January Transfer window 2022

[lraC]

https://www.dorset.live/sport/football/football-news/joe-rothwell-left-out-blackburn-6569438.amp

[yoda's brother]

10 minutes ago, lraC said:

https://www.dorset.live/sport/football/football-news/joe-rothwell-left-out-blackburn-6569438.amp

old news was posted yesterday

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

9 minutes ago, lraC said:

https://www.dorset.live/sport/football/football-news/joe-rothwell-left-out-blackburn-6569438.amp

Extremely short term thinking by Rothwell here, if true of course. Perhaps it's his agent and his missus in his ear, or maybe he is fed up with not getting a pay rise. If he does go it would be tremendous to see us go up and him remain in the Championship with those clowns. 

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

11 minutes ago, lraC said:

https://www.dorset.live/sport/football/football-news/joe-rothwell-left-out-blackburn-6569438.amp

I’m ignoring anything that comes out of Dorset. We won’t let him to go Bournemouth.

[pick32]

yeh he 100% isn’t going Bournemouth getting boring now 

[pick32]

You seen Rothwell's wife or heard her speak? Doubt she is kicking up a fuss, real classy council lass

[1864roverite]

12 minutes ago, pick32 said:

You seen Rothwell's wife or heard her speak? Doubt she is kicking up a fuss, real classy council lass

She is actually a very nice person to speak with!

[lraC]

Some rumors he is off to Brentford 

[Ruaney]

Brentford I could understand but zero chance he goes to Bournemouth this window.

[Scoobydo]

He’s injured. That’s it

[Ruaney]

Just now, Scoobydo said:

He’s injured. That’s it

I agree.

[tomphil]

Bung Joe a suitcase full of cash delivered by a clothes shop owner or taxi driver. Then give him his contract within the pay scale.

The old ways are the best !

Edited January 29, 2022 by tomphil

[Armchair supporter supremo]

1 hour ago, lraC said:

https://www.dorset.live/sport/football/football-news/joe-rothwell-left-out-blackburn-6569438.amp

Long term if he does leave, just wondering if People think Buckley could eventually drop back abit and play in Rothwells role? Not personally seen much off buckley play live, still seems pretty lite weight but if he fills out and toughens up a bit more maybe...? And Dack could eventually regain his place behind the forwards (if he can stay fit and still play close to his past ability) 

Edited January 29, 2022 by Armchair supporter supremo

[lraC]

I have heard it on good authority he is trying to force a move to Brentford.

[RoversTilliDie]

57 minutes ago, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

Extremely short term thinking by Rothwell here, if true of course. Perhaps it's his agent and his missus in his ear, or maybe he is fed up with not getting a pay rise. If he does go it would be tremendous to see us go up and him remain in the Championship with those clowns. 

We would be wise holding on to Rothwell with the current form he is on, he's having his best season in a Rovers shirt so far. Some of his dazzling runs have been fantastic, pity he can't finish one off with a goal,

[Miller11]

6 minutes ago, Armchair supporter supremo said:

Long term if he does leave, just wondering if People think Buckley could eventually drop back abit and play in Rothwells role? Not personally seen much off buckley play live, still seems pretty lite weight but if he fills out and toughens up a bit more maybe...? And Dack could eventually regain his place behind the forwards (if he can stay fit and still play close to his past ability) 

Alongside a Travis I definitely think so.

[islander200]

West ham considering Rhys Healy according to sky 

[blue_n_white99]

27 minutes ago, islander200 said:

West ham considering Rhys Healy according to sky 

Seems a strange choice if they have ambitions for top 4, certainly a cheaper alternative to other options but lacks ambition for a side aspiring to champions league places.

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

1 hour ago, Geoff66 said:

We would be wise holding on to Rothwell with the current form he is on, he's having his best season in a Rovers shirt so far. Some of his dazzling runs have been fantastic, pity he can't finish one off with a goal,

Agreed. Hopefully this hasn't messed with his head and he continues to play as well as he has been. Ultimately that's probably what Bournemouth are thinking, even if they don't get him they put off one of our best performers 

[Beanie01289]

If its Brentford I can kind of understand it (although it does make me agree with Ivan Tonys fuck brentford) I do not condone refusing to play as we are paying him so I'd still hold out for at least 5m

[roverandout]

1 hour ago, tomphil said:

Bung Joe a suitcase full of cash delivered by a close shop owner or taxi driver. Then give him his contract within the pay scale.

