[Archived] Transfer Window - January 2016

[Speedie Dived]

Some of them may be better than they are showing but for me the mentality is all wrong. Been wrong for a long time too.

Think people looking too deep into this one. They are basically not good enough and never have been.

How many of our side have ever been promoted? One?

[the original david brent]

Nico Kranjar any day!

Just double checking that you mean you wish Kranjar would sign for us, as oppose to he is about to sign for us?!!

As for Simeon Jackson, when the embargo was initially lifted several weeks ago, Lambert stated he would only be making signings of any player who is better than what we have and would go into the team.

Either Lambert has changed his recruitment policy. Or he has a really low opinion of our strike force to the extent that a player who has 'flopped' in League 1 recently is considered better!

Having said all this the lad scored the winning goal to get Norwich promoted, and also scored a few in the premier league only a couple of seasons ago.

[Mani]

Lambert's first two signings suggest to me that he has major issues with a big part of the squad. I think there is something seriously amiss with a big part of the squad and they are missing, IMV, their great chums Bowyer and co.

Lambert has to stop the rot and, sadly, I think the rebuilding process is going to take longer than we feared.

If these two new players offer any improvement on what we've recently seen, and that shouldn't be difficult, then it will be a big stride forward.

I have little doubt that we are going to see a massive cull of the existing playing staff over the next six months and it will not be before time.

I don't think it's any secret that we're thin on the ground in terms of quality. I would tend to agree with the few on here who have suggested that PL is surrounding himself with players he knows and trusts.

It's hard to tell at the moment but there doesn't look much down for Taylor, Williamson, Guthrie, Koita or Delphy. I reckon you can add Olsson and Brown to that by the end of the summer.

I'm not sure that the lads he's brought in so far are that much better but they're PL's players. He knows them. The interesting ones will be the 'big hitters' he chooses to lead the promotion charge. By my reckoning we need 3 at least to be able to compete.

[chaddyrovers]

Does Jackson have pace?

If so, its a risk free signing IMO. Impact sub at best. Thats the role he did for Lambert at Norwich..

Wont be on alot of money per week either

[booth]

Think people looking too deep into this one. They are basically not good enough and never have been.

How many of our side have ever been promoted? One?

A handful are but some can't be arsed and the majority just aren't good enough after downgrade upon downgrade over the years, combine the two and it's an awful squad.

[onlyonejackwalker]

A handful are but some can't be arsed and the majority just aren't good enough after downgrade upon downgrade over the years, combine the two and it's an awful squad.

Yet I kept reading the previous managers recruitment was amazing!

Bennett has pace and good shape to his crosses. Jackson is smaller and quicker and hopefully Graham comes in to run the hard yards.

Hoping for a decent central midfielder one day. And a specialist right back. Forgotten what one of them looks like.

[VinjayV4]

Nixon...

"Trying to work out why Venkys spent good money lifting an embargo at Blackburn only to sign freebies and cheapies."

[Mercer]

Does Jackson have pace?

If so, its a risk free signing IMO. Impact sub at best. Thats the role he did for Lambert at Norwich..

Wont be on alot of money per week either

Will be on a helluva lot more per week than 99.9% of Rovers' fans !

[Amo]

Nixon...

"Trying to work out why Venkys spent good money lifting an embargo at Blackburn only to sign freebies and cheapies."[/size]

The January window is a seller's market. No point paying over the odds on players when we've only just come out of the embargo.

One suspects we're keeping our powder dry for the summer.

[booth]

Nixon...

"Trying to work out why Venkys spent good money lifting an embargo at Blackburn only to sign freebies and cheapies."

1. It's the Jan transfer window.
2. Lambert has said as yet his targets won't be released by their current managers.
3. We don't want to be embargoed again, Lambert will want Summer to do some proper business.
4. Some players just won't come here.
5. It's only the 15th Jan.

[G Somerset Rover]

Nixon...

"Trying to work out why Venkys spent good money lifting an embargo at Blackburn only to sign freebies and cheapies."

