2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[aletheia]

Seconded! 

And this is what is wrong with the game these days..https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c62l5qz9jwgo 

 

Would I sit on my arse for £16.9m a year? Hmmm 🙂 

Edited September 5, 2025 by aletheia

[den]

6 minutes ago, Old Codger said:

Seconded! 

And this is what is wrong with the game these days..https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c62l5qz9jwgo 

 

Yep, the games changed. When me and you started watching football, winning the top league was in the sight of lots of clubs. Now it’s stitched up. Possibly 4 or maybe 5 clubs in total have any hope at all of winning it and that’s not going to change in the foreseeable future. Everyone else can try to match these clubs but they’ve no chance. Every other club is just playing second fiddle to the “masters”.

[yankfan]

3 hours ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Well we are selling him so, again, what options do we have? 

Resigning Dennis. Didn’t he look “great for this level” 

[miqaayil]

3 hours ago, Tomphil2 said:

Agent gets commission for bringing him in then a bit more for loaning him out, then a bit more the next time he moves.

ding ding ding ding ...... finally a kindred soul.. ppl keep asking what do venky's get owning us ......this is thier game ... not thier money running the show while earning kickbacks on every contract and sale... 

penny pinching billionaires and gang

[Exiled_Rover]

11 minutes ago, miqaayil said:

ding ding ding ding ...... finally a kindred soul.. ppl keep asking what do venky's get owning us ......this is thier game ... not thier money running the show while earning kickbacks on every contract and sale... 

penny pinching billionaires and gang

At some point someone has to pay the piper - to the tune of £200m and counting, and the kickbacks from every contract and sale wouldn't pay for a single one of their extravagant parties.

[JBiz]

15 minutes ago, miqaayil said:

ding ding ding ding ...... finally a kindred soul.. ppl keep asking what do venky's get owning us ......this is thier game ... not thier money running the show while earning kickbacks on every contract and sale... 

penny pinching billionaires and gang

Yea sure, I mean if your businesses combined are earning you 500m annually, you definitely need that 10% a month of the probable £1k a week Oldham are paying us for a loanee.

Maybe the kindred souls of BRFCS should get rid of the tin foil.

 

[Tomphil2]

It isn't them it's the men in the middle benefiting constantly from their lack of interest and cack handed approach and they don't care.

Basically third parties run this club for them by way of shadowman and his mates and every now and then they seem to get carte blanche.

Probably Waggot kept a bit of a lid on it but that doesn't mean he himself and his pals didn't benefit also.

That's football it's a murky world and when you have a 3 thousand mile or whatever it is void it becomes easy for the right people to sit in it.

[JBiz]

22 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

It isn't them it's the men in the middle benefiting constantly from their lack of interest and cack handed approach and they don't care.

Basically third parties run this club for them by way of shadowman and his mates and every now and then they seem to get carte blanche.

Probably Waggot kept a bit of a lid on it but that doesn't mean he himself and his pals didn't benefit also.

That's football it's a murky world and when you have a 3 thousand mile or whatever it is void it becomes easy for the right people to sit in it.

That almost sounds like “badly advised” to me…. 😂 

[BRFC.]

Gueye isn’t leaving due to performances it’s simply cost cutting that is it, there’s no replacement lined up.. Gueye is more bad than good but he’s an option and got 12 G/A last season. More awful planning from the club and no replacement, they’ve seen people want him sold and probably thought it was an opportunity to save more money. 
 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

2 hours ago, aletheia said:

Seconded! 

And this is what is wrong with the game these days..https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c62l5qz9jwgo 

 

Would I sit on my arse for £16.9m a year? Hmmm 🙂 

These Players live on a different Planet from the rest of us...the remuneration is simply out of this World.

[aletheia]

52 minutes ago, JBiz said:

Yea sure, I mean if your businesses combined are earning you 500m annually, you definitely need that 10% a month of the probable £1k a week Oldham are paying us for a loanee.

Think you are right about the Raos (although of course it begs the question as to why they don't just send a bit of that our way other than the supposed 10m a year).

But the Raos aren't interested are they and are not told everything. Pasha and cronies want to keep the plates spinning to earn those fees.

Edited September 5, 2025 by aletheia

[TimmyJimmy]

Just got in and read some of the stuff above concerning ownership, Mr "Pasha" the "advisor" and Venkys lack of interest.

Is the speculation that he is part owner backed by the Venkys.

Would explain a lot. Just asking,  I'veno idea.

[Ricky]

Has anyone done a welfare check on Chaddy? 

[NeilInBristol]

3 hours ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Why hasn’t he played then? Doesn’t  matter if Gueye is here or not I just think Val doesn’t see him as a viable option

problem Val has is as you say the club see him as a prized asset - something has to give sooner rather than later 

He will get games - remember Adam didn’t play for the most of the first part of the season -

 

the coaches won’t just play tyjon for the sake of it but the clubs plan is to sell our youth and to do that they need some games so he will just give it time

[KentExile]

Possible live stream of Iceland game, Gudjohnsen starts

http://www.fawanews.sc/Iceland vs Azerbaijan.html

Edited September 5, 2025 by KentExile

[JCRovers]

With transfer window now closed, I decided to summarize our activities this 'exciting' summer:

Ins:

Gudjohnsen - £ 1.9 million

Morishita - £ 1.8 million

Tavares - £ 1.7 million

Henriksson - £ 750 K

Miller - £ 750 K

De Neve - £ 650 K

Alebiosu - £ 500 K

McLoughlin - £ 500 K

Baradji - Loan

Gardner-Hickman - Loan

Total transfer expenditure: £ 8.55 million

 

Outs:

Hyam - £ 2.7 million

Buckley - £ 1 million

JRC - £ 750 K

Travis - £ 3 million (reportedly)

Brittain - £ 3.5 million (reportedly)

Leonard - £ 1 million (reportedly)

Dolan, Batth, Weimann, Markanday - all free transfers

Total transfer income: £ 11.95 million

 

Balance: + £ 3.4 million

As usual, the owners refuse to put any money into the transfer budget, hence our dependency on selling players for a fee and getting rid of wages before making any purchases.

