[Archived] Potential Summer Transfers (2010)

[imy9]

There is no way Rovers are going to 17 million on two strikers! We will get a couple of frees, a youth team player and 2 million on a player. Don't get your hopes up as this inevitably ends in heartache.

[MeanGreenMachine]

"If we had 8mill for Dindane and Boselli, then i would have gone for Dindane and Piquionne instead. Use the extra money on a midfielder."

Buy all means go for a midfielder but Dindane and Piquionne? Id think id top myself.

I'd love us to sign a proper box to box midfielder, Parker or Behrami would fill that role nicely but im not holding my breath.

[Hughesy]

We are a trading club and have been ever since the great Jack Walker passed away.

To a degree we will always be a trading club - nothing wrong with signing players and then selling them on in 2-3 years for over double what you paid....if we could do that with every signing then we would be laughing!

As I understand it, the club has budgeted to finish 13th and if we do ( which appears highly likely) the manager will be able to spend the Benni money+ the placement money on new players. Wouldn't that give us around 7.6M for 13th and 10M for 10th? Plus any money from sales. Isn't that the biggest transfer budget any manager of ours has had for a while? Still small change for the big clubs but should improve our squad.

Benni McCarthy - £2m fee + Approx £800k in wages (based on 35k a week for 6 months).

10th compared to 13th = £2.4m approx

So id say in total about £5.2m....not sure where you got 10m?

[vintageadidas]

Anyone know the name of the lad with one hand? Pretty sure he is Spanish......i have caught a bit of him over the last year as we now have a place in Spain....think it is Sanchez.

He looked a very decent prospect.

I would like the Polish striker above any of the other currently being looked at.

[47er]

To a degree we will always be a trading club - nothing wrong with signing players and then selling them on in 2-3 years for over double what you paid....if we could do that with every signing then we would be laughing!

Benni McCarthy - £2m fee + Approx £800k in wages (based on 35k a week for 6 months).

10th compared to 13th = £2.4m approx

So id say in total about £5.2m....not sure where you got 10m?

Well don't we get anything for finishing 1-10th?

[Hughesy]

Well don't we get anything for finishing 1-10th?

Yes - we would get £2.4m more than budgetted for, when we planned for 13th.....

STEVEN REID - Has been offered a 3 year contract with West Brom according to quite a few websites....Goodbye!!

[Majiball]

Could boselli per chance bring his midfielder mate Veron with him?

[Iceman]

Championship Hotlist, any potential Rovers signings?

[den]

Boselli would be okay. However, the midfield is the real problem, and why oh why is that being over looked yet again. Would like somebody like Pedro Mendes in there, or a Huddlestone type player. If we had 8mill for Dindane and Boselli, then i would have gone for Dindane and Piquionne instead. Use the extra money on a midfielder. Its just crazy, unless Sam will be given more money, spending close on 10mill on 2 strikers is beyond madness.

Disagree entirely Iceman. Our "strike force", if that's what you want to call them, haven't got a goal in them. Plus, when DiSanto goes back to Chelsea, we will be left with two strikers at the club. Any Prem squad should have four strikers.

Also, while I agree that we are badly lacking quality in midfield, strikers make the difference to any side. The expert has consistently told us that - and he's right.

[Guest Kamy100]

There is no way that Rovers have £12-15 million to spend on players this summer. It will be the same as previous year, around £6 million maximum if we finish 13th, any position above that then Sam will get £750k extra per place. It seems that the priority is getting a striker in and then looking at the midfield with whatever is left over. It is very important for the club to get Morten signed up, if he leaves then the limited transfer budget would be stretched further, despite his shortcomings he is an experienced Premier League player who in recent months has done ok, replacing him is not cheap.

[Iceman]

Disagree entirely Iceman. Our "strike force", if that's what you want to call them, haven't got a goal in them. Plus, when DiSanto goes back to Chelsea, we will be left with two strikers at the club. Any Prem squad should have four strikers.

Also, while I agree that we are badly lacking quality in midfield, strikers make the difference to any side. The expert has consistently told us that - and he's right.

Den, the point I was making is that Dindane and Piquionne would have saved us a bit of money to go out and get a midfielder. If we going to splash out 6mill on 1 striker, with nothing coming from midfield, then we will look stupid again. I like the look of Ledley, but he is also an injury prone player but would like to see him at Rovers, Jonjo Shelvey and Akos Buzsaky are also good players from the championship, as is Gary O' Neil. Dindane and Piquionne were just examples, we don’t have to go for them, but the midfield has been a problem for years.

[47er]

Yes - we would get £2.4m more than budgetted for, when we planned for 13th.....

STEVEN REID - Has been offered a 3 year contract with West Brom according to quite a few websites....Goodbye!!

So if we finished 13th Sam would have no transfer money other than the Benni 2M+? If we finish 10th he'll get 4.5M approx?

That MIGHT just solve one striker position (probably leaving us with 2) but its nowhere near what is needed. Why then is Nicko linking us with an Argentinian striker who's going to cost double that on his own? I assumed he'd get all the placement money + the Benni money.

If that's not the case let's not bother with a transfer thread, its too depressing.

[nicko]

Ok, let's get this straight...

Boselli would cost around £6 million, slightly more if there is an auction. His wages are not silly either.

As with most foreign transfers those payments can be staggered, so if he signs for four years then Estudiantes could get £1.5 million-a-year which is SFA really.

You won't be going for Boselli AND Lewandowski. It would be one or the other. I thought that was obvious from the 11 o'clocker...

