The January 2026 Transfer Window

[roversfan99]

7 minutes ago, TheKitGuy said:

I feel with Gueye we really missed a trick, He's clearly a confidence based striker. we didn't play to his strengths during any game he featured in. The fans can say he's crap etc all they like but I assume he's struggled from the first day being here.

New country, New team, 2 new managers, turmoil behind the scenes, not wanted. 

I wonder how many of us would perform at our best doing our jobs with all that going on? Whilst checking social media and being called out for being rubbish. 

Wish him nothing but the best, he's obviously got goals in him, he's proven that elsewhere just sadly not at rovers!

What strengths? And where were these goals?

[TheKitGuy]

Just now, roversfan99 said:

What strengths? And where were these goals?

He was pretty prolific every time he played in the Belgian league, a move to Zaragoza didn't quite work out (I can't tell you why as I simply don't know). He's your classic target man - he doesn't want to be pressing and chasing the back line, he wants crosses in the box early and direct and we just haven't played like that. He has strength, he's just not being told to use it correctly. Exactly the same as Gallagher. 

[roversfan99]

What are people blowing off steam about that they dont understand?

[roverblue]

They will sell Abeiosu in a heart beat if it means that the Venkys don't have to send any money over for a few extra months.

They will already have a fee in mind that is below his market value but hits a sweet spot for the financial year coverage needed.

Rovers having a s strong hand is laughable, we are basically in administration without it being official.

[MarkBRFC]

2 hours ago, Paul Mani said:

 

Theres a poster on here who posts on X as RoversExtra or something like that who called the Cashin transfer days before and got the usual set to and abuse. His info was right! Alan Nixon is a bellend, but he’s got more right than wrong in recent years, and either way, he probably knows more than most people on here about transfers. This is the transfer thread, so please don’t remove any potential rumours or linked posts, these should be the focus of our discussions and save the therapy sessions for quiet news days!

He put it on a good 4 hours after Nixon had already reported it.

[J*B]

21 hours ago, AspRover said:

Wilson is the sort of signing we have a chance with if no other club has even given him a hint of interest by February, and he wants to keep his fitness ahead of a real move in the summer.

Not really. He will be looking for a contract on reduced, but still very major wages. If he has 4 months here and doesn’t score a bucket full - which would be the expectation for a PL move - it will negatively impact him. I’m not sure I would look at our squad and think “I’ll score 15 goals in 4 months there, they create loads but don’t have a proper striker.”

[Torgeir]

1 hour ago, TheKitGuy said:

He was pretty prolific every time he played in the Belgian league, a move to Zaragoza didn't quite work out (I can't tell you why as I simply don't know). He's your classic target man - he doesn't want to be pressing and chasing the back line, he wants crosses in the box early and direct and we just haven't played like that. He has strength, he's just not being told to use it correctly. Exactly the same as Gallagher. 

He loses a lot of aeriel duels against shorter defenders and can't finish at all with his legs. He's also missed a lot of clear-cut chances with his head so I think he can score up to a certain level then it stops completely. 

[Exiled_Rover]

1 hour ago, TheKitGuy said:

I feel with Gueye we really missed a trick, He's clearly a confidence based striker. we didn't play to his strengths during any game he featured in. The fans can say he's crap etc all they like but I assume he's struggled from the first day being here.

New country, New team, 2 new managers, turmoil behind the scenes, not wanted. 

I wonder how many of us would perform at our best doing our jobs with all that going on? Whilst checking social media and being called out for being rubbish. 

Wish him nothing but the best, he's obviously got goals in him, he's proven that elsewhere just sadly not at rovers!

We were told what he was by that analyst / scout on Twitter before he arrived: a chaos engine. 

Rather than surrounding him with players that could take advantage of the knock downs he wins (see Weiman goal v Burnley) we decided to play him with Dolan (and the piano he's carrying on his back), Cozier-Diddy, Cantwell (who apparently is content to take most of his touches in our half of the field) and whatever you'd call Hedges (I wouldn't call him a professional footballer, but you do you). As a Brucie-bonus, none of those lads can cross either to take advantage of the 6'5" CF. 

So good luck to Gueye, wherever he ends up, he was done dirty here - and Ismael especially has shown his poor man management skills with how he's handled this situation. 

[Exiled_Rover]

58 minutes ago, J*B said:

Not really. He will be looking for a contract on reduced, but still very major wages. If he has 4 months here and doesn’t score a bucket full - which would be the expectation for a PL move - it will negatively impact him. I’m not sure I would look at our squad and think “I’ll score 15 goals in 4 months there, they create loads but don’t have a proper striker.”

Do not get your hopes up that we're in the market for an ex-PL striker. Not unless he's coming out of retirement.

We simply will not spend that kind of money on wages - even on a 'prove it' deal. 

[Paul Mani]

2 hours ago, RoyWegerlesLeftToe said:

How is Dave?

Currently grumbling about the council not emptying his green bin, whilst repainting his ‘Venkys Out’ banner which he intends to laminate in case of rain….🤣🤣

[Tomphil2]

2 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Washed our face with Ennis. Made a profit on Telalovic.

