2 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Let's leave the Dolan chat it's actually quite boring. He's left move on.

We will move on but we won't move up!

13 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

I am fully aware of all that but we still lots of experienced players here

But we should have built on that every season and got stronger and stronger till we got promoted.

That's how it works isn't it?  Its not a sensible response to argue we've still got some experienced players left.

Have we enough of them got avoid relegation? When do their contracts run out? We are sliding into nothingness.

I realise I'm on ignore but maybe others will agree with me.

Just now, jim mk2 said:

Don't tempt fate 47er, this is England playing and we're experts at snatching from the jaws of victory

Edit: Woakes strikes just before lunch, eight down

Yes I was just starting to worry but Woakes has fixed me. Great display from Captain Stokes, what a warrior he is.

Very long spell at his age and given his injury history. Always leads by example.

Assuming we win next two tests will be seismic.

Wow! 112 for 8. Surely we will win now! 

Could go either way but we must be favourites right now.

19 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

It's almost as though you've seen this all before.

Its amazing how many greedy, selfish and disloyal players we've had in recent years!

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

apart from around 4 or 5 players who are key players 

the ones we're selling!

7 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

I never said we offered him megabucks but equally you don't know for any degree of certainness that Rovers didn't make a fair contract offer under GB and JDT time here. 

We can rarely "know" these things but I think I've got a pretty fair idea!

One big clue---he hasn't signed!!

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Also Dennis, allegedly on £20k p.w.

But we've no money for Brittain/ Travis/ Dolan/Tronstad etc.

Absolute insanity.

Our 5 best players last year imo were Baath, Dolan, Tronstad, Travis and Brittain.(in no particular order).

We've already lost 3 of them! 

PS--would have included Beck in a top 6 but obviously he was always a one season job.

42 for 2, wicket very difficult. In a bit of trouble.

4 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

They really didn’t 

Edited!!

58 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Brereton Diaz would have been deemed a failure by sheff u fans

Hm--he wasn't great success but that doesn't mean Exiled's point isn't valid.

You may have missed it but Sheff U went up!

EDIT---shit! I forgot! And I watched the game!!

They got as close as it gets though!

Going away to hide for a few hours!!!

So the point now is, it doesn't matter how much you spend on loans, you won't go up!

We should do well.

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

exactly Paul, Rovers are spending money and that's doesn't fit with the narrative some people want. 

its not promotion money is it?

1 minute ago, Paul Mani said:

Agreed. But the club haven’t reported the fees. The club rarely reports anything. News outlets have.

Listen, I’m not saying we’ve spent £4.75m, but we can’t have it both ways just to fit our narrative / hatred of Venkys.

It would seem that the club are backing Ismael based on the widely reported fees they’re spending on these players!? Right?

Depends on how much they hope to get back from selling our best players?

Duckett out waving at a ball going down leg-side after doing all the hard work. 43-1.

Crawley on 1 and doing his level best to get out. Beaten every ball in current Bumrah over.

6 hours ago, JBiz said:

if you spent some time reading how much our meagre wage bill compares to our turnover, 

Thanks to Venkys who relegated us all on their own.

Most championship clubs require funding from wealthy owners but our wealthy owners think we can fund ourselves, while giving our best players away!

3 hours ago, Eternal Optimist said:

Nothing to suggest we are selling Travis aside from

the fact that he is in the last year of his contract and no new deal seems in the offing.

Plus--how many others have we lost in this way in recent years?

Yo\ur moniker says it all.

3 hours ago, Scotty1991 said:

This has quite easily been the most pathetic summer transfer window of any in my lifetime. 
 

It just seems normal to me now.

13 hours ago, London blue said:

They simply do not want to renew either contract, as they didn't want to renew Dolan's.

It's not about it being "right for both parties", they don't want these players at the club, period.

Yes.The quality of the player means zero. Its all about them costing too much!

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Ismael has said he wanted pace out wide and the club is trying to bring that in. 

Same people with the same comments about relegation just last season. Time to judge this squad is in the opening weeks of the seasons not right now. We proved all these pundits and many people on here with last season performances and results. 

 

Every year we get weaker Chaddy. We never build by keeping the best and replacing the weakest.

We do the opposite in fact.

Its a miracle we got so close to the Playoffs but if we'd done what I'm suggesting we'd have walked it.

There is no plan, its a season to season operation depending on what money is available.

Now money is very scarce and we are gambling. We can't go on like this much longer.

5 minutes ago, RoyWegerlesLeftToe said:

I come to this topic for the gossip even if it won't come true. It's painful wading through the treacle of negativity...this is a summer transfer thread, brighten up. 

You are always free to leave. Not negativity but painful realism.

Sinking lower every year, why should you expect optimism?

Then whole point of a Transfer Window is to strengthen your squad.

When did we last do that?

Why do we invariably win the toss and bowl? Since the Indians would (rightly) have chosen to bat both times the toss is a farce!

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

We only need 5 or 6 more signings now

!!!!!!!!!!!!