The January 2026 Transfer Window

[KentExile]

11 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Matt Phillips Released by Oxford - Worth a punt till the end of season.

no

a soon to be 35 year old winger who struggled to get into one of the few sides with less points than Rovers is not the answer

Edited 2 hours ago by KentExile

[wilsdenrover]

I personally think deal sheets are a nonsense.

Why should clubs get an extra two hours just because they’ve left things to the last minute? 

[KentExile]

10 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

I personally think deal sheets are a nonsense.

Why should clubs get an extra two hours just because they’ve left things to the last minute? 

it is rather silly, "deadline is 7pm unless you say you want longer"

[Elrovers]

Derby signing szmodics just shows the level of ambition rovers have when we sign the likes of dapo afolayan. We all the knows the real reason why eustace left.

[alexanders]

Sammie turns 31 this year. Have had an injury with ipswich where he was out for alomst half a year. 4.5m is not good business imo. 

[KentExile]

6 minutes ago, alexanders said:

Sammie turns 31 this year. Have had an injury with ipswich where he was out for alomst half a year. 4.5m is not good business imo. 

he is on loan

https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2026/02/signing-sammie-szmodics-makes-derby-loan-switch

Edited 1 hour ago by KentExile

[Miller11]

Anyone still laughing at Eustace, waving snakes, or questioning his decision?

Derby will certainly make playoffs and probably go up.

[all you need is duff]

I can’t believe we’ve stockpiled so many below average players that for the second year in a row we have to leave senior players out of the 25 man squad but are still left with a poor 25 man squad.  

[Kjell]

It's a bit strange, or maybe not, but I wish Sammie the best of luck. He kept us up on his own.

Those goals against Leicester!!!

 

[Gamst]

32 minutes ago, Elrovers said:

Derby signing szmodics just shows the level of ambition rovers have when we sign the likes of dapo afolayan. We all the knows the real reason why eustace left.

 

19 minutes ago, Miller11 said:

Anyone still laughing at Eustace, waving snakes, or questioning his decision?

Derby will certainly make playoffs and probably go up.

He left us for a club in the relegation zone whilst we were in the playoffs. Modest investment and contracts for players who deserved contracts is all that was required. I'm confident that we would be in promotion contention again if he had stuck around. His decision has been completely vindicated though and good luck to him. He saw that joining a team with a bit of ambition was far better than sticking around at a club who are doing well but lack any leadership or credibility. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Junior Hoilett signs for Swindon. I thought he’d retired years ago.

[Ghost7]

Credit to Afolayan for joining us. I hope he can stay fit and have an impact.

Many players wouldn't have touched the current setup and at least it's another body in the forward area with more pedigree than the likes of De Neve and Henriksson.

If we do go down I hope it rids the club of Gestede, Pasha and the owners.

I completely underestimated the damage Gestede would do when I said last season he shouldn't be included in the protests. He's majorly responsible for this disastrous season.

[KentExile]

3 minutes ago, Ghost7 said:

Credit to Afolayan for joining us. I hope he can stay fit and have an impact.

Many players wouldn't have touched the current setup and at least it's another body in the forward area with more pedigree than the likes of De Neve and Henriksson.

He joined us because he couldn't get a game at his previous club and was out of contract in the summer

That said, hope he exceeds expectations

Edited 56 minutes ago by KentExile

[Ghost7]

2 minutes ago, KentExile said:

He joined us because he couldn't get a game at his previous club and was out of contract in the summer

That said, hope he exceeds expectations

 

and credit to him for that.

[RoversClitheroe]

Can someone explain to me what's happened to our club.

15 years has been absolutely horrific.

However the last 2 or so years it's absolutely dropped off a cliff.

Rudy got a lot of power compared to previous people?

[KentExile]

1 minute ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Can someone explain to me what's happened to our club.

15 years has been absolutely horrific.

However the last 2 or so years it's absolutely dropped off a cliff.

Rudy got a lot of power compared to previous people?

finances have been further cut, so we cant now afford a even moderately competent people in leadership roles

the rest flows downstream from there

[joey_big_nose]

10 minutes ago, KentExile said:

finances have been further cut, so we cant now afford a even moderately competent people in leadership roles

the rest flows downstream from there

Id say money is just part of it. Even more important is we have owners who know nothing about football and no interest. As a result we've ended up with absolute chancers top to bottom and run out of luck.

Motivated interested owners with the same money available would do a lot better by making decisions based on some understanding of the game and reacting quickly and sensibly when things go wrong....

[JBiz]

3 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Id say money is just part of it. Even more important is we have owners who know nothing about football and no interest. As a result we've ended up with absolute chancers top to bottom and run out of luck.

Motivated interested owners with the same money available would do a lot better by making decisions based on some understanding of the game and reacting quickly and sensibly when things go wrong....

Absolutely - expertise gets the most out of its money.

If the careless cunts in India had considered this, we’d never been in this scenario.

[RevidgeBlue]

20 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Id say money is just part of it. Even more important is we have owners who know nothing about football and no interest. As a result we've ended up with absolute chancers top to bottom and run out of luck.

Motivated interested owners with the same money available would do a lot better by making decisions based on some understanding of the game and reacting quickly and sensibly when things go wrong....

💯

[Tomphil2]

36 minutes ago, KentExile said:

finances have been further cut, so we cant now afford a even moderately competent people in leadership roles

the rest flows downstream from there

Yes it seems like the whole Gestede thing was another cost cutting exercise in prep for Waggot retiring.

Telling the clowns in India we'll both go on a course then do Steve's job between us.

Just like the old we'll revamp the squad, rake in a load of money, spend a fraction and slash the wage bill.

We are now the best example in the division of you get what you pay for and reap what you sow.

[RoversClitheroe]

2 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Yes it seems like the whole Gestede thing was another cost cutting exercise in prep for Waggot retiring.

Telling the clowns in India we'll both go on a course then do Steve's job between us.

Just like the old we'll revamp the squad, rake in a load of money, spend a fraction and slash the wage bill.

We are now the best example in the division of you get what you pay for and reap what you sow.

Im not sure if it's incompetence or something else, the prior links of Gestede working with Steve Kean? If I'm not mistaken?

[Exiled_Rover]

2 hours ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Jorgensen definitely looks better suited as a number 9, doesn't have the attributes to play on the wings.

Again it's laughable people giving opinions that he's a poor signing. 

But it's ok to criticise Henriksson for struggling whilst being played out of position?

Ok.