2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Mike E]

4 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Obviously Ismael will big up a new signing.

Not having that those other teams interested including Serie A clubs were serious. Otherwise he wouldnt be here.

Not saying he isnt good either, he may well be. But quotes like that are inevitable.

If those Serie A sides were Cremonese or Pisa…

[chaddyrovers]

Nixon is saying Ryoyo Morishita, midfielder and forward. Possible Hyam's replacement if he does go at centre back 

Edited 3 hours ago by chaddyrovers

[philipl]

Yes Hyam does play midfield and forward 🤣

💤

[chaddyrovers]

2 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

There has been a bit of a change of narrative with Batth and Weimann.

It wasnt our choice to let them go. We tried to keep them but as with every other contract, it wasnt good enough.

It may turn out for the best as they are getting on, indeed I wouldnt have offered Weimann a deal to begin with. But it wasnt our plan. And if they do struggle this season, it isnt to the clubs credit. They leeft big holes compared to last year regardless of how they do this season.

do these big holes still here or have our signings fill there? have we miss either Batth or Weimann? 

6 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Obviously Ismael will big up a new signing.

Not having that those other teams interested including Serie A clubs were serious. Otherwise he wouldnt be here.

Not saying he isnt good either, he may well be. But quotes like that are inevitable.

All depends who these clubs were. We don't know but Ismael will. 

I looking forward to seeing Baradji playing and the type of player he is

[Neal]

[roverandout]

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Plus Robertson and Tierney.

They do have a few good ones.

Up front however it looks nearly as bad as us.

R u referring to England or rovers

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

do these big holes still here or have our signings fill there? have we miss either Batth or Weimann? 

Hindsight is a wonderful thing with the benefit of which McLoughlin so far looks an adequate replacement for Batth.

We haven't replaced Weimann yet (or Dolan)

Id say we obviously have missed them as we only have three points from three games.

[RevidgeBlue]

5 minutes ago, Neal said:

Eh?

Thought he'd been confirmed?

[KentExile]

8 minutes ago, Neal said:

Isn't that a story from June?

https://www.footballfancast.com/celtic-have-made-an-approach-for-moussa-baradji-update/

[Theaxe15]

9 minutes ago, Neal said:

Even with Rovers that would be one hell of a transfer balls up

[DutchRover]

Think poster meant to show which other teams were allegedly interested in Baradji, hence Ismael bigging him up.

[KentExile]

6 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Hindsight is a wonderful thing with the benefit of which McLoughlin so far looks an adequate replacement for Batth.

We haven't replaced Weimann yet (or Dolan)

Id say we obviously have missed them as we only have three points from three games.

Would Henrikson not be seen as Weimanns replacement?

Seems more of an attacking midfielder rather than one of the 2 in a 4-2-3-1

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

Think poster meant to show which other teams were allegedly interested in Baradji, hence Ismael bigging him up.

Phew!

Thought we'd signed him with an option to purchase and then flip him after 3 days!

[KentExile]

2 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

Think poster meant to show which other teams were allegedly interested in Baradji, hence Ismael bigging him up.

Maybe, but if Sunderland or Celtic were genuinely interested in him, he would not now be at Rovers

I am sure they took a look, but obviously decided to go with other options

[RevidgeBlue]

Just now, KentExile said:

Maybe, but if Sunderland or Celtic were genuinely interested in him, he would not now be at Rovers

I am sure they took a look, but obviously decided to go with other options

Plus some of that alleged "interest" might be agent generated.

[Exiled_Rover]

10 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Eh?

Thought he'd been confirmed?

That's Neal justifying Ismael's comments today with the article stating Fiorentina, Torino and Parma were in for him in the summer. 

[M_B]

3 hours ago, 47er said:

How would I know? Did I hear £5M somewhere?

This is it though, how does anyone know if anything has changed if they don't know what it was in the first place . 

The transfer window/market is so fluid, it's impossible for things not to change as it goes along, I'd  expect them to. 

[Tomphil2]

Did all those other clubs drop out of the Baradji chase when they got wind he had a dodgy foot ?

Leaving Rovers the only ones prepared to risk it.

[RevidgeBlue]

3 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

That's Neal justifying Ismael's comments today with the article stating Fiorentina, Torino and Parma were in for him in the summer. 

Thanks, already mentioned.

He could be Patrick Viera but that's no good if he can't prove his fitness.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

1 minute ago, Tomphil2 said:

Did all those other clubs drop out of the Baradji chase when they got wind he had a dodgy foot ?

Leaving Rovers the only ones prepared to risk it.

Celtic board wouldn’t stump up the cash as for the rest of no idea 

[Exiled_Rover]

11 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Maybe, but if Sunderland or Celtic were genuinely interested in him, he would not now be at Rovers

I am sure they took a look, but obviously decided to go with other options

Sunderland have bigger fish to fry now.

[DutchRover]

I wonder as well if Tronstad is next on their list to offload, way they talk Baradji is planned to be a starter, presumably alongside Tavares, and if they still want another CM as back-up with Montgomery and Forshaw I think Suhail will be planning to get rid of Tronstad's wages. 

Would be a bad decision in my opinion, but hard to see us keeping 6 CMs, not even including Henriksson and Cantwell who could do a job there.

[MarkBRFC]

13 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Would Henrikson not be seen as Weimanns replacement?

Seems more of an attacking midfielder rather than one of the 2 in a 4-2-3-1

I think he will be used as an attacking midfielder, and admittedly I have only seen the minutes he has played for us so far.

For me though I can't help but think he would be better as a "8" as the kids say today, doesn't look to have the nous or guile to play as a "10".

[Exiled_Rover]

2 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

I wonder as well if Tronstad is next on their list to offload, way they talk Baradji is planned to be a starter, presumably alongside Tavares, and if they still want another CM as back-up with Montgomery and Forshaw I think Suhail will be planning to get rid of Tronstad's wages. 

Would be a bad decision in my opinion, but hard to see us keeping 6 CMs, not even including Henriksson and Cantwell who could do a job there.

Well there was talk on Twitter the other day that Tronstad couldn't agree terms with a Scandinavian club - so I don't doubt his services have been bandied around.

I think he's a fantastic Championship CM so we'd be silly to sell him, but this new regime seems determined to sell anyone with one year left on their contract...

[Exiled_Rover]

3 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

I think he will be used as an attacking midfielder, and admittedly I have only seen the minutes he has played for us so far.

For me though I can't help but think he would be better as a "8" as the kids say today, doesn't look to have the nous or guile to play as a "10".

Looks like a natural goal scorer to me - has got in some great positions already. 

Not sure he's incredibly skilful and deft in those tight areas, but he'll be in the right place in and around the box to get shots off.