Transfer Window Chat Thread

[67splitscreen]

So roughly 2 weeks to go before the end of the window we are looking to bring in a DOF? God bless forward planning.

It's like the team bus setting off down the M6 and deciding to finally hire a coach driver at Watford.

Brown has only just left though, give them a chance.

[neophox]

Robbie Keane or Michael Owen? Didn't Kean discuss something with SAF some days ago? Could be Owen joining?

[Billy Castell]

I hope not Neophox. That bell helmet is far past his best, and even we could do better.

[A cup of beans]

Well, he lives down that way!! Chester that is

seems like we both know who it is.. kelbo! ;)linked to east anglia and the midlands too

[chocky]

Robbie Keane or Michael Owen? Didn't Kean discuss something with SAF some days ago? Could be Owen joining?

Owen more interested in horses than football these days too...

[neophox]

Owen more interested in horses than football these days too...

fair enough! great talent at Liverpool though.

[Kelbo]

Director of Football, Venkys simply HAVE to get this one right or they are finished, they would become a complete joke if they appointed a complete novice, somehow I think they may have got one shout right!!

[Craigman]

Simon Hunt ?

[goodwillie_style]

dont understand why people cant post who it is, it like school ground stuff if your not in are gang we cant tell you, so sad that this message board has come to this, i actually thought we were all rovers fans together

[Kelbo]

seems like we both know who it is.. kelbo! ;)linked to east anglia and the midlands too

If it is, I dont think he would be a puppet!

[EgyptianPete]

I have put some info on the DOF as it has its own section now, a chap from Rovers VB reckons its RAFA happy with that if true.

[Billy Castell]

seems like we both know who it is.. kelbo! ;)linked to east anglia and the midlands too

Would I be right in saying the person you have in mind is pretty lively and animated? And has been waiting on the wings for a job for a while?

[roversfan99]

On twitter Guillem Balague told me that it is true that we have asked about Rondon. They don't need to sell but might let him go if Raul signs.

[Bob Dewhurst]

dont understand why people cant post who it is, it like school ground stuff if your not in are gang we cant tell you, so sad that this message board has come to this, i actually thought we were all rovers fans together

Completely agree. It's turned into schoolyard gossip. There are a few helmets on this messageboard

[Speedie Dived]

Completely agree. It's turned into schoolyard gossip. There are a few helmets on this messageboard

The guy has been named in this thread and in the DOF one.

[goodwillie_style]

The guy has been named in this thread and in the DOF one.

yeh ive seen that but why should it to turn into i know but you dont so there , its like people love making us play some kind of guessing games ,its like school boy stuff

[Speedie Dived]

yeh ive seen that but why should it to turn into i know but you dont so there , its like people love making us play some kind of guessing games ,its like school boy stuff

I don't see it that way, there are 100's of reasons why people cannot blab it out. Snippets of info help people get there quicker, so in essence they are helping people work out who the player/DOF is.

[Bob Dewhurst]

I don't see it that way, there are 100's of reasons why people cannot blab it out. Snippets of info help people get there quicker, so in essence they are helping people work out who the player/DOF is.

I'll tell you what else helps people work out who it is - telling them, then letting them search the Internet for information on the guy

[Speedie Dived]

I'll tell you what else helps people work out who it is - telling them, then letting them search the Internet for information on the guy

Well if you do that then you quickly find people stop telling you things and the board is worse for it

[hermitstool]

Based on the half-factoids we've been graced with from above, it's clearly going to be Simon Hunt who is to be appointed as DoF. Great, another step towards champions league qualification. Well done Venky's...

I'd be delighted if it was Rafa, or anyone of any noteworthyness whatsoever, but whoever is appointed will definitely steer us through the last 20 days or so of this transfer window with great success.

[Inta Beaver]

Can't wait gonna be such a good season . Can't officially release were I am but I'm sure every 1 has guessed by now

Echofon • 09/08/2011 18:23

Matt Derbyshire twitter, not sure if this has already been posted but surely this can mean one thing.

[Speedie Dived]

Can't wait gonna be such a good season . Can't officially release were I am but I'm sure every 1 has guessed by now

Echofon • 09/08/2011 18:23

Matt Derbyshire twitter, not sure if this has already been posted but surely this can mean one thing.

Leicester or Forrest

[Neal]

Can't wait gonna be such a good season . Can't officially release were I am but I'm sure every 1 has guessed by now

Echofon • 09/08/2011 18:23

Matt Derbyshire twitter, not sure if this has already been posted but surely this can mean one thing.

Leicester.

[Billy Castell]

Based on the half-factoids we've been graced with from above, it's clearly going to be Simon Hunt who is to be appointed as DoF. Great, another step towards champions league qualification. Well done Venky's...

I'd be delighted if it was Rafa, or anyone of any noteworthyness whatsoever, but whoever is appointed will definitely steer us through the last 20 days or so of this transfer window with great success.

It will depend on what you want the DoF to do. Would you want an experienced manager/ex-manager to organise the team, help out the manager, and woo players into signing (e.g. Terry Venables when he was at Boro)? Or do you want more of a scouting figure who deals with identifying talent, sorting contracts and other admin roles so the manager can get on with coaching (e.g. Frank Arnesen)?

Hunt may be the latter.

And is the mystery striker that Rondon?

[hermitstool]

It will depend on what you want the DoF to do. Would you want an experienced manager/ex-manager to organise the team, help out the manager, and woo players into signing (e.g. Terry Venables when he was at Boro)? Or do you want more of a scouting figure who deals with identifying talent, sorting contracts and other admin roles so the manager can get on with coaching (e.g. Frank Arnesen)?

Hunt may be the latter.

And is the mystery striker that Rondon?

I've genuinly no idea about the mystery striker, i'm sure in time those in-the-know will tell us just in time for the deal to collapse/never been going to happen anyway, but Rondon sounds the most likely based on the usual speculation we all read through on here.

I'd personally much rather have an experienced manager in place whilst Steve 'Karl Pilkington' Kean remains at the helm, saying yes to all the right people (called Anuradh Desai). For all his multitude of failings Kean has a reputation as a good first team coach so perhaps someone with tactical, signing, man-management and media nouse could take some of the pressure off him in terms of his managerial responsibilities. Such as... all of them.