2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[RoversClitheroe]

8 hours ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Rovers clitheroe the perfect example of someone who didn't watch the game. Alebiosu dint put a foot wrong. 

I did watch the game.

Thought all of Gestedes boys looked rubbish tbh.

I think we are in a lot of trouble 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

23 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

I did watch the game.

Thought all of Gestedes boys looked rubbish tbh.

I think we are in a lot of trouble 

If you thought McLaughlin was rubbish then football isn’t for you. I get you don’t like how things are run and we are all frustrated and of course everybody is entitled to an opinion. However anyone coming away from that game and their take is McLaughlin looked rubbish is just simply wrong

[Bohinen1983]

McLaughlin, I thought was excellent, great feet, composed, looks a bargain-  the rest of the new lads were a bit non-descript to be honest. Did Tavares even touch the ball when he came on?

[Emerald Isle Rover]

I’m far from happy with how we are doing things and how things are being run behind the scenes but it’s pretty obvious with the turnaround those players are going to need time.

i just find it laughable any football fan watching that game yesterday came to the conclusion that McLaughlin was rubbish

what it does highlight for me is what a lot have been saying and asking for - experience he was miles better than the new signings and even most of the players we already had. It’s not a coincidence either experience is worth its weight in gold in this division unfortunately it’s not the model we are after even though it’s obvious 

[Exiled_Rover]

8 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

De Neve is shite.

No wonder Valerian is raging.

New signing and taking him off at half time.

He took him off at half time because he was injured.

[Armchair supporter supremo]

Thought it was a bit naive of the manager to start so many new in experienced(in the championship) players tbh, ok fair enough he didn't have many options but still... Most managers would have introduced the newbies gradually in the 2nd half to get them a bit of game time

[Emerald Isle Rover]

Just now, Armchair supporter supremo said:

Thought it was a bit naive of the manager to start so many new in experienced(in the championship) players tbh, ok fair enough he didn't have many options but still... Most managers would have introduced the newbies gradually in the 2nd half to get them a bit of game time

Agreed especially henriksson, I know his season is under way and has fitness under his belt but this is a different league should have came off the bench. Ohashi should have been the 10 with Gueye up top

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

From the players with tenuous links, 2 players stand out as really improving our first 11. 

Both from the Polish league, 27 and 26 so both well experienced. 

Steve Kapaudi

Afimico Pululu.

These are the type of players your ESC slots should be used for. 

 

 

[G Somerset Rover]

37 minutes ago, Bohinen1983 said:

McLaughlin, I thought was excellent, great feet, composed, looks a bargain-  the rest of the new lads were a bit non-descript to be honest. Did Tavares even touch the ball when he came on?

We better hope he comes good as he’s no doubt already been brought in as Trav’s replacement.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

3 minutes ago, G Somerset Rover said:

We better hope he comes good as he’s no doubt already been brought in as Trav’s replacement.

Baradji is Travis replacement 

[Lancaster Rover]

11 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Baradji is Travis replacement 

Who we can’t sign until we offload/pay up Mafoumbi

[Emerald Isle Rover]

1 minute ago, Lancaster Rover said:

Who we can’t sign until we offload/pay up Mafoumbi

Wasn’t given a squad number so I’d say it’s very likely he is off one way or another 

[KentExile]

5 minutes ago, Lancaster Rover said:

Who we can’t sign until we offload/pay up Mafoumbi

 

4 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Wasn’t given a squad number so I’d say it’s very likely he is off one way or another 

 

Apparently Baradji & Mafoumbi have the same agent, so it should be easy enough a deal to do , some money owed could be slid over from one to the other, especially if Baradji is as desperate to come as has been written

Edited 4 hours ago by KentExile

[Waggy76]

1 hour ago, RoversClitheroe said:

I did watch the game.

Thought all of Gestedes boys looked rubbish tbh.

I think we are in a lot of trouble 

The last 2 relegations ,  many fans predicted it before the season started , this one is no different , the squad of players assembled (if that is the word) is up with one of the worst I have seen in 56 years.

Steve Kean , Owen Coyle and IV 

All under the watch of our fantastic owners , I feel sorry for IV he has been dealt a bad hand but I think he is a poor manager !

The other 2 were beneath contempt !

Venkys Out !

Edited 3 hours ago by Waggy76

[Tomphil2]

Thought the defence did well and Toth kept us in the game i don't think it's wrong to say if Pears was in there we are beaten soundly.

Angry at the silly passing it around under pressure at the back rearing its ugly head again That will cost a needless goal soon enough, cut it out it doesn't make great footballers out of average ones it just causes steady ones to dither..

Football wise and attacking wise i thought we were crap the pressing was pedestrian and passing/shape disjointed for most of it. At least Kargbo has a go and provides an outlet i think if we started him yesterday he puts WBA on the backfoot from the off whereas instead they took early control.

In the end couldn't have moaned at a draw if we pinched it but overall probably a fair result and i think this new look side is going to take a while to find its feet.

You can feel the undercurrent of concern in the fans who were rather subdued imo given the number there and the lid will come off guaranteed up we don't get a few wins under our belts.

[RoversClitheroe]

11 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

All under the watch of our fantastic owners , I feel sorry for IV he has been dealt a bad hand but I think he is a poor manager !

Agreed.

Don't think he's a good manager at all.

[chaddyrovers]

50 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

He took him off at half time because he was injured.

Exactly. It's was nasty cut to the head

31 minutes ago, G Somerset Rover said:

We better hope he comes good as he’s no doubt already been brought in as Trav’s replacement.

Baradji is Travis replacement 

[Lancaster Rover]

Wasn’t aware of the shared agent, mafoumbi goes down as another strange signing.

