2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[AspRover]

3 minutes ago, Polky said:

It depends on what academy you come through to be designated a home grown player.

Eric Dier, born in Cheltenham and an England international. Came through the Sporting Lisbon academy so was never classed as ‘home grown’ when playing in England 🙃

For squad registration rules, sure, but he wouldn't have had any work permit issues.

[roversfan99]

To be fair, Roversxtra is usually just an account to echo (and credit) other sources. Has got a couple of correct stories here it seems.

Nathan Jones still knows nothing though. Not his story.

[roverandout]

Why couldn't they have backed Eustace or jdt like this when we were on the brink of play offs

[B16Rover]

Just now, roverandout said:

Why couldn't they have backed Eustace or jdt like this when we were on the brink of play offs

This money for JDT wouldve got us promoted 

[Goozburger]

1 minute ago, roverandout said:

Why couldn't they have backed Eustace or jdt like this when we were on the brink of play offs

Based on the age of player Eustace seems to like, I'm quite glad we didn't back him.

I liked what Eustace instilled on the team (until the collapse in the last ten games) but I was always worried that he has a penchant for older players. There is no resale value in that, and with the club losing around £15m a season just by standing still, throwing money at older players would have caused huge problems in quick time.

[B16Rover]

Why isn't he called Arnor Eidurson by the way

[Lee0r]

2 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

Why isn't he called Arnor Eidurson by the way

Something to do with a family tradition. 

[Exiled_Rover]

10 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Why couldn't they have backed Eustace or jdt like this when we were on the brink of play offs

Well they technically HAVEN'T backed Ismael. Not financially at least. 

We're well in the black this summer - wage bill has been slashed and we've sold more than we've bought (assuming no more are brought in). 

Edited 7 hours ago by Exiled_Rover

[Waggy76]

10 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

This money for JDT wouldve got us promoted 

He couldn't set a defence up! 

But he did have better footballers.. 

[OsloRover]

6 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Well they technically HAVEN'T backed Ismael. Not financially at least. 

We're well in the black this summer - wage bill has been slashed and we've sold more than we've bought (assuming no more are brought in). 

If you take this angle then the only logical conclusion is that Gestede is better than Broughton at backing his manager without any fresh funding.

[sverrehh]

10 minutes ago, OsloRover said:

If you take this angle then the only logical conclusion is that Gestede is better than Broughton at backing his manager without any fresh funding.

What we do not know are the total agent fees of all the transfers in 

[aletheia]

Is Leonard still confirmed as gone?

Is Gudjohnson a done deal?

Edited 7 hours ago by aletheia

[Exiled_Rover]

13 minutes ago, OsloRover said:

If you take this angle then the only logical conclusion is that Gestede is better than Broughton at backing his manager without any fresh funding.

Well we've had to sell the core of our team to do it. The turnover has been insane - 9th signing coming in, how many have left?

It's a massive, massive gamble. Gestede and Ismael seem comfortable doing it.

Perhaps JDT and Broughton weren't? 

It's different, if nothing else. 

[aletheia]

32 minutes ago, Goozburger said:

I liked what Eustace instilled on the team (until the collapse in the last ten games) but I was always worried that he has a penchant for older players. There is no resale value in that, and with the club losing around £15m a season just by standing still, throwing money at older players would have caused huge problems in quick time.

All that narrative changes if you are backed and then promoted.

[aletheia]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

how many have left?

I make it 18.

[J*B]

40 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

This money for JDT wouldve got us promoted 

This money? We’ve brought in more money than we have spent (again!)

[Paul Mani]

13 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Think that account is full of shit.

This didn’t age well…👀🤣

[Ferrit]

Gudjohnsen looks interesting, scored goals at international level for Iceland, could be a good signing. 

[Neal]

Been told from a Preston fan who would know that Browne is on less money at Sunderland than he was at Preston. Surprisingly. 

[Tomphil2]

I'd take a good pay cut to go from Preston to Sunderland to be fair.

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

It isnt. But as ever, people like you dont respond with anything constructive and just patrol perceived negativity.

On this particular player, I have more concerns than some of the other signings who I have much more reason for optimism over, and even then, I havent written him off and have tried to constructively give reasons why he might prove to be a good signing.

What are your concerns about Andri Gudjohnsen? 

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Pears is more than adequate as back up.

So why hasn't he been back up keeper so far? 

[roversfan99]

19 minutes ago, Paul Mani said:

This didn’t age well…👀🤣

It had been prior. Although usually its one to credit other sources.

[roversfan99]

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

What are your concerns about Andri Gudjohnsen? 

So why hasn't he been back up keeper so far? 

Below is my post with my thoughts. 

3 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Im not sure about this one. He seems to have really struggled in the Belgian league and scored far fewer than Gueye who hasnt proved to be good enough. His record in general doesnt suggest a goalscorer.

It feels like a punt although for the fees we are able to offer, I appreciate that it is particularly difficult to sign a striker compared to other positions as that position is the hardest and dearest to sign.

There are things to cling on to. Neither his record for 1 season in Denmark nor his international record are brilliant but they are certainly much healthier. And he is also still quite young so fair to assume hes not at at his peak, and looking at videos, he seems to have attributes we can work with. His finishes arent scruffy (like the video of Gueye's were) and he strikes a ball cleanly, and also physically seems quite strong and he isnt slow.

Who is dad is is fairly irrelevant.

And to clarify, I am NOT writing him off. I am sure this post will attract people calling me out as negative as you arent allowed to point out concerns. Im just less convinced at this stage than I was when we signed some of the other players that we have. Morishita for example, another I had not seen before, I think theres far more on paper to be excited about.

 

[CaptainBeanfart]

1 hour ago, roverandout said:

Why couldn't they have backed Eustace or jdt like this when we were on the brink of play offs

Has Ismael been backed? This is all funded by sales. 

[roverandout]

6 minutes ago, CaptainBeanfart said:

Has Ismael been backed? This is all funded by sales. 

Been given some funds from sales I suppose compared to previous managers

Edited 6 hours ago by roverandout