Risky business trying to pinch a target from a club we’re trying to sign a striker from 🫣

According to TV 2's information, Blackburn Rovers is the club that has thrown itself into a late coup attempt by David Brekalo (25) with a few hours left until the deadline. @kflygind was first to break the news of the Championship bid. Now Viking has far better cards in hand in the negotiations.

11 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Let's go and get him! 

Looks a direct player, something we lack. By the sounds of the report it looks like he's not going anywhere but like @roversfan99 has said, why arn't we buying these players? The Warchest should be open!

We are trying…

Tochi Chukwuani is out of contract in the summer and it looks like Swansea are looking at him along with some others. Plays CAM, CM, or DM.

He's young and Danish, wonder if we've looked at him?

Despite Dolans flaws, he adds alot to the team, especially as small as our squad is.

HOWEVER, i personally don't think he'll sign a new deal, so in an ideal world we should be selling. If Luton want to spend millions on Dolan then that's their problem as theres no way he's premier league standard - He has to be replaced though!

4 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

At that price tag, for us, this guy has to hit the ground running and find the net quickly. 

With how JDT is and throwing players straight in, i'd imagine it will be a few weeks before we see him properly.

8 minutes ago, Neal said:

So is the plan now to replace Wharton with Buckley? How far is he off fitness? 

He's on the grass so i'd say mid-end of feb he'll be ready.

2 minutes ago, Darwen Rover 007 said:

I think we need a few players in yes 100%... 

But..

Just a  thought on not going mad today / tomorrow and becoming desperate because:

1.  We have some players coming back.

2.  We get a stop gap (the old guy).

3.  Unless we go really pete tongue it's unlikely we are going to get relegated or push for play offs.

We may as well take a sensible approach (I know) and recruit properly in the summer.  We all know January desperation moves often don't work out.

Just a thought..  

The worry is will we get funds in the summer?

I'd assume that Travis will be sold, Gallgher will be off the books, Szmodics will be a wanted man and i can see Carter being sold also. You would like to think we will have some sort of budget but you just don't know with these lot. 

GB needs to be clear in his next interview and re-assure us.

6 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Why not get £2m for Gallagher now?

I agree, i'd of kept hold of Wharton and sold Gally. 

I would of also gone for Yates instead of Mcguire - Yates started for Swansea last night so maybe they want to keep him till at least end of season.

If Mcguire is coming to us this window then i think we will go for Yates in the summer when Gallagher leaves.

4 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

Yup, wouldn't surprise me at all to see us make the most underwhelming signing of all time, straight after selling the best talent that's ever come through our Academy for a record fee...

I mean time isn't exactly on our side but yeah...a 37 year old. 

He has played 15 games this season and scoring 1 which is quite impressive in that Coventry side. (Considering his age). We are at panic station mode...

6 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

I keep seeing links to Kyle McFadzean...

I swear if we bring him in, at 36 years old, right after selling Adam... then I give up! 

A poster on here, who said Travis was going to Ipswich before anyone else knew mentioned it, confirmed we are looking at him. 
 

Gregg will be really pushing the average age up if we sign this old man.

34 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

So is McGuire on a flight or nah? Haha

It’s 5pm in Mexico so not as late as it is here but still, you’d think that we’d be hearing soon if he’s boarding a plane. 

                            Pears

Rankin Costello, Hyam, Wharton, Chrisene

      Dolan, Tronstad, Garrett, Siggy

                          Szmodics

                          Gallagher

Must win!

1 minute ago, neophox said:

Rak-Sakyi not in the squad tonight means he's going.... hopefully he's part of the deal ...

Going Birmingham I think.

Have really seen someone say we’re interested in Mcfadzean from Coventry? Isn’t he nearly 40? 

Just now, booth said:

 

So that's that then. We're signing his Mum.

Post of the week!

1 minute ago, Miller11 said:

That’s not how transfers work in a lot of our fans heads. As soon as a club from a higher division/level comes in you are duty bound to arbitrarily find an example of a player of a similar profile that went for a similar amount and proclaim it a fair price. The selling team should in no way consider the impact of losing the player on the teams performance. The purpose of a football club is to develop and improve players for others these days, apparently.

When a player is on the “verge of joining” a club to me that is all but agreed. 
 

It’s either reporters telling lies or Orlando messing us about.

7 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Why are they messing about? They're entitled to reject any offer they're not happy with. 

If we really want him we should stop pissing about, offer what they want and get the deal done. If not look elsewhere and fast.

Hang on now, a reporter stated we were on the verge of signing him for 2.3m? Since then it’s changed to Sheffield Wednesday out bidding us and now they obviously want more…I’m just going of what journalists are spouting, don’t shoot the messenger.

Orlando messing about now. Duncan McGuire posted, on instagram, half an hour ago and he’s still in Mexico!!

1 minute ago, davulsukur said:

We can't can't through the rest of the season with just Garrett and Tronstad in centre mid.

We have Ayari & Buckley...I'm on yourside here btw its just the club will look at it this way i reckon.

6 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Worrying lack of links to any centre mids.

No way we're signing a midfielder this window (As much as we'd like).

2 more incoming and i'd say 1 or 2 still to leave on Loan.

Rest will be dealt with in Summer.

3 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

He will probably still be working with peanuts.

Ooo aye but maybe a few more peanuts than he usually has to deal with.