Summer Transfer Window

[Mercer]

Says the fella who said we could "put our house on" not going down....Heart ruled my head, in denial and like many other Rovers' supporters, reluctant to face the horrible truth that we were doomed.

What is it with you and your love of wild long ranging predictions based on little other than hunches? That mostly turn out to be wrong? You do no harm by it, but you do make yourself ripe for parody. The beauty of a MB and the right to free speech, is that all are able to express express their opinions and share gossip, rumour, speculation etc. Nature of what I do means I meet and speak with a lot of people. If I hear anything, I tend to share rather than tease like some do on here - some proves correct, some less so, just as you will find with the rags and with those who profess to be I.T.K.. Doesn't bother me what others think, take it or leave it.

[Salgado Is A Hero]

People listing players out of position AGAIN! How many times. Dunn isn't a RM, neither is Formica and neither is Rochina. Then on the left Rochina isn't a LM either and the likes of Marcus Ollson and Morris aren't worth listing, because they are simply very poor and Nunes is a nobody. Granted Vuckevic is a good winger, he's the only one at the club. So I'll reiterate again we need 2 more wingers at the club, theres no point in playing people away from their best positions or we will just end up where we were last season. And DM, Murphy IS NOT one, neither is Lowe, Petrovic isn't good enough, therefore we need a DM. I'd also say we still need another striker, who will 99% GUARANTEE GOALS at this level. Therefore that's another 4 players we need IMO plus a couple of defenders. Which means, and I know I'm saying it again, but we are a million miles away from a top 6 side. The team is just far to imbalanced.

We're listing players who could play there if needed......Marcus Olsson and Morris could do some sort of job in the C'ship.......as for Nunes being a nobody, I take it Ryan Nelsen was your favourite player before he signed then.

Lowe is very young and inexperienced and could turn out alright....Petrovic needs a proper run in the team and someone made a good point the other day about him playing better when Nzonzi wasn't.

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We're listing players who could play there if needed......Marcus Olsson and Morris could do some sort of job in the C'ship.......as for Nunes being a nobody, I take it Ryan Nelsen was your favourite player before he signed then.

Lowe is very young and inexperienced and could turn out alright....Petrovic needs a proper run in the team and someone made a good point the other day about him playing better when Nzonzi wasn't.

I'm sorry but "looking at people who could do a job" is not the way forward, this is what we where doing last season. Ive seen clips, read of and seen verdicts of people from his native country and everything is negative in regards to Nunes. Lowe is an average player and isn't a DM I'm afraid and neither is Petrovic.

Sorry not a dig at you personally, but I just don't see the point in playing players in positions that thy clearly aren't accustomed to, like I said this has been our downfall now for the past 2 years.

[Salgado Is A Hero]

I'm sorry but "looking at people who could do a job" is not the way forward, this is what we where doing last season. Ive seen clips, read of and seen verdicts of people from his native country and everything is negative in regards to Nunes. Lowe is an average player and isn't a DM I'm afraid and neither is Petrovic.

Sorry not a dig at you personally, but I just don't see the point in playing players in positions that thy clearly aren't accustomed to, like I said this has been our downfall now for the past 2 years.

No-one was really advocating playing these players out of position though, just that they could play there if necessary.

[Sparky Marky]

I see Lovenkrands has gone brum. I seem to remember he did well for newcastle at this level. Knows where the net is and provides good movement. Pity we didn't have a bash.

[Ruaney]

It was me that made the point about Petrovic seeming better when N'Zonzi wasn't playing alongside him! I guess we will see this coming season!

I agree that having people in the team that can just 'do the job' isn't good enough but at the moment that is probably the only thing we'll be able to do!

[Steve Moss]

The travelling squad to Austria: Robinson, Givet, Dunn, Formica, Bunn, Petrovic, Dann, Orr, O'Connell, Rochina, Marcus Olsson, Blackman, Murphy, Goodwillie, Vukcevic, Hanley, Best, Kean, Lowe, Henley, Anderson, Morris, Nunes, Usai and Gomes.

Assuming no outgoings from this list (a big assumption), we still need at least two more quality center backs and two hard nosed and fit defensive midfielders.

As an arm chair manager, I'm struggling to make a balanced team but at a push I'd play some variation of the following:

---------------Robbo

Orr-----Hanley------Givet------Henley

-------------Petrovic

Vukcevik---Murphy----Olsson2

------------Formica

-------------Gomes

Of them all, the position I'm most unhappy with is LM. I'm half tempted to gamble on Nunes in that position despite his youth, as I don't think Olsson2 brings much to the table.

