Rovers's January transfer needs

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

The news we did not want to hear but fully expected bellows from today's LET:

'Venkys boost will not affect Blackburn Rovers transfer plan'

What plans?..to put fook all into the Club again...

 

[joey_big_nose]

When was the last time that a January transfer has made much of a difference to Rovers? Usually we don't sign them till right at the end of January and then - even if they seem good on paper (Giles, Thomas, Dennis) they never really get up to speed.

Best we have had in recent years is probably Forshaw, Ayari and Chrisene which is hardly a big endorsement....

That said our defensive options are so stretched we could really do with a Chrisene type loan just to have extra bodies. I guess I would go all out to bring in experience to bolster the thin areas of the squad (every position except left back and number 10, but starting urgently with centre back...) and focus on players who can come on 1st January.

Edited yesterday at 11:00 by joey_big_nose

[arbitro]

Some (hopefully) good news on the Baradji injury situation.

 

[MarkBRFC71]

On 02/11/2025 at 07:14, chaddyrovers said:

What do Rovers need in January? 

What positions need strengthening? 

My list:-

Right winger back 

Right footed centre back 

Striker 

A centre back, a centre mid, winger and a striker.  So basically the same as summer.  Which is a damning indictment of the shite we signed then.

They also need to be leaders, with some physicality and fight in them - not more rubber dinghy men.

Edited yesterday at 12:59 by MarkBRFC71

[KentExile]

Senior first team scout, Piotr Sadowski, has left the club this month.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-sadowski-4184a8a0/?originalSubdomain=uk

He only arrived in February, another who was sold a bag of magic beans?

 

 

[RevidgeBlue]

15 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Senior first team scout, Piotr Sadowski, has left the club this month.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-sadowski-4184a8a0/?originalSubdomain=uk

He only arrived in February, another who was sold a bag of magic beans?

 

 

Devil's advocate mode on again:

Bearing in mind the crap we signed in the summer is it any great loss?

Or, is it yet another sign that the environment at Ewood and Brockhall is so toxic we can't hold onto significant non playing staff for more than a month or two?

[rigger]

53 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Some (hopefully) good news on the Baradji injury situation.

 

We now know Moussa can jog round static poles. It's progress I suppose.

Edited yesterday at 13:30 by rigger

[neophox]

What about Darragh Lenihan? Is he injured or what? Not in Middlesbrough team, 31 years old.

 

Also seems like JDT is on his way back to a new project at Norwich or Swansea.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

He has had an achilles injury and has been injured a lot, so would fit right in with us again.

[KentExile]

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Devil's advocate mode on again:

Bearing in mind the crap we signed in the summer is it any great loss?

Or, is it yet another sign that the environment at Ewood and Brockhall is so toxic we can't hold onto significant non playing staff for more than a month or two?

Suppose that comes down to how good/bad we expect players to be when signed for relative buttons

Also, for all we know, on one hand, he may have been recommending numerous other players, who Rovers were then subsequently outbid on, so we moved onto the D/E tier list, or the players we signed may have been his A tier picks 

[chaddyrovers]

3 hours ago, arbitro said:

Some (hopefully) good news on the Baradji injury situation.

 

Thanks for sharing and I'm looking forward to see him play. 

3 hours ago, MarkBRFC71 said:

A centre back, a centre mid, winger and a striker.  So basically the same as summer.  Which is a damning indictment of the shite we signed then.

They also need to be leaders, with some physicality and fight in them - not more rubber dinghy men.

A striker will replace Gueye. 

Another centre back signing should be have made in the summer

A right wing back is a priority for me

I can understand why they want a Tronstad replacement in and get him 6 months to settle in whilst Tronstad is here

Edited 22 hours ago by chaddyrovers

[chaddyrovers]

3 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

I think the point was, why do we need so much when they kept telling us how great the summer window was.

Not, name which positions we need (which positions you can echo Alan Nixon about).

Its quite you want always want a couple of new players in during a window. 

Selling Gueye and replacing him is a sensible logical move. 

Centre back is a must and was 6 months ago

I also started this thread saying we need a new right wing back cos Alebiosu cant play every game

Not sure why you are obsess with Nicko for AGAIN!

Edited 22 hours ago by chaddyrovers

[Bohinen1983]

Centre midfield is a must- relative to a team pushing for play-offs:

Good: Trondstadt, Cantwell

Bog Standard:  Hickman

Shit:  Tavares, Foreshaw,  Henrikkson (Granted it's early days),  Montgommery



I'd push Tavares out the door along with Foreshaw and look to bring in two GOOD centre mids.

Rothwell on loan would paper over a few cracks and add a bit of dynamism and attacking impetus. Then a ball playing centre mid- see who's lurking in league one/two, snatch up a gem.

