2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[KentExile]

21 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Callum Brittain is not the best right back in this league 

top 5 or 6.  

Pereira at Leicester (if he gets back to where he was), Young at Ipswich (if his legs haven't dropped off), Mads Roerslev at Southampton & van Ewijk at Coventry are probably the stand outs .  But Brittain comes in the next lot after that for me

Edited 4 hours ago by KentExile

[Tugayisgod]

Exclusive

By Alan Nixon

Chelsea’s bid to sign super teen Camden Schaper has hit an agonising snag that has left the kid in limbo.

 

The London giants have agreed a stunning £750,000 deal with Blackburn Rovers for the 13-year-old wonder.

 

However there is a huge paperwork problem as Schaper is South African and only joined Blackburn’s academy when they got special permission for him to be in the country.

 

Schaper came to England with his family 18 months ago and was granted residency status to play for Rovers as a young hopeful.

 

But if Chelsea want to sign Schaper and take him permanently they need to apply for a VISA and that may not be successful because of his age.

 

And in a further twist Chelsea do not want to spend the money and then risk being snubbed by the government about signing the whizz kid.

 

The process can only be gone through once the transfer is complete - and that also could impact the player.

 

If Schaper is not granted a visa to play he would not have a club and be unable to move to any British team until he applies again - a year later.

 

It is a troubling hurdle for all parties to face and Schaper is currently still at Blackburn until Chelsea decide whether to take the gamble with the bureaucratic system.

 

Chelsea’s legal team are looking into the problem while Schaper continues to train and play for the Rovers academy.

[chaddyrovers]

5 minutes ago, KentExile said:

top 5 or 6.  

Pereira at Leicester (if he gets back to where he was), Young at Ipswich (if his legs haven't dropped off) & van Ewijk at Coventry are probably the stand outs .  But Brittain comes in the next lot after that for me

I think Van Ewijk and Pereira are the best 2 in the league. then about 5 or 6 players similar quality of player and Brittain is one of that 5/6 in

[Emerald Isle Rover]

11 minutes ago, KentExile said:

top 5 or 6.  

Pereira at Leicester (if he gets back to where he was), Young at Ipswich (if his legs haven't dropped off) & van Ewijk at Coventry are probably the stand outs .  But Brittain comes in the next lot after that for me

Agreed yes 

[BRFC.]

12 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

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’d bite my own arms off for 21st 

[rigger]

15 minutes ago, BRFC. said:

I’d bite my own arms off for 21st 

I've told you a million times, to stop exaggerating.

[BRFC.]

29 minutes ago, rigger said:

I've told you a million times, to stop exaggerating.

What makes you think it’s an over exaggeration and we won’t go down? 

[rigger]

Just now, BRFC. said:

What makes you think it’s an over exaggeration and we won’t go down? 

I see the sense of humour bypass, worked.

[joey_big_nose]

We cant be at all sure how good the window is until the players we bought have a decent run of games - probably till end of October. But the balance of probability based on the lack of Championship track record for any of them is from absolutely disastrous to surprisingly okay.

So somewhere between 1/10 (massive downgrade) to 5/10 (just about maintained the overall quality) Its very unlikely we will have improved overall. But stranger things have happened in the Championship I suppose. We get the "fun" of finding out.

We are ultimately comparing

Gudjonsen vs Weiman

McCloughlin vs Batth

Miller vs Hyam

Alebiouso vs Brittain

Baradji vs Travis

Morishita vs Dolan

Henrickson vs Leonard

Gardner-Hickman vs JRC

Tavares vs Buckley

De Neve vs Owen Beck

Plus how Montgomery and Tyjon step up.

Edited 26 minutes ago by joey_big_nose

[BRFC.]

34 minutes ago, rigger said:

I see the sense of humour bypass, worked.

Ah😂😂😂

[dingles staying down 4ever]

20 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

We cant be at all sure how good the window is until the players we bought have a decent run of games - probably till end of October. But the balance of probability based on the lack of Championship track record for any of them is from absolutely disastrous to surprisingly okay.

