2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[simongarnerisgod]

4 minutes ago, aletheia said:

Smart man and obviously not desperate. Trav next.

it`s nailed on imo,carter would have been next on the list if he had`nt been injured

[Angry_Pirate]

Not at all what I imagined him to look like. It looks like he's spent too long north of the border on the Iron Bru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

(I say that as ⅔ Scottish myself).

Edited August 4 by Angry_Pirate

[KentExile]

8 minutes ago, JBiz said:

Also according to some basic online stats which may be well off, Darragh Lenihan is Boro’s top earner on 20k+.
 

I doubt any of our players are on that, let alone a wage structure with those sort of figures built in for parity.

It will always come down to turnover unless we’ve a owner who wants to invest, funnily enough, like Boro.

 

Miller could be a solid investment though and I’m looking forward to a long throw as a weapon!

Morgan Whittaker has since surpassed him as their top earner, somewhere between £25K-£30K/week

Edited August 4 by KentExile

[aletheia]

And so it goes on…

….transitional phase (again)… 
…scapegoat blamed –it was previous regime’s fault re contracts etc (ie. Swag)… 
…new scapegoat in place (smirking and able to spin with a straight face like Keane)…
…expensive players offloaded and cheaper replacements brought in… 
…new narrative in place (ie. it’s all about youth)…
…we have signed 5 new players (likely to be 6), not to mention possible loans, be grateful…
…shadow man, still in shadows successfully manipulating the narrative for the hard of thinking…
…Rao’s still…can’t be bothered to type a list of ills…

 

[simongarnerisgod]

how much will travis fetch????? his replacements are in talks about signing,so it`s blindingly obvious he`s on his way out

[KentExile]

1 minute ago, simongarnerisgod said:

how much will travis fetch????? his replacements are in talks about signing,so it`s blindingly obvious he`s on his way out

If Brittain went for £3.5M, you would think maybe £2.5M - £3M

both English, same contract situation, Brittain probably a better footballer

Edited August 4 by KentExile

[JBiz]

2 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Morgan Whittaker has since surpassed him as their top earner, somewhere between £25K-£30K/week

Wonder what their total wage bill currently is compared to ours, it’s a difficult thing to find out until the financial year after.

[simongarnerisgod]

Just now, KentExile said:

If Brittain went for £3.5M, you would think maybe £2.5M - £3M

wonder if eustace is circling????he might want hair extension pears as well

[KentExile]

5 minutes ago, JBiz said:

Wonder what their total wage bill currently is compared to ours, it’s a difficult thing to find out until the financial year after.

 

a couple of years out of date (due to how accounts are submitted/processed, financial years etc), & Rovers have downgraded a bit since these figures

https://www.matchdayfinance.com/post/championship-financial-results-season-2023-24

Edited August 4 by KentExile

[DutchRover]

You'd hope for at least 3m for Trav.

Wage figures are tragic, would guess that we are probably 3rd or 4th lowest in the league now.

Players we released or sold were presumably higher earners (Dolan aside), and we are replacing them with cheaper ones. It is literally the Coyle era project all over again, which I seem to recall was the last time Suhail had complete control....

[Emerald Isle Rover]

7 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

how much will travis fetch????? his replacements are in talks about signing,so it`s blindingly obvious he`s on his way out

Depends who the buyer is but I’d say similar to Brittain 

[alcd]

2 hours ago, rigger said:

I cannot remember an occasion when a team losing a right-back has been a major blow. 

Keith Newton. That team went from 2nd at Xmas to relegation the following season. 

[KentExile]

6 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

wonder if eustace is circling????he might want hair extension pears as well

Can't see that, he has Zetterstrom already there

Trav to Derby though, is easy to envisage 😞 

[JBiz]

6 minutes ago, KentExile said:

 

a couple of years out of date (due to how accounts are submitted/processed, financial years etc), & Rovers have downgraded a bit since these figures

https://www.matchdayfinance.com/post/championship-financial-results-season-2023-24

Yea I’d agree and theirs has probably gone up. Probably close to double ours now!

