Transfer Window - COMPLETE. Where’s Gregg?

[Dan]

  On 17/05/2022 at 19:06, goozburger said:

If it's Farke or Carvalhal, I think Lenihan will sign.

Ayala is a sick note. In winter. That won't matter during summer when he's fit as a fiddle.

See above. See above.

Expand  

Maybe Ayala and Mowbray have got a similar half season syndrome medical condition? I’d have thought it we were pushing for promotion he’d make a real effort to get fit and play, but not, he doesn’t give a fuck obviously. 

[47er]

  On 17/05/2022 at 18:50, goozburger said:

Because he won't be a starter with Lenihan, Wharton, and Ayala ahead of him.

Expand  

We'll need Carter for the 30 or so games that Ayala won't be available.

[tomphil]

Selling Carter for 500k would be yet another poor decision.

If he in't in or around the team then loan him out again in Jan he only signed a new deal not that long ago.

[Butty]

  On 17/05/2022 at 19:39, Sparks Rover said:

You can't polish a turd mate..not for me.

Expand  

You wrote off Buckley to be fair. Your judgement on Mowbray I always agreed with, your eye for a player not so much although with the way you talk sometimes I’m presuming you’ve applied for the Director of football role 😉

[Guest]

Don't bring up Bucko!

[Sparks Rover]

  On 17/05/2022 at 23:09, Butty said:

You wrote off Buckley to be 

Expand  

Still have....done nowt, had 4 months off.

[Sparks Rover]

  On 17/05/2022 at 21:24, Dan said:

Maybe Ayala and Mowbray have got a similar half season syndrome medical condition? I’d have thought it we were pushing for promotion he’d make a real effort to get fit and play, but not, he doesn’t give a fuck obviously. 

Expand  

Probably knew what some on here already knew.

[OldEwoodBlue]

Zeefuiked off. He wasn't much use and a crock but another number down.

[OldEwoodBlue]

Outgoing. (Gone or out of contract).

Van Hecke

Khadra

Poveda

Giles

Zeefuik

Rothwell

Johnson

Nyambe

Lenihan

Carter

Magloire

Butterworth

Davenport

Chapman

Brereton - will be sold

Greek Keeper

Manager

Head of recruitment

About 6 other backroom staff

CEO (won't be long now)

 

Incoming - 0

Expect another 5 weeks before anything starts to happen. Holidays come first.

We clearly had a very bloated squad.

No wonder we have no money.

Edited May 18, 2022 by OldEwoodBlue

[47er]

  On 18/05/2022 at 04:39, OldEwoodBlue said:

We clearly had a very bloated squad.

Expand  

I thought injuries and a thin squad had ruined our promotion push?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Where’s Carter going ?

[MarkBRFC]

  On 18/05/2022 at 07:45, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Where’s Carter going ?

Expand  

Portsmouth for 500k if there local journo is to be believed 😆

[LeftWinger]

  On 18/05/2022 at 08:39, MarkBRFC said:

Portsmouth for 500k if there local journo is to be believed 😆

Expand  

Although he has stated himself the wants to be playing Championship football next season having done time in League One - he believes he's ready for the step up.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 18/05/2022 at 08:39, MarkBRFC said:

Portsmouth for 500k if there local journo is to be believed 😆

Expand  

Crazy. We need to have a good look at him back here before we decide to sell him. We don’t want to make the same mistake as we did with O’Connell.

[chaddyrovers]

I would keep Carter here

[Buzztech Blue]

  On 17/05/2022 at 19:39, Sparks Rover said:

You can't polish a turd mate..not for me.

Expand  

Yes you can:

 

[LeftWinger]

Just looked at the managers win percentages of anyone appointed since 1960 (blue ones are Venky's managers).

Dalglish unsurprisingly top - but he had the backing.

Ray Harford - top coach, but did a very poor job with the squad he inherited.

Mark Hughes - what a top job he did and a wonderful time to be a Rovers fan.

Roy Hodgson - considering he spent a fortune and his reputation, he was a disaster after that first season.

