Rovers's January transfer needs

[Tomphil2]

14 minutes ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

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.

And he tried to bring some quality through the door but was scuppered at the last min, twice.

You look at the cosy little set up now and you wonder about those weird transfer collapses and the word sabotage springs to mind.

[Exiled_Rover]

11 hours ago, John said:

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

Busy and wants the ball, but I don't think he's good enough.

Granted I'm the one calling for people to give more time to the likes of Henriksson and Morishita and still think Gueye deserves to play, so I'm probably not the best person to talk.

[Exiled_Rover]

50 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

And he tried to bring some quality through the door but was scuppered at the last min, twice.

You look at the cosy little set up now and you wonder about those weird transfer collapses and the word sabotage springs to mind.

As much as I liked Broughton as he brought an air of professionalism to the place I'm glad we didn't get the American. He's sunk without a trace.

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, wilsdenrover said:

Which would you put in each of those categories?

Alebiosu very good

McLoughlin good.

TGH Decent to good

Gudjohnsen decent/average 

Miller decent 

Morishita average but getting better

De Neve average 

Baradji cant judge

Henriksson poor

Tavares poor

[chaddyrovers]

14 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

As much as I liked Broughton as he brought an air of professionalism to the place I'm glad we didn't get the American. He's sunk without a trace.

Who is the American? 

[RevidgeBlue]

12 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

As much as I liked Broughton as he brought an air of professionalism to the place I'm glad we didn't get the American. He's sunk without a trace.

Broughton negotiated such a bargain deal for him as well - Loan with a view to purchase for around £6m.

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Alebiosu very good

McLoughlin good.

TGH Decent to good

Gudjohnsen decent/average 

Miller decent 

Morishita average but getting better

De Neve average 

Baradji cant judge

Henriksson poor

Tavares poor

Well I agree with Alebiosu and at the other end of the scale, Henriksson and Tavares.

If you were being generous you could maybe call Mcloughlin and Hickman average after which I dont think it's too much of a stretch to describe the rest as poor and the signing of Baradji as ludicrous.

[davulsukur]

10 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Who is the American? 

Duncan McGuire, I'm guessing.

[Tomphil2]

44 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

As much as I liked Broughton as he brought an air of professionalism to the place I'm glad we didn't get the American. He's sunk without a trace.

Yeah he was prepared to commit quite a bit of money on that one although he might have clicked if he came.

Considering the money wasted since it's neither here nor there really because we still don't have a Szmodics replacement.

[JHRover]

1 hour ago, Tomphil2 said:

And he tried to bring some quality through the door but was scuppered at the last min, twice.

You look at the cosy little set up now and you wonder about those weird transfer collapses and the word sabotage springs to mind.

Absolutely. 

No doubt at all in my mind that certain elements behind the scenes were actively working against Broughton. 

He did the hard yards - got those deals lined up, probably put in a painstaking amount of time and work to get them ready, then he was deliberately thwarted at the 11th hour. I suspect by the one who is now running the show and who has been there throughout. 

All part of the great Rovers mystery. Who was the one responsible for bringing Broughton in if he wasn't going to be trusted and empowered to control recruitment and was going to be undermined? Maybe the shadow man who wanted a puppet he could control and has now got that it seems. Maybe someone else at ownership or board level and shadow man spent 18 months working to remove that threat to his position. 

The fact that Broughton was prepared to sit infront of the media and take responsibility for deliberate sabotage from elsewhere says a lot about him - more professionalism and courage than any of the slippery liars that hide away in the boardroom these days. Just a shame a lot of the fanbase still can't see what is staring them in the face and believe people like Broughton and JDT were the problem here. 

[roversfan99]

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Alebiosu very good

McLoughlin good.

TGH Decent to good

Gudjohnsen decent/average 

Miller decent 

Morishita average but getting better

De Neve average 

Baradji cant judge

Henriksson poor

Tavares poor

While I think you have been a bit generous with some of the above. I would move De Neve to poor, Baradji to ludicrous, Miller/McLouughlin/TGH to average, in isolation it doesnt paint a true reflection of a terrible window.

It only does when you consider who has left and the big gaps that remain in the squad.

[Bohinen1983]

Young lad called, Andy Tod is looking a prospect up at Dunfermline..  Would love to see us make a move for him in Jan.  Tidy little goalscoring midfielder, scored 8, assisted two in 13 games at the age of 19.

[KentExile]

21 minutes ago, Bohinen1983 said:

Young lad called, Andy Tod is looking a prospect up at Dunfermline..  Would love to see us make a move for him in Jan.  Tidy little goalscoring midfielder, scored 8, assisted two in 13 games at the age of 19.

Apparently a striker

https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/sport/25613657.dunfermlines-andy-tod-call-up-scotland-under-21s/

[KentExile]

On 12/11/2025 at 13:00, 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?

 

 

 

On 12/11/2025 at 13:20, 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?

There does seem to be a pattern.... again

Edited 3 hours ago by KentExile

[RoverCanada]

7 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

As much as I liked Broughton as he brought an air of professionalism to the place I'm glad we didn't get the American. He's sunk without a trace.

In McGuire's defence, he's dealt with back-to-back shoulder surgeries over the past 12 months.

His shoulder issues may have been due to crop up, so perhaps we can be thankful the deal was scuppered in retrospect... but thought I'd add that context!

[RoversClitheroe]

A new manager in January please