So somewhere between 1/10 (massive downgrade) to 5/10 (just about maintained the overall quality) Its very unlikely we will have improved overall. But stranger things have happened in the Championship I suppose. We get the "fun" of finding out.

We are ultimately comparing

Gudjonsen vs Weiman

McCloughlin vs Batth

Miller vs Hyam

Alebiouso vs Brittain

Baradji vs Travis

Morishita vs Dolan

Henrickson vs Leonard

Grady-Macken vs JRC

Tavares vs Buckley

Plus how Montgomery and Tyjon step up.

I think the lad from Birmingham is JRC replacement. Youve got the wrong double barrelled name there.

 

[Tomphil2]

Why is Nixon obsessed with Blackburn Rovers academy kids ?

The non stories he puts out aren't even newsworthy and rarely something you see in regards to other clubs academies.

Almost as if he is trying to draw attention to our kids for some reason.......

[Leonard Venkhater]

12 hours ago, Polky said:

That cameo at Bramall Lane made me ill.

My own disease was profound anger!

[KentExile]

36 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

We cant be at all sure how good the window is until the players we bought have a decent run of games - probably till end of October. But the balance of probability based on the lack of Championship track record for any of them is from absolutely disastrous to surprisingly okay.

So somewhere between 1/10 (massive downgrade) to 5/10 (just about maintained the overall quality) Its very unlikely we will have improved overall. But stranger things have happened in the Championship I suppose. We get the "fun" of finding out.

We are ultimately comparing

Gudjonsen vs Weiman

McCloughlin vs Batth

Miller vs Hyam

Alebiouso vs Brittain

Baradji vs Travis

Morishita vs Dolan

Henrickson vs Leonard

Grady-Macken vs JRC

Tavares vs Buckley

Plus how Montgomery and Tyjon step up.

 

13 minutes ago, dingles staying down 4ever said:

I think the lad from Birmingham is JRC replacement. Youve got the wrong double barrelled name there.

 

If I was to nit pick, I would also say Henriksen is the replacement for Weimann, & Gudjohnsen is the replacement for Leonard (at least until Gueye gets sold to Turkey this week), rather than the other way around

Edit, also De Neve for Beck

Edited 2 hours ago by KentExile

[Tomphil2]

34 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

We cant be at all sure how good the window is until the players we bought have a decent run of games - probably till end of October. But the balance of probability based on the lack of Championship track record for any of them is from absolutely disastrous to surprisingly okay.

So somewhere between 1/10 (massive downgrade) to 5/10 (just about maintained the overall quality) Its very unlikely we will have improved overall. But stranger things have happened in the Championship I suppose. We get the "fun" of finding out.

We are ultimately comparing

Gudjonsen vs Weiman

McCloughlin vs Batth

Miller vs Hyam

Alebiouso vs Brittain

Baradji vs Travis

Morishita vs Dolan

Henrickson vs Leonard

Grady-Macken vs JRC

Tavares vs Buckley

Plus how Montgomery and Tyjon step up.

Almost like we are comparing 10k+ a week players to 3-5k a week players......

[BankEnd Rover]

The players we've signed won't be the reason we'll struggle, it will be down to the manager.

I like most of our signing and think all will make an impact, bar De Neve. 

 

[RevidgeBlue]

16 minutes ago, dingles staying down 4ever said:

I think the lad from Birmingham is JRC replacement. Youve got the wrong double barrelled name there.

 

I think you're crediting them too much with something approximating to a plan there. He was a warm body still available and brought into the building at the last minute after Hyam left. Hyam hasnt been replaced like for like.

[BRFC.]

4 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

The players we've signed won't be the reason we'll struggle, it will be down to the manager.

I like most of our signing and think all will make an impact, bar De Neve. 

 

Manager is out his depth, willing to receive criticism for it but I’ll say it early he’s a poor manager. He will get given plenty of time (the lack of experience and time to “gel” and “transitions”) will all be used as excuses for the struggles this season 

Edited 2 hours ago by BRFC.