The old ways are the best !

 

[Wimbledon Rover]

These are the commercial realities of Joe Rothwell’s situation.

1)      Joe’s transfer value if he was on a 4 year contract would be around £7-10m, on the current remaining 6 months he’s probably worth around £4m at best.

2)      Joe is solely responsible for his position, we like to blame agents – but the reality is that it’s Joe’s decision whether he wants to sign or leave, that decision is up to him. He is not a victim.

3)      Joe is not injured, neither was he last week. The club take the ‘injury explanation’ route simply to placate the fans and allow the player a way back to play for the club should he not move on. A true explanation “that Joe doesn’t want to play because he wants to sign a lucrative new contract with another club” wouldn’t particularly go down well, the injury explanation suits both parties for this period.

4)      So what’s the tension? Well, the reality is Joe is on the verge of becoming a multi-millionaire with a new contract, and he is trying to squeeze every pip to maximize his commercial position. Run down his contract, and effectively that £4-£6 transfer fee gets converted into a signing on fee, or over inflated salary (not dissimilar to Aaron Ramsey and many other footballers)

5)      The stakes are high though, because if he stays and sees out his contract, and then gets injured – that millionaire dream could quite easily slip away. So the reality is he doesn’t want to play – given that lack of security. Of course, he could sign with Rovers for security and then move on, but it’s because he’s choosing to 100% maximize his transfer value, that this standoff situation develops with club – some would argue that’s he’s being greedy.

6)      But this is not good for the club either, because their leverage is close to zero, if the player claims injury and refuses to play then there is very little they can do.

7)      Conclusion, sadly for us fans, I suspect the club will have little choice, but to sell Joe Rothwell in January. Hopefully as the club matures and grows (and lets aspire to being a Brentford) – the club will learn much from this period.

Apologies for the depressing read, but these are the commercials realities – for record I hope Joe stays, and I am wrong!

[rigger]

3 minutes ago, Wimbledon Rover said:

These are the commercial realities of Joe Rothwell’s situation.

1)      Joe’s transfer value if he was on a 4 year contract would be around £7-10m, on the current remaining 6 months he’s probably worth around £4m at best.

2)      Joe is solely responsible for his position, we like to blame agents – but the reality is that it’s Joe’s decision whether he wants to sign or leave, that decision is up to him. He is not a victim.

3)      Joe is not injured, neither was he last week. The club take the ‘injury explanation’ route simply to placate the fans and allow the player a way back to play for the club should he not move on. A true explanation “that Joe doesn’t want to play because he wants to sign a lucrative new contract with another club” wouldn’t particularly go down well, the injury explanation suits both parties for this period.

4)      So what’s the tension? Well, the reality is Joe is on the verge of becoming a multi-millionaire with a new contract, and he is trying to squeeze every pip to maximize his commercial position. Run down his contract, and effectively that £4-£6 transfer fee gets converted into a signing on fee, or over inflated salary (not dissimilar to Aaron Ramsey and many other footballers)

5)      The stakes are high though, because if he stays and sees out his contract, and then gets injured – that millionaire dream could quite easily slip away. So the reality is he doesn’t want to play – given that lack of security. Of course, he could sign with Rovers for security and then move on, but it’s because he’s choosing to 100% maximize his transfer value, that this standoff situation develops with club – some would argue that’s he’s being greedy.

6)      But this is not good for the club either, because their leverage is close to zero, if the player claims injury and refuses to play then there is very little they can do.

7)      Conclusion, sadly for us fans, I suspect the club will have little choice, but to sell Joe Rothwell in January. Hopefully as the club matures and grows (and lets aspire to being a Brentford) – the club will learn much from this period.

Apologies for the depressing read, but these are the commercials realities – for record I hope Joe stays, and I am wrong!

Or Rothwell might really be injured.

[Mattyblue]

I don’t think he’s injured either. ‘Back spasms’, ‘calf strains’, par for the course for these lines to be trotted out by a club when a player has had his head turned in a transfer window…

[Paul Mellelieu]

17 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

I don’t think he’s injured either. ‘Back spasms’, ‘calf strains’, par for the course for these lines to be trotted out by a club when a player has had his head turned in a transfer window…

Someone, who spoke to him after the Monday game reported that he had a knee injury....