January Transfer Needs

[davulsukur]

We really need another striker.

Henriksson worked hard today but he's not really a striker and we need better if we're going to stay up.

[RevidgeBlue]

If there were no departures and a really decent striker came in in January I'd be happy with that.

Obviously it seems inevitable that Pickering and Gueye will be leaving so ideally you'd want them replacing in some form or other as well.

I certainly wouldn't shed any tears if we could offload Kargbo either.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

Yep today once again shows me defence isn’t the issue 

[RoversClitheroe]

3 hours ago, joey_big_nose said:

Totally agree with this...

TBH Tavares and De Neve aside I think the signings have been okay for the very little money we can afford. Henricksson I am on the fence on as not seen enough.

The issue is more that we sell established experienced players for nothing or very little. It would not be beyond our wit to find a way to keep them without spending more money if we had engaged owners who could plan more than a few months ahead. Also we would be able to sell them for more money if needed imo.

Tavares is absolutely wank, he was allegedly one of our most expensive signings and I genuinely believe he'd struggle in the national league, and I can't be convinced otherwise 

[chaddyrovers]

39 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

We really need another striker.

Henriksson worked hard today but he's not really a striker and we need better if we're going to stay up.

deffo need, Time to Rudy to deliver 

32 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

If there were no departures and a really decent striker came in in January I'd be happy with that.

Obviously it seems inevitable that Pickering and Gueye will be leaving so ideally you'd want them replacing in some form or other as well.

I certainly wouldn't shed any tears if we could offload Kargbo either.

They would need to departures in order to register our January signings unless they are under 21. 

I think its deffo Gueye will go, I would like to keep Pickering.

Think De Neve will be loan out and I wouldn't be surprise if Ribeiro and Carter left aswell

[chaddyrovers]

4 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

You definitely did not suggest in the summer that your expectation was survival and build. 

You clearly didn't read my post properly again. Look at my post, I said they were comments from 3 Rovers supporters friends who I was talking to a couple of weeks ago about Rovers with. 

4 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

And yes, I was against signing a player who wouldnt be fit enough to start for half a season. 

Yes I know you were. 

4 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Doom and gloom comments? Yes, believe it or not, such a drastic drop in league position so soon does tend to do that. You try and consistently parrot what comes out of the club as if its all part of a good plan. Just a couple of poor signings, like Ferguson used to make. 

same old boring comments about parroting the club. Nowhere did I mention its all being part of a good plan, you just make shit again RF99. 

[MarkBRFC]

44 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

They would need to departures in order to register our January signings unless they are under 21. 

You can register and unregister players on a game by game basis during transfer windows, before submitting your final 25 man list when the window shuts.

[roversfan99]

44 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

deffo need, Time to Rudy to deliver 

They would need to departures in order to register our January signings unless they are under 21. 

I think its deffo Gueye will go, I would like to keep Pickering.

Think De Neve will be loan out and I wouldn't be surprise if Ribeiro and Carter left aswell

Who would in their right mind take Carter?

Wouldnt trust Rudy to run a bath.

We need to be clear with the unwanted crap. If you stay, you might not be registered. Best if you go. If they stay and sit on their contract, fine, but we have communicated that in advance.

[chaddyrovers]

58 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Who would in their right mind take Carter?

Someone would. Who would take Gueye? but someone will. 

58 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Wouldnt trust Rudy to run a bath.

ok

58 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

We need to be clear with the unwanted crap. If you stay, you might not be registered. Best if you go. If they stay and sit on their contract, fine, but we have communicated that in advance.

So if you aren't going to register then what the point of them staying here and paying them? what a waste of money. We will sign 3 or 4 and 3 or 4 will leave either permanently or on loan 

Its your listed of unwanted crap. 

[roversfan99]

21 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Someone would. Who would take Gueye? but someone will. 

ok

So if you aren't going to register then what the point of them staying here and paying them? what a waste of money. We will sign 3 or 4 and 3 or 4 will leave either permanently or on loan 

Its your listed of unwanted crap. 

Its one thing shifting someone who is absolute crap like Gueye. Someone might have a shocker from a recruitment perspective and sign an absolutely terrible striker. Clubs do, we did.

Its another shifting someone like Carter who cannot stay fit for a week of training without breaking down. His history and presumably his medical would flag the fact that his ability is an irrelevance because he cannot sustain his body to play professional football.

And I am not advocating keeping players and then not registering them. I think we have a number who we actively should be trying to get shut of ASAP. What I am saying is we should say to them early, you dont have a future here.

