January Transfer Needs

[KentExile]

7 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

The club's head coach, Valerien Ismael, said earlier this week he would be willing to sacrifice part of his transfer budget if it meant the money was reallocated to improving their pitch.
 

Just going back to this a sec, it implies we have a transfer budget for January?? 

probably a few £100K

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

Ive no idea what your point is anymore. That makes no sense.

 

We had more championship experience team last season compared to this one. 

I think a defence with Hyam still be better and that's my biggest regret of the summer transfer window is selling him with no replacement brought in. 

[Comfortably numb]

New defender sorted then 😄

 

[KentExile]

10 minutes ago, Comfortably numb said:

New defender sorted then 😄

 

Would hope (although not necessarily expect) that a 20 year old college kid who has never played a senior game would be a signing for the u21s, not the first team

Edited Wednesday at 16:04 by KentExile

[MarkBRFC]

13 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Would hope (although not necessarily expect) that a 20 year old college kid who has never played a senior game would be a signing for the u21s, not the first team

Would he need a ESC spot?!

[KentExile]

23 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Would he need a ESC spot?!

I think so, although given his age (going back to the Mafoumbi discussion during the summer), one appearance would then mean he could be converted to a standard work permit

 

"Or they can give Exauce Mafoumbi his Championship debut. As the player hasn’t yet made his senior debut for any club, making his first appearance in a bad second-tier league would earn him five points. He’d then get an additional 10 points for playing in the Championship, hitting the 15 needed to qualify for a GBE work permit."

Edited Wednesday at 16:39 by KentExile

[wilsdenrover]

24 minutes ago, KentExile said:

I think so, although given his age (going back to the Mafoumbi discussion during the summer), one appearance would then mean he could be converted to a standard work permit

 

"Or they can give Exauce Mafoumbi his Championship debut. As the player hasn’t yet made his senior debut for any club, making his first appearance in a bad second-tier league would earn him five points. He’d then get an additional 10 points for playing in the Championship, hitting the 15 needed to qualify for a GBE work permit."

Couldn’t do so until January ‘27 though:

Edited Wednesday at 17:01 by wilsdenrover

[KentExile]

9 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Couldn’t do so until January ‘27 though:

Would 1 full domestic registration period essentially mean 1 transfer window & mean that he could be converted during the summer?

Either way, it seems a waste of an ESC slot unless he is the reincarnation of Maldini

Edited Wednesday at 17:09 by KentExile

[wilsdenrover]

4 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Would 1 full domestic registration period essentially mean 1 transfer window & mean that he could be converted during the summer?

I don’t see how that would meet 7b - if he’s signed in January by definition the whole of January can’t have passed since his signing.

Therefore, in my opinion, summer ‘26 would count as the whole of a registration window.

We’d then need to wait until January ‘27 to meet 7a.

 

 

[RevidgeBlue]

1 hour ago, Comfortably numb said:

New defender sorted then 😄

 

Who the fuck are Atigua? 

Do they mean Antigua.

[KentExile]

13 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

I don’t see how that would meet 7b - if he’s signed in January by definition the whole of January can’t have passed since his signing.

Therefore, in my opinion, summer ‘26 would count as the whole of a registration window.

We’d then need to wait until January ‘27 to meet 7a.

 

 

 

He could technically be signed now, he jut cannot be registered until the window opens on 1st Jan.  This is possible as "future signings" can be made, all paperwork completed etc, the top teams do so all of the time.

This would mean that if he is signed as soon as the window opens, then 1 full window will have passed by the time the January window closes, so he could then be converted in the summer of 2027 when the registration window reopens.

Obviously this relies on Rovers being organised and efficient, so is pie in the sky stuff

Edited Wednesday at 17:27 by KentExile

[wilsdenrover]

7 minutes ago, KentExile said:

 

He could technically be signed now, he jut cannot be registered until the window opens on 1st Jan.  This is possible as "future signings" can be made, all paperwork completed etc, the top teams do so all of the time.

This would mean that if he is signed as soon as the window opens, then 1 full window will have passed by the time the January window closes, so he could then be converted in the summer of 2027 when the registration window reopens.

