2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Bbrovers2288]

1 hour ago, BRFC. said:

You’re mental if you think we will go after these calibre of players 

Who are you saying is unrealistic? Reckon they are all top level champ players currently 

[Upside Down]

13 hours ago, TimmyJimmy said:

Rudy and Val seem hell bent on creating a team in their own image. If we buy any more foreign imports we'll be renamed something similar to Internazionale Milano!

How's about INTER ROVERS.

It needs renaming because it certainly isn't Blackburn Rovers and hasn't been for 15 years.

[Tom]

I still think Gueye will leave this week, problem is even if you don’t rate him we need to replace AND bring more competition in 

Edited 12 hours ago by Tom

[Frederick]

Can see a few key players leaving over the next week. 

[chaddyrovers]

Anyone know anything about St Pauli forward Oladapo Afolayan? would cost £2m according to Alan Nixon 

[KentExile]

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Anyone know anything about St Pauli forward Oladapo Afolayan? would cost £2m according to Alan Nixon 

Bolton fans probably your best bet from his time there, always looked fast, good dribbler, questionable end product/decision making to me, a bit like Kargbo (not meant as a dig at either Afolayan or Kargbo)

Edited 7 hours ago by KentExile

[Paul Mani]

39 minutes ago, sammie said:

Can see a few key players leaving over the next week. 

Not many left tbf…Hyam the highest profile with a year left on his contract. Pears and Buckley the others….cant see anyone else going.

[Torgeir]

5 hours ago, Tom said:

I still think Gueye will leave this week, problem is even if you don’t rate him we need to replace AND bring more competition in 

Afolayan seems versatile so Gueye out Afolayan out and he can play upfront if Yuki is injured or needs a rest. Or a PL youngster. Not the scenario I would want happen, but can see us bringing in someone on deadline day to fill the gap if the rumours of Gueye to Emirates are true. 

I'd take Dennis back if it's a cheap deal, I think he was poor last season but hasn't played much and there's a really good player there. Not sure if his attitute stinks or not, but Ismael will be the judge on that. Dennis can play out wide and upfront if needed too.

We need to loan out Leonard in any case - he needs regular men's football, preferably in League One. 

 

 

[Old Codger]

5 hours ago, Tom said:

I still think Gueye will leave this week, problem is even if you don’t rate him we need to replace AND bring more competition in 

He wasn't his usual self in the post match interaction with the travelling support, that's for sure. Nice lad and a great positive around the dressing room, but no great loss if he was to move on. Maybe to a club that can develop him further, and polish out his obvious flaws whilst optimising his strengths.

 

[BRFC.]

8 hours ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

Who are you saying is unrealistic? Reckon they are all top level champ players currently 

All of them, we aren’t paying the wages or the money to get players like Arma and archer.. we ain’t ambitious 

[yeti-dog]

32 minutes ago, Old Codger said:

He wasn't his usual self in the post match interaction with the travelling support, that's for sure. Nice lad and a great positive around the dressing room, but no great loss if he was to move on. Maybe to a club that can develop him further, and polish out his obvious flaws whilst optimising his strengths.

 

The problem I have with him is that I'm not sure what his actual 'strengths' are. 

I know what his theoretical strengths are but I'm not convinced they exist in real terms.

I'm sure we can replace with better.

[MarkBRFC]

I'm going to put Afolayan in the.same boat as Miyoshi.

Nearly 28 and £2m, with other clubs interested.

I just don't see it happening at all.

[Ossydave]

1 hour ago, Torgeir said:

Afolayan seems versatile so Gueye out Afolayan out and he can play upfront if Yuki is injured or needs a rest. Or a PL youngster. Not the scenario I would want happen, but can see us bringing in someone on deadline day to fill the gap if the rumours of Gueye to Emirates 

We need to loan out Leonard in any case - he needs regular men's football, preferably in League One. 

 

 

Leonard has been told to find a new club, not just a loan, I think the decision has been made that he's never gonna make it.

[roversfan99]

I dont think Gueye will leave but I would happy to move him on and replace him as he isnt good enough.

Ismael has mentioned only signing 1 and replacing any outgoings but I wonder quite how that applies.

For example, will Travis still be replaced as we are still one light especially with Baradji injured, or is he considered the replacement? I suspect the latter.

And will players like Buckley and Leonard be replaced considering that they arent in the first team squad to begin with? We need more players but I suspect they wont be with that being the rationale. Maybe even Pears too.

Hyam would surely be replaced but very difficult to get someone as good, especially when we cant offer competitive wages.

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, Torgeir said:

Afolayan seems versatile so Gueye out Afolayan out and he can play upfront if Yuki is injured or needs a rest. Or a PL youngster. Not the scenario I would want happen, but can see us bringing in someone on deadline day to fill the gap if the rumours of Gueye to Emirates are true. 

I'd take Dennis back if it's a cheap deal, I think he was poor last season but hasn't played much and there's a really good player there. Not sure if his attitute stinks or not, but Ismael will be the judge on that. Dennis can play out wide and upfront if needed too.

We need to loan out Leonard in any case - he needs regular men's football, preferably in League One. 

