2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[islander200]

26 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Someone must be leaving then as we're well stocked at CB.

We ain't well stocked. 

Hyam and forever injured Carter.

Wharton has been out injured for over a year we can't go into the season counting on him.

[DutchRover]

3 minutes ago, Damien said:

You have to wonder if things will improve on the transfer front because it was Steve holding the negotiations back for all our main targets. 
Even if it wasn’t him, will they go for it a bit more to make it LOOK like it was his fault? 
 

Who knows? 
 

Let’s just hope.

I was just wondering the same, they may try push out the boat this summer in the hope that fan unrest dies down and Suhail can return to the shadows. 

[KentExile]

2 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Interesting about Drameh, saying interest has increased recently...

As reported last week, Hull City's Cody Drameh is a target to strengthen Rovers' right-back options. However, their interest has developed beyond the initial inquiry stage.

I wonder if that is a typo/missing word, the way the rest of the sentence is worded, It maybe should say "However, their interest has not developed beyond the initial inquiry stage."

Would make more sense, grammatically speaking

Edited Monday at 11:04 by KentExile

[DutchRover]

3 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Interesting about Drameh, saying interest has increased recently...

As reported last week, Hull City's Cody Drameh is a target to strengthen Rovers' right-back options. However, their interest has developed beyond the initial inquiry stage.

I wasn't sure if this was a typo, the use of "However" implies that the interest has not developed rather than that it has.

Edited Monday at 11:05 by DutchRover

[davulsukur]

9 minutes ago, islander200 said:

We ain't well stocked. 

Hyam and forever injured Carter.

Wharton has been out injured for over a year we can't go into the season counting on him.

You’re forgetting the plan is to get more minutes into academy players.

[47er]

4 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

As reported last week, Hull City's Cody Drameh is a target to strengthen Rovers' right-back options.

ie assist us us to sell Brittain rather than "strengthening? Get £2-3m for Brittain, spend less on a replacement.

That's my fear anyway. We are going to have to sell players soon and there's not many who will bring in much money.

[islander200]

2 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

You’re forgetting the plan is to get more minutes into academy players.

Gestede already said in those podcasts that a left sided centre back would be targeted. 

We need a centre back 

[rigger]

2 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Gestede already said in those podcasts that a left sided centre back would be targeted. 

We need a centre back 

We need a good center-back.

[RoversClitheroe]

23 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Interesting about Drameh, saying interest has increased recently...

As reported last week, Hull City's Cody Drameh is a target to strengthen Rovers' right-back options. However, their interest has developed beyond the initial inquiry stage.

Hasn't" is what I think it was meant to say

[MarkBRFC]

22 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Interesting about Drameh, saying interest has increased recently...

As reported last week, Hull City's Cody Drameh is a target to strengthen Rovers' right-back options. However, their interest has developed beyond the initial inquiry stage.

Definitely a typo there. It "hasn't" developed past initial inquiry is what it should say.

Be amazed if they get this bloke over the line. Another smokescreen is my guess to make it look like things are happening.

[davulsukur]

10 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Gestede already said in those podcasts that a left sided centre back would be targeted. 

We need a centre back 

We do, but I’m sure New, Hyam, Carter, Wharton, academy, academy will be enough in the clubs eyes 

[harryhealless1928]

If the budget is excessively threadbare perhaps we should prioritise certain signings over other ones? While ideally I`d sign them all up for another season  why not put Baath as No.1, Dolan as No.2(because he does have resale value and every decent player we have can`t be 35+ years of age). If Weimann has to be let go, so be it. Adjust if the player wants to leave.

Same with the best 3 players;I1d put Tronstadt as No.!, Travis as No.2 and get them signed up on longer deals quickly! If this means Brittain has to be let go, so be it. Maybe we have to target replacements in other positions as well?

This zero planning won`t end well.  We did extraordinarily well to finish 7th,after losing Adam Wharton & super Sammi Szmodics and are essentially in the same boat as Sheffield United in spite of their huge financial advantage over us.

 

[BankEnd Rover]

This bloke has 3 more years on his contract and has a valuation of 3million euros...Will certainly be taking up a large chunk of our budget unless he has a clause in his contract? 