All in all, of the 28 names on the List - Venky's were responsible for 5 of the bottom 9 (win % wise). I realise it's all relative and it's not a completely fair comparison, but I've not much faith in them getting this appointment right either.

Edited May 18, 2022 by LeftWinger
Meant to post this in the manager thread, not here.

[Sparks Rover]

  On 18/05/2022 at 10:01, LeftWinger said:

Just looked at the managers win percentages of anyone appointed since 1960 (blue ones are Venky's managers).

Dalglish unsurprisingly top - but he had the backing.

Ray Harford - top coach, but did a very poor job with the squad he inherited.

Mark Hughes - what a top job he did and a wonderful time to be a Rovers fan.

Roy Hodgson - considering he spent a fortune and his reputation, he was a disaster after that first season.

All in all, of the 28 names on the List - Venky's were responsible for 5 of the bottom 9 (win % wise). I realise it's all relative and it's not a completely fair comparison, but I've not much faith in them getting this appointment right either.

Expand  

Ye and the only one with decent numbers under these had the luxury of having his boosted by a year in division 3.

[bluebruce]

  On 18/05/2022 at 04:39, OldEwoodBlue said:

Outgoing. (Gone or out of contract).

Van Hecke

Khadra

Poveda

Giles

Zeefuik

Rothwell

Johnson

Nyambe

Lenihan

Carter

Magloire

Butterworth

Davenport

Chapman

Brereton - will be sold

Greek Keeper

Manager

Head of recruitment

About 6 other backroom staff

CEO (won't be long now)

 

Incoming - 0

Expect another 5 weeks before anything starts to happen. Holidays come first.

We clearly had a very bloated squad.

No wonder we have no money.

Expand  

Greek keeper, Stergiakis, isn't 'gone or out of contract'. His deal runs til next summer and then has a one year extension option.

[LeftWinger]

  On 18/05/2022 at 13:45, bluebruce said:

Greek keeper, Stergiakis, isn't 'gone or out of contract'. His deal runs til next summer and then has a one year extension option.

Expand  

Is he all that? Serious question, as I've not seen anything of him at Rovers. I know he was highly rated a few years before he joined us, but it worries me that he's seen as being below Pears in the pecking order.

You'd be as well putting a mannequin in goal rather than Pears.

[tomphil]

Can we look at second tier only win percentages ?

[bluebruce]

  On 18/05/2022 at 13:55, LeftWinger said:

Is he all that? Serious question, as I've not seen anything of him at Rovers. I know he was highly rated a few years before he joined us, but it worries me that he's seen as being below Pears in the pecking order.

You'd be as well putting a mannequin in goal rather than Pears.

Expand  

Not a clue really. His highlights reel (I know) had some very impressive saves, we paid something like 2-300k for him, and at a young age he had already played 75 pro games, plus a few for Greece u21s, turned down Roma and Olympiakos in favour of regular football and been nominated for the Golden Boy (best young player in Europe) so I think a lot of us thought he was going to be our number 2.

Then 10 days later, Mowbray signed his mate's son, who we know is piss poor (though tbf, had played at this level for Boro) and the lad hasn't had a look in. He doesn't seem to have consistently impressed onlookers in the u23s and gets rotated with the other young keepers. I can imagine it being a bit dispiriting for a lad who has turned down big moves before to play regularly, that we almost immediately brought in another number 2. Needs to pick himself up and fulfil his potential or unlikely to make it here.

[LeftWinger]

  On 18/05/2022 at 14:12, tomphil said:

Can we look at second tier only win percentages ?

Expand  

Steve Kean - 57.1% 😂

[tomphil]

  On 18/05/2022 at 14:36, LeftWinger said:

Steve Kean - 57.1% 😂

Expand  

Best month of his entire career.

[rigger]

  On 18/05/2022 at 13:55, LeftWinger said:

Is he all that? Serious question, as I've not seen anything of him at Rovers. I know he was highly rated a few years before he joined us, but it worries me that he's seen as being below Pears in the pecking order.

You'd be as well putting a mannequin in goal rather than Pears.

Expand  

I have seen him a couple of times for the U23s. To me he is a vast improvement on Pears, and better than Eastham.