In case of injury, or needed substitution, Best would come on for Gomes and Rochina for Formica. I'm seriously concerned about the defense as other than Morris I cannot think of a decent substitute for our defenders.

Despite the spate of incomings, I think the squad is still very light defensively and needs some talent on the right and left wings. There are far too many players of uncertain value on the Austrian trip for my comfort (Blackman, Nunes, Usai, O'Connell, Ollsson, Anderson, Dunn).

[Jkbrfc12]

Petrovic is crap man. What you thinking?

[Steve Moss]

Petrovic is crap man. What you thinking?

With N'Zonzi gone, or at least going, we don't have any defensive midfielders. So Petrovic is pretty much our lot until we get someone else in.

Besides, I don't think he's that bad. With the right attitude/system, I think he'd do a workmanlike job. Of course that is far more likely to occur if we had a competent manager, but I'm not holding my breath.

In order of priority, I think we need:

1. A new manager.

2. A center back.

3. A defensive midfielder.

4. A left winger.

5. A right winger.

6. A center back.

7. A defensive midfielder.

With Gomes, Best, Formica, Rochina, Goodwillie, Dunn, Blackman, and Slew, I think we have more than enough striker/attacking options for the Championship.

[bennyboyt11]

People seem to think you need completely physical midfielders in this division, yet you look at Swansea's 2010/11 squad and there really isn't a case for it.

[sharpysharps]

People seem to think you need completely physical midfielders in this division, yet you look at Swansea's 2010/11 squad and there really isn't a case for it.

Spot on.

I'm fairly positive that Rochina for instance would have a field day against most championship clubs. Hopefully he will still be with Rovers this season. Same goes for Vuckevic.

[47er]

That team wouldn't finish in the top ten of the league we are about to compete in.

Dream on!

[AspRover]

There's a story on the bbc website with the headline 'Scunthorpe sign Grella and Ribiero' that got me a bit excited. Just turns out not to be our ones.

[Ralfinho]

Spot on.

I'm fairly positive that Rochina for instance would have a field day against most championship clubs. Hopefully he will still be with Rovers this season. Same goes for Vuckevic.

Rochina will tear the championship defenders apart (thats if Kean plays him). He is our most gifted player but has yet to be deployed in his natural position which is just of the front man

[den]

Rochina will tear the championship defenders apart (thats if Kean plays him). He is our most gifted player but has yet to be deployed in his natural position which is just of the front man

What are you basing this on, because at no point last season did Rochina look anywhere near to being worth a starting place?

[JAL]

Rochina will tear the championship defenders apart (thats if Kean plays him). He is our most gifted player but has yet to be deployed in his natural position which is just of the front man

Hasnt he only one year left on his contract and has already stated that he wants to leave. So come january we should be expecting him to be cashed in for another yet another Kentaro SEM or Conning donkey.

[Hughesy]

There's a story on the bbc website with the headline 'Scunthorpe sign Grella and Ribiero' that got me a bit excited. Just turns out not to be our ones.

Grella has already left....

[joey_big_nose]

There's a story on the bbc website with the headline 'Scunthorpe sign Grella and Ribiero' that got me a bit excited. Just turns out not to be our ones.

That's a good idea. Has Grella left the club?! His contract must have run out right? Wikipedia no longer lists him as a Rovers player....

By my reckoning he has fleeced the club for 6.2 million in wages (assuming 30k a week), plus a 4 million transfer fee for a total of 38 games of which many were as a sub. By my estimate he actually only played decently in around ten of those games.

The worst Rovers signing since Kevin Davies.

[bennyboyt11]

Hasnt he only one year left on his contract and has already stated that he wants to leave. So come january we should be expecting him to be cashed in for another yet another Kentaro SEM or Conning donkey.

When did he say he wanted to leave?

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When did he say he wanted to leave?

Last I knew, Rochina is still desperate to prove himself in England (in particular at ewood) and doesn't mind the drop in leagues if he gets a full season of regular games.

[pick32]

suicide watch on the brfcs message board, so far this summer i dont think there has been one of our players who hasn't been slated ive heard -

Robinson- let himself go, crap last season

Orr - slated for backing his manager

Givet - liability with heart condition

Dann - got to agree he is crap

Olsson - cant defend, runs with his head down

Hanley - lacks experience and is immobile

Nzonzi - lazy cant defend

Petrovic - runs on jelly

MGP - inconsistent and frustrating

Formica - doesn't contribute anything defensively (WTF)

Rochina - Greedy

Gomes - over the hill

Best - crap record

Dunn - let himself go and has poor fitness

Goodwillie - runs like a penguin

Apart from Dann and Kean i don't think anyone deserves this much criticism, and the current squad of players could easily win promotion this season under the right manager.