I know he's a wind up merchant but bit worrying this quote as he's pals with PL. Hope PL hasn't been hoodwinked.

Think people looking too deep into this one. They are basically not good enough and never have been.

How many of our side have ever been promoted? One?

I appreciate that we have a team of yellow bellies, but Evans, Conway, Guthrie, Kilgallon - now Jackson and Bennett have all been promoted from the Championship. Granted Guthrie is a shell of his former self though.

[Speedie Dived]

Will be on a helluva lot more per week than 99.9% of Rovers' fans !

What's that got to do with anything?

[arbitro]

I know he's a wind up merchant but bit worrying this quote as he's pals with PL. Hope PL hasn't been hoodwinked.

Where did this pals with Lambert story come from? Has anybody got proof of this or is it another unsubstantiated rumour because he did a piece saying Lambert would get the job shortly before it happened. I honestly take everything he writes with a pinch of salt, particularly given his previous.

[Speedie Dived]

I know he's a wind up merchant but bit worrying this quote as he's pals with PL. Hope PL hasn't been hoodwinked.

I appreciate that we have a team of yellow bellies, but Evans, Conway, Guthrie, Kilgallon - now Jackson and Bennett have all been promoted from the Championship. Granted Guthrie is a shell of his former self though.

That's only really two players out of our squad from last two years really. Three with Rudy.

We have had more players come out of league one into the champ than get promoted out. No surprise we are bottom half really.

Where did this pals with Lambert story come from? Has anybody got proof of this or is it another unsubstantiated rumour because he did a piece saying Lambert would get the job shortly before it happened. I honestly take everything he writes with a pinch of salt, particularly given his previous.

I have had it confirmed from another journo I bump into. He said Nixon was as close to Lambert as you can get.

[JAL]

Where did this pals with Lambert story come from? Has anybody got proof of this or is it another unsubstantiated rumour because he did a piece saying Lambert would get the job shortly before it happened. I honestly take everything he writes with a pinch of salt, particularly given his previous.

Chaddy planted it on here.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

From what I read Jacksom was the sort of player who had a bit of pace and puts himself about. That was a couple of seasons ago. What he's like now I don't know. Maybe he's a good trainer with a good mental attitude that will rub off of the wasters we already have. Our bench is pitifully weak at the moment, he's probably been brought in to give us another option with 20 minutes to go in most games.

[Speedie Dived]

If Jackson is rubbish at least it's another player we can have a go at. Fair selection these days though, we are truly spoilt.

[Mercer]

What's that got to do with anything?

Because Chaddy thinks that a few grand a week is nothing !

[tomphil]

It's a two way thing, PL is getting in some guys on the cheap he knows will run through walls for him and hopefully drag some others along in his way of doing things. This squad is almost entirely the previous managements one way or another. From the bean counters point of view the powder if there is any is kept dry for a proper rebuilding job in summer.

Also not spending now keeps us out of a quick return to the embargo leaving us free to spend bigger in summer and if they did, perish the thought, pot PL then big money hasn't been chucked away. Just hope they aren't pulling a stroke of loans in then cash sales out at the last min!

Would be nice though if there was at least 1 loan signing to capture the imagination.

[tkturner]

Cardiff slapped with an embargo: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35325391

[Speedie Dived]

Because Chaddy thinks that a few grand a week is nothing !

It isn't in football terms

[roverstdt]

Aparently we are linked with a loan move for Aiden McGeady. Don't know how much truth in that but could be a positive move. he is out of contract in the summer as well if i am not mistaken!

[yoda]

Nixon...

"Trying to work out why Venkys spent good money lifting an embargo at Blackburn only to sign freebies and cheapies."

That's because you are dumb cluck Nixon, with a grudge against the Rovers

[AJW]

still no C/B though , on Thursday Lambert said he was looking for one and "had made a few calls" , Friday we sign a striker ?

[AJW]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35324507

End of Rhodes interest ?