I think we need more than 3 or 4 as I have previously mentioned. That being said, I am not convinced that we will get that many, and assuming we do, I certainly have no reason to think that they will either have the required quality or be signed really early in the window (we have heard what Ismael has said so many times) which we desperately need, as proven by how weak our squad is currently looking.

Im guessing that you trust Gestede and also think we will get some quality in at the start of the window.

Edited 2 hours ago by roversfan99

[Tomphil2]

We got shut of Ennis and Telavic and Sam half a leg Gallagher so there is hope in shifting Gueye.

Depends on the agents and how much of a hit you might be willing to take.

[Comfortably numb]

Wonder if this guy has been considered for us ? Top scorer in Sweden, plays for the same side Henriksson played for, so could have given a bit of inside info on him.

Celtic been linked recently but nothing concrete.

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

9 minutes ago, Comfortably numb said:

Wonder if this guy has been considered for us ? Top scorer in Sweden, plays for the same side Henriksson played for, so could have given a bit of inside info on him.

Celtic been linked recently but nothing concrete.

 

He looks handy. The new Jason Roberts ?

[davulsukur]

Gueye out and a new striker in seems fairly obvious, if we can shift him out.

I suspect we'll shift both Pickering and Ribeiro out, with the intention of bringing in 2 new defenders in. O'Riordan has been recalled so that'll be one and the emergence of Litherland might have stopped them looking at a backup RWB option.

LWB is a concern as Hedges is injury prone and also leaving in the summer (as it stands), De Neve as we know, isn't good enough. Assuming we'll look to address that, should both Picks and Ribeiro leave.

Centre mid is a bit of a mess, Tronstad is off in the summer, as is Forshaw. TGH and Baradji are only on loan, Montgomery is injured and Taveres is injured and rubbish. Garrett is injured and probably not up to this level but if assume he's not currently registered anyway. 

We need a Tronstad replacement (even if they are signed now and loaned out for the season).

Realistically any of Forshaw, Garrett, Kargbo, De Neve, Taveres, Gueye and 1 of Ribeiro or Pickering, could leave to free up a squad place/wages but finding takers will be tough as they are injured or just rubbish (or both).

[chaddyrovers]

10 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Taveres

He is out injured for at least 8 weeks. 

[davulsukur]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

He is out injured for at least 8 weeks. 

I literally said finding takers for those players will be tough, as they are either rubbish or injured. 

In Taveres's case, it's both.

[chaddyrovers]

 

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

I think we need more than 3 or 4 as I have previously mentioned. That being said, I am not convinced that we will get that many, and assuming we do, I certainly have no reason to think that they will either have the required quality or be signed really early in the window (we have heard what Ismael has said so many times) which we desperately need, as proven by how weak our squad is currently looking.

Gueye will go, either Pickering or Ribeiro will go, Garrett and Tyjon will leave. I think De Neve on loan. Then you have 3 spare spaces in the squad to sign players with

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

Im guessing that you trust Gestede and also think we will get some quality in at the start of the window.

down to Rudy delivering the signings. Lets see who we sign during the window and judge afterwards

Hardie or Dykes would be ideal striker signing for us. 

[Exiled_Rover]

2 hours ago, Comfortably numb said:

Wonder if this guy has been considered for us ? Top scorer in Sweden, plays for the same side Henriksson played for, so could have given a bit of inside info on him.

Celtic been linked recently but nothing concrete.

 

I imagine Henriksson would warn him off. "Yeah, mate I was ripping up the Swedish leagues and now can't get off the bench. When I do play I play out of position".

[Exiled_Rover]

1 hour ago, davulsukur said:

Gueye out and a new striker in seems fairly obvious, if we can shift him out.

I suspect we'll shift both Pickering and Ribeiro out, with the intention of bringing in 2 new defenders in. O'Riordan has been recalled so that'll be one and the emergence of Litherland might have stopped them looking at a backup RWB option.

LWB is a concern as Hedges is injury prone and also leaving in the summer (as it stands), De Neve as we know, isn't good enough. Assuming we'll look to address that, should both Picks and Ribeiro leave.

Centre mid is a bit of a mess, Tronstad is off in the summer, as is Forshaw. TGH and Baradji are only on loan, Montgomery is injured and Taveres is injured and rubbish. Garrett is injured and probably not up to this level but if assume he's not currently registered anyway. 

We need a Tronstad replacement (even if they are signed now and loaned out for the season).

Realistically any of Forshaw, Garrett, Kargbo, De Neve, Taveres, Gueye and 1 of Ribeiro or Pickering, could leave to free up a squad place/wages but finding takers will be tough as they are injured or just rubbish (or both).

Litherland clearly isn't a RWB - he's providing the same contribution at RWB that Miller or Carter could. We need an actually attacking force there to backup Alebiosu.