2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Bbrovers2288]

7 minutes ago, Uddersfelt Blue said:

Read some of the other Legia fans’ comments on Twitter (i speak Polish) and they seem to be gutted that he’s leaving. 

Nice to be on the other side of losing your best players for a change, sorry Legia 

[joey_big_nose]

I guess Morishita could go straight in against Norwich. 

In an ideal world we would want a few impact options from the bench. I guess this would give us Morishita and Gueye. Feels like we need a couple more. Another perm striker it is very good to hear we are chasing and I wonder if we will take a punt on a prem loan winger as well?

[Ricky]

Interesting that Morishitas best stats (and majority of games) have come from games where he’s been playing on the left. I’d assumed he was bought in for the right but his stats aren’t great from that side. 

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, BRFC. said:

So you would have been alright if Eustace was sacked and they hired Ismael.. guaranteed you are only saying this because Ismael is our current manager.

100%. Couldnt say a bad word about Tomasson until he left then regularly laid into him. Now predictably the same with Eustace.

Will also only judge on results but still prefers Ismael because specfically he likes what he says in the media.

[USABlue]

3 hours ago, sjsbrfc said:

The Rovers reunion continues? Strange since Eustace didn't want him here

If only Eustace could convince Venkies to follow him there 

Edited 9 hours ago by USABlue

[roversfan99]

Ismael has been very consistent in saying that we wanted one more, before sales, a right winger. Therefore I was always reasonably confident that we would get one. I am not sure if this new lad is specifically a right winger but he is an exciting addition to our attack and I am assuming that he is the winger/the 1 attacker before sales that we anticipated.

We absolutely desperately need a striker but its never been mentioned by Ismael and it doesnt really align with any of the potential exits that now seemingly needs to happen. Its also hard to read into exactly what the policy is. Travis is leaving, was Baradji considered to be his replacement or was he a seperate case having initially failed a medical? Buckley was frozen out, will he be considered as someone who needs to be replacing? Will Pears? Leonard didnt even go away on tour, does he need replacing? Does the 1 in 1 out policy mean only direct replacements positionally? Could shifting a few mean that a striker is possible simply because the budget has been shifted about?

I am not convinced by the likelihood of this transfer link. No way are we coming close to the fee suggested, and he seems to be strongly linked elsewhere, albeit at a much lower amount. But either way, it is of paramount importance that we bring in a striker. Its hard to predict exactly what will happen.

Still lingering is the situation with Tronstad and Hyam. Considering the shrinkage of the wage budget and their subsequent increased importance, there is no excuse to not give them improved deals but it seems like its not being considered.

[USABlue]

4 hours ago, ... said:

They can have him. I was unimpressed at his lack of want in a game. Taking a wage and onto the next club.

His lack of effort and absolutely gash finishing at Bram Lane last season put me off him

Waste if a shirt and a wage.  Just did not care at all.

[USABlue]

1 hour ago, joey_big_nose said:

I guess Morishita could go straight in against Norwich. 

In an ideal world we would want a few impact options from the bench. I guess this would give us Morishita and Gueye. Feels like we need a couple more. Another perm striker it is very good to hear we are chasing and I wonder if we will take a punt on a prem loan winger as well?

Perhaps like the poster from Legis said it would be good for him to have a couple if weeks rest and get adjusted to new surroundings and Ismael's master plan.  Then get stuck in all fresh like.

[USABlue]

2 hours ago, BRFC4EVA said:

This seems odd? Guy is playing for a club in the top division of French football. Scored ysday in a 4 nil win, only to decide to move to Poland? A bit random?

Bear also in mind that he is Senegalese, so no language barrier in France etc.

I saw something earlier that suggested he is keen to try his hand in England.

 

[Fraserkirky]

9 hours ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

Steady, healthy load of Scottish supporters including myself for rovers. 
we are limited in attack but we have an emerging talent at hibs , Kieron Bowie, might make the step up required 

Are you Hibs and Rovers mate? I thought it was just me that was cursed with that. Know loads of Scottish Rovers fans, had a strong Scottish contingent through the years.

Bowie is some player, btw. 

 

[bluebruce]

15 minutes ago, Fraserkirky said:

Are you Hibs and Rovers mate? I thought it was just me that was cursed with that. Know loads of Scottish Rovers fans, had a strong Scottish contingent through the years.

Bowie is some player, btw. 

 

I haven't seen him play, and numbers aren't everything, but this made me curious about this Bowie you two mention. 22 years old with 8 goals in 20 SPL games. Those are only really David Goodwillie numbers when he signed for us at 22, having scored 17 in 38 the season before. Minutely worse actually. Is he really all that?

[Fraserkirky]

20 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

I haven't seen him play, and numbers aren't everything, but this made me curious about this Bowie you two mention. 22 years old with 8 goals in 20 SPL games. Those are only really David Goodwillie numbers when he signed for us at 22, having scored 17 in 38 the season before. Minutely worse actually. Is he really all that?

Did you see his goal last week? Just got named to Scotland squad. 

[ageoftherover]

Chaddys consistent inconsistency aside, I do agree its too early to say whether VI will be a downgrade on Eustace. Eustace maybe has a few more runs on the board, but its not like VI has been a perennial failure and there's something to be said for having a manager who can function in a strange, chaotic environment. Eustace clearly couldn't and while you can argue our managers shouldn't have to, at this point its as useful as yelling at a wall. If VI is able to better manage the cretins higher up then well probably see benefits flow through to the pitch.

