2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Lucimo]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I think Miyoshi is a quality player and better than Dolan. 

Sunderland's Ian Poveda is available, would anyone take him? 

We had him once and he was shit/injured. So he'll be a shoo in

[roversfan99]

17 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I think Miyoshi is a quality player and better than Dolan. 

Sunderland's Ian Poveda is available, would anyone take him? 

Have things really got that desperate?

[BRFC.]

16 minutes ago, Lucimo said:

We had him once and he was shit/injured. So he'll be a shoo in

Hasn’t been relegated in a Belgium league so I can’t see this one happening…

[Bohinen1983]

I like Poveda.. definitely a player in there.

[Southside Rover]

How many appearances since he left us? Tells you everything...

[bluebruce]

On 20/08/2025 at 15:08, KentExile said:

It "makes sense" now that Gristedes original 5 areas has been slimed down, and a striker is "no longer wanted",   Just a RW and Travis replacement

I don't know if this was intentional rather than a typo, but it really fits.

[Old Codger]

2 minutes ago, Bohinen1983 said:

I like Poveda.. definitely a player in there.

He could cross a ball, from what I remember, and had fairly tricky feet, but a bit of a sicknote. Trouble is though, aren't Rovers now known in the English game as being a club in some kind of crisis, low-balling wages and creating waves for anyone above the ridiculously low bar that has been set for paying new recruits. As a result, I'd be very surprised if a player would care to drop down from a newly promoted prem club, to a crisis club complete with toxic atmosphere, inept management and completely uninterested owners, where there is no evidence at all that things are going to change for the better in the short, medium or long term... I know, I make it sound sooooo attractive.. 

Now I see why recruitment has been from the ranks of obscure outfits on the periphery of Siberia - no-one there has heard of Blackburn Rovers, mighty conquerers of the Premier League, Football Association Founder members and the home of Jack Walker (oh, and all that other shit we have had to swallow and wallow in since the arrival of the gumptionless ones of Pune..).

Y'know, for a second or two there I almost thought we might be looking at Prem cast offs, but then reality bit me in the ballards and I remembered that we ain't like that no more..

 

[bluebruce]

6 minutes ago, Southside Rover said:

How many appearances since he left us? Tells you everything...

49, in all competitions, in 3 seasons. With 3 goals (2 in the league). 23 appearances and 0 goals in his last 2 seasons.

He has a total of 89 career appearances and 6 goals, according to Wiki. At the age of 25.

(Although the goals column is even dubious when I look closer, as the goals actually shown add up to 5 not 6, and 2 of those are for City U21s in the EFL Trophy)

Edited 4 hours ago by bluebruce

[Ossydave]

Poveda's best season was at Blackpool, but even then he only managed 26 appearances, which was his highest tally to date. There's definitely talent there but his body his saying no I can't be arsed. 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

34 minutes ago, Bohinen1983 said:

I like Poveda.. definitely a player in there.

In where? The physio room

[Tomphil2]

Ian Poveda the lad they sign on loan from Leeds for  12 months for 20 grand a week then fail to insert any clause relating to what happens if he gets injured.

He does, so he has to go back to Leeds for treatment as per contract but Rovers still have to pay 20k a week for a year !

Incompetence doesn't even begin to cover it and that was under Venus and Mowbrays watch.

No wonder we never went anywhere under them i dread to think what money was spaffed on loans and wages for next to nothing in return.

[RevidgeBlue]

17 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Ian Poveda the lad they sign on loan from Leeds for  12 months for 20 grand a week then fail to insert any clause relating to what happens if he gets injured.

He does, so he has to go back to Leeds for treatment as per contract but Rovers still have to pay 20k a week for a year !

Incompetence doesn't even begin to cover it and that was under Venus and Mowbrays watch.

No wonder we never went anywhere under them i dread to think what money was spaffed on loans and wages for next to nothing in return.

I think it was reported we were paying £10k p.w. at the time but your point is still perfectly valid, it was ridiculous.

[Upside Down]

1 hour ago, Tomphil2 said:

Ian Poveda the lad they sign on loan from Leeds for  12 months for 20 grand a week then fail to insert any clause relating to what happens if he gets injured.

He does, so he has to go back to Leeds for treatment as per contract but Rovers still have to pay 20k a week for a year !

Incompetence doesn't even begin to cover it and that was under Venus and Mowbrays watch.

No wonder we never went anywhere under them i dread to think what money was spaffed on loans and wages for next to nothing in return.

Lots of comission going around though...