[Ralfinho]

What are you basing this on, because at no point last season did Rochina look anywhere near to being worth a starting place?

Im basing it off what I saw of him in the bits he played last season, yeah he might have given the ball away a few times but doesnt every player, he has vision beyond his years and is technically brilliant

[Salgado Is A Hero]

Last I knew, Rochina is still desperate to prove himself in England (in particular at ewood) and doesn't mind the drop in leagues if he gets a full season of regular games.

That sounds like great news if true.....I think that might be a factor in some players staying.....although there are obviously mitigating circumstances they will still be deemed, to a degree, to have failed in this country.

suicide watch on the brfcs message board, so far this summer i dont think there has been one of our players who hasn't been slated ive heard -

Hanley - lacks experience and is immobile

Formica - doesn't contribute anything defensively (WTF)

Apart from Dann and Kean i don't think anyone deserves this much criticism, and the current squad of players could easily win promotion this season under the right manager.

I know it wasn't you saying these things obviously but the Formica one is insane.....I see him as our Song at Arsenal....the only one to hurry around and hassle players while everyone else just does nothing.

Hanley seems to have some pace about him also.....I think he matched Odemwingie for pace at West Brom away and he is certainly no slouch.......although I do disagree with your last point as imo Pedersen deserves just as much criticism as Dann.

Im basing it off what I saw of him in the bits he played last season, yeah he might have given the ball away a few times but doesnt every player, he has vision beyond his years and is technically brilliant

Well said.....and he has a dig on him as well......I think the worst I saw him play for us was at home to Man United when he came on but although he did nothing, we looked more of a threat offensively as he kept finding space and players were often passing to him because of it.......I would have played him in as many games as possible last season.

[Ralfinho]

Well said.....and he has a dig on him as well......I think the worst I saw him play for us was at home to Man United when he came on but although he did nothing, we looked more of a threat offensively as he kept finding space and players were often passing to him because of it.......I would have played him in as many games as possible last season.

Cheers, Im glad someone shares my thoughts on the lad!! I am certainly looking forward to seeing him in action this coming season

[Puffsan]

suicide watch on the brfcs message board, so far this summer i dont think there has been one of our players who hasn't been slated ive heard -

Robinson- let himself go, crap last season

Orr - slated for backing his manager

Givet - liability with heart condition

Dann - got to agree he is crap

Olsson - cant defend, runs with his head down

Hanley - lacks experience and is immobile

Nzonzi - lazy cant defend

Petrovic - runs on jelly

MGP - inconsistent and frustrating

Formica - doesn't contribute anything defensively (WTF)

Rochina - Greedy

Gomes - over the hill

Best - crap record

Dunn - let himself go and has poor fitness

Goodwillie - runs like a penguin

Apart from Dann and Kean i don't think anyone deserves this much criticism, and the current squad of players could easily win promotion this season under the right manager.

+1

Theres top much bashing on our pen players going around. We are not Real Madrid

If u're all so unhappy why don't you go do a vinjay.

Back to topic i think er have an exiting squad.

Hanley is future captain material and i think he will dominate our defense in the cship. Danny murphy will be the leader rovers have missed since nelsen got injured and frozen out. Overall er have a good enough team to compete in the top of the league.

What worries me most is our wingers. We only have mgp and Marcus as our left options, mgp is beyond his prime so I hope Marcus will improve and add some speed to our team.

Simon vuckevic is our only right winger and unless kean starts playing him we need a new player in. We can't keep playing Formica or rochina there, they should be playing behind our striker/s.

I won't mind if these player leave in the summer:

Hoilett: I think he is a bit overrated, plays too much for himself and lacks passion

Nzonzi: same as hoilett, + too big ego

Dann: seems to have a on/off switch, terrible in head to head duels

Robbo: although I like him a lot, I think he

Should go. When bunn played vs manure and Liverpool he did not only have a couple of great saves but he also did not kick the pall all over the field, maybe because he's not able to. Agaimdt pool and we actually started to build our play from the back, and I was so disappointed when we went back to the hoofball when robbo got back from injury. I don't think we will get rid of that if we don't change our goalie.

I've been thinking over the past weeks if I want us to lose our first games in hope of kean finally getting binned, but I have come to the conclusion that I've been down that road before and it did not work. I want rovers to be successful, even if it means kean will get success as a result of that