January Transfer Needs

[Roverthechimp]

34 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

pickering was very steady today,would be an enormously stupid decision to offload him imo

The current leadership are well known for being sensible and considering the consequences of offloading experienced players without adequate replacements. No worries 🤪

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

I don't know what Rovers' budget is. I wish I did. 

I think he will be back with signings he wants, so we will see by the end of January window if I am right or wrong. If we can bring in 3 quality players ideally 2 permanent signings then I can say with certainly he has been backed. If we look for only promising young players(unde4r 21) then I don't think that should be our only focus. I don't mind we add the odd young player in January tho

So if we signed 2 players from random foreign leagues on cheap fees and wages permanently and a loan, youd consider that as being backed?

44 minutes ago, DE. said:

Would take that over Gestede and Owen lumbering us with more rubbish tbh. 

Either option would give a high probability of relegation.

[chaddyrovers]

16 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

So if we signed 2 players from random foreign leagues on cheap fees and wages permanently and a loan, youd consider that as being backed?

We want players who come in and made an impact straight away. I think we will look more domestic market, SPL and EFL so that can been done more easily 

 

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I can’t  see us spending real money on a player that will improve the first 11 in a hurry. They’ll use the academy lads coming in at the back as an excuse not to sign defenders. O’Riordan will probably stay at Donny now.  Baradji is knocking on the door for a start so that’s midfield taken care of. Up front we may get a loan signing. That’ll be it.

[joey_big_nose]

1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I can’t  see us spending real money on a player that will improve the first 11 in a hurry. They’ll use the academy lads coming in at the back as an excuse not to sign defenders. O’Riordan will probably stay at Donny now.  Baradji is knocking on the door for a start so that’s midfield taken care of. Up front we may get a loan signing. That’ll be it.

We really need cover for Tronstad and Ohashi. I guess getting someone in for Tronstad will be tricky though as the hierarchy will point to Tavares and TGH and say they should be used. Which is annoying as Tavares is lazy and lacks awareness, and TGH is not technical enough to play that deeper role though okay more box to box.

But theres no argument not to sign one or two hardworking strikers to give Ohashi and Gudjonsen some support.

[rigger]

2 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

We really need cover for Tronstad and Ohashi. I guess getting someone in for Tronstad will be tricky though as the hierarchy will point to Tavares and TGH and say they should be used. Which is annoying as Tavares is lazy and lacks awareness, and TGH is not technical enough to play that deeper role though okay more box to box.

But theres no argument not to sign one or two hardworking strikers to give Ohashi and Gudjonsen some support.

Do you honestly trust the people at the Rovers to find and sign decent players ?

[chaddyrovers]

20 minutes ago, rigger said:

Do you honestly trust the people at the Rovers to find and sign decent players ?

Ohashi, Gudjohnsen, Miller, Alebiosu, Toth just to name a few 

[DE.]

37 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

We really need cover for Tronstad and Ohashi. I guess getting someone in for Tronstad will be tricky though as the hierarchy will point to Tavares and TGH and say they should be used. Which is annoying as Tavares is lazy and lacks awareness, and TGH is not technical enough to play that deeper role though okay more box to box.

But theres no argument not to sign one or two hardworking strikers to give Ohashi and Gudjonsen some support.

I would have rather kept Buckley than sign Tavares, especially if we actually paid money for the latter (for my own sanity I will assume the £2m reported fee is dependent on many clauses). Bucko didn't turn out to be anywhere near as good as was hyped up, but he's still a better Championship player than Tavares. 

One imagines signing a striker would be dependent on shifting Gueye, which may be difficult. Especially when there are videos being released of his own team mates mocking him. 

[joey_big_nose]

55 minutes ago, rigger said:

Do you honestly trust the people at the Rovers to find and sign decent players ?

Well we have signed a few (Ohashi, Gudjonsen, Tronstad, Toth, Alebiouso, Mori). But rarely (never?) in January to be fair 

[Comfortably numb]

How long has it been now since there was even a sniff of a transfer rumour?

