2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[Mercer]

6 hours ago, Mercer said:

 

The potential Hyam exit has been brewing for the last 48/72 hours.

Understand he wants to go.

 

6 hours ago, AAK said:

Fully incorrect, do you thrive off your bullshit!

Seems like @AAK is the one who thrives off bullsh1t!

[Emerald Isle Rover]

And that’s all she wrote folks 

as bad a deadline day as I can remember 

look forward to the spin the next couple of days although I doubt we will hear anything from anybody they will likely go into hiding until the initial reaction blows over 

rats 

[Angry_Pirate]

Least we don't need to worry about relegation... it's a foregone conclusion after this past 2 months.

[roverandout]

Just now, Emerald Isle Rover said:

And that’s all she wrote folks 

as bad a deadline day as I can remember 

look forward to the spin the next couple of days although I doubt we will hear anything from anybody they will likely go into hiding until the initial reaction blows over 

rats 

Most supporters will lap up what they have to say. They don't need to go into hiding

[superniko]

We can’t even compete with a 2 year contract to a 29 year old. Madness

[RevidgeBlue]

4 hours ago, AAK said:

He’s not leaving simple

That's aged well.

Had the nerve to call Mercer a bullshitter as well.

[davulsukur]

And we're done.

The absolute blatant downgrading of the squad is complete.

How they had the brass neck to do it, I'll never know. 

Can only assume Gestede, Pasha and Owen are toasting a fine summer window.

✅️ Shipped out some high earners

✅️ No contact renewals (so no payrises)

✅️ Replaced all out goings with lower earners

✅️ Made a profit in the window

[47er]

2 minutes ago, pick32 said:

Worse than any transfer window Waggot had 

Hailed as a sucessful window on the LT site! "Fans" appear to have bought in to the narrative that it was time for a clear-out and a fresh start!

[bluebruce]

4 minutes ago, pick32 said:

Worse than any transfer window Waggot had 

Until today, I viewed it as a 'jury is out' window. Too many unknowns from entirely different leagues. A very risky dismantling of experience within the squad, and a lot of turnover which would inevitably harm cohesion, but if the players were good enough and we didn't suffer too many losses until January, it could have been a reasonable transition to maybe theoretically kick on for next season (lets face it, who realistically expected us to challenge for playoffs again anyway?).

But today has made it a shocker of a window. We were arguably already short at CB given the injury proneness of Carter and Wharton, and now we are a gnat's pube away from disaster at CB. Insane own goal for the sake of probably about 2 million (I bet the 0.7 is add ons, maybe even more of it than that). Could cost our league status.

Edited September 1 by bluebruce

[Emerald Isle Rover]

1 minute ago, roverandout said:

Most supporters will lap up what they have to say. They don't need to go into hiding

Tbh Iv seen a shift from many of the half glass full fans 

this hyam transfer may have tipped the balance it’s beyond insanity 

[ROVER_N_OUT1978]

No one can defend that decision surely. Absolute utter madness to sell an ever present in such a vital position with no replacement. Talk about self destruction. It's actually depressing being a Rovers fan

[wilsdenrover]

42 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

I put the laughing 😂 emoji in the thread title for a reason.

If you don’t laugh you’d cry.

[benhben]

Just now, superniko said:

We can’t even compete with a 2 year contract to a 29 year old. Madness

I understand its crazy to accept a bid on one of our few experienced players..but the money Wrexham and Birmingham are throwing around is crazy stuff. How much have they spent this window...£35m? Bet hes doubled his wages if not more. Never thought I'd say Wrexham are spending way beyond what we could ever have done in the championship.

[Mercer]

A disastrous window.

We really are in trouble.

Will Ismael put up with this?

Will Pasha make Gestede the scapegoat when we are rooted in the bottom three?

'Exciting' times ahead.

[RoversClitheroe]

In one transfer window we've sold or let go:

Our player of the year

Our club captain

Our vice captain 

Our top scorer 

Our 2nd top scorer

Our main CB

 

EXCITING SUMMER 🤯

[RevidgeBlue]

4 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Can't be arsed with this shit. Relegation certainties now. Venkys have killed my interest in rovers for good

Don't blame you, however you profess to be mad keen on England and they've won fuck all since 1966!

[RTM08]

In my eyes we've gone from "battling relegation and likely to go down" to "we'll be lucky to match Rotherham's worst total" with this squad. 

We were in a position where we may be able to nick some points here and there on the back of the defence. We're now going to get some serious pastings I expect.

[Exiled in Toronto Mk2]

Leaving aside everything we know of the last 15 years, the absence of any interest/desire of the owners, the revolving door of nonentities in the C-suite, the parade of managers, the most notable feature of the window for me is the number of established players who wanted to go elsewhere. The Lemon Drizzle club atmosphere is now clearly a thing of the past (it’s demise being initiated by a demanding JDT)

I am perhaps in a small minority in not seeing the loss of Dom Fucking Hyam as a catastrophe (or at least as a bigger one than anything that preceded it). The Preston og, the shrinking violet needing his dad alongside him, the Turf Moor 0-3 pussy, the “calm down”. I’ll not miss him no matter who has to fill in for him.

[superniko]

1 minute ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Don't blame you, however you profess to be mad keen on England and they've won fuck all since 1966!

Le Tournoi !

[roverandout]

5 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Tbh Iv seen a shift from many of the half glass full fans 

this hyam transfer may have tipped the balance it’s beyond insanity 

Hope so

[Mike E]

That ‘Privy’ account has lost its marbles at Josh 🤣

[roverandout]

5 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Don't blame you, however you profess to be mad keen on England and they've won fuck all since 1966!

That's because England have some decent players 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

4 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

In one transfer window we've sold or let go:

Our player of the year

Our club captain

Our vice captain 

Our top scorer 

Our 2nd top scorer

Our main CB

 

EXCITING SUMMER 🤯

Tronstad still here but your point is still valid 

[Rover down South]

15 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Can't be arsed with this shit. Relegation certainties now. Venkys have killed my interest in rovers for good

I have the same feelings. Rovers supporter for over 30 odd years and this lot running the show have sapped the last of my enthusiasm this summer.

I understand we should be getting behind these new signings, but losing Brittain, Batth, Dolan, Trav and now Hyam is too bad. Most other clubs in this division would have tied them up to longer contracts and strengthened to compete.

We are League One next season without question. We haven’t got a good enough squad. Players will be played out of position and as we saw when he arrived, when the going gets tough, Ismael hasn’t a clue.

I imagine that purple patch towards the end of last season was the players putting themselves in the shop window.

Our demise this season will be tragically embarrassing.

Edited September 1 by Rover down South

[Ricceh]

Thanks all for the experience but I'm genuinely done for the foreseeable. All the best.