And ?

[Tom]

Good luck to Gueye, obviously wish it worked out better and whilst he’s not as good as I thought / wanted I do think he had a use.

The ‘chaos agent’ referred to above is right, as times last season he would come on late in games and give tired defenders a new problem to deal with, rarely likely to win games but helped us see out quite a few at both ends of the pitch.

One of his issues  is being so erratic you never quite knew if it would cause us the problems though!

[Paul Mani]

1 hour ago, MarkBRFC said:

He put it on a good 4 hours after Nixon had already reported it.

Ahhh so both Nixon AND RoverExtra know their stuff!? Who’da thunk it? 🤩

[Tomphil2]

1 hour ago, MarkBRFC said:

He put it on a good 4 hours after Nixon had already reported it.

The account is run by - allegedly - a 19 year old who posts anything and everything that passes for info on Rovers.

Nothing wrong with that and i don't think they've ever tried to pretend otherwise to be fair, they just want the clicks.

Also isn't it strange some others by the same token only ever turn up on here at window time and get starchy when they can't do their little bit of veiled club propaganda ?

Edited 21 hours ago by Tomphil2

[Paul Mani]

2 minutes ago, Tom said:

Good luck to Gueye, obviously wish it worked out better and whilst he’s not as good as I thought / wanted I do think he had a use.

The ‘chaos agent’ referred to above is right, as times last season he would come on late in games and give tired defenders a new problem to deal with, rarely likely to win games but helped us see out quite a few at both ends of the pitch.

One of his issues  is being so erratic you never quite knew if it would cause us the problems though!

Great post - in the early months I was extremely hopeful. He has loads more attacking prowess than his predecessors. I feel like if he had converted one or two of those ‘many’ chances he got, or bundled a couple off his backside, he could’ve really fed off the excitement of the fans and gone on to be a talisman.

[K-Hod]

15 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

@Mercer that new RB incoming then.

 

Howard RV7 is another attention seeker that gets it right as often as Nixon.

Just don't feed the trolls.

[Tomphil2]

Gueye was never anything more than an out of his depth trier whose effort and enthusiasm meant under the right gaffer and role he over achieved for a little spell.

That's IT, there is nothing more to it when you take that away and i wish him well but he needs a lower standard in order to prosper.

The famous revisionism has started early.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Everton fans are crying out for an attacking right back. Alebiosu would be perfect. I reckon the lad could step up to that level. I was only thinking the other day that he reminds me of Notts Forest and Englands Viv Anderson in his running style. Not a bad role model. I wouldn’t take a penny under £10 million for him.

[RoversClitheroe]

17 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Howard RV7 is another attention seeker that gets it right as often as Nixon.

Just don't feed the trolls.

TBF he usually gets injury timelines way before any journalist.

[DeeCee]

16 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Everton fans are crying out for an attacking right back. Alebiosu would be perfect. I reckon the lad could step up to that level. I was only thinking the other day that he reminds me of Notts Forest and Englands Viv Anderson in his running style. Not a bad role model. I wouldn’t take a penny under £10 million for him.

We will 😠

[TheKitGuy]

1 hour ago, Torgeir said:

He loses a lot of aeriel duels against shorter defenders and can't finish at all with his legs. He's also missed a lot of clear-cut chances with his head so I think he can score up to a certain level then it stops completely. 

Every good striker needs confidence and consistent game time - of which he has neither. 

[roversfan99]

32 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Gueye was never anything more than an out of his depth trier whose effort and enthusiasm meant under the right gaffer and role he over achieved for a little spell.

That's IT, there is nothing more to it when you take that away and i wish him well but he needs a lower standard in order to prosper.

The famous revisionism has started early.

I would argue that he even put the required effort in.

Even before comments about not running in training, numerous times I have seen him (not just this season) not put in the required work rate.

As you say, there is a lot of revisionism on here. He hasnt been hard done by, hes just not up to it and thankfully we wont have to see him in a Rovers shirt again.

[Tomphil2]

4 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I would argue that he even put the required effort in.

Even before comments about not running in training, numerous times I have seen him (not just this season) not put in the required work rate.

As you say, there is a lot of revisionism on here. He hasnt been hard done by, hes just not up to it and thankfully we wont have to see him in a Rovers shirt again.

The bit that went away was the right role under the right gaffer.

I think he could have run his arse off every game under Ismael and it still wouldn't work because he's the wrong size and mobility for what this guy wants.

The constant offsides though were a joke and if the penny never dropped with him for that it's also no wonder the head coach gave up on him.

[Lancaster Rover]

Is anyone actually sure what Ismael does want? We have the most thrown together group of players I've seen in my many years of supporting Rovers. For all the talk of projects, systems there is absolutely nothing in what we've bought thus far that resembles a semblance of a plan or identity. Unless of course we're just collecting 5'9 number 10's who play out wide.

[MarkBRFC]

1 hour ago, Paul Mani said:

Ahhh so both Nixon AND RoverExtra know their stuff!? Who’da thunk it? 🤩

Well not really, Nixon put it on and then 4 hours later RoversXtra claimed it as an exclusive.