The Summer Transfer Window (Press Submit)

[ABBEY]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

He has plenty of experience and leadership we need plus hardly costing alot is it. 

What's he costing  , what's he been offered and how the hell do you know.  Never realistic.

[Moptop1]

So, who’s opening the relegation thread? 😂 

[roversfan99]

I think weve had our use from McFadzean. Short term experience but I would have liked to see us moving away from a back 5 and a deep line just to protect how old he is. 

[simongarnerisgod]

7 hours ago, lraC said:

Rumours on Twitter that Szmodics is being touted by Wolves and a fee of £13m is mentioned.

not really believeable but if it is true then thats a fantastic deal and the right time to sell

[roversfan99]

Fantastic deal for Venkys. 

[Blow-in]

7 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Fantastic deal for Venkys. 

How many months does that keep the life support machine switched on for? 4 months?

This is what we have become.

[simongarnerisgod]

7 minutes ago, Blow-in said:

How many months does that keep the life support machine switched on for? 4 months?

This is what we have become.

do you really think we should turn down 13 million quid for a 28 yr old who`s had a one off season,he is`nt likely to score 30 again,wether the money get reinvested into the transfer pot is another matter

[booth]

9 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

do you really think we should turn down 13 million quid for a 28 yr old who`s had a one off season,he is`nt likely to score 30 again,wether the money get reinvested into the transfer pot is another matter

Considering the current alternative is Sam Gallagher, yes.

[davulsukur]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

I think weve had our use from McFadzean. Short term experience but I would have liked to see us moving away from a back 5 and a deep line just to protect how old he is. 

I'm of the same opinion. Came in did a good job but we need to move on. 

[Blow-in]

30 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

do you really think we should turn down 13 million quid for a 28 yr old who`s had a one off season,he is`nt likely to score 30 again,wether the money get reinvested into the transfer pot is another matter

Of course not. I think he has earned a chance to try himself in the premier league.

I am bemoaning the fact that we are going to end up spending 90/95% of the fee keeping the lights on 

I would be comfortable with the idea of spending at least half of the fee on recruitment and the rest on running the club.

I would have thought that was pretty clear from my original post.

 

[M_B]

1 hour ago, booth said:

Considering the current alternative is Sam Gallagher, yes.

Gallagher is never going to be a top scorer, but whoever plays with him invariably is. 

[Upside Down]

5 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Setting our stall out early then. Relegation dogfight here we come. 

Yes, just without the fight.

[tomphil]

I like Mcfadz he's a proper defender and leader but he'll be 38 before next season is finished and no way will he be able to play regularly anyway.

Legs are going and could give up at any point so handing out a 12 month deal at c10k a week needs thinking about long and hard.

It's another half a million down the tubes BUT he could play a big part again when fit enough in keeping us up.

Back to the days of Jim Beglin and Mick Duxbury 🙄

[Upside Down]

35 minutes ago, tomphil said:

I like Mcfadz he's a proper defender and leader but he'll be 38 before next season is finished and no way will he be able to play regularly anyway.

Legs are going and could give up at any point so handing out a 12 month deal at c10k a week needs thinking about long and hard.

It's another half a million down the tubes BUT he could play a big part again when fit enough in keeping us up.

Back to the days of Jim Beglin and Mick Duxbury 🙄

Yet we didn't sign Danny Baath because he was too old. Apparently.

[B16Rover]

13 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

Yet we didn't sign Danny Baath because he was too old. Apparently.

That was under the project phase, were now in the plan phase 

 

(Think that's right, lost track)

[neophox]

Selling a striker scoring over 30 goals for under 15m is a shame

[simongarnerisgod]

54 minutes ago, tomphil said:

I like Mcfadz he's a proper defender and leader but he'll be 38 before next season is finished and no way will he be able to play regularly anyway.

Legs are going and could give up at any point so handing out a 12 month deal at c10k a week needs thinking about long and hard.

It's another half a million down the tubes BUT he could play a big part again when fit enough in keeping us up.

Back to the days of Jim Beglin and Mick Duxbury 🙄

good point,but i don`t think beglin and duxbery were on 10 grand a week🤣

[neophox]

Carter and Hyam our first choice.

[Old Codger]

Bickering like bastards who just don't give a toss,

Nailed on relegation, relying on the dross,

Waiting for some funding, from India in bags,

Courtesy of Modi, and a crowd of scheming hags

Meanwhile, back in Blackburn, defenders old and weak

Line up juicy contracts, to play each seventh week

Someone saw the writing, way before we sank

That without a decent chairman, instead a dodgy plank

The gravy train would rumble on, the fans can go to hell

As there's shag all they can do, in truth, until the Venkys sell

So we call ourselves 'The Rovers', you'll hear us still quite proud

Of our history and tradition, our hearts will ne'er be cowed

But the trust is gone, the heart's been ripped, the only thing that's left

Is a hope that some day soon will come, to stir within our chest

That our club may soon rise once again, from all the pain and tatters

And we beat the Burnleh scum both legs, from me its all that matters

Forget the league, the cup, the dream, and shout it from your soul

Blackburn Rovers will be back one day, and rise above it all

And the day will dawn, perhaps quite soon, we then will all look back,

And we'll rue the day the rot set in, when Big Sam got the sack.

Now I'm sure there's folk who'll say not so, whose preference was for K*#n

And who'd argue Venkys ownership's the best they've ever seen,

But to those odd hacks, and nine-bob notes, I hope the drugs are great

Cos you'd have to be a blind, bigoted, buffoon of the lowest order to carry those patent untruths off and if you've read this far and you really do believe any of that carp, well, take a good long hard look at the reality of Blackburn Rovers in 2024. Then hang your head in shame, because it never needed to be this way.

Time for a good Venky Trashing.

 

[tomphil]

1 hour ago, simongarnerisgod said:

good point,but i don`t think beglin and duxbery were on 10 grand a week🤣

Standard wage then was about £500 🤑

[Theaxe15]

1 hour ago, neophox said:

Selling a striker scoring over 30 goals for under 15m is a shame

Waffle

[lraC]

6 hours ago, neophox said:

Carter and Hyam our first choice.

Carter may well be sold. 

[Forever Blue]

2 hours ago, lraC said:

Carter may well be sold. 

I hope not, we’d have the slowest defence outside of my local veterans league.

There has been Prem interest in him so it wouldn’t surprise me. 
 

Also talk of Championship interest in Travis in yesterdays LT

[davulsukur]

3 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

I hope not, we’d have the slowest defence outside of my local veterans league.

There has been Prem interest in him so it wouldn’t surprise me. 
 

Also talk of Championship interest in Travis in yesterdays LT

Potential sales of Szmodics, Travis, Carter, Dolan and Gallagher.

Might as well stick us in league one now. 

[lraC]

1 minute ago, davulsukur said:

Potential sales of Szmodics, Travis, Carter, Dolan and Gallagher.

Might as well stick us in league one now. 

With all that money in, plus the Raya money, the Wharton money and £20M from the owners, perhaps we are going to spend £50m on a new team and give promotion a real go