I honestly think our centre mid is absolutely abject.  I've thrown Cantwell in there but I see him as more of a 10 and Hickman would be nowhere near if we still had Travis..


Needs fixing pronto!

Edited 22 hours ago by Bohinen1983

[London blue]

If we sell Gueye we need two strikers. 3 can't rotate 2 roles without one or more of them blowing up.

CM is an absolute must. I would also sell Tavares. If we wipe our face on him it's a win in my book. 2 in.

A competent, senior CB. Loan, free or fee, I don't care.

A backup to Alebiosu. 

As we always say, we won't get nearly the required quality or numbers in.

[roversfan99]

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Its quite you want always want a couple of new players in during a window. 

Selling Gueye and replacing him is a sensible logical move. 

Centre back is a must and was 6 months ago

I also started this thread saying we need a new right wing back cos Alebiosu cant play every game

Not sure why you are obsess with Nicko for AGAIN!

Do you think it was a successful summer window as Gestede and Ismael seemed so keen to tell us?

You seem to be assuming we will definitely sign all of these players but we dont know if we will even genuinely try. Dont hold your breath.

[RTM08]

All the talk I've seen so far is about shipping Gueye and Tronstad out and replacing them, rather than bolstering our squad which is needed. That said, Gueye is a major waste of a squad berth. 

There is maybe half a team that I think are good enough at this level who can stay fit consistently. If December goes how many expect, we could be in desperate need of significant reinforcements come January, but even if we had the funds I have zero faith in the team responsible for getting them. 

[B16Rover]

10 photos of Baradji training but no video yet.  Not yet convinced he exists not can play football.

[John]

5 hours ago, Bohinen1983 said:

Shit:  Tavares, Foreshaw,  Henrikkson (Granted it's early days),  Montgommery



I'd push Tavares out the door along with Foreshaw and look to bring in two GOOD centre mids.

Rothwell on loan would paper over a few cracks and add a bit of dynamism and attacking impetus. Then a ball playing centre mid- see who's lurking in league one/two, snatch up a gem.

I honestly think our centre mid is absolutely abject.  I've thrown Cantwell in there but I see him as more of a 10 and Hickman would be nowhere near if we still had Travis..


Needs fixing pronto!

I’m basing it on only 1-2 appearances but Montgomery has looked good…?

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

Do you think it was a successful summer window as Gestede and Ismael seemed so keen to tell us?

Same bloody question asked again FFS. Some have been good/average, some poor. 

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

You seem to be assuming we will definitely sign all of these players but we dont know if we will even genuinely try. Dont hold your breath.

These are the positions we want to sign players in. That's all. 

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Same bloody question asked again FFS. Some have been good/average, some poor. 

These are the positions we want to sign players in. That's all. 

We dont know if they are the positions we want to sign players in, thats my point, although its right down the spine of the team which is not a difficult guess and also tells you a lot about how poor a summer we had.

The question is a general and simple one. Yes I agree with them, the window was a good one. Or no I disagree, the window was a bad one.

[chaddyrovers]

46 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

We dont know if they are the positions we want to sign players in, thats my point, although its right down the spine of the team which is not a difficult guess and also tells you a lot about how poor a summer we had.

Eh? 

46 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

The question is a general and simple one. Yes I agree with them, the window was a good one. Or no I disagree, the window was a bad one.

But its the same/similar question again and again. 

[wilsdenrover]

10 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Same bloody question asked again FFS. Some have been good/average, some poor. 

These are the positions we want to sign players in. That's all. 

Which would you put in each of those categories?

[Tomphil2]

First thing they need to do in Jan is shove Gestede out the door and bring someone in with a bit of experience, maturity and character.

Otherwise he'll continue to fill the squad with more Gueye's, Tavares and Kargbo's from his contacts book.

I don't think one of them will ever make the grade at this level and we are back to Greg Broughton style punts here but somehow i don't think they'd be as easy to move on and get the money back.

[Dreams of 1995]

Blimey, Chaddy's opinion is the most valued one on here isn't it. Maybe Herbie should give him a 15 minute Q&A session every Sunday so we can avoid the endless posts.

What we need - new owners, new director of football, new CEO, new head coach, new centre half, new central midfielder(s), new right winger, new left winger, a third choice striker.

In that order. 

[Dreams of 1995]

Just now, Tomphil2 said:

First thing they need to do in Jan is shove Gestede out the door and bring someone in with a bit of experience, maturity and character.

Otherwise he'll continue to fill the squad with more Gueye's, Tavares and Kargbo's from his contacts book.

I don't think one of them will ever make the grade at this level and we are back to Greg Broughton style punts here but somehow i don't think they'd be as easy to move on and get the money back.

At least Broughton had with him a record of success at some levels of senior management roles.

Broughton also did not disrupt the applecart to the point several long-standing staff members, from all disciplines, have left.

Gestede has been a disaster for this club.