients, launch a new menu and the pub manager starts to see results, but worries about the margins - changes his order at the wholesalers for cheaper ingredients without telling the chef despite promising him the ability to craft his menu his way… invariably he walks out and joins a worse pub down the road but starts to take his sous chef and pot washer and front of house with him 

the long standing bar manager takes over in the kitchen, gets some results and is eschewed aside for an out of work French chef who’s last few kitchens have failed hygiene standards .. but he comes in and tries hard after a rocky start and agrees to buy unknown weird ingredients and work with the microwave 

he starts building a menu bringing in foreign untried ding ding meals on the hope the locals will like them 

the pub raise prices meanwhile without doing any decor or refurbishment in the establishment and the place starts to look and feel tacky 

the new menu launches with a load of unknown dishes from the microwave as the oven, the grill and the sous chef all gone to pay bills 

 

 

the locals ask for feedback at a village meeting and the minutes keep getting delayed as the pub manager wants to hide the shambles behind the scenes whilst advertising their exciting new microwave menu and watered down pints of fosters 

 

Excellent post!

[KentExile]

1 hour ago, rob_of_the_rovers said:

Prediction, we're waiting for a controversial outgoing to be finalised before confirming another incoming 

How would this be for controversial?

Mafoumbi back to France & a Henriksson & Baradji double signing

Swiftly followed by a Travis departure

Edited 46 minutes ago by KentExile

[Herbie6590]

9 hours ago, Penwortham Blue said:

I admire how you always come across as so cheerful, despite the heartbreak of following our once proud club. I would find it impossible to come across with such a cheery disposition when opining on the sad state of affairs at my club.

It’s my coping strategy…(& I think it’s more effective on the radio 😉)

[davulsukur]

2 hours ago, Upside Down said:

Absolutely pathetic chaddy. 

Beyond embarrassing.

What are you talking about, of course there is a plan......

.........to reduce costs! 

[Herbie6590]

9 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Our "plan." 

Changes every year. Have to be pretty gullible to think we have one.

The plan is cost control. Football is secondary. 

[Herbie6590]

5 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Talking of which, how IS the search for a new "CEO" going?

She wants paying…😉

[KentExile]

39 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

It’s my coping strategy…(& I think it’s more effective on the radio 😉)

I was especially pleased to hear you say "that income does to affect the budget".. or words to that effect.  This nonsensical thinking needs highlighting at every opportunity

Edited 7 minutes ago by KentExile