2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[chaddyrovers]

1 minute ago, roversfan99 said:

As high as 5 seems generous. I would have it at 2 or 3.

well you asked the question and I gave you my answer. 2 or 3 is joke from you given you don't know how many of the new signings will be hit or miss

1 minute ago, roversfan99 said:

Do you still think top half/top 6? I suspect we are bang in a dogfight that im not sure that we are equipped to handle.

all depend how quickly the new players settle in and perform and understanding the league. I would take mid table finish now and that what I expected after so many new signings and losing some key players

[Ossydave]

23 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

We can't sell or Loan Gueye out when we can't sign a replacement 

I can understand that he isn't happy not playing but until the January he has to stay here. 

I thought Ismael would suit Gueye but I was 100% wrong, 

Gueye out, Connor Wickham in? I'd take that

[chaddyrovers]

2 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

Gueye out, Connor Wickham in? I'd take that

he hasn't had a club for over 12 months 

[roversfan99]

6 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

well you asked the question and I gave you my answer. 2 or 3 is joke from you given you don't know how many of the new signings will be hit or miss

all depend how quickly the new players settle in and perform and understanding the league. I would take mid table finish now and that what I expected after so many new signings and losing some key players

I think everybody would take a mid table finish now.

Lost our best whole back 4 (admittedly the left back was on loan), our captain, an important goalscorer within the squad and our most productive attacking player. Too much of a churn. As I said at the time and you dismissed as me banging on about it, our inability to sort contracts has dropped us in the shit.

Only Championship experience brought in is a centre back from Hull who struggled for regular football in his natural position and a player on loan who has struggled for regular game time and to discover his natural position at 3 different clubs.

Also signed a player seemingly not close to being fit to play and obviously are massively short at the back and in other areas. Totally short of proven quality and experience.

From what we have seen from the new players that have played, safe to say it will likely be a mixed bag.

[chaddyrovers]

4 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I think everybody would take a mid table finish now.

Lost our best whole back 4 (admittedly the left back was on loan), our captain, an important goalscorer within the squad and our most productive attacking player. Too much of a churn. As I said at the time and you dismissed as me banging on about it, our inability to sort contracts has dropped us in the shit.

Only Championship experience brought in is a centre back from Hull who struggled for regular football in his natural position and a player on loan who has struggled for regular game time and to discover his natural position at 3 different clubs.

Also signed a player seemingly not close to being fit to play and obviously are massively short at the back and in other areas. Totally short of proven quality and experience.

From what we have seen from the new players that have played, safe to say it will likely be a mixed bag.

Alebiosu looked good so far, don't think we will miss Brittain too much but still miss him. 

McLoughlin has been solid signings. 

Looking forward to seeing Baradji play and we need an update were we are at injury wise. Tho he is someone Ismael wanted all summer. Same with Morishita..

Gudjohnsen is another one, I know not much about. 

Tavares looked good in a couple of games and poor last week. 

But it's a huge leap of gamble by Rovers but we still have plenty of championship experience around plus coaching staff who know this league very well. They will be plenty of ups and downs this season. 

[roversfan99]

Of course we will miss Brittain, he is the best right back in the league.

Tavares has had shockers in both of the home games. Looked decent against the mighty Bradford though.

Baradji has the feel of someone whose whereabouts will be still unknown come December.

We didnt manage to get that pace in attack that we were so desperate for. Although considering that we have stripped the squad of experience, have nowhere near enough defensive cover and still big question marks over goals, it seems not as big of a deal.

[Exiled_Rover]

Genuinely, can you two just get your own thread?

Or just start DMing each other. Either or. 

[chaddyrovers]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Genuinely, can you two just get your own thread?

Or just start DMing each other. Either or. 

We are discussing Rovers and football issues/subjects. I dont see the problem

[chaddyrovers]

4 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Of course we will miss Brittain, he is the best right back in the league.

One of yes but we seen good signs from Alebiosu so far. 

4 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Tavares has had shockers in both of the home games. Looked decent against the mighty Bradford though.

His best game was Hull away 

4 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Baradji has the feel of someone whose whereabouts will be still unknown come December.

Disagree there. One of Ismael's main priorities signings type and player wise. 

4 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

We didnt manage to get that pace in attack that we were so desperate for. Although considering that we have stripped the squad of experience, have nowhere near enough defensive cover and still big question marks over goals, it seems not as big of a deal.

If we sign a free agent centre back we have enough to January but signing a new centre back is number 1 priority come January window 

[Ossydave]

48 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

he hasn't had a club for over 12 months 

And? He's more ability in his penis than Mr Offside 

[roversfan99]

Surely we can replace Gueye with a traffic cone?

[chaddyrovers]

1 minute ago, Ossydave said:

And? He's more ability in his penis than Mr Offside 

Well clearly not otherwise he would have had a club in the last 12. 

Injuries stopped Wickham being a quality striker. 

[Ossydave]

22 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Well clearly not otherwise he would have had a club in the last 12. 

Injuries stopped Wickham being a quality striker. 

As above, still applies 

[Torgeir]

Dennis to Antalyaspor? A little strange sentence in the article regarding Rovers:

"The 27-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Sky Bet Championship club Blackburn Rovers. The forward was offered a permanent deal after failing to make much impact at the club."

https://dailynewshub.ng/transfer-emmanuel-dennis-set-for-antalyaspor-move/

[bluebruce]

4 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

Dennis to Antalyaspor? A little strange sentence in the article regarding Rovers:

"The 27-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Sky Bet Championship club Blackburn Rovers. The forward was offered a permanent deal after failing to make much impact at the club."

https://dailynewshub.ng/transfer-emmanuel-dennis-set-for-antalyaspor-move/

I'd imagine it's a typo and should say wasn't.

[Polky]

5 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

Dennis to Antalyaspor? A little strange sentence in the article regarding Rovers:

"The 27-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Sky Bet Championship club Blackburn Rovers. The forward was offered a permanent deal after failing to make much impact at the club."

https://dailynewshub.ng/transfer-emmanuel-dennis-set-for-antalyaspor-move/

That cameo at Bramall Lane made me ill.

[Andy]

36 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

And? He's more ability in his penis than Mr Offside 

That's a very specific piece of knowledge, which raises questions that I'm not sure I want the answers to.

[J*B]

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

around 5 I would say given we didn't proper replacement for Hyam, had we sign an experience championship centre back then it would have been 7 out of 10. 

I would just say I think we got to properly judge these signings we don't know enough or seen play enough to see whether they will be hit or miss. 

You haven’t seen enough to judge the players we’ve replaced more than half of our first 11 with, yet in the sentence immediately before *checks notes* have decided the window could have been a 7/10?

[OsloRover]

57 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

And? He's more ability in his penis than Mr Offside 

Doubt that. If there’s one area where I would back Gueye over most people it’s his penis

[NeilInBristol]

1 hour ago, bluebruce said:

I'd imagine it's a typo and should say wasn't.

Agreed- which is more likely too- can’t imagine Rovers offering him a contract as wouldn’t have made sense,

although them lot don’t do anything that makes any logical sense