[roversfan99]

2 hours ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Callum Brittain is not the best right back in this league 

Who is? Brittain was 2nd in the league last season behind Bogle, maybe Roberts had a shout, but neither are in the league now.

2 hours ago, KentExile said:

top 5 or 6.  

Pereira at Leicester (if he gets back to where he was), Young at Ipswich (if his legs haven't dropped off), Mads Roerslev at Southampton & van Ewijk at Coventry are probably the stand outs .  But Brittain comes in the next lot after that for me

Van Ewijk is up there for sure.

Young is 40, he probably wont even be a regular at Ipswich. No way is he better now. Pereira was better in the past but again his day has gone and he is mainly a sub. Roerslev hasnt shown he is better than Brittain either.

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

I think Van Ewijk and Pereira are the best 2 in the league. then about 5 or 6 players similar quality of player and Brittain is one of that 5/6 in

He is working his way down the list now he has left.

[RevidgeBlue]

Just now, BRFC. said:

Manager is out his depth, willing to receive criticism for it but I’ll say it early he’s a poor manager 

Don't think you're saying it early, most of us said it before he arrived.

[roversfan99]

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

on Gueye, he hasn't progress under Ismael cos he doesn't suit our style anymore. 

on Gestede, he has been full control along with Owen and Ismael with signings this summer without in fighting we witness the summer previously

exactly my point

How do you know that there has been no in fighting?

He was expecting to keep key players and only need to make 6 or 7 signings to build on that. 

Sure he is buzzing to lose all of the players we have and to see Hyam flogged without replacement on deadline day. If hes not had a moan about that behind closed doors then he really is all about not rocking the boat to stay on that nice long contract he wont get at another Championship club. 

[RevidgeBlue]

2 hours ago, Tugayisgod said:

Exclusive

By Alan Nixon

Chelsea’s bid to sign super teen Camden Schaper has hit an agonising snag that has left the kid in limbo.

 

The London giants have agreed a stunning £750,000 deal with Blackburn Rovers for the 13-year-old wonder.

 

However there is a huge paperwork problem as Schaper is South African and only joined Blackburn’s academy when they got special permission for him to be in the country.

 

Schaper came to England with his family 18 months ago and was granted residency status to play for Rovers as a young hopeful.

 

But if Chelsea want to sign Schaper and take him permanently they need to apply for a VISA and that may not be successful because of his age.

 

And in a further twist Chelsea do not want to spend the money and then risk being snubbed by the government about signing the whizz kid.

 

The process can only be gone through once the transfer is complete - and that also could impact the player.

 

If Schaper is not granted a visa to play he would not have a club and be unable to move to any British team until he applies again - a year later.

 

It is a troubling hurdle for all parties to face and Schaper is currently still at Blackburn until Chelsea decide whether to take the gamble with the bureaucratic system.

 

Chelsea’s legal team are looking into the problem while Schaper continues to train and play for the Rovers academy.

Not sure why this has got 6 likes, is it only me who finds the fact we appear to view kids this age as an extra income stream fairly disgusting?

If you're going to bring them in, at least develop them and then let's see them in the blue and white halves before we flog them on.

[roversfan99]

3 hours ago, NeilInBristol said:

lol I had actually forgotten that we had “ signed” baradji

A strange one shrouded in mystery.

I get that he was clearly one that was wanted but if he isnt fit any time soon then it is such a bizarre bit of business.

[Tugayisgod]

1 minute ago, BRFC. said:

Manager is out his depth, willing to receive criticism for it but I’ll say it early he’s a poor manager 

This is the narrative the people like Gestede and Pasha want. Pull the rug from under his feet by selling the cornerstones of your team and replace with untried foreigners. If it fails, nothing to do with them, it's all down to the manager ( who was pleading to keep these players)

Just like JDT and Eustace, Ismael has both hands tied behind his back trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear.

If it goes tits up this season I won't be blaming Ismael, I'll know who's to blame

[roversfan99]

The blame undoubtedly goes above Ismael but I do also think that he is a far inferior manager to what has gone before.

Which just compounds the issue.