Dindane is a separate issue. He could join AND there would still be cash for another striker. His fee would come from Benni's sale after all.

One thing is sure the biggest amount of money spent in the next window is on a goalscorer.

[den]

Den, the point I was making is that Dindane and Piquionne would have saved us a bit of money to go out and get a midfielder. If we going to splash out 6mill on 1 striker, with nothing coming from midfield, then we will look stupid again. I like the look of Ledley, but he is also an injury prone player but would like to see him at Rovers, Jonjo Shelvey and Akos Buzsaky are also good players from the championship, as is Gary O' Neil. Dindane and Piquionne were just examples, we don’t have to go for them, but the midfield has been a problem for years.

Sorry Iceman - misread your post.

Don't compromise on the strikers though. If they are expensive, but the best available, then sign 'em. Worry about the other positions afterwards.

[Veevs]

Sounds like interesting times indeed.. would not complain at either of those two chaps.

Any idea on what sort of budget we will be looking at for the summer? Sounds like this the resale player is someone seperate to the main budget and more of an investment?

[47er]

Here's that link with Kasper Thingee again. A replacement sub for Brown?

Blackburn Rovers join Tottenham Hotspur in race for keeper Kasper Schmeichel

by Will Swanson. Published Wed 07 Apr 2010 09:49, Last updated: 2010-04-07

Blackburn Rovers join Tottenham Hotspur in race for keeper Kasper Schmeichel

Blackburn Rovers are on transfer alert after Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly made an enquiry for Notts County goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.

The son of former Manchester United great Peter Schmeichel has played a key role in County's League Two promotion charge since joining from Manchester City last August.

The Daily Mail claims Spurs are interested in the young Dane and that Birmingham City are also interested.

It seems County have put an asking price of £2 million pounds on the 23-year-old.

Notts County need to sell the keeper at the end of the season to help cut their £6m worth of debt.

County boss Steve Cotterill said: “I don’t want to get rid of Kasper but he will get snapped up.”

[nicko]

If money is tight - and needed for a striker or two - why would anyone spend that sort of cash on a suspect number two goalkeeper?

[Hughesy]

Benni McCarthy - £2m fee + Approx £800k in wages (based on 35k a week for 6 months).

10th compared to 13th = £2.4m approx

So id say in total about £5.2m....not sure where you got 10m?

So if we finished 13th Sam would have no transfer money other than the Benni 2M+? If we finish 10th he'll get 4.5M approx?

That MIGHT just solve one striker position (probably leaving us with 2) but its nowhere near what is needed. Why then is Nicko linking us with an Argentinian striker who's going to cost double that on his own? I assumed he'd get all the placement money + the Benni money.

If that's not the case let's not bother with a transfer thread, its too depressing.

Thats the reality mate....

The big signing is like in Jan when we went for Adam Johnson - the board are willing to fund a move for a player who has potential to be a future star signing/ big potential to make money on in the future.

The rest is up to the club to mix things around....get players off the wage bill (i.e. Reid) and then use the resources in the most creative way possible.

[herbergeehh]

Dindane, Kalinic, Boselli and Di Santo would make an interesting strike team.. but I guess DS is off- can you enlighten us on that one yet, Nicko? You were saying something about a few reasons that would soon become clear... ?

If money is tight - and needed for a striker or two - why would anyone spend that sort of cash on a suspect number two goalkeeper?

Glad to hear that- Bunn can play here next season instead.

[Hughesy]

Spotted by mellison - who is still banned!!

Greek starlet on trial

"The versatile right-sided player is currently with Greek Super League strugglers Panthrakikos and, as one of the country’s brightest young stars, is a target for both Olympiakos and Panathanikos.

Argiriou would command a transfer fee if he chose to remain in Greece but, if Rovers decided to offer him a deal, Panthrakikos would be willing to release the 22-year-old from his contract to help him progress in his career"

[47er]

If money is tight - and needed for a striker or two - why would anyone spend that sort of cash on a suspect number two goalkeeper?

I can't see any reason why we would. Its your journalistic colleagues who should answer that question! First came up in the Daily Mail from memory.

[S15]

What did mellison get banned for?

[nicko]

Franco Di Santo has been sulking since he was left out of the side. He felt he should be at Rovers to play. If he wanted to be in the reserves he could have stayed at Chelsea.

So he won't be staying...but he doesn't want to go back to Chelsea's stiffs either now.

Interesting one for someone in the summer.

[RoyRover]

Boselli would be okay. However, the midfield is the real problem, and why oh why is that being over looked yet again. Would like somebody like Pedro Mendes in there, or a Huddlestone type player. If we had 8mill for Dindane and Boselli, then i would have gone for Dindane and Piquionne instead. Use the extra money on a midfielder. Its just crazy, unless Sam will be given more money, spending close on 10mill on 2 strikers is beyond madness.

These are two areas of the team that need desperate attention. If we go about fixing the midfield, then we wouldn't have any strikers to finish the chances. If we just bought some strikers, we wouldn't have the midfielders to create anything for them. I think that's why we have to have more of an outlay on players this summer. If we could manage to spend £12 million, £8 million on strikers and £4 million on one good midfielder, then we would certainly see the benefit of it. It could well be a push and a strain on the clubs finances, but it could make all the differences and in the end pay for itself. If doing it, put the club in absolute peril, then it would not be worth the risk. However something needs done in these two areas and with the current set of players that we have, one can't function without the other.

[den]

I reckon it's a myth that we don't create chances. We create plenty of chances.