Things unbelievably quiet on social media 

[Tomphil2]

Nothing against the lad he seems a good fellow but whoever gave Gueye a contract needs sacking.

It's as simple as that, eh Rudy.

[Leonard Venkhater]

14 hours ago, rigger said:

Do you honestly trust the people at the Rovers to find and sign decent players ?

No!....and yet, sometimes they deliver a Szmodics or a Baradji.

However, my argument would be that this shames them even more. It seems that they could get decent signings, but actually choose not to...

I still haven't recovered from the insult that was last January's window!

[simongarnerisgod]

baradji looks a really good player,what are the chances of him getting fully match fit and ****** off at the end of the season because we won`t pay the fee at the end of his loan,thats if we have actually agreed a loan to buy,the incompetence of the backroom staff is pretty well known

[chaddyrovers]

3 hours ago, Comfortably numb said:

How long has it been now since there was even a sniff of a transfer rumour?

Things unbelievably quiet on social media 

Not many rumours around at the minute for most clubs. 

[neophox]

We have some superb players in the under 18 team...Harry Lister and Silver Eze. Not long before they are in the first team. But where's Igor Tyjon?

[neophox]

15 hours ago, DE. said:

I would have rather kept Buckley than sign Tavares, especially if we actually paid money for the latter (for my own sanity I will assume the £2m reported fee is dependent on many clauses). Bucko didn't turn out to be anywhere near as good as was hyped up, but he's still a better Championship player than Tavares. 

One imagines signing a striker would be dependent on shifting Gueye, which may be difficult. Especially when there are videos being released of his own team mates mocking him. 

Think Montgomery is better than Tavares.

[simongarnerisgod]

15 minutes ago, neophox said:

We have some superb players in the under 18 team...Harry Lister and Silver Eze. Not long before they are in the first team. But where's Igor Tyjon?

val appears not to rate tyjon or could be the fact he won`t sign a pro contract in the hope of getting signed to a bigger club,if thats the case then val is correct in not picking him

[chaddyrovers]

6 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

val appears not to rate tyjon or could be the fact he won`t sign a pro contract in the hope of getting signed to a bigger club,if thats the case then val is correct in not picking him

I believe its the latter, he won't commit

[simongarnerisgod]

7 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I believe its the latter, he won't commit

then val is spot on for ignoring him,i thought he was going to progress and be a regular on the bench this season,another finneran for me,tyjon signs for arsenal and you never hear of him again,turns up in non league aged 23 without a single senior appearance

[KentExile]

9 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

then val is spot on for ignoring him,i thought he was going to progress and be a regular on the bench this season,another finneran for me,tyjon signs for arsenal and you never hear of him again,turns up in non league aged 23 without a single senior appearance

Finneran is far better than Tyjon, in terms of both current ability and potential, He is a 17 year old playing regular football (and impressing) in Newcastle's U21s & getting paid on a par with the first team players at Rovers.

Can see him getting his first team debut with Newcastle in the next year or two, whilst still a teenager

[simongarnerisgod]

2 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Finneran is far better than Tyjon, in terms of both current ability and potential, He is a 17 year old playing regular football (and impressing) in Newcastle's U21s & getting paid on a par with the first team players at Rovers.

Can see him getting his first team debut with Newcastle in the next year or two, whilst still a teenager

finneran is never getting close to a first team appearance ever,it would take a massive injury crisis to even get him on the bench,the sneaky little stoat will end  working in a warehouse when they release him

[KentExile]

6 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

finneran is never getting close to a first team appearance ever,it would take a massive injury crisis to even get him on the bench,the sneaky little stoat will end  working in a warehouse when they release him

 

I find it mind boggling that anyone tries to write off a 17 year old because they have not yet broken into a team that qualified for the Champions League.  Can only be an opinion clouded by dislike, rather than based on reality.

I'm not saying do not dislike him (feel free to like/dislike him), but don't let that dislike blind you to reality

Edited 28 minutes ago by KentExile