Number of minutes in Championship from season 2024-25 added to the squad: 3 215 (1 player)

Number of minutes in Championship from season 2024-25 removed from the squad: 19 870 (9 players)

 

Stats comparison on incomings from season 2024-25 (sources: fotmob.com, globalfootballrankings.com). Anything below 6.5 is considered below average for the league:

Gudjohnsen: 6.5 (32 matches / 1 515 minutes). League ranking (UEFA): 6

Morishita: 7.0 (31 matches / 2 371 minutes). League ranking (UEFA): 9

Tavares: 6.4 (29 matches / 1293 minutes). League ranking (UEFA): 8

Henriksson (2024): 7.1 (26 matches / 1 574 minutes). League ranking (UEFA): 14

Miller: 7.2 (32 matches / 2 057 minutes). League ranking (UEFA): 21

De Neve: 6.6 (30 matches / 1 936 minutes). League ranking (UEFA): 6

Alebiosu; with St Mirren: 7.0 (13 matches / 993 minutes), with Kortrijk: 6.5 (13 matches / 612 minutes). League ranking (UEFA): 21 / 6

McLoughlin: 7.0 (37 matches / 3 215 minutes). League ranking (UEFA): 7

Baradji: 7.4 (27 matches / 2 104 minutes). League ranking (UEFA): 18

 

Stats comparison on outgoings from season 2024-25 (source: fotmob.com):

Hyam: 7.0 (46 matches / 4 140 minutes). Note: played every single minute last season

Buckley: 6.7 (23 matches / 847 minutes)

JRC: 6.6 (29 matches / 1 237 minutes)

Travis: 7.0 (38 matches / 3 225 minutes)

Brittain: 7.2 (33 matches / 2 659 minutes)

Leonard: 6.1 (9 matches / 140 minutes)

Dolan: 7.0 (44 matches / 3 202 minutes)

Batth: 7.0 (37 matches / 3 011 minutes)

Weimann: 6.7 (30 matches / 1 409 minutes)

Notable players who performed mostly well last season and contributed to our seventh-placed finish: Hyam, Travis, Brittain, Dolan and Batth.

Regarding the incomings, one could argue that based on above stats, players like McLoughlin and Morishita are most likely to perform well given their relative high ratings (7.0) while playing in a top ten league in Europe. Players like Gudjohnsen, Tavares and De Neve are gambles given they didn't show anything last season. Baradji, Henriksson, Alebiosu and Miller performed well but in lower-ranked leagues and are thus question marks as to whether they can make the step up to Championship. Alebiosu looks good so far at least despite lacking a bit of an end product when compared to Brittain.

Summary: club is taking a gamble on foreign players to replace a vast amount of Championship experience. We have lost our entire back four from last season (Beck included) which poses a big risk defensively. Team will probably struggle to find any rhythm at the beginning and it will take some time to integrate all players, getting them accustomed to the tactics and adapt to the league. By the looks of it, we're gonna need to win some matches the 'ugly' way to make sure we aren't dragged into a relegation fight this season.

[rigger]

53 minutes ago, Ricky said:

Has anyone done a welfare check on Chaddy? 

The lights are on, but no-one is at home.

[Polky]

 

[CambridgeRover]

1 minute ago, Polky said:

 

He is shite. But mental to get rid outside our window

[aletheia]

1 hour ago, TimmyJimmy said:

Just got in and read some of the stuff above concerning ownership, Mr "Pasha" the "advisor" and Venkys lack of interest.

Is the speculation that he is part owner backed by the Venkys.

Would explain a lot. Just asking,  I'veno idea.

Maybe you already know but these threads should help.

https://www.brfcs.com/forums/topic/36673-venky%E2%80%99s-v-indian-government-a-12112025-if-a-ref-can-be-secured/

https://www.brfcs.com/forums/topic/36789-venky%E2%80%99s-suhail-out-protest-ideas/

 

[OllieNO]

I take back everything I’ve said about the model. Great model this - close to 12 mill in transfer income. Also - getting rid of 2/3 of the starting 11 every summer is probably wise, get the prima donnas out I say. F**k continuity👍

[Exiled_Rover]

19 minutes ago, CambridgeRover said:

He is shite. But mental to get rid outside our window

I'm obviously on record as thinking he's a very useful player - he HAS to start though and we have to start playing to his strengths (crosses into the box - a novel idea). 

If he's unhappy he'll be off though - as suicidal as that is to shift him on, I can see him being a very difficult character around the building if he's unhappy. He's a big personality. 

[ROVER_N_OUT1978]

That Rovers Paper has said we are looking at bringing in Elliott Moore.

Pinch of 🧂 

[BankEnd Rover]

Currently watching the Iceland game.

Gudjohnsson very isolated, and not looked great so far, he does look quick & athletic though.

Its an awful match so far.

Edited September 5, 2025 by BankEnd Rover

[BankEnd Rover]

16 minutes ago, ROVER_N_OUT1978 said:

That Rovers Paper has said we are looking at bringing in Elliott Moore.

Pinch of 🧂 

Not even a pinch, the page is 100% bullshit...Only page on ax to take any kind of notice is RoversXtra.