2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Polky]

Can’t remember who mentioned him as a target, but he’s off to Saudi.

[glen9mullan]

Just now, Polky said:

No wonder JE was flirting with every championship club when a job became available.

People call him a snake, but why wouldn’t you join a club that’s moving in the right direction as a collective, full stadium, money to spend on players, better wage and closer to home!?

Things will come to a head sooner rather than later ,

Had a good 6 hours with Rory last night in Dublin  and tbh Rovers wise its been full on for the last 10 days in particular. So much leaking, people speaking out and the pieces coming together.

We've also got a fantastic guest lined up for WATR TV, which cant be missed.

Whilst there's fans who care, the war can be won 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

34 minutes ago, JHRover said:

You haven't answered my question. No surprises because you can't.

The question was how do you know that Ismael has been open and honest about the situation? 

You don't. Nobody does other than him and the people he works for. Even he might not know whether the version of events he has been given by the Regime is accurate or not. It certainly wouldn't be the first time they have misled or lied to one of their employees to shore up their Regime.

Its funny. You are a big fan of the 'Head Coach' model yet for some reason think that Ismael will have intricate knowledge of all contract negotiations, which isn't really what happens under a head coach model, where the board and D of F deal with that side of things. I bet he has no idea other than being told player x isn't signing or getting a new deal. 

I know what Jackson has reported. He's another lavishing praise on Ismael for 'honesty' - I'll ask again - how does he know he's being honest or more importantly even if he is that he's not been fed a load of tripe by his employers?

Same could be asked of you or anybody else how do you know he’s been fed information from the club? Where’s the proof or are you just assuming like the rest of us. Works both ways that argument 

[Polky]

1 minute ago, glen9mullan said:

Things will come to a head sooner rather than later ,

Had a good 6 hours with Rory last night in Dublin  and tbh Rovers wise its been full on for the last 10 days in particular. So much leaking, people speaking out and the pieces coming together.

We've also got a fantastic guest lined up for WATR TV, which cant be missed.

Whilst there's fans who care, the war can be won 

Keep up the fight, Glen!

Very much appreciated 👍🏻

[davulsukur]

31 minutes ago, glen9mullan said:

As ive posted previously and from multiple sources (at least 11) all either employees or players.

All points to one man , the one man who arrived last summer and is universally hated across the club more than suhail.

This aint about money, this is about the whole environment. One outgoing employee of many years who I had an hour chat with Saturday, puts the blame firmly at Gestedes door.

Id not post this if I couldn't support it either , hence Suhail was so desperate to have Gestedes name removed from the minutes 

What's RG's endgame here? He's dismantling the squad and replacing with cheap no marks. This route is likely to lead us into league one.

Assume he's got some hefty bonus for such significant wage savings?

[Emerald Isle Rover]

43 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Disagree, he could easily say things along the lines of not wanting to talk about the situation...He did not have to say what he said.

We either want transparency or we don’t - no grey areas in between 

[glen9mullan]

3 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

What's RG's endgame here? He's dismantling the squad and replacing with cheap no marks. This route is likely to lead us into league one.

Assume he's got some hefty bonus for such significant wage savings?

Ive my own opinion on this but wont post it as I can't prove it yet , its important with the spotter club we only post what we can prove

[Tomphil2]

6 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

What's RG's endgame here? He's dismantling the squad and replacing with cheap no marks. This route is likely to lead us into league one.

Assume he's got some hefty bonus for such significant wage savings?

I did wonder if he was on commission or working for someone who is it wouldn't surprise me if he disappeared once all the wheeling and dealing is done.

And it turns out he was hired on a short term consultancy basis, like Senior was.

Extremely odd how he parachuted in from nowhere then next news he's running the whole football operation.

[booth]

41 minutes ago, glen9mullan said:

On JE his card was marked when he brought weimann in to train against Gestedes wishes, he was told he couldn't have him and he went Waggott to get it done.

Weimann op was because he was told when JE went his days were numbered and he would not be staying.

How people keep plugging the VL dont want or its the players fault.

The list of those who have spoken out about to the toxicity are the ones exiting.

Contracts/money is pure propaganda 

So if Gestede had backed JE perhaps he would have stayed.

Another clueless scumbag if true.

Kean, Anderson, Shaw, Waggott, Suhail, Gestede. What next?