[MarkBRFC]

7 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

This bloke has 3 more years on his contract and has a valuation of 3million euros...Will certainly be taking up a large chunk of our budget unless he has a clause in his contract? 

Possible relegation clause, that's the only way I imagine we could look at something like this.

I still expect Elliot to pen an article in mid June though saying that talks have "stalled".

Like said earlier, smokescreen.

[roversfan99]

A very random target, if we had Hyam, Carter, Batth and Wharton then centre back would not be an area we would be best served spending a reasonable chunk of our tiny budget on, but it seems like Batth might be leaving and who can blame him. I remain unconvinced until hes here holding up the shirt and the paperwork is all done.

Why is a potential new contract for Brittain a "big statement?" Im not sure it would be at any other football club, getting a player to sign a new deal. It would of course be good news but im sick of hearing that players are close to new deals or that we are trying. Again, only matters when signed.

And that line on Drameh sums up the standard of Jackson's journalism. Spelling and grammar errors leading in this case to misleading or confusing stories.

[Wheelton Blue]

At present, any talk of paying transfer fees is pie in the sky IMO.

With no money incoming from the owners for the forseeable, the club will need to save every penny to just pay the bills.

It's more likely we'll sell than buy.

[Theaxe15]

Wharton gets a mention here and there about being an option. If when he was fit he was barely passable as a good back up. Now after over a year out I wouldn’t want him near the bench even.

[Exiled_Rover]

3 minutes ago, Theaxe15 said:

Wharton gets a mention here and there about being an option. If when he was fit he was barely passable as a good back up. Now after over a year out I wouldn’t want him near the bench even.

Then you have to ship him out as he'll be on a decent wage (for us).

[RevidgeBlue]

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

 

 

Jackson needs to avoid becoming the PR man for the Regime again.

Why would merely re- signing one of our players up on a new deal represent a major statement of intent?

We can't even get 34 year old Batth over the line for another season.

As others have said - just announce signings after they're made. Otherwise it's a complete non story.

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Then you have to ship him out as he'll be on a decent wage (for us).

Best defender we have when he's fit and playing well. If someone had to go would be far better off shipping out the massively over-rated Hyam.

[roversfan99]

Hyam is our most underrated player. He was one of our best players last season yet is often seen as amongst the rubbish we can do without.

[Admiral Nelsen]

3 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Best defender we have when he's fit and playing well. If someone had to go would be far better off shipping out the massively over-rated Hyam.

 

I'd put them both in a pretty similar bracket to be honest, in that they're both massively impacted by our style of play. They lack pace (this will likely be a huge issue for Wharton now) and can cause us problems if we're asking them to do too much with the ball. Both though, have looked really impressive at this level when they've not been asked to do what they don't have in their kit bag. 

 

I've always liked Wharton and I think the Eustace set up this year would have got a tune out of him had he been fit. I'd definitely like to keep him and see him stay fit and get back to his best, but if Ismael wants to play a high line then he's an accident waiting to happen. As are Hyam and Batth too, in fairness. 

[Lucimo]

It might be worth getting the Saudi Arabian guy in, just in case he has a rich daddy, who'll give Venkys's an offer they cant refuse.

[Forever Blue]

30 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

A very random target, if we had Hyam, Carter, Batth and Wharton then centre back would not be an area we would be best served spending a reasonable chunk of our tiny budget on, but it seems like Batth might be leaving and who can blame him. I remain unconvinced until hes here holding up the shirt and the paperwork is all done.

Why is a potential new contract for Brittain a "big statement?" Im not sure it would be at any other football club, getting a player to sign a new deal. It would of course be good news but im sick of hearing that players are close to new deals or that we are trying. Again, only matters when signed.

And that line on Drameh sums up the standard of Jackson's journalism. Spelling and grammar errors leading in this case to misleading or confusing stories.

Strange criticism. They told us they wanted a LCB, and it looks like they’re going to get one. 

[Theaxe15]

29 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Best defender we have when he's fit and playing well. If someone had to go would be far better off shipping out the massively over-rated Hyam.

Rarely fit and anyone is a good player when “playing well”. Talking about shipping out Hyam who played every minute last season in favour of keeping Wharton who has been injured over a year and has had short bursts of doing okay. Smells of “Blackburn lad” tax