The January 2026 Transfer Window

[KentExile]

Not transfer related, but another stain on our name

 

[TheKitGuy]

3 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Not transfer related, but another stain on our name

 

Smart of us to represent ourselves. Means our war chest will not be used on legal fees. 

[KentExile]

38 minutes ago, TheKitGuy said:

Smart of us to represent ourselves. Means our war chest will not be used on legal fees. 

lol 🙂 

Also Powell is off on loan to Barrow

 

 

Could we not have sent De Neve instead?

Edited 3 hours ago by KentExile

[davulsukur]

36 minutes ago, KentExile said:

Not transfer related, but another stain on our name

 

FFS what the fuck have these clowns done now?

[Mashed Potatoes]

38 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

He didn't drop down a division to 'find a club' he wasn't released on a free he was sold.

Posh prepared a bid after hearing Gestede was hawking him around and he was a willing seller, at less than they were prepared to go to.

Lets stick to the facts on this although i do agree the fitness side of it must have been the Rovers excuse to steer him to the door.

We also know Val wants workhorses who can hack his system.

I think the relevant point is that when Gestede was hawking him around no Championship club appeared to want to sign him and he had to take a move to Division One. Of course that doesn't mean that he won't get back to Championship level one day but it does seem from the interest shown in Cadamarteri by ourselves and Millwall that right now he is seen in the game as the better bet of the two. Time will tell.

[KentExile]

25 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

FFS what the fuck have these clowns done now?

 

 

"At present, no further details have been revealed as to what the breach entails. Blackburn Rovers and Macron have been approached by Lancashire Telegraph for comment."

 

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25808819.blackburn-rovers-legal-dispute-kit-supplier-macron/

Macron have registered a court filing against Blackburn Rovers for a breach of contract.

The Italian Sportswear giant are the club's current kit manufacturer and have been since a five-year deal was struck in 2021. That deal expires this summer and Rovers are anticipated to change suppliers when their current agreement ends.

On January 28, Macron filed a court application against Blackburn Rovers due to a 'breach of contract', as is listed by a document seen by Lancashire Telegraph.

It has long been expected that the two parties will separate this summer. However, nothing has been officially confirmed by Rovers or Macron at this stage.

At the most recent Fans' Forum (October 2025), Head of Commercial, Yasir Sufi, confirmed that a tender process beyond the end of their current kit deal has been completed but wouldn't discuss further due to the existing deal with Macron.  

Additional comments were made that fans' views on original designs and pricing had been taken into account with their decision.

At present, no further details have been revealed as to what the breach entails. Blackburn Rovers and Macron have been approached by Lancashire Telegraph for comment.

Rovers' recent anniversary kits have proven popular. The 2024/25 shirts, mark 30 years since their famous Premier League title triumph, surpassing all recent sales.

Speaking to Lancashire Telegraph's Arte Et Labore podcast last April, Sufi said: "Retail-wise, we've nearly doubled sales in retail from three seasons ago across the board.

"Obviously, the kits have been a massive reason for that, especially with, for example, the third kit. 

"So just on the third kit this year, and honestly, I still get astounded by the number of people wearing it. We sold around 2,400 of the yellow third kit that we had (2023/24), which was really good, but we've tripled sales of the third kit this season on its own. 

"We've got a fantastic team who care a lot about the football club and want to see it progressing. So commercially, we've been strong in that area."

Edited 2 hours ago by KentExile

[pick32]

Lovely designs, crap manufacturing, sponsors fall off after 2minutes good riddance 

[JHRover]

Our name must be absolute dirt in the football world, whether that's dealing with our own players and staff, the deliberately bungled transfers with other clubs, suppliers and now the kit manufacturer.

A complete disgrace. The Venky apologists never anywhere to be seen or heard when another shameful instalment of their ownership rears its ugly head.

[K-Hod]

Going from Macron to Castore, turned down Adidas Spezial because we would get less money from the latter.

More vision in Ray Charles than Pasha.