[philipl]

5 hours ago, Tom said:

I wanted to see Yuki greeting him not Rudy! 😛 

Yuki I still in Hull arguing with whoever operates their scoreboard 

[philipl]

2 hours ago, USABlue said:

Perhaps like the poster from Legis said it would be good for him to have a couple if weeks rest and get adjusted to new surroundings and Ismael's master plan.  Then get stuck in all fresh like.

International break coming up if he can get a training ground knock to avoid having to go to Japan.

My wife is over there currently and it's a 16 hour flight avoiding conflict zones..

[philipl]

Random musings.

We can blow Wodz out of the water in transfer dealings even under Pasha restrictions if we want to.

Buckingham is the Saudi Manager, Buckley is that rarely, a Rovers player under contract, so some sort of transfer fee is possible.

Henriksson collected yellow cards at his former club for fun with the odd red for a bit of variety .It worried me how he disappeared from the game at WBA after the ref had a word about his persistent fouling. Seems a bit uncoordinated physically from the evidence to date.

I wouldn't bet against us screwing outgoings as badly as incomings with Buckley, Travis, Pears and Leonard Rovers players this time next week.

I find it amusing to see the same people rightly decrying January slumps and extremely weak Rovers benches currently saying we have too many CMs etc. 

I like the idea we potentially have extreme competition for places.

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Yuki has song competition now hehe Heyyyyyy hey Mori ooh ahh!!!!! I wanna knowwwwwww if you'll score 14 goals and assist another 14 this seasonnnnnnnnn!!!

[yankfan]

Will be interesting to see if we get any premier league kids on loan. When was the last season we weren’t starting and relying on them in the first XI

[Ossydave]

1 hour ago, yankfan said:

Will be interesting to see if we get any premier league kids on loan. When was the last season we weren’t starting and relying on them in the first XI

Unlikely as VI has already stated he isn't a fan of loans especially if it'd going to hamper development of our own youth.

A striker and a centre half would make sense though if there's anyone decent knocking about.

[Herbie6590]

5 hours ago, Fraserkirky said:

Are you Hibs and Rovers mate? I thought it was just me that was cursed with that. Know loads of Scottish Rovers fans, had a strong Scottish contingent through the years.

Bowie is some player, btw. 

 

Before the Sheffield Utd game in May…

[callumrovers]

Have we still got a ESC space left?

Afimico Pululu is a name that keeps cropping up. 
 

Club is looking to sell as he won’t sign a new deal - wouldn’t cost 5 million either 😆

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

2 minutes ago, callumrovers said:

Have we still got a ESC space left?

Afimico Pululu is a name that keeps cropping up. 
 

Club is looking to sell as he won’t sign a new deal - wouldn’t cost 5 million either 😆

No we haven't.  Shame - as out of the players linked up top, he looks a good profile for what we want.  

[DutchRover]

8 hours ago, Ricky said:

Interesting that Morishitas best stats (and majority of games) have come from games where he’s been playing on the left. I’d assumed he was bought in for the right but his stats aren’t great from that side. 

I suspect he will play on the right, but maybe Ismael is happy to have Kargbo and Hedges as the right wingers? Kargbo played well there versus Hull and before that game Hedges had usually been better on the right too.

[KentExile]

50 minutes ago, callumrovers said:

Have we still got a ESC space left?

Afimico Pululu is a name that keeps cropping up. 
 

Club is looking to sell as he won’t sign a new deal - wouldn’t cost 5 million either 😆

 

45 minutes ago, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

No we haven't.  Shame - as out of the players linked up top, he looks a good profile for what we want.  

They could technically sign him without an ESC and loan him back to his current club (or another European club) until January when Toth can be converted to a standard GBE freeing up an ESC slot

Not that I think that will happen, just that it could be done

 

Edit - this next bit is probably one for Wilsden, although if anyone else has an idea on this then feel free to chime in 

Would it be possible to sign a player without an ESC and loan them to a Championship club who does have an ESC slot (Sheff Wed for instance who are crying out for players) until january/for the season, until they qualify for a GBE?  I cant see a reason why not, but wonder if I am missing something

Edited 1 hour ago by KentExile

[DutchRover]

9 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

What's our squad registration numbers looking like?

Anyone got an updated view?

Reckon its at 21 for now, plus 3 youth in Michalski, Tyjon and Montgomery. More importantly perhaps all 4 ESC slots are used.

 

1 - Toth (ESC)

Youth - Michalski

2 - Alebiosu

3 - Miller

Youth - Montgomery

4 - Hyam

5 - Wharton

6 - Carter

7 - McLoughlan

8 - Ribeiro

9 - Pickering

10 - Tronstad (for now, I think we may be looking to offload if they want another CM)

11 - Tavares

12 - Baradji (ESC)

13 - Forshaw

14 - Henriksson (ESC)

15 - Cantwell

Youth - Tyjon

16 - Hedges

17 - Kargbo (ESC)

18 - De Neve

19 - Morishita

20 - Ohashi

21 - Gueye

 

Not going to include Buckley, Pears or Leonard since they seem the most likely to leave. Leaves space for a back-up goalie hopefully, another striker and a couple more if they really want.

(Happy to amend if any info is not correct)

 

Edit 1* - Garrett, Barrett and Pratt would need registered if they are to be part of first team; hopefully not..

Edited 1 hour ago by DutchRover