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Depends who the buyer is but I’d say similar to Brittain 

mission accomplished,sell the last players who are of any value,i think this last lot of sales are it,we litteraly don`t have anyone else to sell who`ll bring in any money,the cupboard is now officially bare,unless tyjon turns out to be another adam wharton,then he`ll be sold quicker than an a ipad on black friday

be interesting to see what will happen next season 

[Waggy76]

Just now, simongarnerisgod said:

mission accomplished,sell the last players who are of any value,i think this last lot of sales are it,we litteraly don`t have anyone else to sell who`ll bring in any money,the cupboard is now officially bare,unless tyjon turns out to be another adam wharton,then he`ll be sold quicker than an a ipad on black friday

be interesting to see what will happen next season 

Probably , relegation to League 2 !

[KentExile]

Just now, simongarnerisgod said:

be interesting  terrifying to see what will happen next season 

fixed it for you 😉 

[roversfan99]

Hopefully Miller will be fit soon. Injured at the moment and even when he is fit will have to quickly get up to speed.

I do worry that Ismael will opt for Montgomery over Alebiosu in the mean time which would be asking for trouble.

The Miller deal makes sense on paper but to lose the best right back (or if not, then one of) is a massive blow whichever way you look at it.

Seems like Miller is athletic, has a good throw and is a threat at set pieces although is prone to issues with concentration and isnt going to offer the same attacking threat. Concerning that his form improved when not playing at right back where he had received a bit of stick.

Hibs fans seem sad to see him go (and about the potential of Hanley being his replacement) which is a good sign and at an age where he can improve.

[roversfan99]

That privy is clearly a club plant and comes across terribly.

Obviously has information but in exchange for releasing that, has an agenda to make the club seem flawless. Likes to make the issues we face seem out of our hands.

[KentExile]

Just now, roversfan99 said:

That privy is clearly a club plant and comes across terribly.

Obviously has information but in exchange for releasing that, has an agenda to make the club seem flawless. Likes to make the issues we face seem out of our hands.

Do we think its Pasha or Rudy?

[rovers11]

Miller is a decent signing but he's not as good as the player he's replaced, so ultimately we're weaker now. 

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

2 hours ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

Last season was Brittains best season he had for us. With that memory still fresh, it seems a bad loss

However, he is a replaceable player. This isn’t a Sammie Szmodics moment

Brittain was very good going forward and proved a reliable outlet. He allowed us to play out from the back as if we managed to spread it to him in space he’d cover ground very quickly. By all accounts, they’re the same attributes Millar has

Where Brittain let himself down is his defending. He got beat quite a bit and allowed too many crosses in for me. Millar is supposedly better at that aspect of the game. If we do manage to get that deal over the line then the blow of losing him is softened 

We still haven't replaced Szmodic 🤷🏻‍♂️

[simongarnerisgod]

Just now, rovers11 said:

Miller is a decent signing but he's not as good as the player he's replaced, so ultimately we're weaker now. 

nobody on the board can work that out,they don`t take any notice of the coaching staff thats clear,i can`t believe ismael wanted to sell brittain and get someone in who`s not as good

[alcd]

35 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Agreed... My best guess at the moment is Brittain, Dolan, Travisz Tronstad etc are looking for £10k+ plus and its a hard no, while McCloughlin, Millar etc come in for 6k to 9k.

I am completely speculating but it does seem weird we are letting players go for free over say 5k a week which is 0.5M over two years, but if we could sell them at a time of our choosing they would be worth millions to us?

Given that none of these players - Dolan, Brittain, Travis - are Premier League standard, only Championship clubs will buy them. But they cannot afford to pay the inflated price that a player with more than 2 years remaining can command. Would Boro pay £5m+ for Brittain? 

[NeilInBristol]

27 minutes ago, Angry_Pirate said:

Not at all what I imagined him to look like. It looks like he's spent too long north of the border on the Iron Bru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

(I say that as ⅔ Scottish myself).

Wtf is this picture about. He looks so weird. Have we got rid of our professional photographer now and brought in an apprentice?