[Exiled_Rover]

18 minutes ago, pick32 said:

Lovely designs, crap manufacturing, sponsors fall off after 2minutes good riddance 

Awful designs - can't even get our iconic home kit right.

Edited 2 hours ago by Exiled_Rover

[DackDackGoose]

On that i do love the gold kit. Not liked the home kits so much last few seasons.

Top 10 clubs making some good signings.. we're a million miles off. Not convinced by cadamartari. 

[DutchRover]

19 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Going from Macron to Castore, turned down Adidas Spezial because we would get less money from the latter.

More vision in Ray Charles than Pasha.

Real or sarcasm? I can't stand Castore

[K-Hod]

3 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

Real or sarcasm? I can't stand Castore

Oh this is real and yeah, I don't like Castore either tbh.

[Old Codger]

15 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Awful designs - can't even get our iconic home kit right.

Yes. That is an absolute insboy errult in its own right, and sackable from my perspective. We are used to the term 'schoolboy error' being used for players, but such a basic inability to maintain the traditions of the club in it's 150th year smacks of both terminal incompetence and potential two fingered salutory to the fans. 

Bargain Basement specialists Blackburn Rovers. Bottom feeders, getting ready for the Bum's Rush.

Bah!

[aletheia]

27 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Going from Macron to Castore, turned down Adidas Spezial because we would get less money from the latter.

More vision in Ray Charles than Pasha.

Wasn't all these shenanigans part of the reason for SWAG's departure?

[rovers11]

Nicko: Cadamateri fee close to being agreed

If others come in for him, then he's not coming here imo

[Mercer]

18 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

Nicko: Cadamateri fee close to being agreed

If others come in for him, then he's not coming here imo

Timing just after news broke about Macron suing Rovers!

Someone tell me this is not a coincidence!?  An effort to deflect / 'bury' bad news!?

Edited 1 hour ago by Mercer

[davulsukur]

1 hour ago, pick32 said:

Lovely designs, crap manufacturing, sponsors fall off after 2minutes good riddance 

Had a pair of shorts and both the Rovers logo and the Macron logo came off after like 2 washes.

I've got the black and gold training top, which is very nice but sadly the logos have stayed on that one, which means I have to walk around in shame.

[davulsukur]

 

[DutchRover]

My 24/25 home kit by Macron has lasted perfectly, and I still think it was one of the best home kits we've had for ages.

The worst supplier we had was the Nike off the peg "design your own kit" kits in 13/14; they were crap quality and the RFS sponsor fell right off.

Edited 1 hour ago by DutchRover

[Exiled_Rover]

2 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

 

Imagine what a thankless task working in the comms team at Ewood must be. A new scandal every week.

[Penwortham Blue]

2 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

 

In the lifetime of anyone on the board, can anyone recall a professional football club being sued by their kit supplier. I imagine, like in all businesses, there will have been contractual disputes but unheard of to become public knowledge and end up in court proceedings. More shame brought on this once proud club by Pune and the local idiots assigned to the Ewood madhouse !

[davulsukur]

4 minutes ago, Penwortham Blue said:

In the lifetime of anyone on the board, can anyone recall a professional football club being sued by their kit supplier. I imagine, like in all businesses, there will have been contractual disputes but unheard of to become public knowledge and end up in court proceedings. More shame brought on this once proud club by Pune and the local idiots assigned to the Ewood madhouse !

They're really out doing themselves for our 150th year.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

28 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Timing just after news broke about Macron suing Rovers!

Someone tell me this is not a coincidence!?  An effort to deflect / 'bury' bad news!?

Would make more sense if we hadn’t already been credited with interest/bids as we have done this last 24 hours 

[bluebruce]

2 hours ago, KentExile said:

Not transfer related, but another stain on our name

 

That's impressive...we had tons of supply issues with these guys (allegedly anyway, if it wasn't our fault in reality) and yet we're managing to be sued by them for breach of contract.

👏 that's impressive incompetence