[Archived] The January 2018 transfer thread

[jim mk2]

 

 

Looked a decent player at Championship level to me - what happened to him? 

[JHRover]

5 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

 

 

Looked a decent player at Championship level to me - what happened to him? 

Picked up a serious injury over the summer and don't think he's returned from that yet.

[Bigdoggsteel]

He won't be back for a few weeks still. Has wrote off first team football until next season. Big blow for him, he was Ireland under 21 captain ,but has had a succession of injuries so time will tell if he can get himself fit long-term and fulfill his potential 

[jim mk2]

 

Shame for him. He and Lenihan had the makings of a good partnership

[arbitro]

39 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Swings and roundabouts to be fair

Plus smaller clubs need to build their squads. Not every team can spend stupid money like the top 4-6 

I didn't say I was against the loan system but that it can advantage or disadvantage teams in the same league. What if Elliot Ward scored the winner against Wigan or Shrewsbury and one of them two missed automatic promotion by one point? His parent club would be the team benefiting from this.

[Leonard Venkhater]

1 minute ago, arbitro said:

I didn't say I was against the loan system but that it can advantage or disadvantage teams in the same league. What if Elliot Ward scored the winner against Wigan or Shrewsbury and one of them two missed automatic promotion by one point? His parent club would be the team benefiting from this.

What if Martians landed on Blackburn golf course? lol

[Bigdoggsteel]

5 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I didn't say I was against the loan system but that it can advantage or disadvantage teams in the same league. What if Elliot Ward scored the winner against Wigan or Shrewsbury and one of them two missed automatic promotion by one point? His parent club would be the team benefiting from this.

Ya,that would be fantastic. 

[tomphil]

9 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

What if Martians landed on Blackburn golf course? lol

They'd be made more welcome than Steve Kean

[arbitro]

23 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

What if Martians landed on Blackburn golf course? lol

Sorry mate I knew it was a long shot but it was the best example I could give. 

[Leonard Venkhater]

Just now, arbitro said:

Sorry mate I knew it was a long shot but it was the best example I could give. 

I couldn't resist the cheap joke. I think your general point about loans is spot on though!

[Stuart]

4 hours ago, Parsonblue said:

Scott needs first team football at the moment as his form has dipped this season.  At the moment I'd rather play Williams at CB than Scott looking at Scott's performances over the past few weeks.  Experience in League Two will only benefit him for the future.  On his present form I can understand why Mowbray would be reluctant to throw him into the first team.

Who has he played for over the past few weeks? One game against Boro?

[Mike E]

2 hours ago, arbitro said:

One thing in general that surprises me is that clubs are allowed to loan players to clubs in the same league thus strengthening other teams for games against their relegation or promotion rivals. Rochdale have to play Wigan twice so what if we had loaned them two or three players who played an integral part in denying Wigan some points. I didn't keep up with all the deadline day deals but at one time Swansea were linked with three loans from other PL clubs.

I just don't see it as fair.

Perhaps Downing was an attempt by MK Dons to weaken us that backfired?

[LDRover]

1 hour ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

What if Martians landed on Blackburn golf course? lol

I'd advise them to aim left on the 1st as it's out of bounds all down the right hand side.

[Mike E]

6 minutes ago, LDRover said:

I'd advise them to aim left on the 1st as it's out of bounds all down the right hand side.

And mind the craft's legs don't go down one of the small holes. I have no trouble staying out of them, myself.

[Pedro]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

I didn't say I was against the loan system but that it can advantage or disadvantage teams in the same league. What if Elliot Ward scored the winner against Wigan or Shrewsbury and one of them two missed automatic promotion by one point? His parent club would be the team benefiting from this.

That's sometimes the idea of it. 

[arbitro]

24 minutes ago, Pedro said:

That's sometimes the idea of it. 

I don't follow.

[bigbrandjohn]

Great window. Good ins, good outs and no shake it all abouts. Dack and Mulgrew stay. 

[RoverKyle]

3 hours ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

If graham stays fit, I think he could lead the line in the Championship. Look at Glenn Murray. Is he much better than Graham? 

I completely agree with the sentiment and I do believe he's good enough for the Championship. But relying on him to stay fit and be our main source of goals next season would be risky. 

Brighton have Tomer Hemed (and now Ulloa back on loan) who can come in and do a similar job to Murray. They don't need to change their shape when Murray is unavailable, plus they're of a similar standard.

Samuel isn't pulling up any trees in this league, but is a different option. Then Nuttall is still young and learning his trade. We'd need a strong number 9, capable of scoring regularly at Championship level, to come in to challenge Graham. 

[Bbrovers2288]

See that Matt mills was released by forest, wouldn’t be worst idea to get him in on a pay as you play deal until end of the season in case Mulgrew gets crocked again which by all accounts is likely 

[Bigdoggsteel]

Just now, Bbrovers2288 said:

See that Matt mills was released by forest, wouldn’t be worst idea to get him in on a pay as you play deal until end of the season in case Mulgrew gets crocked again which by all accounts is likely 

Mulgrew, Downing, Lenihan, Williams, Nyambe

Why fork out more wages for a guy to be our 6th center half?  We have Bell to cover for Williams and Caddis & Travis to cover for Nyambe. 

[G Somerset Rover]

Pretty sure Mills signed for Barnsley soon after his release.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Just now, Bbrovers2288 said:

See that Matt mills was released by forest, wouldn’t be worst idea to get him in on a pay as you play deal until end of the season in case Mulgrew gets crocked again which by all accounts is likely 

I was thinking about him also.

[JHRover]

Not sure what Forest were playing at with their business yesterday. Seems rather pointless given they won't be going up and don't look likely to get sucked into a relegation battle. To sign so many players on deadline day seems odd for a club entrenched in mid-table.

Could turn out to be a masterstroke or it could be a disastrous policy of chopping the squad up mid-season when confidence around the place is fragile. They've certainly brought in experience but that guarantees nothing in the Championship.

[Doaksie]

3 hours ago, tomphil said:

They'd be made more welcome than Steve Kean

"I didn't see any UFO, and I don't know what they said"

 

[old darwen blue]

Just now, Doaksie said:

"I didn't see any UFO, and I don't know what they said"

 

And they don’t have a dog either