The January 2026 Transfer Window

[bigbrandjohn]

I have always thought that waiting  until the end of a sale period and picking up a piece of soiled tat that everyone has pored over and left their grubby fingerprints on that you can’t take back but got at a good price is a good strategy.

Er…No. 

[roverandout]

If not signing anyone meant relegation then venkys suhail gestede and Ismael and all those bastards fucked off, I'd take not signing anyone 

[MarkBRFC]

14 minutes ago, roverandout said:

If not signing anyone meant relegation then venkys suhail gestede and Ismael and all those bastards fucked off, I'd take not signing anyone 

Unfortunately, it wouldn't.

[Tomphil2]

Shades of the last relegation season when we needed defenders and all they delivered was a striker on loan that just happened to be on the books of the agent wife of the useless low grade DoF they appointed that season as the fall guy.

Red flags are flying.

[simongarnerisgod]

sheff wed have signed jerry yates on loan till the end of the season,therefore it looks like cadamarteri is off somewhere

[Emerald Isle Rover]

Thomas-Asante banned 3 games meaning Ellis not that I once thought it was true or logical won’t be going anywhere - can add that source mercer to the dud list 

[Herbie6590]

2 hours ago, StHelensRover said:

I always enjoy the 4000 holes podcast! I agree with about 95% of the stuff I hear on there too. But I must dissent on this one.

If we were signing him from anyone, I'd be quite concerned. He's about 50, he's unfit or lacking sharpness, he was no good at Norwich most recently. He's finished basically.

The fact we'd be signing him from a club who worships him for calling us 'bastards' on telly and smashing our goalie over would be the icing on the cake. Imagine what it would say on the plane they fly over when we go down and he's scored 2 goals.

It was a little tongue in cheek shall we say…I expected an avalanche of vitriol but perhaps its a sign of how exhausted we all are that I received none…😉

[Ghost7]

Ismael is saying the injury to presumably Reyes Cleary is why they are having to move on. 

Comical stuff. Come off it! I'm not sure why he's so complicit in what the club are doing.

Cleary is expected to be fit to start his sides next game and was taken off as a precaution. This is a fact from his manager. More nonsense from our side.

[StHelensRover]

2 minutes ago, Ghost7 said:

Ismael is saying the injury to presumably Reyes Cleary is why they are having to move on. 

Comical stuff. Come off it! I'm not sure why he's so complicit in what the club are doing.

Cleary is expected to be fit to start his sides next game and was taken off as a precaution. This is a fact from his manager. More nonsense from our side.

Must be Mateta or Ollie Watkins we're after, don't worry.

[TommyRovers]

Don’t think Ismael was referring to Cleary about the injured target.

Afolayan did well at Bolton. Pretty underwhelming signing though. Not expecting much but he may surprise.

[Mercer]

7 hours ago, Mercer said:

So Nicko talking about bizarre!

Heard something quite bizarre earlier in the week about a Rovers' enquiry for a striker.  Asked the source if he was taking the p1ss and he said not 

I could not see the club loaning/selling, I could not see the player wanting to come and I certainly could not see Rovers paying fee and / or wages necessary.

Don't shoot the messenger.

Player Ellis Simms.

 

25 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Thomas-Asante banned 3 games meaning Ellis not that I once thought it was true or logical won’t be going anywhere - can add that source mercer to the dud list 

Perspective called for.

Please read my post carefully.

I stated three personal 'could not sees' and using Nicko's adjective, found it bizarre Rovers should make an enquiry.  If you were aware of the source then I feel you would agree it was very likely an enquiry, for whatever reason, was made 

[alcd]

4 hours ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Could be bizarre as to why we're going back for him - plus his age isn't great and doesn't fit the resale value.

Probably just a loan. 

[Browjd]

Kilian Fischer apparently being looked at 

[alcd]

4 hours ago, Torgeir said:

He was on my 'shortlist' initially but he has a bit of experience so decided it had to be someone else. And not that bizarre? But a bit of a mehhhhh signing for me.

He hasn't played for 3 months so it would be March before he would be likely to start. We'll be as good as down by then. 

[ROVER_N_OUT1978]

1 minute ago, Browjd said:

Kilian Fischer apparently being looked at 

He’s a left back? Wolfsburg?

[Emerald Isle Rover]

14 minutes ago, Mercer said:

 

Perspective called for.

Please read my post carefully.

I stated three personal 'could not sees' and using Nicko's adjective, found it bizarre Rovers should make an enquiry.  If you were aware of the source then I feel you would agree it was very likely an enquiry, for whatever reason, was made 

I read your post carefully - no slight on you more on your source as stated - I simply don’t believe we have enquired on Ellis Simms  

[M_B]

3 hours ago, Norbert Rassragr said:

Ellis Simms? 😂

Absolutely no chance of that coming off. Whilst he is not always a starting player, he is still a vital part of the squad that is top of the league. Why move from a team that's at the top to a team that's determined to be in a relegation fight? 

He cost Coventry £8m and his wages would be fairly high for this division. 

Late to this, where did it come from? 

[Emerald Isle Rover]

6 minutes ago, M_B said:

Late to this, where did it come from? 

A source mercer knows stated we enquired 

[JHRover]

Such a shame that injuries have derailed our January plans. I'm sure if it wasn't for that we would have trebled our bid for Cleary and tempted Barnsley to sell him. 

Damned bad luck again. A bit like when the Secretary forgot how to do his job, preventing us from signing a proven quality expensive signing. 

[BankEnd Rover]

13 minutes ago, ROVER_N_OUT1978 said:

He’s a left back? Wolfsburg?

No chance I'm afraid.

[Tomphil2]

Wouldn't be surprised if they enquired about Simms they know they've no chance and know it would find its way out.

So it looks like they are trying something bold.

Also a handy distraction whilst they get Ryan out the door.... 'We tried to get Simms with the money' ...

[Emerald Isle Rover]

3 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Wouldn't be surprised if they enquired about Simms they know they've no chance and know it would find its way out.

So it looks like they are trying something bold.

Also a handy distraction whilst they get Ryan out the door.... 'We tried to get Simms with the money' ...

Still not buying that personally 

the storyline I can buy but the top scorer for the team sat top of the league not for me 

[simongarnerisgod]

11 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Wouldn't be surprised if they enquired about Simms they know they've no chance and know it would find its way out.

So it looks like they are trying something bold.

Also a handy distraction whilst they get Ryan out the door.... 'We tried to get Simms with the money' ...

it`s shocking that we are summising stuff like this is happening but with the c***s running the show,it`s very possible,they hate the fans,they think we are idiots and in their view,any possible link with good players (even ridiculous ones like simms) will be believed and thus make them look like they are trying,in reality pasha,the chicken molesters and gestede have no intention of trying to boost the quality of the playing staff

[Tomphil2]

13 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Still not buying that personally 

the storyline I can buy but the top scorer for the team sat top of the league not for me 

That's just because its come from Mercer.

[Emerald Isle Rover]

14 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

That's just because its come from Mercer.

No it’s not I praised him for the Jorgensen deal Information which he got spot on 

was followed up by a source telling him gudjohnsen was out for the season

its the name of the game praise when due and critiqued or questioned when not