That *was* the January Window

[jim mk2]

1 hour ago, Armchair supporter supremo said:

Surely we could have got Ashley Philips bacj here on loan instead of him going to struggling Plymouth 

My first thought. You’d think Rovers would have insisted on a clause in the  deal

[roversinmyblood]

1 hour ago, cesus said:

I remember "the snake" saying he was injured, then literally went straight into Spurs's match day squad.

I thought it was the club saying he was injured (because of contractual terms).

[RoversBWA]

Anybody got any updates on our transfer endeavours? Feel like i’ve got withdrawal since we got two in one day.

[tomphil]

1 hour ago, benhben said:

Hull City are getting Carvlho on loan from Liverpool. He cost them £20m 18 months ago after getting promoted with Fulham. A proper loan signing that. 

They were like us 3 or 4 years ago, had an Egyptian owner who fell out with the fans and wouldn't put any funds in. New owner and 1 year later they're in the play offs making ambitious signings. Amazing what a good owner can do. 

Can't happen at Rovers though nobody would want the 10th most succesfull club in England with it's nice ground and cat 1 Academy and capable of 20k plus averages in the Prem.

Oh and we can't sack Tony Mowbray either he's the only man who can possibly manage us.

[bluebruce]

3 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

he`s started to score more regularly in the past month,looks very lively when iv`e seen him

Yeh tbf it did occur to me whilst posting that last time I commented on him I was saying he was something like the 12th top scorer. Although with 4 other players tied in 7th, he's essentially joint 11th too.

The numbers don't impress me at all for playing at this level, but it's one of those where if he signed you'd just have to trust the scouts. I know he's been linked with other Championship clubs so probably better than he looks on paper.

[rigger]

4 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

My first thought. You’d think Rovers would have insisted on a clause in the  deal

My first thought would be that whoever was negotiating for the Rovers would have very little idea what to negotiate

[bluebruce]

1 hour ago, Armchair supporter supremo said:

Surely we could have got Ashley Philips bacj here on loan instead of him going to struggling Plymouth 

I wouldn't want him back here on loan.

[benhben]

Watching Wigan v Man U. Wigans right winger No 17 looks better than anything we have! L1 is probably too expensive a shop for us though...

[Leonard Venkhater]

6 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

I wouldn't want him back here on loan.

The "get out" clause was a *****'s trick after Rovers had put so much work into his development. He can f**** off !

[BankEnd Rover]

8 minutes ago, benhben said:

Watching Wigan v Man U. Wigans right winger No 17 looks better than anything we have! L1 is probably too expensive a shop for us though...

Yeah looks good, he’s on loan from Fulham. He’s not afraid to take players on, something our wingers don’t have in their DNA.

Edited January 8, 2024 by BankEnd Rover

[BankEnd Rover]

15 minutes ago, RoversBWA said:

Anybody got any updates on our transfer endeavours? Feel like i’ve got withdrawal since we got two in one day.

We need an @unleaded update.

[Leonard Venkhater]

18 minutes ago, roversinmyblood said:

I thought it was the club saying he was injured (because of contractual terms).

I misread it too. I think the snake refers to Kean-not Nelsen himself?

[NeilInBristol]

22 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

My first thought. You’d think Rovers would have insisted on a clause in the  deal

Haha imagine that we had such competent negotiators! We would have got a better deal if so

15 minutes ago, rigger said:

My first thought would be that whoever was negotiating for the Rovers would have very little idea what to negotiate

LOL. This

[cesus]

29 minutes ago, roversinmyblood said:

I thought it was the club saying he was injured (because of contractual terms).

I meant Kean, sorry for not being clear. I still love Ryan Nelson!

[DeeCee]

"Spurs here' how much is AW?"

Rovers "20m"

Spurs "Here's 6'"

Rovers"" 0k we need a10% sell on clause though"

[bluebruce]

15 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

The "get out" clause was a *****'s trick after Rovers had put so much work into his development. He can f**** off !

I mean, I'm certainly still bitter about it and that's part of why I say I don't want him back on loan. But in fairness, it's been pointed out before that he could have just not signed that contract and gone for far less. So at least he didn't go full BBD with it. And tbf, a 17 yr old kid isn't going to get involved in the negotiations too much or try to tell his agent what to do, he'll go with the flow. The agent will have wanted that putting in. But he can still fuck off 🤣 for buggering off before his pubes have finished growing! And I think we spent enough time developing him for Spurs as it is.

[imy9]

52 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Sshh. Apparently nobody will buy a loss making 2nd division club and you just have to hope the current owners never leave or the club will disappear.

Also notice that their owner has managed to invest without hiding behind FFP rules as an excuse.

Sold one player for 19 million Euros and all transfers in the two years after have been cost less than that.

[JHRover]

1 minute ago, imy9 said:

Sold one player for 19 million Euros and all transfers in the two years after have been cost less than that.

We sold one player for £15 million and all transfers since then have cost less than that, we also sold our training ground and other players including our goalkeeper and Ash Phillips and still whinge about FFP rules causing a problem.

[wilsdenrover]

5 minutes ago, JHRover said:

We sold one player for £15 million and all transfers since then have cost less than that, we also sold our training ground and other players including our goalkeeper and Ash Phillips and still whinge about FFP rules causing a problem.

‘He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else’

Edited January 8, 2024 by wilsdenrover

[Leonard Venkhater]

12 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

I mean, I'm certainly still bitter about it and that's part of why I say I don't want him back on loan. But in fairness, it's been pointed out before that he could have just not signed that contract and gone for far less. So at least he didn't go full BBD with it. And tbf, a 17 yr old kid isn't going to get involved in the negotiations too much or try to tell his agent what to do, he'll go with the flow. The agent will have wanted that putting in. But he can still fuck off 🤣 for buggering off before his pubes have finished growing! And I think we spent enough time developing him for Spurs as it is.

It was a wrong thing to go along with..

[Blow-in]

13 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

I mean, I'm certainly still bitter about it and that's part of why I say I don't want him back on loan. But in fairness, it's been pointed out before that he could have just not signed that contract and gone for far less. So at least he didn't go full BBD with it. And tbf, a 17 yr old kid isn't going to get involved in the negotiations too much or try to tell his agent what to do, he'll go with the flow. The agent will have wanted that putting in. But he can still fuck off 🤣 for buggering off before his pubes have finished growing! And I think we spent enough time developing him for Spurs as it is.

Sorry but that is bollox, look at the way Jude Bellingham left Birmingham that was a touch of class.

Ash Philips can fuck the fuck off.

[Polky]

L1 clubs interested in Ennis on loan.

[davulsukur]

49 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

I wouldn't want him back here on loan.

Football becoming the biggest piss take of all time:

⚫ Have a player in your academy

⚫ Put years into developing said player

⚫ Premier League club literally takes him for nothing because the rules allow it

⚫ Prem club loans player back to previous club

⚫ Previous club pays x3 the amount in wages to loan player that they were paying before

⚫ Insert minimum appearance clauses (with penalties for failing) so the player can develop further

⚫ Send player back at the end of the season, developed further but at your expense.

 

[TugaysMarlboro]

11 minutes ago, Polky said:

L1 clubs interested in Ennis on loan.

Interesting, maybe JDT fancies naming himself on the bench for the second half of the season.

[CambridgeRover]

13 minutes ago, Polky said:

L1 clubs interested in Ennis on loan.

Huh??