Obviously this relies on Rovers being organised and efficient, so is pie in the sky stuff

But 7b is from registration not signing. 

A full window passing can’t possibly include a window in which that event took place, even if it was right at the very beginning of it.

[chaddyrovers]

19 hours ago, pick32 said:

Gueye out and August Priske in please plus a quick winger  

 

 

[LDRover]

As the social media team are all over the long range effort of James Edmondson who is on loan at Macclesfield I fully expect his early recall and inclusion in the squad while Cantwell is quietly ushered out.

[KentExile]

6 minutes ago, LDRover said:

As the social media team are all over the long range effort of James Edmondson who is on loan at Macclesfield I fully expect his early recall and inclusion in the squad while Cantwell is quietly ushered out.

Although he has played further forwards, he has primarily been a deep lying midfielder in his loan spells.  He is more likely a replacement/cover for Tronstad than Cantwell

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cj698lk17wnt#Line-ups

Edited Wednesday at 19:53 by KentExile

[AspRover]

21 hours ago, NeilInBristol said:

The club's head coach, Valerien Ismael, said earlier this week he would be willing to sacrifice part of his transfer budget if it meant the money was reallocated to improving their pitch.
 

Just going back to this a sec, it implies we have a transfer budget for January?? 

This is surely the club laying the groundwork for not spending in January (as always intended) - 'we had a healthy budget and intended to make 3 or 4 signings  but circumstances outside of our control...' etc.

No need to sabotage a fax machine on Jan 31st that way.

[Paul Mellelieu]

Under 21.

 

https://antiguaobserver.com/antiguan-defender-kylano-isaac-on-trial-in-the-uk/

[AspRover]

Says that we also have a Bermudan u20 player on trial - it's all part of linking up with a development program rather than a serious look at the players I'd imagine. That said, does look like he's got a scholarship to play football at a US university and the last player we signed who took that path was Ryan Nelsen.

He's also got some (moderately) competitive international experience, world cup qualifying caps vs Cuba and Honduras. Admittedly they lost both of them, but not heavily and I'd imagine that they were fairly hefty underdogs vs Honduras at least. Played CB and LB.

Doesn't hurt to have a look.

[AspRover]

'The former Generation Next Football Club (GNFC) player, together with Bermudian Under-20 international Kennahz Fray, joined the Backburn Rovers Under-21 squad on December 9.'

[KentExile]

7 minutes ago, AspRover said:

'The former Generation Next Football Club (GNFC) player, together with Bermudian Under-20 international Kennahz Fray, joined the Backburn Rovers Under-21 squad on December 9.'

 

[aletheia]

3 hours ago, AspRover said:

This is surely the club laying the groundwork for not spending in January (as always intended) - 'we had a healthy budget and intended to make 3 or 4 signings  but circumstances outside of our control...' etc.

No need to sabotage a fax machine on Jan 31st that way.

Yep, that pesky weather, although embarrassing to Heads of, created a nice scapegoat for January.

[Comfortably numb]

I make that 3 on trial now ? Personally don't have a problem with it, nothing ventured nothing gained. Let's see how they shape up

 

 

 

 

Edited Thursday at 17:34 by Comfortably numb

[KentExile]

18 minutes ago, Comfortably numb said:

I make that 3 on trial now ? Personally don't have a problem with it, nothing ventured nothing gained. Let's see how they shape up

 

 

 

 

No problem with them, but the question remains, surely they would take up an ESC slot if signed permanently?  if this is the case then it seems unwise considering Rovers current transfer strategy involves bringing in players for the first team who in many cases need ESC slots.  We would end up with another Mafoumbi situation.

No issue at all if for some reason these kids wouldn't need ESC slots for whatever reason

Edited Thursday at 17:52 by KentExile

[davulsukur]

Ismael has described Sidnei Taveres as "one for the future".

He (badly) clarified that he means Taveres needs to learn and develop more and not put pressure on him.

He could very well be lined up to replace Tronstad in the summer.

[roversfan99]

He is one for the future.

Sadly its a grim future.

Edited Thursday at 21:51 by roversfan99