 

 

There would be absolutely no viable reason to go for Dennis. He had one good season quite a while ago and has had various poor loan spells, was dreadul for us and is on massive wages.

[KentExile]

9 hours ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

Who are you saying is unrealistic? Reckon they are all top level champ players currently 

That's why they are unrealistic, Rovers do not pay the wages that a top level Championship player such as Adam Armstrong or Rak-Sakyi would want.

This is why we are looking for "unpolished gems" (Im being positive after yesterday) from the european lower leagues

Edited 5 hours ago by KentExile

[chaddyrovers]

Buckley and Travis have both left Rovers by the looks of it given their Instagram following. 

Do we want another centre midfielder? Maybe so. 

We need right winger in. 

Pears will go. Probably Derby. Can't see him staying now he is 4th/5th. Whatever has actually happened there. Plenty of rumours tho what has actually. Maybe find out after he gone. 

I would loan Leonard out. Not sure if he has been told to leave as rumours suggest or why this is the case

[roversfan99]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Buckley and Travis have both left Rovers by the looks of it given their Instagram following. 

Do we want another centre midfielder? Maybe so. 

We need right winger in. 

Pears will go. Probably Derby. Can't see him staying now he is 4th/5th. Whatever has actually happened there. Plenty of rumours tho what has actually. Maybe find out after he gone. 

I would loan Leonard out. Not sure if he has been told to leave as rumours suggest or why this is the case

We badly need a striker. Regardless of sales, but I would happily let Gueye go.

No excuse not to get one. We wanted one at the start of the summer, and nothing has happened to reduce that need.

[Tomphil2]

I wouldn't go anywhere near Dennis again he's clearly a spent player just hanging around for the money, what he did years ago is irrelevant it's what he's done recently he needs judging on.

As for Gueye it's a tricky one as i think a squad needs a player like that in it who can come on and put it about physically but yesterday showed the other side to him. You'd back Leonard  over him 9 times out of 10 when put through on goal and although offside he still fluffed a chance he should be burying, tangled his feet up on another then head down straight away and starts moaning.

He's definitely replaceable but will they and with what ?

We need a good striker not another might do might not winger or midfielder.

Edited 5 hours ago by Tomphil2

[KentExile]

6 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Do we want another centre midfielder? Maybe so. 

 

I would suspect that the club may think they have enough in Tronstad, Baradji, Tavares, Montgomery & Forshaw, depending upon the fitness/injury status of Baradji & Forshaw

Or at least they may feel that other positions are  more important.

I would suspect if we do get another one in, it will be a teenager on loan to tide us over until January, probably on deadline day

Edited 5 hours ago by KentExile

[BRFC.]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Buckley and Travis have both left Rovers by the looks of it given their Instagram following. 

Do we want another centre midfielder? Maybe so. 

We need right winger in. 

Pears will go. Probably Derby. Can't see him staying now he is 4th/5th. Whatever has actually happened there. Plenty of rumours tho what has actually. Maybe find out after he gone. 

I would loan Leonard out. Not sure if he has been told to leave as rumours suggest or why this is the case

Whatever you think if they “fit val’s system” they’ve both served (Bucko been here since he was a kid and Trav for a decade) they’ve been treat awfully by the club and I hope they open up about it.

[roversfan99]

2 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

I wouldn't go anywhere near Dennis again he's clearly a spent player just hanging around for the money, what he did years ago is irrelevant it's what he's done recently he needs judging on.

As for Gueye it's a tricky one as i think a squad needs a player like that in it who can come on and put it about physically but yesterday showed the other side to him. You'd back Leonard 9 times out of 10 when put through on goal and although offside he still fluffed a chance he should be burying, tangled his feet up on another then head down straight away and starts moaning.

He's definitely replaceable but will they and with what ?

We need a good striker not another might do might not winger or midfielder.

When he went through, his attempts or lack of to remain offside were really poor. 

[B16Rover]

Are you over 6ft tall?

Are you at a relatively unknown middling 2nd rate European club?

Are you open to less than 10k a week?

Step forward, now is your time!

[roversfan99]

1 minute ago, BRFC. said:

Whatever you think if they “fit val’s system” they’ve both served (Bucko been here since he was a kid and Trav for a decade) they’ve been treat awfully by the club and I hope they open up about it.

Travis certainly has. To have Ismael repeatedly calling him out in the press and worse still, to have someone internal hiding behind that anonymous privy twitter account tweeting about him (and Brittain) is just totally lacking class.

He happily played against West Brom despite rumours and we know what this club is like. Still, attempts to make him seem the villain seem to have partly worked and some idiots will be ordering one more inflatable snake for the Derby game.

[TimmyJimmy]

9 hours ago, Upside Down said:

It needs renaming because it certainly isn't Blackburn Rovers and hasn't been for 15 years.

If Buckley, Pears, Gueye and now Hyam go this week then that's virtually a clean sweep. Perhaps that's what Rudy mean when he said it would be an exciting window - he's selling the whole damn team!

Foreign owners, foreign board, foreign head of football operations, foreign manager, foreign players - you're damn right it doesn't feel like "Blackburn" Rovers any more.

I'm sticking with Inter Rovers.