January Transfer Needs

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, davulsukur said:

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.

He’ll never be able to play the Tronstad role. He’s not diligent enough.

[KentExile]

8 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He’ll never be able to play the Tronstad role. He’s not diligent enough.

oh I don't know, He will likely never player the Tronstad role well, but he will do it badly 😉 

[MarkBRFC]

12 hours ago, davulsukur said:

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.

Massive trouble next season whatever league we are in thats the plan.

Would rather see James Edmondson promoted if we're not going to replace him properly.

[chaddyrovers]

11 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He’ll never be able to play the Tronstad role. He’s not diligent enough.

Well he better be learn off Tronstad quickly. Not sure that the right role for him but I dont what role is the right one for him. 

[roversfan99]

The best role for him would be at a different football club in a much lower league.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Well he better be learn off Tronstad quickly. Not sure that the right role for him but I dont what role is the right one for him. 

He’s not got the qualities you need to play that role. First and foremost, you have to play in a disciplined fashion. You need to be able to spot danger before it happens, intercept play, tackle, move the ball on quickly, and don’t get drawn out of position when you have possession. Lots of opponents will let you carry the ball forward when you’re playing in that position, they’re hoping to catch you downfield when they win the ball. None of this fits the bill with Taveres as far as I can see. I see Taveres as a Cantwell wanna be.

[chaddyrovers]

4 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He’s not got the qualities you need to play that role. First and foremost, you have to play in a disciplined fashion. You need to be able to spot danger before it happens, intercept play, tackle, move the ball on quickly, and don’t get drawn out of position when you have possession. Lots of opponents will let you carry the ball forward when you’re playing in that position, they’re hoping to catch you downfield when they win the ball. None of this fits the bill with Taveres as far as I can see. I see Taveres as a Cantwell wanna be.

Deffo dont see Tavares as Cantwell's type player. 

I don't see him as defensive midfielder either

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

10 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Deffo dont see Tavares as Cantwell's type player. 

I don't see him as defensive midfielder either

I think he’d like to be a Cantwell style player but he’s miles off at the moment.

Edited December 12 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[bluebruce]

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Deffo dont see Tavares as Cantwell's type player. 

I don't see him as defensive midfielder either

What do you see him as?

[chaddyrovers]

11 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

What do you see him as?

As I said yesterday I dont really know. 

[joey_big_nose]

Tavares seems to me to want to be the sort of player Nzonzi was. Technically good, deeper midfielder, who picks the ball off the defence and picks passes. 

But as others have said that really relies on being very aware of where players are around you, have really good ball control on the turn to find space, find the right pass and off the ball be physically competitive, and close down the danger. On all those he isn't anywhere near it.

What I find absolutely unacceptable about him (as does Ismael obviously in leaving him out of squads) is he doesn't seem to even try and do the basics well (i.e. cover ground, be aware, get a tackle in). I have seen a tiny improvement from him in the last couple of games.... but the issue is even when he tries a bit he is so far behind play.

It would be a really remarkable thing if he can get up to speed.

[Torgeir]

It's total bonkers that we're not offering Tronstad a new contract.

[KentExile]

Just now, Torgeir said:

It's total bonkers that we're not offering Tronstad a new contract.

bonkers yes, but also cheaper, which is what matters to them most

[simongarnerisgod]

2 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

It's total bonkers that we're not offering Tronstad a new contract.

he wants to go back to norway next season,family reasons i think

[davulsukur]

4 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

It's total bonkers that we're not offering Tronstad a new contract.

He's the last of the famous 5 (Tronstad, Travis, Hyam, Brittain & Dolan) that we really needed to keep hold of and build a team around this summer.

Plan seems to be working well so far............

[bluebruce]

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

As I said yesterday I dont really know. 

I think we are all in the same boat then.

[chaddyrovers]

1 minute ago, bluebruce said:

I think we are all in the same boat then.

I hope he proves me wrong and find a role within the team that means his performances was very good every week. I will hold my hands up and admit I was wrong

[davulsukur]

3 hours ago, joey_big_nose said:

Tavares seems to me to want to be the sort of player Nzonzi was. Technically good, deeper midfielder, who picks the ball off the defence and picks passes. 

But as others have said that really relies on being very aware of where players are around you, have really good ball control on the turn to find space, find the right pass and off the ball be physically competitive, and close down the danger. On all those he isn't anywhere near it.

What I find absolutely unacceptable about him (as does Ismael obviously in leaving him out of squads) is he doesn't seem to even try and do the basics well (i.e. cover ground, be aware, get a tackle in). I have seen a tiny improvement from him in the last couple of games.... but the issue is even when he tries a bit he is so far behind play.

It would be a really remarkable thing if he can get up to speed.

I think that whole assessment is absolutely spot on 👌

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

3 hours ago, joey_big_nose said:

Tavares seems to me to want to be the sort of player Nzonzi was. Technically good, deeper midfielder, who picks the ball off the defence and picks passes. 

But as others have said that really relies on being very aware of where players are around you, have really good ball control on the turn to find space, find the right pass and off the ball be physically competitive, and close down the danger. On all those he isn't anywhere near it.

What I find absolutely unacceptable about him (as does Ismael obviously in leaving him out of squads) is he doesn't seem to even try and do the basics well (i.e. cover ground, be aware, get a tackle in). I have seen a tiny improvement from him in the last couple of games.... but the issue is even when he tries a bit he is so far behind play.

It would be a really remarkable thing if he can get up to speed.

Along with all that I think he’s the sort of player that likes to run with the ball David Dunn style. He’s nowhere near that level at the moment.

[Upside Down]

On 10/12/2025 at 22:12, wilsdenrover said:

@roversfan99 never said 8 signings were realistic, he said that’s how many he thinks we need.

That isn’t a difficult concept to understand, unless you don’t want to of course. 

Or can't...

[davulsukur]

So like, Pape can't hit an open goal from 18 yards out. Not surprised.

I'm sure Cantwell actually says "I'll give you £100, if he gets this" to the Skysports presenter, which suggests he doesn't rate Pape much either.

Oh, and Pears dropped the ball 🤦‍♂️

Edited December 12 by davulsukur

[DackDackGoose]

8 hours ago, davulsukur said:

So like, Pape can't hit an open goal from 18 yards out. Not surprised.

I'm sure Cantwell actually says "I'll give you £100, if he gets this" to the Skysports presenter, which suggests he doesn't rate Pape much either.

Oh, and Pears dropped the ball 🤦‍♂️

Yeh I just saw this. Says it all that Cantwell had 0 faith in him hitting the target.

[NeilInBristol]

Reading a set of quotes from VI where he refers to “helping to develop” taveres

there is no other point to us buying these types of players other than to sell them on for a small profit to continue to fund the club to sustain itself

there will be little transfer activity unless we sell players first

[sharpysharps86]

7 hours ago, DackDackGoose said:

Yeh I just saw this. Says it all that Cantwell had 0 faith in him hitting the target.

The way Gueye hit that when compared to pretty much everyone else just sums him up. No footballing intelligence at all.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

7 hours ago, DackDackGoose said:

Yeh I just saw this. Says it all that Cantwell had 0 faith in him hitting the target.

That’s pretty poor. I expect most decent amateur players would be able to get through the first round at least.