2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[RevidgeBlue]

7 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Is much rather a fit left back than one who is o hired all the time 

He joined slightly late, played 24 times and picked up one reasonably serious injury which kept him out for a number of games.

Hardly "all the time".

[roversfan99]

10 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

You haven't responded to what I said. Why won't you acknowledge there is a systemic problem at the club with renewing deals and it isn't acceptable? I'm not talking about individual deals, I'm talking about the very clear pattern. We all are. You seem to be the only one who isn't seeing/acknowledging it. Instead you keep resorting to trying to justify each fuckup.

Exactly this. Its an excellent deflection tactic to start going off on tangents about individuals. 

Its the pattern. The indefensible pattern.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

17 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

He joined slightly late, played 24 times and picked up one reasonably serious injury which kept him out for a number of games.

Hardly "all the time".

Missed double figures for Bolton 

missed double figures for Dundee 

missed double figures for us (20 plus) 

already injured for Derby 

I’d say that’s a pattern and not just ‘ a number of games’ 

[B16Rover]

Ignoring the inane conversations above from all of Sartre's waiters, does the loan window now also shut? And free agents?

[RevidgeBlue]

7 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Missed double figures for Bolton 

missed double figures for Dundee 

missed double figures for us (20 plus) 

already injured for Derby 

I’d say that’s a pattern and not just ‘ a number of games’ 

Very few players play forty odd games a season.

I don't know what your problem is with him. You're obsessed with it.

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, B16Rover said:

Ignoring the inane conversations above from all of Sartre's waiters, does the loan window now also shut? And free agents?

There isn't a separate loan window.

Free agents can join any time as long as they were free agents before the window shut.

[B16Rover]

Just now, RevidgeBlue said:

There isn't a separate loan window.

Free agents can join any time as long as they were free agents before the window shut.

Ah, does the Scottish window have different dates then? Saw something about Celtic trying to loan someone.  But may have been more generalised 

[joey_big_nose]

16 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Missed double figures for Bolton 

missed double figures for Dundee 

missed double figures for us (20 plus) 

already injured for Derby 

I’d say that’s a pattern and not just ‘ a number of games’ 

I agree there's enough injuries now to make not bringing Beck (if even we could have, which I doubt) back a good call.

30 years of watching rovers has brought me to the point that if anyone has a significant injury record just don't sign them no matter how good they are. It's not just the time they are out, it's the time for them to get back up to speed and the disruption and uncertainty they bring to the squad.

JRC is another one where Charlton have taken a really big gamble.

[RevidgeBlue]

21 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

Ah, does the Scottish window have different dates then? Saw something about Celtic trying to loan someone.  But may have been more generalised 

Just had a quick glance, the rules seem to be different in Scotland.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

33 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Very few players play forty odd games a season.

I don't know what your problem is with him. You're obsessed with it.

Obsessed with it? Hardly by stating the fact a player is highly injury prone. No good in having a good player if they are only available about 50% of the time 

it’s not rocket science  

[roversfan99]

 

 

35 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

I agree there's enough injuries now to make not bringing Beck (if even we could have, which I doubt) back a good call.

30 years of watching rovers has brought me to the point that if anyone has a significant injury record just don't sign them no matter how good they are. It's not just the time they are out, it's the time for them to get back up to speed and the disruption and uncertainty they bring to the squad.

JRC is another one where Charlton have taken a really big gamble.

We have gone one step further and literally signed a replacement for our captain who is injured right now with an unknown return date.

[roversfan99]

22 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Just had a quick glance, the rules seem to be different in Scotland.

I dont think the rules are different but their window closed ever so slightly after ours.

For example, they were selling Idah and wanted a striker called Dolberg who in the end chose against joining. So they went for Iheanacho very late before the deadline. To get the deal done, he agreed to rip up his contract at (I think) Sevilla so that he was a free agent when the Scottish window closed to allow him to then sign for free.

[wilsdenrover]

Squad list announced:

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/september/08/rovers-submit-2025-26-squad-list/

[RevidgeBlue]

14 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Squad list announced:

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/september/08/rovers-submit-2025-26-squad-list/

Grim reading.

Only 23 players including a keeper completely out of favour and various sick notes.

[RevidgeBlue]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

I dont think the rules are different but their window closed ever so slightly after ours.

For example, they were selling Idah and wanted a striker called Dolberg who in the end chose against joining. So they went for Iheanacho very late before the deadline. To get the deal done, he agreed to rip up his contract at (I think) Sevilla so that he was a free agent when the Scottish window closed to allow him to then sign for free.

It looks like the differences are mainly limited to SPL Clubs loaning 16-21 year olds to other Scottish "Partner" Clubs. (Whatever they are)

I did also read something online saying Scottish Clubs could also loan players from England but I suspect that's several years out of date.

[wilsdenrover]

3 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

It looks like the differences are mainly limited to SPL Clubs loaning 16-21 year olds to other Scottish "Partner" Clubs. (Whatever they are)

I did also read something online saying Scottish Clubs could also loan players from England but I suspect that's several years out of date.

Linked to this maybe??

https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/young-players-given-greater-flexibility-to-move-during-key-development-stage-as-cooperation-system-launches-in-scotland/

[DutchRover]

Glad to see they registered Pears, hopefully we will use him as 2nd choice while we still pay him, even if they plan is to offload in January.

[philipl]

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Grim reading.

Only 23 players including a keeper completely out of favour and various sick notes.

Only 10 players I would be confident of being good enough to keep us in the Championship 

[Polky]

 

[BRFC.]

9 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

Also add Carter, Wharton and Pickering to that too.

Yeah I was just more so saying players who have been signed in the past year but I can see Carter and Pickering going in January if I’m honest 

[yeti-dog]

1 hour ago, philipl said:

Only 10 players I would be confident of being good enough to keep us in the Championship 

I have concerns like everyone else but I think there's a few more than 10 if I'm being honest.

[Ricky]

8 minutes ago, yeti-dog said:

I have concerns like everyone else but I think there's a few more than 10 if I'm being honest.

I think it’s just the unknown at the moment. We haven’t seen enough of the new signings to really make a judgement. Still surprised we haven’t looked to bring in a free CB after the window closed. They would have had a bit of time to train during the international break. 

[M_B]

6 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Exactly this. Its an excellent deflection tactic to start going off on tangents about individuals. 

Its the pattern. The indefensible pattern.

The pattern will change when it comes to renewing the more recently signed players. 

They're not going to re sign players on contracts they don't agree with. 

[Hasta]

7 minutes ago, M_B said:

The pattern will change when it comes to renewing the more recently signed players. 

They're not going to re sign players on contracts they don't agree with. 

What if other mediocre Championship clubs offer those players average Championship salaries we “don’t agree with” ?

[roversfan99]

19 minutes ago, M_B said:

The pattern will change when it comes to renewing the more recently signed players. 

They're not going to re sign players on contracts they don't agree with. 

We will see. Assuming they become established and their value goes up and they want better money, I am sure we wont agree with that either.

Just to clarify. You dont have any worries at all with our inability to get new contracts sorted for current players?

Edited 1 hour ago by roversfan99