2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[MarkBRFC]

At the minute if we're freezing out Pears, and not including the likes of Barrett, Pratt & Leonard I make it that we have 22 players that we would need to register this season.

To me that says we should be signing 2 today and keeping a spot open for January.

I predict we're done now though, despite desperately needing a midfielder, and another who can play across the front line.

We're an injury away from having to play Taveres and Montgomery in our central midfield which is beyond scary.

[paullarrygher]

If we go into this season with Goddard and Michalski as back up GKs then we are 100% screwed if Toth picks up an injury.

[M_B]

8 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

By that, I mean that any remaining funds should go towards getting players for now as we are still short.

I'd say that any buy to loan deal would suggest the opposite. 

[DutchRover]

8 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

 

Yeah once the window closes that includes loans. 

A number of years ago, they had an extra window for loans but thay has long since gone.

You can only then sign free agents and they would have had to be free agents when the window closed.

Is it not the case that National League teams can still sign loans outside the window? Or am I misremembering? That's what I had in mind when I said younger guys, because we wouldn't loan our better/older youth to that level.

[KentExile]

16 minutes ago, paullarrygher said:

If we go into this season with Goddard and Michalski as back up GKs then we are 100% screwed if Toth picks up an injury.

I think I just worked out "the plan"

In the EFL, a club can take out an emergency goalkeeper loan for up to a week, with weekly extensions, if all their senior professional goalkeepers are unavailable due to injury, suspension, or international duty. A professional goalkeeper, by EFL definition, is a non-contract player who has started a senior match five or more times. The club must apply to the league, which considers the cases individually. 

Goddard may throw a spanner in the works due to his games played last season during his loan in Ireland, but as cases are considered individually, I think they will be ok getting this past a panel

 

Essentially cut costs (big surprise) and get an emergency loan in if Toth ends up injured/suspended,  voila, no back up keeper wages to pay for the season

 

Edited 3 hours ago by KentExile

[Mercer]

Outs - one 'surprise' departure (Hyam) and Pears contract terminated by mutual consent.

Ins - one permanent and two loans. 

[roversfan99]

8 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

Is it not the case that National League teams can still sign loans outside the window? Or am I misremembering? That's what I had in mind when I said younger guys, because we wouldn't loan our better/older youth to that level.

Yeah thats right.

[KentExile]

15 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

Is it not the case that National League teams can still sign loans outside the window? Or am I misremembering? That's what I had in mind when I said younger guys, because we wouldn't loan our better/older youth to that level.

Yep, any teams in the National League or below can sign short term loans  outside of the window.

Rovers sent loads out to these levels last season (20 or so over the course of the season)

Edited 3 hours ago by KentExile

[Ossydave]

26 minutes ago, paullarrygher said:

If we go into this season with Goddard and Michalski as back up GKs then we are 100% screwed if Toth picks up an injury.

Our academy output on keepers is really disappointing. Of course you could look towards Raya who's easily the best but even he improved massively after he moved to Arsenal rather than under Benson and team.

[roverblue]

Not heard a single rumour about Pears finding a club all summer but imagine he is one they are trying to push out the door today.

If I had my way would be buying another striker and winger with pedigree today.

[Ossydave]

The Pears thing is strange, despite the stick he gets in here he's a good championship keeper, in league 1 he'd easily be one of the best if he was prepared to drop. 

[RoversClitheroe]

Just now, Ossydave said:

The Pears thing is strange, despite the stick he gets in here he's a good championship keeper, in league 1 he'd easily be one of the best if he was prepared to drop. 

I just can't see it I'm sorry.

[roversfan99]

Im not sure hes a good Championship keeper. But hes reasonable back up.

Ismael seems to be cutting his nose off to spite his face.

[islander200]

Pathetic if we don't sign anyone a decent centre mid is a must.Taveres hasnt been great and looks like he can't last more than 60 minutes and they don't know when Baradji will be fit to play 

This has been a shite window, ripping apart the team that finished 7th and nothing but cheap gambles as replacements

Gestede ,Owen, Pasha and Venkys out

[Tomphil2]

7 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

The Pears thing is strange, despite the stick he gets in here he's a good championship keeper, in league 1 he'd easily be one of the best if he was prepared to drop. 

More direct football in lge 1 more physical stuff in the box so he'd need a very good defence in front of him.

Everything else i agree he should be fine though i'd never rate him as good in the Champ he's bang average but a good number 2.  If he stays he should be put back on the bench it makes no sense having a rookie on there whilst paying Pears probably 5 times as much for nothing.

As others have said if he goes and we find ourselves in a relegation scrap with only the rookie as cover it's one of the stupidest things that's gone on at this club and that really is saying something.

[KentExile]

9 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

As others have said if he goes and we find ourselves in a relegation scrap with only the rookie as cover it's one of the stupidest things that's gone on at this club and that really is saying something.

but it may save a few quid 😉 

[...]

17 hours ago, bluebruce said:

What, swinging his dick around?

Yea 🤣

[chaddyrovers]

Expect a forward and centre midfielder in. Don't expect loans in. 

Think Pears contract will be terminate before the deadline. Leonard to Peterborough, Batty on loan, a couple of young players go out on loan. 

25 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

The Pears thing is strange, despite the stick he gets in here he's a good championship keeper, in league 1 he'd easily be one of the best if he was prepared to drop. 

Something has clearly happened behind the scenes here and why he hasnt feature at all. Was that Hair Transplant story about Pears true? 

[Trinidad Rover]

Prediction:

In: none ('we tried')

Out: Batty, Pears, Leonard

Overall: 5/10 window. We are not stronger than before it started and are desperately light on Championship experience. Some interesting signings but we are in for a tough, tough season

 

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25 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

I just can't see it I'm sorry.

Agree and as much as pears started strong last year he's too unreliable for me. Silly mistakes, head in hands clearances, certainly had us peeping through our fingers at times. 

[roversfan99]

No way are we buying 2 players in the next 10 hours.

Id love to be wrong.

Also, to rip up Pears' contract would just be pouring money down the drain. Have him as number 2.

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

11 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Pathetic if we don't sign anyone a decent centre mid is a must.Taveres hasnt been great and looks like he can't last more than 60 minutes and they don't know when Baradji will be fit to play 

This has been a shite window, ripping apart the team that finished 7th and nothing but cheap gambles as replacements

Gestede ,Owen, Pasha and Venkys out

If the rumoured fees are to be believed - not certain it has been cheap. Totally agree on the gamble bit though - Gestede and VI (and our season) will hinge on whether these gambles pay off or not - as there isn't enough experience in what remains of last year's team to keep us out of trouble if they don't at least partially pay off.

[Tom]

My prediction for the day:

1 signing

2 sales

32 interactions between Chaddy and RF99 

 

[TugaysMarlboro]

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

Expect a forward and centre midfielder in. Don't expect loans in. 

Think Pears contract will be terminate before the deadline. Leonard to Peterborough, Batty on loan, a couple of young players go out on loan. 

Something has clearly happened behind the scenes here and why he hasnt feature at all. Was that Hair Transplant story about Pears true? 

I don't imagine the club would divulge information like that in a public domain.

But that being said, I don't think I've ever seen an official club photo where a cap is being worn by a player on every available image.

[roversfan99]

Just now, Tom said:

My prediction for the day:

1 signing

2 sales

32 interactions between Chaddy and RF99 

 

Less. Less. More.