The last few seasons I’ve been quietly optimistic as although the ownership and cabal’s a shambles we’ve retained a lot of solid players and had good (not without faults) managers.

I personally don’t see VI in the same bracket as JDT and Eustace in terms of quality, throw in to that the loss of quality and experience and the accumulation of relatively unknown players from leagues with a lower standing than the championship and this season is starting to have the feel of the Coyle disaster. This accumulation of unknown players at the behest of the ex player/special advisor makes me very uncomfortable in termS of relationships, etc

[Tomphil2]

9 hours ago, JCRovers said:

Feels like our 'squad building' has been more about putting out fires than trying to strengthen areas that needs improvement:

- Batth went so we signed McLoughlin (even if the club won't admit it)

- JRC got sold and we brought in Alebiosu (perhaps a slight improvement and I guess it was part of the transfer plan as well)

- Brittain got sold and we brought in Miller (pretty damn obvious this was a contingency plan they had in place which got immediately triggered once the bid for Brittain was accepted; a downgrade from the perspective of offensive contributions)

- Weimann left so we signed Henriksson (time will tell if this is an upgrade or not)

- Signed De Neve to provide competion at left wing position with Kargbo (worried that this is a "Hedges-type" signing who works hard and tracks back but lacks an end product; cheap signing but not an upgrade for the team)

- Signed Tavares to provide competition for central midfield spots (probably the only real upgrade to the side once he gets match fit since I suspect he will be a replacement for Buckley)

Here's what I think the squad planning has gone wrong though:

- We had more than 30 days to sign a replacement for Dolan on the right wing before the opening game but failed to do so, leaving Hedges as the only option.

- We have failed to sign a proper striker to compete with Gueye

- We have failed to realise that Ohashi can't operate as a lone striker as he's a) not quick enough and b) doesn't have the physicality to compete with Championship defenders

- Had we signed a proper striker, it would have made sense to move Ohashi to an attacking midfield role instead and compete with Cantwell

We are short of options up front and on the right hand side which must be resolved before window closes. Getting a striker in now will not be easy; we might have to consider loaning in someone from a PL side. 

- William Osula (Newcastle): quite pacey, 6'3 striker who had limited gametime last season. Bought for big money from Sheffield Utd. a couple of seasons ago. Needs a loan to develop. Newcastle will likely not sanction a move before they have gotten replacements in for Wilson and (probably) Isak.

- Chido Obi (Man Utd); probably needs a loan move now that they signed Sesko.

- Grady Diangana (free); released by WBA, decent right winger and probably an upgrade on Dolan in terms of goals/assists. Has English citizenship so no issue regarding ESC-spots. Decent resale value as well given he's 27 years old.

 

That's exactly what has gone on the signings are made out of necessity this regime has never 'built' anything they just replace and cobble together.

All through Mowbrays tenure barring league one all that ever happened was padding out the squad.  The odd bits of investment were and still are just brought in on an individual bases were they think it is a player who can be given games then sold for profit.

Every one of these signings now will be stat based and what value they think they can get after 50 to 100 games.

Remember Mowbray saying i don't look at the table and not that bothered about results as long as he can see good possession stats and individuals developing ?

An utterly bizarre thing to say but born out of the truth because that is the mantra here now.

[Lancaster Rover]

I still can’t believe we’re swapping Travis; promotion winner, club captain and nearly 250 champ games under his belt for someone who has played 100 games in serie C and D and 30 in a league with similar coefficient to Scotland, who most decry as being tinpot

[JHRover]

So we're now so desperate to sell our home grown long standing captain that we are going to have to pay up 2 years of Mafoumbi's contract to get rid of him so that we can open up a slot to allow us to spend more money signing another foreign lad to replace the captain, who may well not be good enough anyway.

What a joke of a club.

I'm not going to forget the fact that a little over 12 months ago Gestede was doing work experience shadowing Waggott, apparently with a view to a future career as a CEO, and now he's responsible for all recruitment to the club. They've thrown our fate into the hands of a novice. 

 

 

[Old Codger]

2 minutes ago, Lancaster Rover said:

I still can’t believe we’re swapping Travis; promotion winner, club captain and nearly 250 champ games under his belt for someone who has played 100 games in serie C and D and 30 in a league with similar coefficient to Scotland, who most decry as being tinpot

All to save thruppence ha'penny.

Baffling.. unless there is a cunning plan*

 

 

 

 

 

*there isn't.

 

 

 

[G Somerset Rover]

21 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Baradji is Travis replacement 

Let’s wait and see once Travis is out of the door.

[CambridgeRover]

12 minutes ago, Lancaster Rover said:

I still can’t believe we’re swapping Travis; promotion winner, club captain and nearly 250 champ games under his belt for someone who has played 100 games in serie C and D and 30 in a league with similar coefficient to Scotland, who most decry as being tinpot

Are we sure Travis is on his way out, I know Ismael hinted that is was possible but seems to be suicidal squad management to sell him now. Without Travis and Tronstad combo it could have been much worse yesterday. Travis is also a fighter and academy lad with a good connection to many fans.

 

29 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Exactly. It's was nasty cut to the head

Baradji is Travis replacement 

If that is the case I think it is a huge risk. We are already trying to get a cut price deal due to the fracture in his foot. Another unknown with no experience of the championship.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

2 minutes ago, CambridgeRover said:

Are we sure Travis is on his way out, I know Ismael hinted that is was possible but seems to be suicidal squad management to sell him now. Without Travis and Tronstad combo it could have been much worse yesterday. Travis is also a fighter and academy lad with a good connection to many fans.

 

If that is the case I think it is a huge risk. We are already trying to get a cut price deal due to the fracture in his foot. Another unknown with no experience of the championship.

Travis is 100% the one leaving or available to leave if the right offer is made