I'm fully expecting the ghost of Jimmy Savile to turn up at some point.

Edited 2 hours ago by booth

[neophox]

Joke club Blackburn Rovers.. welcome to the circus...

[Ghost7]

It can't go on like this can it?

[Waggy76]

9 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

I did wonder if he was on commission or working for someone who is it wouldn't surprise me if he disappeared once all the wheeling and dealing is done.

And it turns out he was hired on a short term consultancy basis, like Senior was.

Extremely odd how he parachuted in from nowhere then next news he's running the whole football operation.

Senior, I had forgotten about him, never to be seen again after defeat at Brentford, wasn't he an ex agent or was it his wife? 

 

[neophox]

And Gestede needs to f..k off?

[JHRover]

I'm not going to forget that two of our summer signings were made from Vincent Tan's Belgian club.

I don't believe in coincidences like that in football, much less where this gang are concerned. 

I'm sure in fullness of time more connections will emerge between Rudy and friendly faces elsewhere. 

He's here to make a name for himself by unearthing a gem or two, doing the Venky dirty work under the facade of a new project/era.

He'll be sacrificed before next summer and another project starts.

Next time it will be another 180 pivot to a British model and old school manager again.

[booth]

1 minute ago, neophox said:

And Gestede needs to f..k off?

 

After that another will take his place. Same will happen with the vacant CEO role, same with Suhail.

It's Venky's that need to f..k off.
 

[chaddyrovers]

26 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

No one said to break it for one player.

The issue is clearly how low that ceiling is in the first place.

At least you are acknowledging the pattern. 

Couple of questions:

- Do events of recent days and the potential to lose more key players in any way change your prediction of 6th?

- you have been strong on certain opinions, justifying the clubs unwillingness to sign more than 1 more player, net of sales. You said I was wrong in suggesting that we cant just assume that say Montgomery/Michalski/Tyjon are all ready. And you previously have highlighted Kargbo as evidence of good recruitment. Have any of those opinions waivered?

You loved asking questions do you? 

answer to the first question, we see in May but given Ismael's recent comments and with Brittain and Travis leaving its feel more of a season of transition and mid table finish. 

answer to your second question, We need a new right winger signing for deffo, should have been done by now. Secondly as Ismael has said we can replace players who leaves but you can't keep signing players after players without letting players leave. Stockpiling players isn't an option

No my opinion haven't waivered on Michalski, Montgomery or Tyjon. You got to understand that these young players will have up and down, but you need support them at the right time and give them kick up in the arse sometimes but that all point of developing young players. They will have up and down but we are right to want to develop our own players given we have Category 1 academy 

 

 

16 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Why are you swallowing this "before he joined the club" shite? The problems are just as bad as ever. See Dom Hyam. He seemingly would sign now but we wont offer a reasonable wage. So what has changed?

How it shite when its all happened before he joined the club. Hyam, Tronstad, Brittain and Travis situation should have been sorted before Ismael joined the club

 

16 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

If he had come out post match on Tuesday and said, Montgomery was shit and Michalski was shit and they both really cost us. Would you have been happy with that? He would have been being honest. Its not just as simple as truth and lieing.

2 very different situation and I don't think either were shit. Michalski made a huge mistake and he knew it. He was gutted about it. Montgomery isn't a right back naturally but he wasn't anywhere as bad as shit. Also you need to put your arm around young players when bringing them through and know when to use a stick or also put an arm around them

Also he wants asked about the Travis situation and told the supporters the situation. Why you rather lied about it? 

 

 

[Tomphil2]

9 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

Senior, I had forgotten about him, never to be seen again after defeat at Brentford, wasn't he an ex agent or was it his wife? 

 

Both i think and in that window we brought in one player, who just happened to be his wife's client.

The ownership situation is just so easy to exploit inside Ewood if you have the ear of the right people.

[47er]

5 hours ago, Tomphil2 said:

This is the model now sold to them by god knows who.

Why is no-one offering a simpler model to them?---SELL!

[neophox]

Where is TommyRovers when you need him?

[RevidgeBlue]

36 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

We either want transparency or we don’t - no grey areas in between 

As others have pointed out presumably you wouldn't want him saying in response to a question about how he thought  the young keeper and Montgomery did the other night:

"I know they're young lads and all that but fucking hell that was an eye opener tonight. Im not sure either will make it after seeing that"

or

" X was late for training the other day, I fined him a week's wages and tore a right strip off him. He didn't like it I'll tell you!"

More extreme examples obviously but do you think Vi's "transparency" will make the players feel more or less inclined to play for him? Or will they think "Im not playing for this fella, he might hang me to dry out in Public next like he did Trav".

Edited 2 hours ago by RevidgeBlue

[RoversClitheroe]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

4 hours ago, Mike E said:

He absolutely hasn’t been open and honest at all, he’s tried to throw our captain under the bus.

Yes he has Mike, He was asked a question and he answered it. Should he lie to the Supporters who paid their hard earned money supporting their team

Chaddy, you are naive jesus Christ 

[roversfan99]

7 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

You loved asking questions do you? 

answer to the first question, we see in May but given Ismael's recent comments and with Brittain and Travis leaving its feel more of a season of transition and mid table finish. 

answer to your second question, We need a new right winger signing for deffo, should have been done by now. Secondly as Ismael has said we can replace players who leaves but you can't keep signing players after players without letting players leave. Stockpiling players isn't an option

No my opinion haven't waivered on Michalski, Montgomery or Tyjon. You got to understand that these young players will have up and down, but you need support them at the right time and give them kick up in the arse sometimes but that all point of developing young players. They will have up and down but we are right to want to develop our own players given we have Category 1 academy 

 

 

How it shite when its all happened before he joined the club. Hyam, Tronstad, Brittain and Travis situation should have been sorted before Ismael joined the club

 

2 very different situation and I don't think either were shit. Michalski made a huge mistake and he knew it. He was gutted about it. Montgomery isn't a right back naturally but he wasn't anywhere as bad as shit. Also you need to put your arm around young players when bringing them through and know when to use a stick or also put an arm around them

Also he wants asked about the Travis situation and told the supporters the situation. Why you rather lied about it? 

 

 

You are just parroting whatever the club says. We only need a right winger and replacements. The issues have all come pre Ismael. Season of transition.

The issues are not just historical. Yes, contracts should have been offered before and I was certainly stronger on that than you who told me to stop going on about it. But if those problems had been resolved, those deals could still be done in some cases. Take Hyam, even with a willingness to sign, we still are incapable of putting an improved deal in front of him. And you believe that its just all problems in the past? And things are different?

Montgomery was playing in the 9th tier last season. Because of cut backs, hes just assumed as a ready made first teamer. Its not healthy. Theres a difference between bringing in players that are ready and just shoving loads within the first team squad at once regardless of readiness to hit arbitary targets and cut costs.

[neophox]

Why did Venkys bought Rovers. It has cost them a lot of money .. paying of debts... Paying for the club... Paying for losses... Getting negative publicity, being fooked by agents...they are losing money...what do they gain or are they stupid or being messed with sitting in India being told everythi ng is alright?

Edited 2 hours ago by neophox

[USABlue]

1 hour ago, glen9mullan said:

As ive posted previously and from multiple sources (at least 11) all either employees or players.

All points to one man , the one man who arrived last summer and is universally hated across the club more than suhail.

This aint about money, this is about the whole environment. One outgoing employee of many years who I had an hour chat with Saturday, puts the blame firmly at Gestedes door.

Id not post this if I couldn't support it either , hence Suhail was so desperate to have Gestedes name removed from the minutes 

Who hired RG and why can we not fire him if he is so disruptive, does he have someones ear?

[Mercer]

2 hours ago, Andy said:

Yeah, we are literally his work experience.

Nothing more and the consequences of his inexperience and incompetence is something he'll walk away from, at some point.

I would be amazed if Gestede gets any sort of senior job in football when he leaves Rovers - I think it will be common knowledge in football that Rovers are seemingly a dysfunctional mess and Gestede as Head Of Football Operations must take a huge slice of responsibility for that.

2 hours ago, JamieUK said:

Saw much more from Leo Duru in less games last year than Montgomery has shown at the end of last season and this. He's also played more games at a higher level. Would rather have him around and loan KM for more experience.

But, he's not 6 foot and can't cover 2 positions so less value...

It's not experience Montgomery needs, it's a footballing ability!!!  IMO, the lad hasn't got it and never will - over hyped beyond belief.